Soft vs. Hard Credit Checks: What You Should Know
Knowing when each type of credit inquiry may occur can help you better identify them and avoid unnecessary hits to your credit score.
Knowing when each type of credit inquiry may occur can help you better identify them and avoid unnecessary hits to your credit score.
Not all home improvements have to break the bank, and often small changes have a noticeable impact on your home’s value. Here are a few ideas for low cost improvements to your home.
Building a home can be stressful. Figuring out the appropriate mortgage product doesn’t have to be. Most people understand the basics of a standard mortgage, but many don’t understand that there is a different approach when you decide to build a home. We are here to break down the basic characteristics of a construction loan so your dream of building a home can become a reality!
The summer months are a popular time of year to take on new home renovation projects. It's also a time when home improvement scams are plentiful. If you are looking to renovate, it's vital to do your homework to not only hire reputable contractors, but to also educate yourself about common scams, red flags and how to stay safe during the process.
You just got paid and several large monthly bills are about to come out of your checking account, but luckily you just deposited your check in the nick of time! No worries, right? Wrong. If you’re not familiar with your bank’s funds availability policy, you could be in for a surprise.
Customers of Office 365, a cloud-based suite of Microsoft products, have become the new targets of phishing emails. Fraudsters are using OAuth, also known as Open Authorization, to gain access to account information and execute these attacks.
You’ve decided to take the big step of buying your first home. Or maybe you’re just starting to weigh your options. Either way, there are a lot of things to keep in mind when beginning the process to ensure you don’t get overwhelmed. Here are 11 tips to help you through the first-time home buying process.
Opening a checking account can be confusing for some, but it doesn’t need to be. The key is to be informed and to plan ahead. Here are three easy steps to guide you through the process.
Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer or just haven’t gone through the process in a while, you may be wondering what mortgage points are and if paying for points is worth the cost.
There are many ways to use the equity in your home, you can use it for planned expenses or have it ready for the unexpected. In this video, we compiled six of the most common reasons people may tap into the equity in their home.