Cars are expensive. According to TrueCar.com, the average price for a new car was a record $31,252 in August of this year. And used car prices are high as well, with the National Automobile Dealers Association predicting the average used car up…
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Auto loans are hot. Consumers can’t seem to get enough of them, and the average loan has soared from $14,700 to $17,400 in the past five years, according to TransUnion. Wall Street can’t get enough of them either: Santander Consumer USA just sold off $700 million of its subprime loans to investors within a few… Read More
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Coming up with a down payment is probably the biggest hurdle for first-time home buyers. The recommended down payment is a whopping 20 percent. On a $250,000 home, that’s $50,000, which is more than just a few months of skipping a morning latte. In an ideal world, you would set aside a good chunk of change […]
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The impact COVID-19 had on 2020 was immense. Hundreds of thousands of Americans lost their lives, and many more felt the grief from those losses. Illness, job loss, cut hours â and almost everyone suffered the loss of social connection and routines we once enjoyed. Even though most Americans received two stimulus payments in 2020 […]
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You donât open an online savings account by walking into a branchâbut itâs just as quick and easy.
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Conventional wisdom says that a good down payment for a car is about 20% of its total price. That’s because cars typically lose about 21% of their original value the first year. The logic was that if something happened to the car, it wouldn’t necessarily total your finances as well. If, for example, you had a… Read More
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An APR is the annual percentage rate you will pay on a loan. You will see the term APR come up when youâre shopping around for a new credit card or mortgage loan. This rate can affect your wallet in…
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This step-by-step guide to building a custom home will help you navigate the new-construction process.
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As the U.S. economy recovers from the recession, many lenders have eased financing standards, resulting in an increase in loans available to consumers with poor credit. The earliest and strongest recovery came in the auto market, and while a bump in subprime used-car lending has triggered some murmuring of a bubble, it appears to be… Read More
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Is a new car really more expensive to insure than a used car? According to countless car owners, you’ll always pay more if you have a new vehicle, but how true is this, do auto insurance companies really place that much emphasis on the age of your car and, if so, what can you do about it? Is an Auto Insurance Policy Cheaper for New or Used Cars? […]
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