Real estate agents' fees — a pesky part of the home buying and selling process — aren't necessarily set in stone. Rather they are often negotiable, a fact that could help parties on both sides of a ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 ...

An “acquisition fee” is a fee charged by an automotive leasing company for originating a lease. Sometimes called a bank fee or origination fee, it’s charged to cover the financial institution’s ...

Ebony Howard is a certified public accountant and a QuickBooks ProAdvisor tax expert. She has been in the accounting, audit, and tax profession for more than 13 years, working with individuals and a ...

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Lenders charge origination fees to cover the costs of making loans. These fees can increase your borrowing costs, whether you're taking out a mortgage, a personal loan or a student loan. Before you ...

The change is part of a move to recoup what the utility said it is being charged by third-party payment processers.

When a person's been laid off, their status and work authorisation end, triggering a mandatory 60-day grace period.

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...