How to Spot and Avoid Predatory Lending
Predatory lenders promise loans that are "too good to be true" and pressure borrowers to take them on the spot. Here's a few things you or your family and friends should know about spotting and avoid predatory loans:How to Spot a Predatory Loan*Balloon payments.*High interest rates.*Monthly ... more...

Set Aside Foreclosure and Decree and Motion for New Trial
Prove Up of the ClaimTo recover on a promissory note the Plaintiff (lender) must prove existence of the note.To recover on a promissory note, the plaintiff must prove:(1) the existence of the note in question;(2) that the party sued signed the note;(3) that the plaintiff is the owner or holder of ... more...

Flower Crabapples: A Baker's Dozen
Plant em if youve got em. If you dont have em, get em. They are not referred to as Jewel of the Landscape by accident. Those wonderful ornamental flowering crabapples offer a distinct landscape feature for every single season, are easy to grow, generally require little maintenance and somewhere ... more...

Why Gamble on Sports?
Its really not that big of a stretch of the ole imagination to think that todays gamblers are no different than gamblers of old, the only real difference is what gamblers of old wagered on and what gamblers of today wager on.Today we gamble on a lot of the very same things that gamblers of ... more...

How and Why To Pay Down Your Mortgage
Lets say, for example, you add $100 to your normal monthly mortgage payment. This makes your loan balance at the end of the month $100 less than it would have been without the extra payment. In the months that follow, you save the interest on that $100 that you otherwise would have paid.Since the ... more...

Low Interest Credit Cards
Just about every credit card ad you read touts its wares as "low interest credit cards." To determine whether this is accurate or not, you're going to have to look past the headline and into the fine print for the details. Here is some basic interest rate information to help you determine if that ... more...

Can The Home Loan That is Best For Your Bank Also Be Best Mortgage For You?
A Bank is a Business and they make their money on Markup just like any other business. In the Case of a Bank Loan the Markup is really the Spread (Difference) in the interest rate the bank pays and the interest rate the bank receives. So the loans with the biggest Spreads are best for your bank. ... more...

How Can You Avoid Getting Cancer? Why Should You?
Cancer, the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in the body, is not one single disease but instead a group of diseases. This illness is the second leading cause of death among Americans; causing one of every four deaths in the United States.Some cancers, if caught in early stages need ... more...

Halftime Betting for Football
There are several different ways bettors use the halftime wager, but for the most part, they use it more as a hedge bet. No matter how you want to bet a halftime bet, it is just another fun way to bet.A quick example of a halftime wager:Lets say you have a bet on the Dolphins and Bills game. The ... more...