Are you paying unseen add-on fees for your appraisal?
Are you getting fleeced on appraisal charges when you buy a house or refinance? Could you be paying as much as double what the appraiser is receiving for actually doing...
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Republicans must be smarter about Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON — The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, but for governments it's not that easy. Once something is given — say, health insurance coverage to 20 million Americans...
Abolish the National Endowment for the Affluent
Although the National Endowment for the Arts' 2016 cost of $148 million was less than one-hundredth of 1 percent of the federal budget, attempting to abolish the NEA is a...
Under Trumpcare, even you might be without health insurance
What we learned from the latest "score" by the Congressional Budget Office of Obamacare and the Trump administration's "repeal and replace" plan is what we should have known all along....
Why millennials are flocking to FHA mortgages
The Trump administration may not be fond of Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages — the president canceled a cut in fees for new loan applicants as one of his first official...
New credit policy: Good for consumers, worrisome for lenders
What could be a boon for some homebuyers — their credit scores will get a surprise boost — might prove worrisome for mortgage lenders, landlords and others who depend on...
This is good: The revolt of the attorneys general
Among the many unintended legacies of President Barack Obama, one has gone largely unnoticed: the emergence of a novel form of resistance to executive overreach, a check-and-balance improvised in reaction...
Mountain of mortgage paperwork wears down borrowers
Could getting a home mortgage under today's post-housing bust regulations and procedures be even remotely comparable to going to the dentist to get drilled? Or anything like having your annual...
Why Trump gets his jollies in attacking the media
There was a brief moment after Donald Trump's election when it was reasonable to ask whether he would strive to be a "uniter" or a "divider." The moment passed quickly...
Exploiting Trump and the Nixonian ‘Madman Theory’
At the heart of Donald Trump's foreign policy team lies a glaring contradiction. On the one hand, it is composed of men of experience, judgment and traditionalism. Meaning, they are...