“It’s just stunning,” McDonald told CalMatters. “I’ve been working for insurance companies for more than 20 years. I’ve never had a check bounce to a claimant in 25 years of practice.” On July 10, the check finally cleared. A bank manager reportedly told McDonald the hold was due to uncertainty over whether the funds would
Cotality data from 2025 shows that while serious mortgage delinquencies, defined as homeowners who are 90 days or more past due on a payment, fell steadily for more than three years, the trend reversed in mid-2024. The top three states with the highest year-over-year changes in their serious delinquency rates are Florida, South Carolina and
A reverse mortgage is a type of home loan for older homeowners who have significant equity in their property. Rather than making monthly mortgage payments to a lender every month to pay down your balance, the reverse mortgage lender sends you payments as you tap your home’s equity. It can be a good source of
It’s kind of a lot to live with a personal finance reporter like me. Everything is diversification and risk, prudent investing and delayed gratification. So it was not a surprise a few years ago when my wife started asking open-ended questions about what constitutes smart real estate decision-making as the planet warms and the weather