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March 18, 2012
WSJ.com
Editor's note: Starting over after a financial setback like a divorce, job loss or the death of a spouse can be challenging. The Wall Street Journal Guide to Starting Fresh seeks to put you on the road to recovery one step at a time, ...
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March 14, 2012
WSJ.com
Your credit score is like a movie: constantly changing until you decide to freeze a frame. Your score, which lenders use to assess your bill-paying ability, is in a constant state of flux and will vary from one credit company to the next. In ...
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March 14, 2012
MarketWatch
DENVER (MarketWatch) — Mark Mensack joined Morgan Stanley in 2008, landing an $873,000 signing bonus, but now he’s in personal bankruptcy and just moments away from losing his home in Cherry Hill, N.J.
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February 25, 2012
WSJ.com
Being underwater on your home is bad enough. But owning a home that is worth less than what you owe on your mortgage also may mean that your lender is keeping a wary eye on you.
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February 11, 2012
WSJ.com
Personal loans fell out of favor during the financial crisis. But they are starting to make a comeback at lenders such as Wells Fargo, Discover Financial Services and TD Bank.
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January 22, 2012
WSJ.com
A new way to help boost your credit history and score: Factor in your rent. Last December, credit-reporting company Experian started including rent-payment history in its credit reports, says Brannan Johnston, vice president and managing ...
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January 13, 2012
MarketWatch
BOSTON (MarketWatch) — Go to any investment conference and you will hear famous money managers make recommendations, as a starry-eyed audience writes down the names, and you know that a number of those people are going home and blindly ...
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January 12, 2012
MarketWatch
BOSTON (MarketWatch) — We were all taught as children that patience is a virtue. No one said it’s good for our credit scores too. It might seem obvious — those who have patience don’t feel the compulsive need to use credit to get something ...
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December 31, 2011
WSJ.com
Homeowners who have resisted the urge to refinance their mortgages until now could be rewarded for their willpower. Mortgage rates have fallen to new lows—and banks are rolling out incentives to win business.
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December 23, 2011
WSJ.com
A personal bankruptcy is supposed to cut borrowers loose from lenders and debt collectors, but Capital One Financial Corp.—one of the nation's largest credit-card issuers—sometimes doesn't want to let go.
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October 26, 2011
WSJ.com
DENVER—President Barack Obama unveiled a plan Wednesday to ease the burden of student debt, speaking in personal terms about the high cost of college.
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October 15, 2011
WSJ.com
You'll find some of the best deals in years on cars this fall. Incentives are up on some 2011 vehicles because U.S. auto makers have a glut of inventory. And their Japanese counterparts are trying to regain market share after a ...
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October 15, 2011
WSJ.com
Here's a wake-up call for state-tax scofflaws: On Oct. 4, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill requiring the Golden State's motor vehicle department to suspend the driver's licenses of its worst delinquents.
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September 18, 2011
WSJ.com
Quoted: "There is no chance that the major countries of Europe will let their institutions be at risk in the eyes of the market. "There's not a chance. In fact, I remember the chancellor of Germany saying to the president of ...
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September 11, 2011
WSJ.com
With mortgage rates at a 50-year low and banks near his Brookline, N.H., home touting offers of 4% or less, Tom Rogers thought it would be a perfect time to refinance.
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