A personal guarantee is a financial noose that the guarantor puts their entire financial life into, and then waits to see if the trapdoor springs open. Some 30 years or so ago, I was in a trial in ...

To guarantee or not to guarantee, that is the question. In my experience, the benefits of a performance guarantee usually outweigh the disadvantages. A guarantee promises a measurable improvement for ...

For a little more each month, you'll get the certainty of knowing your bill won’t increase for at least five years. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...

Taking out a loan can keep your business running smoothly and allow it to scale, but there's one potential catch: Lenders may require a personal guarantee. In most cases, you should plan to sign a ...

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Will mortgage rates go higher if the government takes the GSEs out of conservatorship? Many people would say yes if there were no government backing of these two giants, but on Tuesday evening the ...

A personal guarantee is an agreement that a business owner will use their own assets, if necessary, to repay their business’s debts. Providing a guarantee can widen your loan and business credit card ...

In Holman Fenwick Willan LLP v Samady (2023) the High Court had to decide whether the words (contained in a payment plan agreed between a client and his law firm ...

A personal guarantee can help you secure a business loan, but consider the risks and legal obligations before signing one Written By Written by Staff Loans Editor, WSJ | Buy Side Hannah Alberstadt is ...

In “Navigating the Route to Product Suitability,” I began a series of articles to suggest ways for agents to implement a structured approach to arriving at a cogent and defensible product ...

Money-back guarantees come with pros and cons, so it's important to evaluate both sides before implementing such a policy. While businesses are always on the lookout for ways to increase lead ...

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