Lessons From Marriage and Divorce – Several different couples I’m friends with are uncoupling right now. They’re at the very beginning of the separation process. It’s got me thinking. Because when I look in their eyes, when I hear their voices, I recognize the fear and sadness that permeates their souls and colors their minutes and future plans and past memories.

Mortgage Loan Rates Rise for 2nd Straight Week – The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released its report on mortgage applications Wednesday morning. It noted a week-over-week decrease of 13.2% in the group’s seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending February 13, following a drop of 9% for the week ending February 6. Mortgage loan rates increased on all five types of loans for the second consecutive week.

U.S. college student borrowers, debt rise last year: N.Y. Fed – More U.S. students continued to borrow larger sums for their college education last year, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, while total student loan balances tripled over the last decade.