Ah…the Fine Print

houseofmoneyEver read a newspaper article where someone is suing a company for misleading them? The company always says something like “we disclosed all the information to the client” as their defense. Want to see it in action? Countrywide Home Loans recently sent a client some unsolicited mail (i.e. junk mail) in which they offered a No closing cot Refi! At the top in big letters on a stand-out blue background it says:

“Pay hundreds – or even thousands at closing

or PAY ZERO with Countrywide.

You Decide.”

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401(k) Loans – The Great Gotcha

Over on the Finance Gourmet information site, there is an article on the downside that most people forget when they take out a 401(k) loan. Most 401k plans require you to repay the full amount of any loan from your 401k within 90 days if you leave the company. If you don’t pay it back, it counts as an early withdrawal for people under 59 1/2 — OUCH!