Nancy Trejos
Financial
Articles by Nancy Trejos
Credit Card Issuers Raising Rates, Fees Ahead of New Law (July 2, 2009)
The Bite of Bank Fees (June 28, 2009)
Credit Score Shell Game (June 21, 2009)
Friends Provide a Glimpse Into Sotomayor's 'Very Full Life' (May 31, 2009)
Change Is Coming to Your Wallet (May 24, 2009)
Major Changes in the Way Credit Cards Work (May 23, 2009)
Credit Card Restrictions Close to Enactment (May 20, 2009)
Toxic Plastic (May 17, 2009)
Obama Urges Action On Credit Card Rules (May 15, 2009)
White House Presses For Senate Passage Of Credit Card Bill (May 14, 2009)
Key Senators Reach Compromise on Credit Card Legislation (May 12, 2009)
Obama Outlines Credit Card Reforms (April 30, 2009)
Recession Has Changed Lifestyles, Poll Shows (April 29, 2009)
Back Home to Roost (April 26, 2009)
Card Issuers Brace for Stern Warning (April 21, 2009)
A Golden Age for Cheapskates (April 19, 2009)
Credit Card Issuers Face New Scrutiny; White House Meeting on Agenda (April 17, 2009)
Retirement Confidence at Record Low, Survey Says (April 15, 2009)
Pension Plans Post First Gain In Funding in Eight Months (April 10, 2009)
Nancy Trejos: Your Money Help Desk (March 1, 2009)
Fear, Stress, Anxiety: A Global Recession's Personal Economics (March 1, 2009)
Getting a Mortgage Can Be More Difficult if You Are Self-Employed (February 22, 2009)
IRS Leniency Throws Taxpayers a Lifeline (February 15, 2009)
The Risks of Leveraging Home Equity (February 15, 2009)
Nancy Trejos: Your Money Help Desk (February 8, 2009)
Experts Disagree on Calculating CEO Benefits (February 8, 2009)
The Risks of Life Insurance (February 1, 2009)
Now's the Time to Reassess Your Finances (February 1, 2009)
Toll on 401(k) Savings Adds Years More of Toil (January 29, 2009)
Livid Investors Launch A Volley of Lawsuits (January 18, 2009)
Nancy Trejos: Your Money Help Desk (January 18, 2009)
America Hunkers Down: A Nation of Savers? (January 13, 2009)
Your Company's Fund Is Bruised, but Don't Worry (January 11, 2009)
How Should Parents Teach Teens About Credit Cards? (January 11, 2009)
Loan Delinquencies Hit Record High Last Year (January 8, 2009)
Markets Stung by Jobs, Company Reports (January 8, 2009)
More Than a Day Job (January 4, 2009)
It's Often Unclear What Happens to Credit Scores When Unused Cards are Canceled (December 28, 2008)
Best to Be Wary Before Pouncing on Dollar's Loss (December 21, 2008)
Nancy Trejos: Your Money Help Desk (December 21, 2008)
IRS, Treasury Keep Rule Requiring Retirees to Withdraw Their Savings (December 19, 2008)
New Limits Imposed on Credit Card Companies (December 18, 2008)
Fed Could Remake Credit Card Regulations (December 14, 2008)
Nancy Trejos: Your Money Help Desk (December 14, 2008)
Pension Bill Aims to Ease Crunch on Retirees, Companies (December 11, 2008)
Investors Take Heed: We May Not Have Hit Bottom Yet (December 7, 2008)
With Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses Rising, It Might Be Time for Insurance Change (December 7, 2008)
Options for Reducing Student Loan Debt (November 30, 2008)
Government's New Credit Plan Seeks to Boost Consumer Spending (November 26, 2008)
Mortgage-Seekers Benefiting From Fed's New Credit Plan (November 26, 2008)
Employers Encourage Workers to Volunteer (November 23, 2008)
Retirees Who Help Adult Children Should Still Balance Portfolios (November 23, 2008)
Companies Seek Relief From Pension Rules (November 21, 2008)
Companies Slash Customers' Credit Lines (November 16, 2008)
For Many Seniors, an Ominous Retirement-Account Deadline (November 16, 2008)
On the Brink of Losing the House -- and the Down Payment (November 9, 2008)
Munis, Notes, Maturity: A Bond Primer (November 2, 2008)
