Troubling Signs From Fed's Jackson Hole Conference
It's hard to discern what took place in a closed-door session at a remove, ... U.S. mountainside symposium today with a sense there's not much more they can do to repair credit ... of transparency; bad incentives; the central, problematic role of conflict-ridden rating agencies [more...]
Date: 2008-09-01 08:39:56
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Study More About Unsecured Debt Consolidation Loans - Avoid Being Rejected
Unsecured loans with bad credit can be the answer for anybody who is having problems managing their expenses and does not have anything to offer as ... people find that they have many small debts on credit cards, store accounts, plus car loans, etc ... get a consolidation loan at a lower rate of interest than many of your other bills. Credit cards and [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 15:51:16
Bail Me Out
Today's linkIt's Not a Weekend It's a LifestyleSaying for the DayAlways borrow money from a pessimist, he doesn't expect to be paid back ... on the mortgage without fail. He let other things slide. He ruined his credit rating. But he protected his house.Now he can’t get a low rate mortgage to replace the one he has because he has a bad [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 11:00:00
Obama — The Expected Victory
Nick Griffin assesses the significance of Obama’s Presidential victory ... despite having bad credit ratings. The banksters who wanted it passed wanted to be relieved [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 13:07:57
What the Fed's .50 rate cut means for Helocs & Credit Cards.
I heart CNN like crazy, they are REALLY on top of their ish over there! ... now be a crazy low rate of 4.05%!!! how crazy is that? And you know it's bad out there when my 2nd ... . This means total greatness! Since our Home Equity Line of Credit is tied to the Prime Rate (which [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 15:12:00
Just Tricks…No Treats for Friday’s Rates
Mortgage rates continue to trend upwards like mummies crawling out of their graves. (Sorry…bad reach. Booooo). October has been terrible for rates! ... FHA. Pricing based on credit score of 620 or better and loan amounts up to $362,790 for FHA in King ... all ready be factoring bad news into their brew. Conforming Mortgage Rates (loan amounts up to [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 19:48:17
Getting a Car Loan
We have been talking about getting a new car by next year ... . There is a nationwide car loan service that offers quick online credit approvals for customers with good or bad credit ... (if you have it) than now. Car Loans offered today are very tempting - they have lowered interest rates [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 02:55:29
It’s time to call your bank.
About a week ago, out of the blue, I had this feeling I should call my bank and find out what the current refinance rates were ... representative, he informed me that an FHA loan with decent credit would refinance at 4.875%. A Far cry from my current 6.66% rate! Not bad, but I don’t want an FHA loan. So after listening [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 03:20:26
Cheap secured loan: easy access to low rate financial assistance
Cheap secured loan offers monetary assistance with the best possible terms and conditions. The loan can be used to fulfill a number of demands and are available to good credit as well as bad credit borrowers. You can also undertake a proper research of the online market to avail [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 06:56:27
Mortgage Rates following a Dismal Jobs Report
This mornings Jobs Report was ugly. 240,000 non-farm jobs lost in October (higher than the expected 200,000) and unemployment at 6.5% ... with a sales price of $500,000 and a loan amount of $400,000. Rates are priced based on a low-mid credit score ... . Equally bad are the revisions to August and September's figures reflecting additional losses [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 16:48:53
“Living beneath your means”
While most of America was busy trading home equity for a TV, RV, and SUV, I was busy renting apartments and driving an economy car ... times or bad. If you can’t stop using your credit card, get rid of it. An easy check to see ... bad it was. My father once said “I got a 21% rate on my loan, and I was glad to get it.” We may [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 15:36:19
30 Ways to Save a Dollar a Day
This is a list of ways to save about $30 a month or a dollar a day. If you can do a couple of these, then you can save even more, like 60 or 90 ... the difference goes into savings 17. Call credit card companies to get a lower interest rate – calculate ... ) 6. Cut back on a bad habit – reduce smoking by ½ pack, buy fewer drinks when going out, cut the [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 17:18:25
Meet a self-described “bank terrorist”
Revolting (h/t: Moonbattery): Bruce Marks, founder of the leftist Neighborhood Assistance Corp ... “easy lending.” Listen to NACA’s pitch: “Come to NACA, and regardless of how bad your credit ... , while increasing the number of mortgages it restructures by lowering interest rates and extending loan [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 23:53:27
Commercial Mortgage Meltdown Has Just Begun (Update)
According to the AP, there is another mortgage crisis looming ... year, according to analysts from Fitch Ratings Ltd., which evaluates companies’ credit. “We’re ... with Herrick Feinstein in New Jersey. That’s bad news for more than just property owners [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 04:27:00
Models cannot replace brains
I liked this article on how the scientific models for cod population were bogus ... out there with bad credit, but good willingness (and ability) to repay. One test of this willingness ... " rate, make sense: if you can make payments for two years, then your credit score improves [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 23:24:47
India’s inflation at seven-year high of 8.75 percent
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) In what is more bad news for the hard-hit ordinary citizen, industry and policy makers alike, ... prices,” said D.K. Joshi, chief economist of rating agency Credit Rating Information and Services [more...]
