To Pay or Not to Pay? How to Handle Old Debts

Date: Jul 11 2012

Filed under: Credit

Past Due Bill
It’s the perfect Catch-22. Because of the lingering foreclosure crisis and the nation’s stagnant economic recovery, the Federal Reserve is holding interest rates at near-record lows, making right now the perfect time to get a mortgage.

But also because of continued problems in the mortgage industry and the economy as a whole, banks are more risk-averse than they’ve been in decades. Which makes it difficult for nearly everyone but those with sterling credit to actually succeed in getting a…

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