February 1, 2018
February 1, 2018
U.S. consumer spending rose solidly in December as demand for goods and services increased, but the increase came at the expense of savings, which dropped to […]
January 31, 2018
After 67 months of consecutive home price appreciation, home prices hit a new peak at $283,000 in November 2017, according to Black Knight’s Home Price Index. […]
January 30, 2018
Small business hiring slowed in 2017, even as the rest of the economy accelerated, according to a report from human resources firm Paychex. The Small Business […]
January 26, 2018
January 26, 2018
Americans are drowning in debt. Across the United States, 33% of people have debt that has gone into collections, according to a recently released study by […]
January 25, 2018
A recent report from CoreLogic showed that mortgage delinquencies fell in 2017 to the lowest point in more than a decade. Analysts from TransUnion expect mortgage […]
January 23, 2018
January 23, 2018
The amount of tappable mortgage equity increased in 2017 to an all-time high, according to Black Knight’s latest Mortgage Monitor report. Tappable equity, the amount available […]
January 22, 2018
January 22, 2018
Default rates in second mortgages and bank cards rose notably in December, suggesting consumers are having trouble managing increased spending. The second mortgage default rate climbed […]
January 19, 2018
January 19, 2018
2017 was a year of political, environmental, and economic change. It brought the country a new presidential administration, a flurry of devastating natural disasters, and the […]
January 17, 2018
Last month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reported that outstanding consumer credit card debt last year had surpassed the peak set during the recession. Credit card […]