3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (397+ words) Don’t go chasing waterfalls — or cell phones. Seemingly putting his life in peril, a tourist made a risk-filled jump into the waters of the largest waterfall system in the world, Iguazu Falls, to retrieve his dropped phone. The incident, reported…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (553+ words) Americans remain under intense financial pressure, a recently released forecast found — even as some official banking data suggests the economy is stabilizing. The nonprofit credit-counseling group said the latest figures show debt continues to constrain household budgets, suppress savings and…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (1009+ words) A government change could tip the scale for millions of “credit invisible” Americans and spur hundreds of billions in new mortgage originations. In a rule change finalized last month, government-run mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac said they would…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (861+ words) Prospective homebuyers with a history of on-time payments for rent and utilities may soon find it easier to qualify for a mortgage, thanks to changes at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte, who is…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (518+ words) Bilt, a loyalty program that offers perks on rent payments, has launched a partnership with Rakuten that allows members to earn points for shopping online across thousands of retailers. Bilt, a New York-based startup that operates as a payment processor,…...