Don’t Despair, Just Repair
Judith Capen’s rattletrap dishwasher recently went into death throes. Two repairmen fiddled with it, then stomped off, saying she could buy a new one for less than it would cost to fix the 18-year-old machine.
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Assessment Shock: Know Your Rights Homeowners are about to get black-and-white documentation of the latest changes in their property values. Because of the varying ways local governments go about valuation, don't be surprised if
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Stanchart Malaysia's long-term rating upgraded RATING Agency Malaysia Bhd has upgraded the long-term general rating of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia Bhd , to 'AAA' from 'AA1', citing its superior asset quality and profit record.read more...
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Personal Finance General Motors Corp.'s financing arm, General Motors Acceptance Corp., has formed a separate residential mortgage unit that will attempt to tap the private bond market, the company said Thursday.via
New Century Financial buys 135 U.S. branches of Royal's RBC Mortgage Co. (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) TORONTO (CP) - Royal Bank is selling the 135 branches of U.S.-based RBC Mortgage Co. to a subsidiary of New Century Financial Corp. of Irvine, Calif., for an undisclosed