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  • Credit Card Basics
  • Loan Basics
    • Owning a Home
    • Banking Basics
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    Credit Card Basics


    Credit: Convenience With a Caution
    How Credit Works
    Credit Cards
    Getting Carded
    It's in the Cards
    Stacking the Deck
    Plastic: Power or Peril?
    Your Monthly Statement
    Building a Credit History
    Reading a Credit Report
    Protecting Your Card Rights
    Loan Basics


    Using Credit
    Loans
    The Substance of Loans
    The Cost of a Loan
    What a Car Loan Costs
    How Repayment Works
    Reverse Mortgages
    Home Equity Borrowing
    Dealing with Credit Problems
    Coping with Debt
    Owning a Home


    To Buy or Not to Buy
    Can You Buy?
    Buying a House
    Finding a Mortgage
    Dealing With a Lender
    Surviving the Closing
    The Cost of a Mortgage
    Mortgage Rates
    Your Home as Investment
    Refinancing
    Selling Your Home
    Figuring Your Profit or Loss
    Banking Basics


    Banking Basics
    Shopping for a Bank
    Online Banking
    Check It Out
    Special Checks
    How Checking Works
    Debit Cards
    Protected Plastic
    Finding Inner Balance
    The Savings Route
    CD: Certificate of Deposit