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Tackling household debt: Tackling household debt

Beth Hale

It is important to know what type of debt you have and how you can tackle it, especially if you find yourself struggling to manage it.
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It is important to know what type of debt you have and how you can tackle it, especially if you find yourself struggling to manage it.
Home and small business network/routing devices face new risk: Home and small business network/routing devices face new risk

David Pollino

A type of malware called VPNFilter is causing the damage, enabling criminals to view, modify, and steal data.
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A type of malware called VPNFilter is causing the damage, enabling criminals to view, modify, and steal data.
Jumbo loans: 5 things for homebuyers to consider: Jumbo loans: 5 things for homebuyers to consider

Victor Polich

Just as with any other loan, you need to make sure that a jumbo loan is a positive and sustainable fit for your lifestyle and finances.
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Just as with any other loan, you need to make sure that a jumbo loan is a positive and sustainable fit for your lifestyle and finances.
From drones to robots: How digital technology is revolutionizing the wine industry: From drones to robots: How digital technology is revolutionizing the wine i…

Adam Beak

Wine makers are increasingly looking toward disruptive technologies to make the industry more efficient and profitable.
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Wine makers are increasingly looking toward disruptive technologies to make the industry more efficient and profitable.
California Economic Outlook - June 2018: California Economic Outlook – June 2018

Scott Anderson

California's job creation continues to outperform the nation, but job growth has slowed as more metro areas exceed full employment.
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California's job creation continues to outperform the nation, but job growth has slowed as more metro areas exceed full employment.

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In the Market: A bonus from low gas prices

Category: Your Home | Published: 01/13/15 | Print:

Category: Your Home
Published: 01/13/15

Posted by Nneka Madus

Mortgage Market Analyst

Woman at gas station using her credit card at the pump.

The falling price of oil is playing a role in driving down mortgage rates; this may likely keep rates low well into 2015.

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Numbers Count: Weekly mortgage data highlights

Category: Your Home | Published: 01/09/15 | Print:

Category: Your Home
Published: 01/09/15

Posted by Chad Royle

Mortgage Banking

woman in foreground, looking off-camera, as two men behind her lift a rolled rug for moving as they navigate behind several storage boxes.

Here’s my take on the key numbers on the housing market this week.

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U.S. Outlook: Financial markets go haywire

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 01/09/15 | Print:

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 01/09/15

Posted by Scott Anderson

Chief Economist

With recent sharp swings in oil, foreign exchange, and equity markets, what are the markets trying to tell us?

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Instant Analysis: The December jobs report

Category: Economic Outlook | Published: 01/09/15 | Print:

Category: Economic Outlook
Published: 01/09/15

Posted by Scott Anderson

Chief Economist

Employees analyzing data in a business environment

The December jobs report underscores the resilience of the U.S. labor market recovery in 2014.

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In the Market: A bonus from low gas prices

Numbers Count: Weekly mortgage data highlights

U.S. Outlook: Financial markets go haywire

Instant Analysis: The December jobs report

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