Tag: mortgage

Mortgage Paid Off

Baby boomers love to discuss this age-old question: Should I pay off the mortgage before retiring? Our blog readers fell into two camps in their comments on a recent article. Some made an emotional argument – that a mortgage-free retirement makes them feel secure. The other camp argued that paying off the mortgage does not…

The Cares Act

As the pandemic was sinking into our collective consciousness a year ago, Congress, fearing economic calamity, allowed Americans to temporarily halt their mortgage and student loan payments. By the end of October – seven months after President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act – Americans had postponed some $43 billion…