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Alison Rich has a long-time tenure in the writing and editing realm, touting an impressive body of work that has been featured in local and national consumer and trade publications spanning industries and audiences. She has worked for DS News and MReport magazines—both in print and online—since they launched.

Amazon’s Prime Place

More than 200 U.S. cities are wooing the Seattle-based retail giant in hopes of being home to its second headquarters. (Read: 50,000 new local jobs). Which one has the best chance of being crowned victorious?

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Fed Retains Rate … For Now

The Federal Reserve has opted not to change its key interest rate. But insiders and others who are in-the-know say that’s likely to change sooner than later.

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Hidden in Plain Sight

Certainly, no one on the planet aims for anything short of squeaky-clean credit. The reality, however, is that nearly half of Americans wrestle with serious money woes, making securing mortgages and purchasing houses very nearly impossible. In fact, PYMNTS has ...

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Cash Making a Comeback

It’s slim pickings in the housing market, and today’s dwindling inventory is prompting higher than normal cash sales. Usually, not many like to invest a lot of cash into real estate, so why the recent change?

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Credit Where It’s Due

The consumer bank card default rate nosedived in a big way, swiping the biggest dip in 12 months this past July. But noteworthy gains notwithstanding, plastic is still far from perfect.

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Out of Their Reach

Mortgage performance is perking up, thanks in large measure to our strengthening economy. But in a paradoxical twist, those same positive headwinds are creating a monetary maelstrom for many homebuyers, who lack the cash to lock a deal.

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Fighting Off Foreclosures

The FHFA’s May Foreclosure Prevention Report details the actions Fannie and Freddie took to put the kibosh on foreclosures. Did they pack the right amount of punch … or are the Enterprises down for the count?

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LenderLive Takes On PHH’s Private Label Ops

"We are excited about the opportunity of adding a significant number of talented mortgage professionals and establishing a new operations center for LenderLive in Jacksonville,” said Rick Seehausen, LenderLive CEO. “The arrangement accelerates our long-stated imperative of driving scale and operating leverage in our private label Mortgage Solutions business.”

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Black Knight Comes to Rescue with Fee Solution

Black Knight Financial Services has introduced a new technology designed to verify fee quotes that are required for generating the multi-form Loan Estimate and Closing Disclosure. Located within the company’s LoanSphere Exchange platform, the aptly named Fee Service will automatically ...

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