New Year, Better Credit Score: Post 3

stockxpertcom_id12723501_size0-743295.jpg So FICO has branded you with a not-so-desirable credit score and you have made the resolution to bring ... month.  Remember also, not all debt is bad.  Items like mortgages and car loans on your credit report ... and see if they will take the late payment off so it doesn’t show up on your credit report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:55:57

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Increase Your Credit Score - Use It or Lose It!

In case you did not know, I am a huge Dave Ramsey fan. This guy simply understands what it takes to truly become debt free ... not qualify for financing. I understand how the credit reporting bureaus calculate your credit ... and then pay these guys once a month. Not a bad deal….. That is until we were denied credit! Let [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:44:16

Is Debt Necessary For Generating Income?

“Margie” writes in: My husband and I are pretty frugal, but we currently carry about $25,000 in credit card debt and a personal loan ... about $1,200 on each one of the the personal loan and two credit cards. This way we’ll be able to pay off ... ? First of all, it’s worthwhile to get a bead on how bad this debt actually is. Margie reports [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 20:00:49

TOPWRAP 1-More economic pain seen in 2009, govt’s to pump up aid

Investors said good riddance on Wednesday to one of the worst years on record and prayed that massive government rescue plans will pull the global ... -term as bleak economic reports roll in, signalling more bankruptcies, bad debts and layoffs through ... struggling to pay off mortgages and credit card bills. “It has been a shocking year, hardly anything [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 05:44:34

How Women Can Fix Their Credit Before Applying for a Job: Part 2 — Debt and Budgeting

a guest post by Michelle Dunn (www.bizchicksrule.com) ... I ran into a bad situation and turned to a credit counseling service that was a scam and I spent money ... — Earlier today, we talked about credit reports and credit scores. Now, let’s talk about managing [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 16:25:41

Debt Is Up! Debt Is Down! Which Is It?

Two recent stories regarding consumer debt caught my eye because I read them practically right after each other … From the Associated Press on ... to end this cycle, I wonder - and how bad is it, really? Although the delinquency rate on credit ... trillion, the Federal Reserve reported Friday. Consumer credit rose at a 3.1 % pace in September [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 01:28:57

It’s Time To Cut Back In California

The Union Tribune reports from California. “ABA Recovery Service owner Marcelle Egley-Sparks said that in the past year, ... During its first 73 years, San Diego Metropolitan Credit Union never lost money on a real estate loan. That ended last year, when it wrote off $527,681 in bad real estate debt. The credit union also took [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 18:28:13

Bad house, car debts mount in O.C.

TransUnion, one of the big three credit bureaus, reports that delinquencies rose in the third quarter on homes and cars in Orange County but remained flat on credit cards. The ratio of home loans 60-days past due climbed to 4.6 ... % a year ago. Credit card 90-day lates were flat in O.C. at 1%. The chart (click on it for larger image [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 11:00:03

US Treasury to rely on China and the Middle East to finance bailout?

The Wall Street Journal is reporting Financial Troubles Humble U.S. The U.S ... by bad debt and market distrust. This is a bittersweet moment in U.S. economic history. In one sense ... their diplomats to reassure other nations on questions of credit-worthiness," says former [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 04:20:45

US Treasury to rely on China and the Middle East to finance bailout?

The Wall Street Journal is reporting Financial Troubles Humble U.S. The U.S ... by bad debt and market distrust. This is a bittersweet moment in U.S. economic history. In one sense ... their diplomats to reassure other nations on questions of credit-worthiness," says former [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 04:19:47

MortgageNewsClips: Spreadsheet Resource, Realtors Beware, Credit Cards, Lou Ranieri, Securitization Primer, Popular Sells, Asymmetric Risk, Damage Report, Disparity, NY Mortgages, Freddie Automates, 3 more News Clips

RESOURCE: has list of sites offering free spreadsheets - Spreadsheets: Free to Learn - No-cost tutorials, instruction, ... Ross - Inman News ———— BusinessWeek_logo Credit-Card Rage - Debt-strapped consumers vent ... -old concept of securitization a bad name, IMF Economist Andreas Jobst writes. Securitization [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 10:37:39

