Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Do you pay your bills online for safety? A woman who thought she was safely paying her mortgage through online banking discovered her payment never arrived, after her bank sent a paper check that was ...

Being a homeowner has its pros and cons. It can help or hurt your finances depending on your location, mortgage debt, property taxes, insurability, and goals. The joys include having a place to call ...

Earlier this year, New Jersey-based mortgage broker Joe Racamato, president of Silex Financial Group Inc., changed his firm’s preapproval process for home purchase applicants. Racamato is now ...

If you’re considering a $400,000 mortgage in today's market, it's important to understand the factors that influence your monthly mortgage payment. While the Federal Reserve's decisions and policies ...