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A new law could make mortgage qualification easier. On March 14, the US Senate passed a bill aimed at rolling back regulations from the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The nation faced a mortgage crisis nearly 10 years ago, prompting the creation of the...
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For more than 50 years, National Small Business Week has honored small businesses and their contributions in the United States. More than half of...
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A small business can be the most rewarding challenge of a lifetime. However, such a challenge brings with it an inevitable amount of stress at the...
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April is Fair Housing Month, and this month is of particular import because it marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. The Fair...
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LAKE CITY, Fla., April 2, 2018 – First Federal Bancorp, Inc. (“FFBI”), the holding company of First Federal Bank of Florida (“First Federal”) today...
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Tracking and maintaining credit is a vital but extremely difficult task. Large purchases such as buying a home are exponentially more challenging...
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Interest rates are rising, and in some ways, that’s a good thing. The Federal Reserve slashed rates to near zero years ago when the economy plunged....
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All over social media, users are asking their friends about an email they received from iTunes claiming they made a purchase they don’t know about....
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The prevalence of personal digital technology has ushered in an era of unprecedented convenience for everyone who has a smartphone in their pocket,...
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Meltdown and Spectre are two major flaws in computer processors that leak sensitive data and passwords. These bugs could be exploited by cyber...
