Many people in Texas struggle with credit card debt without their friends, neighbors or even family members knowing about it. Credit cards allow people to keep up appearances as they continue purchasing luxury items for so long as they keep making monthly minimum...
Month: May 2014
Dallas on the high side nationally in terms of consumer debt
At least one recent poll indicates that dependence on credit cards is on the wane across the country. That survey by the Gallup organization finds more respondents claiming they are carrying less plastic in their wallets and are paying off balances on a monthly basis...
Optimism over housing market rising nationally
Home values in Texas are not what they used to be before the housing market bubble burst in 2006, but they are better than they were at the height of the recession.Things have definitely turned around, but as we have noted in previous posts, that may not be much...
With student loans in Texas bankruptcy, devil is in the details
It's college graduation time. A lot of newly sheepskinned individuals are about to hit the bricks looking for that first work opportunity that will launch them into a long and prosperous career. Many of them, however, may find that their first voyage into self...
In matters of foreclosure, what a difference a year can make
Ask any comedian and they are likely to tell you that the key to success is that timing is everything. If you tell a joke and don't phrase things just right, it could very well flop. The same might also be said for the process of foreclosure.Experts in this area of...