Date: 2008-06-13 08:57:37
100.00 Payday Loan
In general these are secured loans ensuring that you need to pay an urgent bill of amount higher than these easy payday loans ... For Telechecking Do you have a history record of bad credit to avail these advances. Other kinds ... payday loan money advances as credit checks are done by the lenders and hence the rates [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:06:00
Fed Speak Translations, Oil Forecasts, Treasury Calls for Help, Crazy Freddie Mac Stats, and More!
by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias The Fed admits impotence… nation stuck between falling economy and rising costs Yet stocks rally… The 5 ... considerable stress. Tight credit conditions, the ongoing housing contraction and elevated energy ... how bad inflation might get.” And thus, rates are likely to stay at 2% for some time. For a nation [more...]
Date: 2008-08-06 18:57:16
What GMAC’s financing means to you
The auto industry got another boost from the federal government this week, in the form of $5 billion in aid to GMAC, ... , but you can have a bad 621 and a good 621,” Griffin said about credit scores. “It doesn’t mean ... for consumers with less-than-pristine credit or those seeking a low financing rate on a new vehicle. Here’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 14:00:09
Consumers Get a Break on Credit Cards - Finally
First the bad news: these rules don’t take effect until July, 2010 ... barring the deceptive and punitive practices of many credit card issuers. The policy statement ... thirty days late on a payment. In that case, credit card issuers can still increase your interest rate [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 01:43:31
Top 1000 most expensive keywords updated 725-825
Updated the next 100 from 725-825 wow did you know that enterprise web hosting costs you $32 , ... bad credit remortgage uk $32.60 mercedes car insurance $32.59 injury at work ... equity line of credit rates $32.93 life insurance cover $32.93 equity loan [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 21:46:00
Fast Access To Monetary Relief For Non Homeowners
by katie George For a homeowner, there is nothing to worry while availing loans. However this is not the same for tenants as well as homeowners ... with bad credit problems. Al though the interest charged will be relatively higher than the normal rates ... can get the required finances by opting for other alternatives in the form of instant tenant loans. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 10:46:23
Fast Access To Monetary Relief For Non Homeowners
by katie George For a homeowner, there is nothing to worry while availing loans. However this is not the same for tenants as well as homeowners ... with bad credit problems. Al though the interest charged will be relatively higher than the normal rates ... can get the required finances by opting for other alternatives in the form of instant tenant loans. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 09:11:39
Mission and Recession
by Skye Jethani The financial talking heads are attributing the current economic crisis to a number of things: lack of regulatory oversight, ... rate and over $8000 in credit card debt. As Dave Ramsey says, we are not “acting our wage.” ... bad mortgage lending practices, and globalized market structures. But some of the more plainspoken [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 17:00:51
Disposable mobile broadband - my experience
Someone close to me is going into hospital for an operation soon. They want to take their Mac with them for web and email access while recuperating ... , at the typical extortionate rates, with the usual clunky credit-card sign up. It's also unclear whether ... London not too bad unless I'm in a basement. Also, it's not necessary to have multi-MB speeds [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 10:39:00
Chinese banks facing risks from bad loans
China’s lenders may have evaded the worst of the global credit crisis so far, but they are facing plenty of risks of their own, economists with credit agency Fitch Ratings said Friday. A larger-than-expected downturn ... , which have boosted lending at the government’s behest, will see an increase in problem loans, said [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 09:39:30
When will the Recession end? Here's a collection of opinions.