Play-It-Safe Bonds Becoming Mighty Inviting (November 2, 2008)
Well Into Retirement and Caught Short on Income (November 2, 2008)
Get a Line of Credit for an Addition? Depends on Your Financial Foundation. (October 26, 2008)
Snipping, Clipping, Scrimping (October 26, 2008)
Hedge Fund Industry's Role in Wall St. Crisis (October 25, 2008)
PBGC Lost $1.2 Billion in Investments (October 23, 2008)
Adjusting Your Investment Mix Near Retirement Makes Sense -- If You Don't Overreact (October 19, 2008)
The Strain To Pay for College (October 19, 2008)
529 Savings Plans Battered in Downturn (October 19, 2008)
Strap In for an Extended, Slow Recovery (October 12, 2008)
Retirement Wreck (October 12, 2008)
ARM Holders Would Do Well to Shop Around Now (October 12, 2008)
Retirement Savings Lose $2 Trillion in 15 Months (October 8, 2008)
As Fear Gripped Markets, Even Reliable Mutual Fund Strategies Didn't Work (October 5, 2008)
Wary Depositors Take Charge of Accounts (October 2, 2008)
State Insurance Officials Work to Calm AIG Policyholders (September 30, 2008)
The Financial Crisis and You (September 28, 2008)
Cultural and Structural Shifts Rise Out of Risk-Taking Titans' Hard Fall (September 21, 2008)
One-Stop Banking (September 21, 2008)
What a Bank Failure Would Mean for Depositors (September 18, 2008)
What Market Tumult Means For Average Stakeholders (September 16, 2008)
Gas Prices Continue to Rise as Hurricane Destroys Oil Facilities (September 15, 2008)
The Effects at Home After Wall Street's Shake-Up (September 15, 2008)
Storm Takes Toll at the Pump, Curbs Energy Production (September 14, 2008)
Holding Out Hope for the Long Term (September 14, 2008)
Using Nest Eggs Before Maturity (September 2, 2008)
Credit Card Industry Faces Reforms (August 10, 2008)
Slow Economy Puts Value Investing to the Test (August 10, 2008)
Graduates' Job Hunts: Majorly Frustrating (August 3, 2008)
Will Investors Flock Back to Financials? (July 20, 2008)
Ripple Effects From Fannie And Freddie (July 13, 2008)
Many Retirees Face Prospect of Outliving Savings, Study Says (July 13, 2008)
Long a Reliable Profit Source, Dividends Start to Crumble (July 6, 2008)
Spring's Rally Fades, and Dark Clouds Settle In (July 6, 2008)
When You're Tied Up in a Down Market (June 29, 2008)
All-Consuming Problem (June 29, 2008)
Adventures in Hypermiling (June 15, 2008)
Nine Lives, With the Bills to Match (June 1, 2008)
Choosing Bankruptcy to Stay Afloat (May 28, 2008)
Market Master's (May 11, 2008)
Mortgage Survivors (May 4, 2008)
Fed Seeks Ban on Some Practices of Credit Card Firms (May 3, 2008)
Fed to Pursue Aggressive Checks on Credit Cards (May 2, 2008)
Take Two on Time Off (April 24, 2008)
Fed Drafting New Credit Card Rules (April 18, 2008)
Seeking a Slice of Your Rebate (April 16, 2008)
Majoring in Plastic (April 13, 2008)
Bleaker Hopes for a Good Retirement (April 10, 2008)
Housing's Bright Spot: Stocks (April 6, 2008)
Woe to Those Who Owe, but Find a Way to Pay (March 9, 2008)
Wanna Talk Money? (March 2, 2008)
Fed's Rate Cuts Bring No Relief For Consumers' Credit Card Bills (February 11, 2008)
I Do, but You Don't. (February 10, 2008)
Play Money (February 3, 2008)
Colombian Odyssey (January 27, 2008)
. . . While the Bargain-Hunting Investors Are Just Getting Started (January 27, 2008)
Identity Theft Gets Personal (January 13, 2008)
Taxpayer Advocate Thinks the IRS Owes Apologies and $1,000 (January 10, 2008)
New Law To Expand Reach of 401(k)s (December 23, 2007)
Gift Cards Coming With Fewer Strings (December 16, 2007)
Heartbeat Monitors (December 2, 2007)
At Home, but Not in Their Own (November 25, 2007)
Stocks Fall Again As Another Bank Tallies Its Losses (November 10, 2007)
Winning at Cards (November 4, 2007)
