The Rule the Banks Don’t Want You To Know

King Solomon once said that there’s nothing new under the sun. How appropriate that the wisest man in the Bible ( ... and credit card companies instead of making it work for them. The average credit card rate is currently at 13.54% (Source: Credit Cards.com, 2008) and Americans are averaging $16,635 in debt, excluding [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 18:00:27

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Use the Plastic to Repair Your Credit Rating

People are always looking for the shortest path to solve their personal finance problems ... and knowledge play important roles. Repair your credit rating, get out of debt Poor or below average ... yourself from getting scammed As secured credit cards application are having lower qualifying [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 09:31:39

2 Out of 3 Ain't Bad, 7 out of 9 Is...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Average interest rates on most types of credit cards rose slightly this week, according to a report from CreditCards.com.Annual percentage rates on seven out of nine categories of cards -- business, instant approval ... Thursday. The APR on cards for people with bad credit held steady at 10.82 percent while rates on student [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 17:47:00

Bond issuer upgrades look set to increase

Bond issuers poised for a credit-rating upgrade have exceeded the 12-month average for the first time in two years, according to Standard & Poor's in a report that signals improvements in the global economy.The ratings agency said 174 global iss ... [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:48:20

Banks Hoard Cash; Credit Card Bond Sales at Zero

Although LIBOR Plunged For 17 Consecutive Days it is not a sign of a huge increase in willingness to lend ... bank loans, compared with an average of 22 basis points in the five years before the global credit ... rate, or Libor, for three- month loans fell to 2.51 percent today, from 4.82 percent on Oct. 10 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 02:26:00

Used Exotics Going For Honda Accord Money

2001porsche911 As brokers and bankers fall from the credit tightrope, they’ll have to downsize the excesses in their lives ... in price to a high-end Accord. Consumer Reports gives the 2004 E-Class an “average” reliability rating [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 16:34:27

Mortgage rates slide under 5%

Rates on 30-year fixed-rate loans fell across the country for the week ended Thursday to an average of 4 ... Altman, a partner with WestCal Mortgage Corp. in Orange, said homebuyers with good credit and a 20% down ... .96%, the lowest in at least 38 years, says mortgage giant Freddie Mac. It began tracking rates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:02:07

Taking Advantage of Low Rates

Continued unrest in the Middle East, unemployment rates at the highest level in recent memory, ... and refinancing. My current 30 year mortgage is in the low 6 percent range which, when I got it back ... with my mortgage broker now, as the average 30 year is now around 5.5%. I'm fortunate enough to have a high credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:56:00

Poll: 11 percent say Bush will be remembered as above average president

The news comes the latest poll from the Pew Research Center ... at least a fair amount of credit for preventing more terror attacks." The report provides a fairly ... . A bright spot for Bush: "In the final year of his presidency, even as his approval rating [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 21:57:25

9 Reasons for a good credit rating or FICO score

Does my credit rating really matter? That question goes through a lot of people’s heads as they max out their credit card or don’t pay their ... of having a good credit score can be very rewarding and fulfilling. You might be asking yourself, what exactly is a good credit score? Well, the average rating for people in the US with a debt below [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 12:22:27

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