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What are mortgage discount points and how do they work?

By Angelica | Dec 31, 2020 | Comments Off on What are mortgage discount points and how do they work?

Mortgage points let you ‘buy down’ your interest rate. Learn how mortgage discount points work and when you should pay for them. Original Article Posted at : https://themortgagereports.com/13644/discount-points-for-mortgages-explained-in-plain-english

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5 Financial Dates and Deadlines in January 2021

By Angelica | Dec 31, 2020 | Comments Off on 5 Financial Dates and Deadlines in January 2021

Life moves quickly. It’s easy to get distracted. But that can be costly. Miss an important financial date or deadline, and you could be on the hook for a penalty or lose out on a limited-time opportunity to save money. Enter our money calendar series. In this edition, we’ve rounded up the noteworthy money dates…

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Phoenix 1 Re, a Singapore SPRV, in $42.14m private ILS issuance

By Angelica | Dec 31, 2020 | Comments Off on Phoenix 1 Re, a Singapore SPRV, in $42.14m private ILS issuance

A new Singapore domiciled insurance-linked securities (ILS) transaction has come to light, after a recently registered Special Purpose Reinsurance Vehicle named Phoenix 1 Re Pte. Ltd. issued and listed almost $42.14 million of private ILS notes. At this stage we’re not sure if the Phoenix 1 Re Pte. Ltd. issuance represents a catastrophe bond, a…

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Extreme Financial Makeover: 30 Moves in 30 Days

By Angelica | Dec 31, 2020 | Comments Off on Extreme Financial Makeover: 30 Moves in 30 Days

Every January, we vow to get our financial houses in order. And each December, we face up to the reality that we didn’t quite make it happen. There are plenty of reasons why we fail on our financial resolutions, including the biggest reason of all: too little time. This year, try a new approach. Divide…

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What is THD/CBNA On My Credit Report?

By Angelica | Dec 31, 2020 | Comments Off on What is THD/CBNA On My Credit Report?

Did a hard inquiry from THD/CBNA bring down your credit score? THD/CBNA represents the Home Depot card from Citibank. Whenever you apply for a retail credit card, it can lower your credit score by a few points and result in a new entry being added to your report. In most cases, that’s nothing to worry…

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12 Fastest-Growing Flexible Jobs to Watch for in 2021

By Angelica | Dec 31, 2020 | Comments Off on 12 Fastest-Growing Flexible Jobs to Watch for in 2021

This story originally appeared on FlexJobs. Given the current condition of the job market, finding a flexible job with long-term growth prospects has never been more important. To help job seekers identify jobs that are not only in a fast-growing field but also flexible, we’ve compared the most recent data on the fastest-growing occupations from…

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Why COVID is so emotional for physicians [PODCAST]

By Angelica | Dec 31, 2020 | Comments Off on Why COVID is so emotional for physicians [PODCAST]

“These encounters made my evening shift much more emotional than usual. I am still not sure what it was exactly that evoked such strong feelings of sadness. Was it having a patient who was a health care worker? Was it the rapidity in which all three patients’ conditions deteriorated? Was it realizing that without timely,…

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McConnell rules out passing House bill on $2K relief payments

By Angelica | Dec 30, 2020 | Comments Off on McConnell rules out passing House bill on $2K relief payments

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday closed off chances that the Senate would pass anytime soon a House bill that would give most Americans $2,000 stimulus payments. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/mcconnell-rules-out-passing-house-bill-on-2k-relief-payments

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Lessons learned from leaving my first job

By Angelica | Dec 30, 2020 | Comments Off on Lessons learned from leaving my first job

As a fellow, I made a list of what I wanted in my first job. I dreamed, prayed, and wished for the contract to finalize. It did. I went to Ohio hoping that this was my first, last, and always job. Eight years later, I left feeling completely broken. On my first anniversary of leaving,…

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IRS taxpayer data wasn’t exposed in SolarWinds hack, says TIGTA

By Angelica | Dec 30, 2020 | Comments Off on IRS taxpayer data wasn’t exposed in SolarWinds hack, says TIGTA

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration so far hasn’t uncovered any evidence that sensitive taxpayer data was accessed during cyberintrusions blamed on Russian government hackers. Original Article Posted at : https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-taxpayer-data-wasnt-exposed-in-solarwinds-hack-says-tigta

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