Bank of America customers in New Jersey may be pleased to hear that the bank recently agreed to a $32 million settlement regarding "robocall" complaints from nearly 7.7 million of its mortgage and credit card customers. The 1991 Telephone Protection Act was passed to...
It has been said that the number of foreclosures has gone down across the country. Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case here in New Jersey. Many homeowners are still struggling to stop foreclosure of their homes. Nationwide, the percentage of new...
It seems as though more people than ever are taking on student loan debt. When it comes time to repay those loans, many people aren't being offered programs that could make it easier for them to make payments. Many people may have ended up having to file bankruptcy...
Most everyone in New Jersey would love to be debt free. In the search to pay off debts, some people may end up in worse financial shape than they were before and may end up filing for bankruptcy protection by not doing their research. Reading the fine print could save...
Many people in New Jersey forget the impact that certain actions regarding credit cards can have on their credit and their wallets. But worse than that, there are certain action regarding credit cards that can be warning signs that a consumer is in trouble financially...
Consumers around the country and in New Jersey are often working to pay off their debt. Many people, however, fall into financial management traps that can actually sabotage their efforts. There are certain debt relief strategies that come just short of bankruptcy...
The housing market may be recovering in some states, but in New Jersey, there are still problems. The percentage of homeowners that are still trying to stop foreclosure of their homes is over six percent. This may be due, at least in part, to the judicial foreclosure...
Anyone who has struggled with financial issues knows that it can be difficult. Some people are able to work through their issues, while others seem to continue to get deeper and deeper into debt. There are certain circumstances under which New Jersey residents may...
Many people in New Jersey may be wishing at this moment that they didn't have credit card debt and could live without credit cards. There are those who believe that our society has been led to believe that we can't live without credit cards and some people are...
Now that most of the legal inquiries regarding foreclosure practices and filings have been resolved in New Jersey, more foreclosures are starting to take place. For homeowners who had hoped to stop foreclosure, their home may be back up for auction. Atlantic county...
