Free-Mortgage-Rates.com » USAToday http://free-mortgage-rates.com Mortgage & Finance News, Market Insights & Advice, Mashed with related videos, images, tweets and digg stories! Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:36:26 +0000 en hourly 1 New credit law’s rules don’t apply to business cards http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/07/new-credit-laws-rules-dont-apply-to-business-cards/ http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/07/new-credit-laws-rules-dont-apply-to-business-cards/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:36:26 +0000 admin http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/07/new-credit-laws-rules-dont-apply-to-business-cards/
Business card issuers can increase the interest rate on your existing balance and jack up your rate after just one late payment. ]]>

Business card issuers can increase the interest rate on your existing balance and jack up your rate after just one late payment.

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Lafayette, Ind.'s metro area housing market is ending the summer on a flat note. The home buyer tax credit stimulated home sales before it ended, ... ]]>

Lafayette, Ind.’s metro area housing market is ending the summer on a flat note. The home buyer tax credit stimulated home sales before it ended, …

]]> http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/05/housing-helped-by-tax-credit-in-lafayette-ind-future-unclear/feed/ 0 These tips can keep hobbies from breaking your bank http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/05/these-tips-can-keep-hobbies-from-breaking-your-bank/ http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/05/these-tips-can-keep-hobbies-from-breaking-your-bank/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:32:25 +0000 admin http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/05/these-tips-can-keep-hobbies-from-breaking-your-bank/
New hobbies and exercise regimes may broaden your horizons or shrink your waistline, but they also can break the bank if you're not careful. ]]>

New hobbies and exercise regimes may broaden your horizons or shrink your waistline, but they also can break the bank if you’re not careful.

]]> http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/05/these-tips-can-keep-hobbies-from-breaking-your-bank/feed/ 0 Celebrity chef Mario Batali bets on food and wine emporium http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/04/celebrity-chef-mario-batali-bets-on-food-and-wine-emporium/ http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/04/celebrity-chef-mario-batali-bets-on-food-and-wine-emporium/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:17:43 +0000 admin http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/04/celebrity-chef-mario-batali-bets-on-food-and-wine-emporium/
No need to head to Europe for a sumptuous home-cooked Italian meal, says celebrity chef and author Mario Batali. "We are bringing the Italian ... ]]>

No need to head to Europe for a sumptuous home-cooked Italian meal, says celebrity chef and author Mario Batali. “We are bringing the Italian …

]]> http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/04/celebrity-chef-mario-batali-bets-on-food-and-wine-emporium/feed/ 0 Big-name retailers Gap, Zara hit the international Internet http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/04/big-name-retailers-gap-zara-hit-the-international-internet/ http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/04/big-name-retailers-gap-zara-hit-the-international-internet/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:26:42 +0000 admin http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/04/big-name-retailers-gap-zara-hit-the-international-internet/
As spending in malls and stores remains sluggish, the strength of online fashion sales is enticing big-name international retailers to join the ... ]]>

As spending in malls and stores remains sluggish, the strength of online fashion sales is enticing big-name international retailers to join the …

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The worst summer on record for young people who wanted a job is staggering to an end this Labor Day weekend. ]]>

The worst summer on record for young people who wanted a job is staggering to an end this Labor Day weekend.

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Honda massaged the Accord for the 2011 model year and came up with normal cosmetic tweaks and a notable boost in fuel economy. ]]>

Honda massaged the Accord for the 2011 model year and came up with normal cosmetic tweaks and a notable boost in fuel economy.

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We know what you're thinking: is this a Mystery Car or is it some sort of ground-effects vehicle from another planet? Well, it's a car. And it ... ]]>

We know what you’re thinking: is this a Mystery Car or is it some sort of ground-effects vehicle from another planet? Well, it’s a car. And it …

]]> http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/03/mystery-car-50-of-this-planet/feed/ 0 VW plans to be No. 1 car seller in the world by 2018 http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/03/vw-plans-to-be-no-1-car-seller-in-the-world-by-2018/ http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/03/vw-plans-to-be-no-1-car-seller-in-the-world-by-2018/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:34:09 +0000 admin http://free-mortgage-rates.com/2010/09/03/vw-plans-to-be-no-1-car-seller-in-the-world-by-2018/
The world's third-biggest car company, Volkswagen, is revving up a plan to become the very biggest on the planet. Can it pull that off? ]]>

The world’s third-biggest car company, Volkswagen, is revving up a plan to become the very biggest on the planet. Can it pull that off?

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U.S. Savings Bonds, long favored by gift-givers and conservative investors, are going paperless. ]]>

U.S. Savings Bonds, long favored by gift-givers and conservative investors, are going paperless.

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