Mortgage, debt management and personal finance in the news.

Are Dems going after credit card companies?

As a volunteer consumer mediator, I handle a lot of credit card complaints and I have little sympathy for some of the practices of the credit card issuers. Interest rates that would make the …

Banks busting butt to avoid foreclosure

Years ago when I used to do advertising for some local banks (when only local banks handled mortgages) I used to hear the officers whining about foreclosures. They hated them, and would go out …

Easier than ever to get a lower rate on your credit card interest.

The Wall Street Journal reports that increased competition has forced credit card companies to be more competitive with their interest rates. Sometimes all you have to do is make a call and ask for …