This is the subject of my Mini poll which I invite you to vote in just below my Web site clock to the right ... , they are preoccupied with cleaning up their balance sheets after seven months of credit turmoil ... as the government had earlier reported.Economists even found bad news in the fact that the unemployment rate fell [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 07:44:00
2nd Mortgage Rate
2nd Mortgage Rate August 12th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed Do you own a home? ... . Applying for a home equity loan can be quick and painless. Even with bad credit, it may still ... or to purchase a car? Right now, mortgage rates are at the lowest they have been in decades [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 14:23:58
New York City: Partly Cloudy With A Chance Of Markdowns
Millions of people watched the ball drop in Times Square to ring in 2009. But how many of them will go on to visit New York City in 2009? ... are starting to get to the point where the bad news is going to come and come at an ever growing rate ... as the credit crunch goes global. A poster on the culinary forum eGullet suspected the city's steakhouses [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 20:30:43
Mortgage Rates, Scary Jobs Details, Investing in 2009, Russian Gas Dispute, and More!
by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Mortgage rates plunge to record lows… but are they at the bottom? ... of the credit crisis. “That’s bad,” Byron King somberly explains. “We already have an aging work force ... to 2009… how to invest amid rife market manipulation If you’ve got money, credit and patience [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:36:29
The Worldwide Credit Crisis
Recently in the UK Lloyds TSB has merged with the HBOS group which includes the old Halifax building society, BM solutions, IF, TMB ( ... to the satisfaction of everyone. What also will happen to the home owners who have a bad credit mortgage ... a large player in the financial market good deals on mortgages and lower rate loans could be impeded [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 03:00:28
Debt Consolidation Loans: Get Rid of the Debt-Danger
Debt- it adds a lot of troubles to our life. Debt-burden, harassing and untimely calls by creditors make our life so terrible ... to your requirement. Debt consolidation loans are also obtainable for those persons, who have a bad credit history, arrears, bankruptcy or CCJs. But in this case, lenders will charge higher interest rate [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 16:17:03
Emergency Fed Meeting: Paulson and Fed Attempt to Jawbone Wall Street to Rescue Lehman
Not surprisingly, it appears increasingly unlikely that private parties are wiling to take on a company that is pretty certain to have negative net ... was a Bad Idea and told the attendees the would be well served to prevent that from happening ... , from cutting its credit rating. However, it is far from clear on what terms Lehman is able to agree a deal [more...]
Date: 2008-09-13 02:38:36
My Net Worth Is Down Only 10% Since Its August 2008 Peak
So, how did I manage this remarkable accomplishment? Let me tell you…. I have been tracking my family’s net worth for about eight months now ... ). You are essentially earning the interest rate of your credit cards and car loans when you pay them ... ;P 500 and other indexes because of the mutual funds’ bad gambles in stocks like AIG, Wachovia, Fannie [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 18:13:54
On the Road to Home Re-fi
So, we finally decided to start the process of refinancing our home. I thought we'd try our current mortgage company first. First off, let me say that I've had three years of bad customer service from this company ... we got was one of the lower ones for our credit rating. I only did a little research on closing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 13:39:00
Why You Should Lock Up That Other $350 Billion
Immediately after GMAC became eligible for TARP money, GM reduced to zero the interest rate… on certain models ... "If you pay people trillions of dollars in response to a bad behavior (in this case, credit lenience ... cars are made in America by Americans for Americans, and Ford, which does not have the freedom [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:49:26
Why you should lock up that other $350 billion
Immediately after GMAC became eligible for TARP money, GM reduced to zero the interest rate… on certain models ... "If you pay people trillions of dollars in response to a bad behavior (in this case, credit lenience ... cars are made in America by Americans for Americans, and Ford, which does not have the freedom [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 22:04:50
With Things So Bad In The Economy…
…why is this happening: You know what I got in the mail yesterday? An offer from my credit card company, for a $50,000 unsecured personal loan. Did you catch that? Unsecured. That amount of money would require me to make the equivalent of another mortgage payment to repay them. That offer came as a result of our credit rating, and we would [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 15:47:13
Bad Debt Unsecured Loans - No More Rushing After Lenders
Running after the lenders for loans is a very common incident that happens to almost all those who have a bad credit record. Lenders often turn you down or want to trap you with higher interest rates. So, now it’s time to break free from all such situations as the bad debt unsecured loans are ... [more...]