In Pursuit Of a Down Payment (November 3, 2007)
Car Dealer Tactics on the New-Home Lot (October 8, 2007)
Fixing for a Slowdown (October 6, 2007)
HUD Sued Over Rule Banning Down-Payment Help (October 2, 2007)
FHA Down Payment Rule To Ban Seller Financing (September 29, 2007)
Montgomery Home Prices A 7-Figure Shock (September 27, 2007)
Housing Starts, Permits Sag (September 20, 2007)
Fending Off The Mortgage Crunch (September 2, 2007)
What Credit Crunch? (August 24, 2007)
Many Buyers Must Try, Try Again As Condominium Market Shrinks (August 15, 2007)
Banks Add More Funds To Stabilize Markets (August 11, 2007)
For 2015, It's What's Inside That Counts (August 11, 2007)
Low-Risk Borrowers Now Feel Crunch (August 10, 2007)
Little Kid on the Block (July 28, 2007)
Home Sales on a 'Staircase to the Basement' (July 26, 2007)
Weak Market Cuts NVR's Profit by 52% (July 21, 2007)
Suites All Around (June 30, 2007)
Slump in Housing Sales Continued Last Month (June 27, 2007)
Colonial Has All the Right Connections (June 23, 2007)
Condo Parties Feed Washington's Obsessions (June 16, 2007)
Foreclosure Rate Hits Historic High (June 15, 2007)
Apartment Firm Sued Over Access For Disabled (June 9, 2007)
Dressed to Sell (June 2, 2007)
Crisis Over Pet Food Extracting Healthy Cost (May 2, 2007)
Existing-Home Sales Fall Steeply (April 25, 2007)
A New Shade of Green in D.C. (April 21, 2007)
'Upside Down' Home Sellers Owe More Than They Get (April 20, 2007)
Condos Feel the Mortgage Crunch (April 7, 2007)
Seeing Other Agents (April 7, 2007)
Drop in Sales Of New Homes Clouds Revival (March 27, 2007)
If You Must Sell, Name Your Price Carefully (March 24, 2007)
After a Dismal Year, Condo Market Remains Shaky (March 24, 2007)
Cool-Down In Housing Market Hits Rentals (March 24, 2007)
A Buyer's Market? Lenders Permitting (March 24, 2007)
Surprising Jump for Existing-Home Sales (March 24, 2007)
Parking Reservations (March 17, 2007)
Lessons From 'Math Dude' Add Cool to the Equation (March 4, 2007)
A Growing Chorus On Risky Mortgages (March 3, 2007)
A 'Dude' With the Right Equation (March 1, 2007)
Existing-Home Sales Up, Prices Down (February 28, 2007)
Giving New Meaning to 'Whirlwind Courtship' (February 22, 2007)
Temporary 'Enjoyment Marriages' In Vogue Again With Some Iraqis (January 20, 2007)
Battling With Sadr for Iraqi Soldiers' Hearts (January 13, 2007)
U.S. Troops Raid 2 Iranian Targets in Iraq, Detain 5 People (January 12, 2007)
Iraq's Woes Are Adding Major Risks To Childbirth (January 4, 2007)
Iraq Probes Disorder At Hussein Execution (January 3, 2007)
6 Killed in U.S. Raid Targeting Insurgents (January 2, 2007)
U.S. Toll In Iraq Reaches 3,000 (January 1, 2007)
Elation Gives Way to Dread of Daily Life (December 31, 2006)
5 U.S. Troops Added To Death Toll in Iraq (December 29, 2006)
Army Brigade Headed to Kuwait (December 28, 2006)
Close Adviser to Sadr Dies in U.S.-Iraqi Raid (December 28, 2006)
7 U.S. Troops Added To Rising Toll in Iraq (December 27, 2006)
Iraqi Court Upholds Hussein's Sentence (December 27, 2006)
British Troops Raid, Raze Station House In Southern Iraq (December 26, 2006)
Bombings Kill 4 American Soldiers, 7 Iraqi Policemen (December 25, 2006)
Key Iraqi Cleric Rejects U.S. Bid For Moderate Political Bloc (December 24, 2006)
Keeping Christmas Alive on a Baghdad Street Corner (December 24, 2006)
5 U.S. Troops Die in Iraq as Month's Toll Hits 70 (December 23, 2006)
Three U.S. Troops Killed (December 22, 2006)
U.S. Transfers Control Of Najaf Province to Iraqi Security Forces (December 21, 2006)
Jailed Ex-Minister in Baghdad Escapes; Iraqi American Faces Corruption Charges (December 19, 2006)
Kidnappers Strike Red Crescent's Iraq Office (December 18, 2006)
A Call to Hussein-Era Soldiers (December 17, 2006)
