If you’re organizing your file cabinet and all the banking documents in it, you may ask yourself which records you should keep and which you can get rid of. Here’s how long you should keep bank ...

Bank statements, credit card bills, tax papers — it’s amazing how many different types of financial documents we live with, even in the digital age. “The biggest reason to hang onto financial records ...

Buying a new house can involve paperwork, especially if you take out a mortgage. You may be overloaded with documents before, during, and after you close on your home. You may hesitate to toss ...

It’s fine to get rid of monthly mortgage statements, but you should keep all your mortgage documents, including proof of title insurance and the promissory note, until your loan is paid off. Having ...

Bank statement loans are a type of non-qualified (non-QM) mortgage, which may make it easier for self-employed borrowers to buy a home. Lenders can use previous bank statements to vet potential ...