Title Trouble Call it “Revenge of the Sub-Prime Lenders.” Once upon at time, when interest rates were (also) zero but credit standards were non-existent, lots of homeowners tapped their homes for easy cash. Fast forward a decade or so, and lots of those lenders are now gone (as in, shut down by the FDIC), and...Read More
To Open an Account or Not (That is the Question) My son’s Bar Mitzvah (Jewish confirmation, sort of) is rapidly approaching, which means that a slew of checks — many of them from out-of-state relatives — isn’t far behind. Opening a “kid” checking account for him certainly seems like the smart, responsible thing to do....Read More