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FYI: “America’s Got Talent” is Coming to Our Area Looking for the Next Susan Boyle

September 24, 2009

I just couldn’t help myself.  Don’t you sometimes wonder how people find their way to Reality TV shows?  Perhaps you’re looking to be on one or know someone who is.
Well, you’re in luck.
America’s Got Talent is coming to the Delaware Valley area.  Polish up your vocal cords, get out your dancing shoes.  This could be your [...]

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Bake Sale Helps Mom Save New Jersey Home

July 27, 2009

In Teaneck, N.J., a mother of three advertised her plight and sold 500 home-baked apple cakes at $40 each to make the overdue mortgage payments that would make her eligible for a loan modification, saving her home from foreclosure.
Angela Logan’s story appeared first in The Record newspaper and then was widely promoted online and on [...]

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Make Your Monthly Phone Bill Disappear

June 10, 2009

Hey folks.  As you know, sometimes I will digress from the mortgage world and bring you interesting news about other consumer products.
Most of us are spending a fortune on expenses for communication.  Cell phone bills plus Internet access, cable, and our home phone bills add up to hundreds of dollars each month.
Here’s a way to cut [...]

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Common, But Little Understood Reason Why Many Mortgage Refinances Get Stuck Against a Brick Wall

June 1, 2009

If you are a homeowner/borrower, odds are you have never heard of the term “subordination” as it applies to a mortgage transaction.
But if you are a mortgage holder with both a 1st (primary) mortgage AND a home equity loan or home equity line of credit on the same property, you will find out all about [...]

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