Business
Mortgage Denial Rate Among The Highest In Houston
Posted on · Houston is generally considered affordable, and yet it ranks in the top 10 U.S. cities when it comes to mortgage loan denials
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News
Houston Has Been Losing Banks Every Year Since The Great Recession
Posted on · It’s part of a nationwide trend and new technology has a lot do with it
Houston Matters
Answers To Your Personal Finance Questions
Posted on · Certified financial planner Bryan Zschiesche answers your questions about everything from budgeting, to investing, to saving for a rainy day, to planning for retirement.
Houston Matters
Your Year-End Tax Questions Answered
Posted on · Houston-area CPA Craig Shenkman answers your year-end tax questions.
News
Analysts Question Idea Of Climate-Related Financial Disclosures
Posted on · A global task force wants companies to disclose the financial risks of climate change.
Houston Matters
From Saving, To Budgeting to Retirement: Answers to Your Financial Questions
Posted on · From time to time on this program, we offer you an opportunity to get some basic questions answered about your own life – from healthcare for you and your loved ones, to the latest technology impacting your life, to the care and feeding of your pets, to the topic for this portion of the program: […]
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End of Life Preparation, and Texans’ Financial Literacy: Thursday’s Show (January 12, 2017)
Posted on · Baylor College of Medicine’s Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy wants to engage Houstonians in learning how to “face disease and frailty before you get there.” Let’s face it: while we know we’re all mortal, and that as we age, we decline physically and sometimes mentally. It’s an inevitability we don’t really want to […]
Houston Matters
From Saving, To Budgeting to Retirement: More Financial Questions Answered
Posted on · From time to time on this program, we offer you an opportunity to get some basic questions answered about your own life – from healthcare for you and your loved ones to the latest technology impacting your life to the care and feeding of your pets, to the topic for this portion of the program: […]
Houston Matters
From Saving, To Budgeting to Retirement: Our Financial Adviser Answers Your Questions
Posted on · From time to time on this program, we offer you an opportunity to get some basic questions answered about your own life – from healthcare for you and your loved ones to the latest technology impacting your life to the care and feeding of your pets, to the topic for this portion of the program: […]
Houston Matters
Brokenomics: Author Discusses Living the Good Life on the Cheap
Posted on · Writer Dina Gachman grew up in Houston and moved to Los Angeles at 18. That’s where she was in 2010 when was laid off her job at a film production company. So she started blogging about the experience of being jobless – and some of the financial challenges that presented. Eventually, her blog started getting some […]
Business
John Lopez On Personal Finance And Negotiating The Job Market
Posted on · The University of Houston's Bauer College of Business holds its annual symposium on financial literacy on Saturday, April 11, as the opening event of "Houston Money Week."
Education News
Charter School In Houston Gets Creative with School Building, Financing
Posted on · Over the last decade, the number of students attending charters in Texas has more than tripled. But charter leaders say funding has not kept up with the growth, especially for buildings. And it's forced them to become creative.
Houston Matters
Advice for Starting Life with Student Debt
Posted on · A recent report places Houston in the top third among cities nationwide when it comes to affordability for first-time home-buyers. The financial pressure becomes greater when that home buyer is saddled with student debt. Another recent report finds college graduates in Harris County with student loans to repay have to earn, on average, $7,000 more annually in order to […]
News
Texans More Likely To Have Savings Accounts, But We’re Not Saving Much
Posted on · A new survey finds Texans are doing better than people in other states when it comes to setting up a savings account for a rainy day. But most Texans still aren't saving enough to deal with a major disruption in their lives — like an extended period of unemployment.