Should you lease a new car, or should you buy one? Like most financial questions, the answer depends on your situation

Planning to make a late-August purchase closing? Keep an eye on your calendar. The last Friday of the month coincides with Labor Day Weekend, which may make for a complicated, end-of-month closing.

With mortgage rates down to all-time lows, you can buy a lot more home for your money these days. Home affordability is at an all-time high.

Before moving to a new state, or even long distances intra-state, check your new home town's Cost of Living. It will help you plan a better housing budget.

Just because an insurance policy is available, that doesn't mean you should buy it.

Planning to close on your home at the end of May? Plan ahead. Memorial Day is coming and the holiday may delay your closing.

Lenders are reserving lowest rates for the customers with high FICOs. Here's a few ways to improve your credit score quickly.

Will your home gain value over the next 12 months? Nobody can know for sure, but should recent housing trends continue, there's concrete reason for optimism.

With Halloween behind us, retailers are in the Holiday Spirit. Businesses know that consumers spent a median $556 on holiday gifts last year and they want this year to be just as strong.

With home appraisals, every valuation dollar can matter. With that in mind, here are a few tips for maximizing your home's appraised value.

It's no secret. Rates are low right now. And, it's not just mortgage rates, either -- all types of rates are scraping rock-bottom. Borrowing rates, lending rates and savings rates are at or near their all-time lowest levels.

Credit cards of all types do what they can to improve consumer loyalty. Offering free perks is just one way in which they try.