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• How to find good karma with your lender

  Don't worry, be happy with your auto loan lender. But, answer these questions first to be sure. 

• Mom, I bought a car. Can you pay for it?

  What's a parent to do if a kid buys a car and can't pay for it? Hint: Your options aren't good. 

• Assumable mortgage: Take over the seller's loan

  An assumable mortgage is nice when you're selling a home during a time of rising rates. 

• The best way to use home equity to raise $25K

  Your home can raise cash in many ways. What's best: A mortgage, home equity loan or HELOC? 

• Women and life insurance

  Most women don't have a policy or are under-insured. 

• Auto loan rates for Feb. 7, 2013

  Here are the average auto loan rates from Bankrate's weekly survey of large banks and thrifts. 

• Refi clock goes tick-tock, even as rates drop

  Time to get paperwork in order if you want a mortgage, because rates are trending higher. 

• National mortgage rates for Feb. 7, 2013

  See rates from our survey of CDs, mortgages, home equity products, auto loans and credit cards. 

• Credit card interest rates for Feb. 7, 2013

  Here are the average credit card rates from Bankrate's weekly survey of large banks and thrifts. 

• Home equity loan rates for Feb. 7, 2013

  Here are the average home equity rates from Bankrate's weekly survey of large banks and thrifts. 

• Pros, cons of borrowing from family or friends

  A loan from family can throw the relationship off balance unless both sides do what's expected. 

• Video: Reviewing an insurance policy

  Not sure when to review your insurance policy? Experts share their thoughts on when to do so. 

• Top marriage states lag in life insurance policies

  You might think life insurance is most common where marriage is most popular. Think again. 

• Costly vaccines linked to false sense of security?

  A professor says the more a medication costs, the less patients fear getting ill. 

• Video: Auto rates for Feb. 7, 2013

  Auto loans stayed in neutral this week. 

• Video: Mortgage rates for Feb. 7, 2013

  Mortgage rates inched down this week. 

• 5 investing mistakes to avoid this year

  Investing in recent years has been tricky as investors try to navigate unusual circumstances. 

• Investing strategies to cover early retirement

  Early retirees need to find a balance between growth investments and capital preservation. 

• How to get rid of private mortgage insurance

  You can free yourself from private mortgage insurance, with planning and patience. 

• What you should (and shouldn't) buy in February

  Luggage, jewelry and summer clothes are full-priced in February. But some stuff is on sale. 

• 4 ways to make a break from low CD rates

  With CDs yielding chicken feed, what's an investor to do? Try one of these alternatives. 

• 6 ways to get investment portfolio help

  Unsure about how to invest your money? Explore these (mostly) cheap ways to get help. 

• How to decide between moving or remodeling

  When deciding whether to fix up your house or move, think about more than money. 

• 10 CD tips for savers in 2013

  In the fifth year of the great yield drought, what can CD savers do? Bankrate offers 10 CD strategies. 

• How to create a tax-smart portfolio strategy

  Boost return and shrink taxes by strategically placing investments in or outside an IRA.