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The local real estate market is undoubtedly still struggling, but at least one government organization reports housing appreciation here is better than in most other parts of the region.According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the all-transactions home-price index shows houses in the Lancast…

If a mandatory seat belt law comes to New Hampshire, the spokesman for the state Democrats wants his party to get the credit. Okay. We will be happy to help spread that word.

Dear Liz: We are retired, our house is paid off and we have no credit card balances. The credit bureau gave us a rather low score and said it was because we didn’t have any debt and no mortgage. Is this fair?

Nurses perform much of the patient care that TV shows attribute to the much more glamorous profession of doctor.

Nurses perform much of the patient care that TV shows attribute to the much more glamorous profession of doctor.

All of us are impacted by our credit score. If you don’t really understand credit scores, you’re not alone.

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Senate signed off on a proposal Friday to begin building a public finance Web site containing the state’s financial data, such as agencies’ revenues, expenditures and contracts.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR NASSAU COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTION CASE NO. 2007-CA-506 DIVISION A CHASE HOME FINANCE LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

In case you missed them, here are the top 10 Personal Finance stories from MarketWatch for the week of Feb. 23-27:

With the 2009-10 Westport budget scheduled to be submitted to the Board of Finance on March 4, department heads met with the board on Monday and Tuesday in order to get a sense of what they are dealing with.