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05 May

How to Pay Sallie Mae with a Credit Card

Sallie Mae allows you to pay for your student loan services with a debit card, personal check, money order, or through your bank’s bill-pay service. You cannot pay Sallie Mae with a credit card at this time; however, you can apply for one or...

05 May

How to Protect Yourself from Foreclosure

If you default on your mortgage, your lender will take possession of your home through foreclosure (i.e., fail to make the proper payments over time). You can protect yourself from foreclosure before you buy a home, during the buying process, and after you buy...

24 Apr

How to Stop Foreclosure

Foreclosure can be one of the most stressful and anxious times in a person’s life. It is terrifying to lose one’s home. If your home is in danger of foreclosure, don’t give up hope: there may be some options available to you. Method 1...

24 Apr

How to Avoid Foreclosure Scams

Foreclosure scams (also known as mortgage relief scams) occur when individuals or businesses falsely claim they can save your home from foreclosure, which occurs when the bank takes possession of your home after you fail to make your mortgage payments. Typically, these con artists...

24 Apr

How to Deal with Foreclosure

A home foreclosure is a serious financial and psychological event for everyone involved. Despite this, millions of Americans have escaped foreclosure and lived to tell the tale. If you are falling behind on your monthly house payments, you have several options. These include not...

22 Apr

How to Delay Foreclosure

Few things are more terrifying than the prospect of losing your home. If you have fallen behind on your mortgage payments and are facing foreclosure, it may only take a few weeks or months to catch up or make a plan to move. There...

22 Apr

How to Buy Foreclosures from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

If you are in the market to buy a home, you may be able to save money by purchasing a home that has been foreclosed on. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-controlled financial institutions, control the majority of mortgages in the United States....

22 Apr

How to Find out if Your Landlord Is in Foreclosure

When a landlord sells your apartment building, you usually have to leave. The new owner probably wants to vacate the building. For this reason, you will need as much advance notice as possible. To find out if your landlord is in foreclosure, you should...

22 Apr

How to Find Out If a Home Is In Foreclosure

Foreclosure is a process initiated by lenders when a homeowner stops paying the mortgage. Depending on the state of residence, a foreclosure can be initiated and completed within a few weeks or put out for about a year or more. When a house in...

22 Apr

How to Get a Home Equity Loan With Bad Credit

A home equity loan is a line of credit that uses your home as collateral. When you can’t magically improve your credit score, there are some things you can do to improve your credit within a few months. Even if you have bad credit,...