Banks
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Should I Change Banks?
Asked by Y.I. from Dallas
on July 31, 2009
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Apparently Bank of America is closing thousands of banks. Should I change banks or stay there? If I change which banks which would you suggest? Are any doing really ...
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- We just switched from Bank of America to a bank in Arkansas that we found on checkingfinder.com (heard about it on the Dave Ramsey show). It's a great website, and al...
- I don't the true answer to if any are doing really well. We are with Compass and don't like them. We've had Identity Theft issues and our bank didn't notify us of ...
- We've been with BOA and been happy with them over 20 yrs. Personally, I don't see a reason to change for us. We have several accounts with them, everything is fr...
Renting a House That Is Being Foreclosed On
Asked by R.J. from San Francisco
on May 12, 2008
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My oldest son is renting a house and he received a notice about the house being foreclosed on and put up for auction. The bank told him not to pay rent as the bank now...
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- go to www.caltenantlaw.com or just Google California Renter's rights - that's how I found it. If your son meets income requirements he may be eligible to get help fro...
- Rhonda, I work for a state Agency and here's what you should do... The Deptartment of Consumer Affairs has an entire handbook on line that is called the Tenant/Landl...
- My friend is also in a home (renting) that has recently been foreclosed on and is not paying rent. The previous owners are not the owner's now so they are under no obl...
Free Online Banking/checking?
Asked by J.T. from Houston
on May 10, 2008
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Does anyone know of a bank that has free online banking and free checking? I want to be able to better manage my money and not have to pay monthly service fees.
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- We use WAMU (Washington Mutual) and have been really happy. They of course have free checking, you checks are free, free online banking. You get one free overdraft pe...
- I've used bank of america for years.. And it's free.. I do have direct deposit.. so I don't know if that i why it's free?? check it out and good luck!
- Look at Woodforest Bank .
Bi-weekly Mortgage Payments
Asked by K.D. from Denver
on November 14, 2009
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We just bought a house, and are looking at the possibility of doing the program where you pay every two weeks and end up making a 13th payment each year. In the past,...
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- I would never pay for that kind of program. I would call my mortgage company and make sure extra payments wouldn't give me a fee and then just do it on my own for free...
- I have no first hand experience with these programs, but advice I've received about paying extra to set up the twice monthly payment is : don't do it. If you want the ...
- I honestly don't see the point in this option unless you have a hard time budgeting & managing your money? In that sense it would work. My only incentive for switchi...
Husband Has a Gambling Problem-need Advice!
Asked by S.M. from Chicago
on April 23, 2008
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My husband is addicted to internet gambling and gambling with his co-workers. He lies frequently about losing hundreds of dollars that we desperately need for bills. ...
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- I would say go and take out most of the $ in that account and open your own account w/ Only your name and take your name off the other account ASAP!! I would check i...
- If I were you I would begin protecting myself and my child. You need to cancel all of your credit cards. You need to talk with the bank and see how you can keep him ...
- if he won't admit its a problem it ain't gonna change.
How / When to Start Banking Milk
Asked by C.B. from Chicago
on October 11, 2009
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I have a 6 week old baby who has been exclusively breast fed. I will be returning to work in 6 weeks and want to start pumping to build a bank of milk so she can cont...
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- The best way to bank is to pump after each and every feeding. There may only be a little at first, but your body will continually produce more milk to keep up with the...
- Here are some resources that I hope may be helpful... http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/pumping_decrease.html http://www.llli.org/NB/NBworking.html http://ww...
- Hi C., I would strongly suggest adding 3 tablespoons of flax oil to your diet daily, It greatly improves your milk supply. Not only that, but it's good for your bab...
Where to Get My Change Counted...
Asked by B.S. from Dallas
on June 17, 2008
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We recently moved and have discovered a ton of change...way too much for us to put into coin rolls by ourselves. I went to our bank today to have them put it in the m...
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- Hello B., A while back we had like $50 in change and ran into the same issue. So I put a plastic cup in the car and put some change in there. drive-thru, starbucks,...
- The only thing i've heard of in this dept. is the coinstar. It doen't really charge that much and it's super-easy. Sorry I can't be too much help. I think it charges 8...
- Our Capital One Bank in Little Elm has one - not sure if all of them do. They do charge a fee if you aren't a customer of the bank. You put the coins in the machine ...
Paypal /Ebay Question
Asked by A.R. from Milwaukee
on September 17, 2011
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I sold a package on ebay and it says the payment is complete and it is being transferred into my bank acct for withdrawl. Do I send the item now or wait to seethe mone...
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- i do lots of selling and everyday i go to the category of items in the "awaiting shipment" and those are the items that ebay has said cleared and are ready to ship.
- Once the money is in your paypal account you ship ASAP. If you choose to send it to your bank account that has no bearing on the auction. Ebay has gotten INSANE with r...
- Once you see the money in your paypal account, it's good to go. Also, the shipping should have been included in the invoice. They should have already paid for the sh...
VA Home Loan?
Asked by B.N. from Tampa
on March 22, 2010
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My husband and I were both in the Army and we are considering buying a home. We have just started looking so we haven't found anything yet but I wondered if anyone kn...
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- The benefits include a better interest rate and lower down payment (5%) than a conventional loan requires (20%.) However, a FHA loan has the same general interest rat...
- A VA loan is not always the way to go. My husband and I have purchased several homes in the last 20 years and never used his VA loan. If you have good credit you can...
- You need to get a Realtor that you trust. Look around, ask friends, call the VA office and talk to them. You might even be able to assume a VA loan or another loan...
Credit Card Theft
Asked by P.M. from Dallas
on April 27, 2011
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my husband and I went to gass up this past friday, there after went to Target to grab a few items before going to my sister in-laws, and then saturday afternoon, Bank ...
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- Happened to me 3 months ago. Someone racked up 1000$ on my credit card in one day. My credit card company took care of it when I filed identity theft. People can be scum.
- Hopefully your bank will take care of it plus any additional charges that were fees. I have had this happen. Immediatly change cards as I think you would anyway. I ...
- If you look up ID theft, you can find the direct FTC site that details how to handle fraud like this. At least you know that BoA was watching your card.
