Ron Avneri (Finance and Mortgage Blog)

I'm becoming tired of those pesky collection calls. What to do about them? http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/fns/806199911.html And while I am it, I may-as-well pay someone several hundred dollars to repair my credit: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/fns/798316742.html   Tax change for...

I'm becoming tired of those pesky collection calls. What to do about them? http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/fns/806199911.html And while I am it, I may-as-well pay someone several hundred dollars to repair my credit: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/fns/798316742.html   Tax change for...

I don't make enough money, so how am I supposed to get a loan these days? Fortunately "entrepreneurs" never cease to amaze me: http://www.fakepaycheckstubs.com   Jerry Seinfeld makes enough money: he just signed on with Microsoft for $10 million for an advertising campaign.   Yesterday mortgage c...

Nancy Pelosi demanded a new round of stimulus checks for Americans. "The last check didn't work out so well. The people who spent it are broke again and the people who put it in the bank are waiting for the bank to open so they can get it out." Speaking of banks, this story received a lot of atte...

Nancy Pelosi demanded a new round of stimulus checks for Americans. "The last check didn't work out so well. The people who spent it are broke again and the people who put it in the bank are waiting for the bank to open so they can get it out." Speaking of banks, this story received a lot of atte...

   I knew there had to be an upside to being foreclosed on.  Some of the top lenders across the country are contacting owners who are about to lose their homes to foreclosure and offering anywhere form $500-3000 if they return their dwellings in good condition.                                    ...

   I knew there had to be an upside to being foreclosed on.  Some of the top lenders across the country are contacting owners who are about to lose their homes to foreclosure and offering anywhere form $500-3000 if they return their dwellings in good condition.                                    ...

    Up until recently I lay awake at night, wondering if I got cheated when I had to make my standard mortgage payment in February, since it only has 28 days. A California appellate court has rejected a class action lawsuit by Julie and Kenneth Puentes claiming Wells Fargo unfairly treated custom...

Usually I stop at Starbucks every morning, on the way from my bedroom to my bathroom. I was a little surprised that they put one of their outlets in my house last year, kicking my daughter out of her room, but I guess they figured that it made sense financially. As it turns out, California, Flori...

  Countless ex-mortgage bankers have switched careers and gone into the exciting world of farm-raised sea monkeys. (Not to be confused with wild sea monkeys.) http://www.sea-monkey.com/ It is comforting to know that not only are they nowhere near extinction, but apparently thriving. Now, if I cou...