ARM Adjustable Rate Mortgages
Traditionally, homebuyers could look to two forms of mortgages fixed rate and adjustable mortgages. While there are now many more options, this article takes a look at the adjustable rate mortgage.What is an ARM Loan?An adjustable rate mortgage [ARM] is a basic mortgage with one important ... more...

Debt Consolidation 101
Debt consolidation occurs where one takes out a loan in order to pay off two or more existing debts. Consolidating existing unstructured debt into one personal loan may save on your monthly outgoings while, at the same time, offering a repayment discipline and clear end-date to your debt.An ... more...

What Makes a Credit Score Rise or Fall?
OUR financial decisions can affect your credit score in surprising ways. Two credit-scoring simulators can help consumers understand the potential impact.The Fair Isaac Corporation, which puts out the industry-standard FICO scores, offers the myFICO simulator. A consumer with a score of 707 ... more...

Financing Purchase of a Business
Should you decide to buy an existing business, several factors enter into consideration of how to finance it. Let us discuss the most important of these factors.The amount of capital required.Nearly all sales of small businesses are, strictly speaking, merely sales of the assets of the business. ... more...

New Bankruptcy Laws
George Bush's Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act is going to make it much harder for everyday folks like you and me to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the most common type of bankruptcy that there is. This is the type that allows you to write off your ... more...

The Quickest Way to Significantly Increase Your Net Worth
Your net worth equals what you own minus what you owe. It is commonly referred to as the difference between your total assets and your total liabilities.Heres a simple illustration:Home Value = $350,000 Mortgage balance = $150,000 Investments = 100,000 Credit cards = 20 ... more...

Reaping Financial Rewards Bad Credit Home Equity Loans
Home is the place you inhabit. It is the place where you live, breathe, grow, thrive. It does more than just providing a living space. The moment you build up this house, or moved to your present apartment, you did not realize that you have struck it rich. Rich that is not the exact word to define ... more...

Debt Elimination 4
Planning For Debt Elimination Without Surplus CashPreviously we looked at using surplus cash each month to chip away at those outstanding loans, on our long road to debt elimination. But what can you do if there is no surplus cash every month?So, you have examined your monthly outgoings, and there ... more...

Going Bankrupt in the World
It all starts by defaulting on an obligation: Money owed to creditors or to suppliers is not paid on time, interest payments due on bank loans or on corporate bonds issued to the public are withheld. It may be a temporary problem - or a permanent one.As time goes by, the creditors gear up and ... more...

Stupid Ideas Can Ruin Your Financial Life
Stupid ideas come in all sorts of packages. Bad debt, various loans, purchase decisions, and delayed savings. Most people reach the age of 65 with little or no savings. They live off social security and what little else they have. Is it any wonder the golden arches are filled with workers in their ... more...

Home A Loan
The number of homeowners taking out secured loans is set to slow down over the next five years according to analysts at Datamonitor. Over the past five years the market for secured loans has increased by over 50%, however predictions indicate that loans secured against property will only increase ... more...

Homebuyer's Loan Guide
If you are a homebuyer, there are a few points on a homebuyer's loan that you should keep in mind. These pointers simply ensure that you dont burden yourself with a loan or repayment and that you can get a justified return on your investment.The pointers to a loan for homebuyers are:1) Work out ... more...

Benefits of a Business Loan
There are many benefits in choosing a business loan, some of which are listed below:What's the fastest way of raising money for your business idea? A business loan, but what kind of loan should you get and who should you get your loan from. You could ask family and friends for a loan but they might ... more...