Date: 2008-12-14 19:00:01
Monday morning links
TOP STORIES Fed, Treasury revamp AIG support - MarketWatch China Unveils Sweeping Plan for Economy - NY Times Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal ... For U.S. Banks - Washington Post Why banks are boosting credit card interest rates - USA Today Bear Stearns ... a bigger boom imply a bigger bust? - CFR How Low, How Bad, How Long? - Hussman Funds Laying [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 14:24:06
A HUGE Currency Rally!
Gaza bombing has dollar on the run… More proof we’re turning Japanese… Adding to the debt burden… What will deflation do for the dollar? ... they’re just going to get worse, and that spells bad times for the dollar… Eventually… I did a lot ... to dig the economy out of recession, said Akio Mikuni, president of credit ratings agency Mikuni &amp [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 15:45:39
Insurance company
At carinsurancequote247.com, you will still be able to get free insurance quotes though you are included in high risk driver ... information on how sr22’s affect rates. The SR22 insurance policy is a high risk auto insurance policy, which ... who have vary of accidents or violations of traffic laws and also for those who have bad credit scores [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 02:23:59
Economy so bad National won’t take advantage?
Heat on public sector bossesPublic service bosses face renewed pressure to cut spending as Treasury warns the economy will stall this year and ... in the face of warnings New Zealand's credit rating will be downgraded if debt gets out of hand ... , plasma TV’s and cosmetic surgery on credit cards wasn’t sustainable (who would’ve thunk [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 18:18:00
Hard Money Loans With Bad Credit!
by Mary Bush Hard Money Loans are issued at a much higher interest rate than standard real estate loans, ... -term financing and to stave off foreclosures. Hard money loans are generally considered loans of “last resort,” and is initiated when a borrower with poor or limited credit histories can find [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 05:44:24
Hard Money Loans With Bad Credit!
by Mary Bush Hard Money Loans are issued at a much higher interest rate than standard real estate loans, ... -term financing and to stave off foreclosures. Hard money loans are generally considered loans of “last resort,” and is initiated when a borrower with poor or limited credit histories can find [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 19:39:45
The Asian Response
10 ASEAN nations planning for a crisis fund to tap from if they face severe liquidity crunch due to global financial crisis; Fund can also be used to purchase bad assets, recapitalize troubled financial institutions ... : Raised cap and credit cost on external borrowing of firms; cut interest rate 100pbs [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 16:09:00
Generous Motors - Bumped
This post was one of the first at TOC. I linked to it yesterday, and on reflection thought it deserved more prominence ... we all heard and read plenty of bad news on the subject of GM. The catalyst was the March 16th ... , posting a negative outlook on GM and threatening to reduce its credit rating to “junk” status. The stock [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 23:30:00
The Fed Translated….
The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 50 basis points to 1 percent ... Greenspan is being blamed, in part, for causing the credit crisis by leaving interest rates too low ... the world is damping the prospects for U.S. exports when other countries are in bad economic straights [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 20:41:31
The New China, Bush Asks for TARP, 2009 Oil Surprise, Buy Turkmenistan and More!
by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Chinese exports dive; oil imports, money supply and leverage rise… sound familiar? Bush asks for rest of $700 billion TARP… S&P says USA’s credit rating getting shaky Dan ... d been forecasting that because the economic paradigm “We think, they sweat” was a bad one — it was unlikely [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:36:29
Malls are next to face foreclosure
{ December 4, 2008 @ 2:38 pm } · { Economy } { Tags: economics, Economy, finance, malls, mortgage, recession } ... , and the bad news is trickling in. Malls from Michigan to Georgia are entering foreclosure. Hotels in Tucson ... year, according to analysts from Fitch Ratings Ltd., which evaluates companies’ credit. “We’re [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 18:38:28
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