While many women put off buying a home because they are waiting for a family, a better job or simply out of fear, you might be surprised to find that home ownership rates are higher for single women than single men. 

Do you ever sift through the clutter in your home and wonder how you accumulated so much…stuff? Maybe you look at your savings account and ask yourself why the balance never gets any bigger. Whether it’s clothes in the closet that haven’t been worn in years or canned goods collecting dust in the pantry, we’re all a little guilty of spending money on things we don’t really need.
So now that it’s a new year, you might consider it a perfect time for cleaning up your act and making wiser decisions with your money. We at Go Banking Rates couldn’t agree more, which is why the entire in-house team (Casey, Jenn, Andrea, Jaime, Courtnay and Marcus), plus a few other ConsumerTrackers in the office, are going on a fiscal fast this week. 
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When investing in your future, cookie-cutter CD accounts don’t always do enough to help you meet your goals. Ally Financial has a remedy for depositors who are interested in more choices and a more control over how their money grows in addition to their competitive CD rates. 

A lot of people are chasing New Year’s resolutions this month, but unfortunately, almost just as many will ultimately fail at accomplishing them. You too may be loosing steam toward reaching your new year goals by now. 

Have you ever visited a pawn shop to peruse discounted items or even get a small personal loan? Though most people associate lending with banks, pawn shops have actually been providing secured loans to people for centuries. 

Hundreds of thousands of foreclosure cases facing reviews ordered by regulators last year may take months longer than originally expected, according to documents filed with federal banking regulators this week. The delays noted by Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase will impact the time frame that homeowners could expect to receive settlement compensation for improper foreclosure actions.
Bank of America Requests New Foreclosure Deadlines 
Whether you’re applying for a new credit card or have your fingers crossed for a mortgage loan toward your first home, understanding credit scores is an essential part of the process.
However, with so many credit score models in existence, it can be difficult to diffuse the fog and truly determine 

Warren Buffett is continuing to prod the GOP into taking greater financial responsibility by promising a dollar-for-dollar match of any funds contributed by Republicans in Congress toward the national debt.

Earlier this week, Suze Orman released The Approved Card–a prepaid card that has faced tough criticism from opponents who feel it doesn’t meet expectations and preys on those struggling with debt. 

With 2012 here, many people are understandably growing weary of the U.S. financial crisis. When will the economy get better? How does the debt crisis in America inform the U.S. financial crisis? And perhaps more ominously–will the economy get better…ever? 


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