http://banking.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Banking / Loans GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-05-16T14:04:50Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/17/student-loans-101-2.htm Student loans are a way to pay for higher education. Whether you love debt or you hate it, student loans are an investment in your future. They can... http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/17/student-loans-101-2.htm 2008-05-17T06:05:23Z http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/16/how-to-write-a-check-2.htm When you first get your checkbook, you may not know how to write a check. It's really easy once you get the hang of it. This visual example shows how... http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/16/how-to-write-a-check-2.htm 2008-05-16T14:04:50Z http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/15/free-credit-reports-arent-free-2.htm If you try to get a free credit report, you'll get lots of help. Search the web for "free credit reports" and you'll get a ton of results promising... http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/15/free-credit-reports-arent-free-2.htm 2008-05-15T14:04:01Z http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/10/more-on-rebate-delays.htm The IRS has a bit of a problem. They were supposed to send the first economic stimulus payments to everybody who signed up for direct deposit. However,... http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/10/more-on-rebate-delays.htm 2008-05-10T12:53:21Z http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/09/missing-stimulus-payment.htm The IRS is reporting that some rebates are not going to come via direct deposit, even if you tried to use direct deposit. It turns out that some taxpayers who used... http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/09/missing-stimulus-payment.htm 2008-05-09T15:20:21Z http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/08/house-passes-housing-fixes-veto-likely.htm Lawmakers have been busy with legislation designed to fix the mortgage and housing mess. Today they passed the Barney Frank proposal that would allow some homeowners to refinance with... http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/08/house-passes-housing-fixes-veto-likely.htm 2008-05-08T19:51:31Z http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/07/how-upside-down-loans-work.htm Most things in this world are not meant to be upside down. This includes your loans. A loan is upside down when the loan balance is greater than the collateral's... http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/07/how-upside-down-loans-work.htm 2008-05-07T22:17:37Z http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/02/frozen-helocs-and-your-credit.htm We've talked about how some banks are freezing HELOCs (home equity lines of credit). While it's bad enough to find that your HELOC is frozen, you may also find... http://banking.about.com/b/2008/05/02/frozen-helocs-and-your-credit.htm 2008-05-02T15:19:33Z http://banking.about.com/b/2008/04/29/candidates-how-to-fix-mortgage-crisis.htm Need to pick the next president? You might want to watch how they handle the ongoing mortgage crisis. All three of the leading candidates have proposed solutions to... http://banking.about.com/b/2008/04/29/candidates-how-to-fix-mortgage-crisis.htm 2008-04-29T11:40:25Z http://banking.about.com/b/2008/04/25/high-yield-checking-deals.htm Ken from Bank Deals has a new website. As you may have guessed from the name above, you can search for high yield checking accounts small banks and credit... http://banking.about.com/b/2008/04/25/high-yield-checking-deals.htm 2008-04-25T19:12:49Z