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Retailers want to go cashless. But opponents say that's discriminatory 03/26/2019 09:23am • Retailers and restaurants say eliminating cash at their stores makes them more efficient. But opponents argue that cashless stores exclude millions of Americans without bank accounts. Americans use cash in 30% of all transactions, according to a 2017 survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Fr Refinance your car loan? Arlington’s MotoRefi can do that 03/26/2019 06:00am • Homeowners refinance their mortgages all the time, but refinancing an auto loan isn’t something most borrowers consider. Arlington, Virginia-based startup MotoRefi thinks it has found a way to make it easy to do. MotoRefi has raised $4.7 million in venture capital funding to ramp up its auto 9 red flags you're making a bad financial decision 03/25/2019 09:00am • Watch out for these telltale signs. If you've made poor spending decisions in the past or developed lackluster money-management habits over time, you've probably tried to figure out where things went south. The reality is there are often warnings indicating that you were about to stumble into som Applying for a mortgage? Shop the rate (and prepare for paperwork if you’re self-employed) 03/25/2019 07:36am • For homebuyers applying for a mortgage, the work starts well before you actually apply for it, and for self-employed mortgage seekers, the work can be even more daunting. For all mortgage seekers, you can get a better deal if you put the time and effort into finding it. Many buyers tend to def EagleBank CEO Ron Paul cites health reasons for stepping down 03/21/2019 10:43am • Longtime and well-known local bank president Ron Paul has announced his resignation as president and chief executive officer of Eagle Bancorp, citing health issues, effective immediately. Paul founded EagleBank in 1998 and has headed the Bethesda, Maryland-based institution since. EagleBank's Harry Roe Hughes, the unlikely governor: A remembrance by John W. Frece 03/20/2019 07:56am • This content was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. Though few Marylanders may realize it, their lives are better off today because former Maryland Gov. Harry R. Hughes, who died March 13 DC Council member says BMW involved in hit-and-run was borrowed by friend 03/20/2019 07:15am • D.C. Council Member Trayon White says his BMW which was involved in a hit-and-run crash Monday night had been borrowed by a friend. In a statement Wednesday morning, White said he noticed minor front end damage to his car Tuesday morning. He assumed a driver had backed into his car while parking Affordable housing, children key issues in DC mayor's State of the District address 03/19/2019 07:00am • D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser proposed more money for affordable housing, making child care more affordable and the continuation of free rides on D.C.'s popular Circulator bus during her State of the District address Monday night. Bowser's budget that now goes to the D.C. Council includes $130 million Want a perfect credit score? Get more credit cards (and where DC ranks) 03/18/2019 07:55am • The Washington metro area ranks in the top 10 for cities with the highest percentage of consumers with perfect credit scores, at No. 7 — but even so, only 1.94 percent of Washington area consumers have a perfect score of 850, according to Experian. And while that squeaky-clean score of 850 is c Va. Rep. Wexton addresses white nationalism, student debt during 1st town hall 03/17/2019 05:46pm • The auditorium at Goshen Post Elementary School in Aldie, Virginia, was packed Sunday afternoon for Rep. Jennifer Wexton's, D-Va. 10, first town hall, where she discussed her progress since taking office before giving residents a chance to ask her about the issues most important to them. Some of DC's housing market has a new kind of buyer, and it's needed 03/11/2019 07:40am • The average size of a mortgage that buyers are taking out has hit a record high. In D.C., the average mortgage loan is now about $495,000. When compared to states, D.C. ranks second only to California for the average mortgage loan size. Part of the rise in mortgage loan size is that prices con Publisher of Loudoun Co. news site arrested on charges of fraud 03/09/2019 06:42pm • The publisher of a Loudoun County news site has been arrested on charges of fraud. Brian Thomas Reynolds, of Leesburg, was indicted on charges that he defrauded investors and lenders to Tribune Media Group, LLC, a company that he controls, which operates the Loudoun Tribune. Reynolds is the presi Manafort gets 47 months, judge cites mostly 'blameless' life 03/08/2019 07:33am • ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under sentencing guidelines. Manafort, sitting in a wheelchair a How student loans affect your credit 03/06/2019 07:00pm • Student loans can have a major effect on your credit score, so it pays to understand the relationship between student loans and credit. On one hand, borrowing and paying back student loans can do wonders for your credit history. On the other, a misstep like a missed payment can send your score plumm Affordable housing, American Legion post approved for Virginia Square 02/26/2019 09:37am • WASHINGTON — The Arlington County Board has approved a plan to redevelop the aging American Legion Post 39, at 3445 Washington Blvd., into a new, affordable housing apartment building and a new home for the Virginia Legion post. A $5.8 million loan from the county's Affordable Housing Investmen