Housing in O.C. beach towns slumps, sales off 28%

Analysis of MDA DataQuick’s November report shows the county’s beach-close communities are clearly being challenged by a credit crunch and a ... rents? 30-year mortgage at 37-year low CA banks drop protection against bad loans Mortgage aid scheme a failure Bad house, car debts mount in O.C. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 08:24:51

It’s Only Money

Harley-Davidson Inc. (ticker symbol HOG) is cashless in Milwaukee.The BizTimes Daily reports Harley-Davidson Warehouse Funding Corp. and Harley-Davidson Credit Corp. subsidiaries’ received $500 million last week in a loan advance ... in dividends. Harley-Davidson Financial Services Inc. (HDFS) continues to carry some significant bad debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 19:56:43

An Encouraging Economic Analysis

Here is a piece of encouraging economic analysis from the folks over at The Tycoon Report by Teeka Tiwari called 5 Bank Panic Mega-Trends ... -leverage and re-loan, which will stimulate economic growth. 5. The credit markets will become unstuck ... into beefed up corporate earnings surprises (to the upside). 4. $700 billion in bad bank debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:39:17

Despite Credit Crunch, Peer To Peer Lending Remains Popular

After launching in 2005, Zopa has managed to recruit over 200,000 lenders and loan takers, the peer-to-peer lending website reports. The loans that Zopa has enabled between people as funded ... %, and over the last three months a much higher 8.9% (after charges and any bad debt). Given these rates [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 21:03:54

State of the Stimulus Report

In the spirit of scrambling to keep tabs on federal attempts to grease our economic machine, ... to buy debt from ten issuers. Money market funds are chock-full of bad assets. The Fed’s move ... of what we know only as the “credit crunch” every time it takes a step forward. Thoughts: -Trickle-down [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 18:15:10

Consumer Reports Retirement Survey: Planning Ahead May Be Just As Risky As Rewarding

February issue offers 17 moves to rebuild the nest egg and secure the future In the wake of big investment losses many have turned to Plan B to ... their credit card use and spent less on groceries and household goods. “When bad investments happen to good people, they have to work harder to slash debt, cut spending and save more. Switching to Plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:09:04

A 90?s Flashback for Commercial Property

Angela Pruitt reports: Commercial property is bracing for a tough time that could morph into a crisis similar in scope to the free ... in history. But with the credit markets in lock-down mode, consumer confidence battered ... on investment-grade corporate debt,” Kirby said. “Those rates have gone up north of 9%. That’s bad news [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 15:40:57

How Can Lawsuit Funding May Help To Avoid A Bad Credit

Many lawsuit plaintiffs have financial troubles while they wait for a settlement problem that could make more low their credit level . Credit reports are piled up by firms named credit bureaus that get reports directly from lenders about their customers paying practices. Founded on a debtors history of paying bills and the amount of debt the man has , credit bureaus go with a credit score for each man . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 13:20:28

Good Credit Report Score

Good Credit Report Score December 20th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed Bankruptcy is an option but the laws have changed and it is not always the ... establishments that promised to help you may have ended up hindering you. Bad Consolidation Credit loan personal Getting your credit card debt relief procedure started is the most important thing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 06:19:18

Debt Consolidation - a great way to simplify your credit problem

Debt consolidation is great solution of financial problems that faced by many person in their life ... and repair your credit report if you follow your debt management plan until the end of period. Don’ ... . However, most debt consolidation efforts will have bad effect on credit ratings at first. This is because [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 15:15:48

Credit Repair Help - Here’s How To Start Right Now!

by Mark Alison People are in debt. Living in this world with bad credit can be difficult. It’s hard to repair your credit and it makes life difficult to have bad credit ... coffees. We need to then know what’s in your credit report. There are three credit card companies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:03:01

Liens

If you do not pay State or Federal taxes or pay a debt owed to a creditor, they can make a claim against your property ... from the mortgage and the lien! How does a lien affect my credit report and credit score? This type of security interest looks very bad on your credit report. Potential lenders see a lien on file [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 00:30:06

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