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Loan Vocabulary Sheet: Key Terms to Know Before Borrowing

Understanding the details of your loan can help you avoid confusion—and even save you money. Make sure you’re getting the best loan for your needs and know exactly what it entails.

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7 Unfair & Discriminatory Lending Practices to Avoid

To help you avoid problematic loans, here are 7 unfair and discriminatory lending practices we think you should know and some tips on how to avoid them.

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Are Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Options Online Legitimate?

We put together this guide to help you understand what buy now pay later options are, how they work and whether the risks outweigh the rewards.

Money Management Security Fraud Prevention

9 Predatory Lending Examples (Including Loan Flipping & Packing)

Here are nine predatory lending examples to help you choose the best lending options.

Money Management Security Fraud Prevention

How to Report Predatory Lending Practices in 7 Steps

We’ve created this seven step guide to help you report predatory lending and take steps to protect yourself going forward. Here’s what you need to know.

Money Management Making it Count

Money + Love Part IV: Navigating Finances With Friends

Discussing finances with friends? Talk about awkward… Unless, of course, you use the great tips from this episode of Making it Count!

Money Management Fraud Prevention

How to Spot & Get Out of a Predatory Loan

We’ve created this guide to help you identify a predatory loan and learn how to get out of it if you’ve already signed on the dotted line.

Money Management

You Should Know These 5 Florida Usury Laws & Statutes

Keep reading to learn about the usury laws that exist to protect Florida residents from predatory lending.

Money Management

How Do Pawn Shop Loans Work (and What are the Alternatives)?

Here’s what you need to know before you decide to bring a valuable item to a pawn shop to get a loan.

Mortgages Making it Count

Remodeling & Getting Your Home Ready to Sell

From full-scale renovation projects to simple staging best practices, listen along to learn how to create the best first impression to sell your home.

Credit Cards Money Management Security Borrowing

7 Ways to Safely Use a Credit Builder Loan

In this post, you’ll learn the basics of credit builder loans and get our seven best tips to use them safely to improve your credit.

Mortgages

How to Spot Balloon Mortgage Payments & Interest-Only Mortgages

There are some things about interest-only mortgages and balloon payments that may seem appealing. Here’s what you need to know.

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What are Car Title & Registration Loans?

We’ve put together this post to explain how car title loans work, what the risks are and whether they’re a good idea to help you get the money you need.