Reverse mortgage: Income solution for sunset yearsMonday, September 21, 2009 @ 2:25AMIf banks offer a higher loan-to-value ratio, reverse mortgage will become more attractive.
Finally, a place for VFW to call homeMonday, September 21, 2009 @ 12:35AMVFW Post 233 members Seth Eberhardt, Cmdr. Joe Metz and Allan Youngren at the site of their new post, in the former Beaumont Chamber of Commerce building on 4th Street.
Government helps keep loans cheap — if you can get oneMonday, September 21, 2009 @ 12:26AMA year after a global freeze in the credit markets prompted massive government intervention to prevent the financial system from collapsing, interest rates remain at historic lows. But banks are demanding more collateral, bigger down payments and detailed financial histories from borrowers.
The Hole in FDICSunday, September 20, 2009 @ 11:13PMThis week we continue to look at what powers the forces of deflation. As I continue to stress, getting the fundamental question answered correctly is the most important issue we face going forward. And the problem is that we cannot use the usual historical comparisons.
Former Joplin hairstylist now an icon in industrySunday, September 20, 2009 @ 9:24PMIn the beginning, beauty school was a means to an end for Farouk Shami. It was to be a quick route to a licensed, flexible profession that would finance a four-year teaching degree for him.