Did Credit Scores Just Get Fairer?
VantageScore Solutions announced the latest version of their credit scoring model that can issue credit scores for previously "unscoreable" consumers.
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Mixed Reviews on CFPB's New Mortgage Rules
In an effort to forestall a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today announced it would issue new mortgage rules.
Personal Finance
6 Birthday Wishes for the CFPB
As the CFPB's first birthday approaches, several bigwigs in the consumer protection field weigh in with their birthday wishes.
Personal Finance
Mark Frauenfelder Won't Kill Chickens
Mark Frauenfelder Won't Kill Chickens
mortgages
Study: African Americans & Latinos Twice as Susceptible to Foreclosure as Whites
A new study claims that African Americans and Latinos are "more than twice as likely to lose their home as white households."
Student Loans
Q&A: Student Loan Defaults and Garnished Wages
Student loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy proceedings, and the government can even garnish your wages if you are in default. What are your options?
taxes
Current on the Mortgage, but Delinquent on Property Taxes
What happens to a homeowner who is current on the mortgage but is delinquent on property taxes? There are a number of parties who have a stake in your home. What happens when one of them comes after y
Personal Finance
In Jobs Speech, Obama Warns Republicans on CFPB
The President made a not-so-veiled reference to the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in his recent jobs speech.
mortgages
Strategic Default and the Morality of Walking Away
More than 83 percent of respondents of a Credit.com survey say they were either ‘not very’ or ‘not at all’ likely to do a strategic default.