Women Lose Ground in the New Iraq (December 16, 2006)
Scattered Attacks Kill At Least 34 in Baghdad (December 14, 2006)
U.S. Commander Says Withdrawal Won't Be Soon (December 13, 2006)
Two Families From Different Sects Meet Similar, Violent Fates in Iraq (December 12, 2006)
U.S. Report Rejected By Iraqi President (December 11, 2006)
Sunni Arabs Flee Homes in Baghdad (December 10, 2006)
Troops Kill 20 in Raid Near Baghdad; Iraqis Say Children Were Among Dead (December 9, 2006)
Wednesday's Toll for U.S. Troops in Iraq Rises to 11 (December 8, 2006)
10 U.S. Troops Killed in Iraq (December 7, 2006)
Maliki Seeks Regional Meeting on Iraq Security (December 6, 2006)
Emergency Helicopter Landing Kills 4 U.S. Troops (December 5, 2006)
Hussein Death Penalty Is Formally Appealed (December 4, 2006)
'About Five Minutes Into It, We Had to Take Over' (December 3, 2006)
Remains Found at Crash Site May Be Those of U.S. F-16 Pilot (November 30, 2006)
U.S. Military Predicts Rising Violence in Iraq (November 29, 2006)
In Diplomatic Turn, Iraqi Reaches Out to Iran (November 28, 2006)
Dozens Killed In Iraq Attacks (November 27, 2006)
Baghdad Braces For More Reprisals (November 26, 2006)
Assault on Iraqi Civilians Is Deadliest Since 2003 (November 24, 2006)
Death Toll For Iraqis Reaches New High (November 23, 2006)
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Escapes Car Bombing (November 22, 2006)
Iraq to Restore Long-Severed Relations With Neighbor Syria (November 21, 2006)
Syria Vows to Help Quell Violence in Iraq (November 20, 2006)
Growth Limits Go Right to the Top of Leggett's Agenda (November 9, 2006)
Leggett Heads a Democratic Charge (November 8, 2006)
Council to Ask County to Put Day-Laborer Center Elsewhere (November 7, 2006)
Republican, Independent Take On Leggett (November 4, 2006)
3 Candidates Campaign Aggressively In Race to Be Next County Executive (November 2, 2006)
In Montgomery, Ready to Serve (October 29, 2006)
Talks on Day-Labor Site Halted (October 28, 2006)
Affording Gaithersburg (October 25, 2006)
Residents, Builder Bury Hatchet By Carving Pumpkins for a Cause (October 22, 2006)
Domestic Workers' 'Bill of Rights' Lacks Council Backing (October 19, 2006)
For Ruben's Senate Posts, the Maneuvering Has Begun (October 5, 2006)
Executive Underdogs Crowd Into Spotlight (October 4, 2006)
Abrams Finds Opening to Run for Council (September 28, 2006)
A Community Built From Scratch (September 28, 2006)
Tensions Mount As Day Laborers Face Arrest Threat (September 21, 2006)
Leggett's Victory May Signal a Shift To Ease Growth (September 14, 2006)
Leggett Leads Race For County Executive (September 13, 2006)
No Single Dominant Issue In Crowded Council Races (September 8, 2006)
District 19 Democrats Don't Mind Selling Themselves as Twinkie Filler (September 7, 2006)
Candidates Confront Housing Issue (September 3, 2006)
3 Men Fatally Shot Near Well-Known Fairmount Heights Nightclub (September 3, 2006)
Elections To Bring Change At the Top (August 31, 2006)
Leggett Alleges Dirty Tactics; Silverman Counterattacks (August 26, 2006)
Developers Help Silverman Dominate in Fundraising (August 23, 2006)
Montgomery Foes, Short On Contrasts, Fling Barbs (August 20, 2006)
Council Rejects Ficker's Ballot Initiative (August 17, 2006)
Proposed Purple Line Colors Contest for Md. Governor (August 16, 2006)
Crown Farm Annexed for Homes, Offices (August 8, 2006)
'Bill of Rights' Urged For Household Employees (August 2, 2006)
In Montgomery, Personality Makes the Candidate (July 23, 2006)
Three on Council Back Former Agency Head to Return to Position (July 18, 2006)
Council Election Draws A Crowd (July 4, 2006)
Ban's Supporters Cite Boom in Business (July 4, 2006)
