Consumer Credit Counseling
Consumer Credit Counseling January 17, 2009 at 5:00 pm · Filed under Credit Counseling Services div style=’float: right; width: 100px; padding: ... on financed loans and credit card debt can become onerous and when you add in penalties and late fees ... impossible for anyone to compete in today’s arena without the aid of a credit card. And that’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:00:36
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Credit Repair
Credit Repair The effects from damaged credit can be far reaching. When it comes to credit repair it’s hard to know where to go or how to start. Credit repair services for those who feel their credit scores do not accurately reflect their credit risk. Helping consumers take action on their credit since 1991, Lexington Law has served over 1/2 million clients. Here is the video on Youtube : [more...]
Date: 2009-08-23 06:29:09
Give Yourself Some Credit
By Alphonso Smith One of the most prominent companies that exists today in the field of consumer credit counseling is CCCS has been providing ... that should be explored is the free 7 lesson credit repair ecourse offered at the end of this article ... consumer credit counseling services to clients for years and they have a proven track record [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 11:02:04
BBB Consumer Alert About Credit Service
Hawaii's Better Business Bureau® issued an alert today warning consumers to be aware of companies taking advantage of the credit crunch by promising bogus credit repair services that can be costly and in some cases illegal. With lenders becoming increasingly... [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 09:59:09
Sunday Roundup
We had a very productive day today. We changed the water in all three of our hydroponic garden reservoirs, ... Kelly is also dealing with car repairs, but of a bigger variety. She’s in the “repair or replace” ... some tips from the Consumer Credit Counseling Service for how to survive a recession/depression/economic [more...]
Date: 2008-10-20 05:58:17
A Personal Bail Out Program for Consumers Stuck in the Credit Crunch
PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 24 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Credit Crunch Fix (CreditCrunchFix.com) ... is not debt settlement or credit repair, nor legal counsel. Credit Crunch Fix allows consumers ... has launched a legal document preparation service, to let consumers request relief from past due [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 16:49:15
Do it Yourself Credit Repair Vs. Using a Credit Repair Service
The current state of our nation’s economy has many consumers reevaluating their financial situation and seeking ways to improve upon it. And while the need for credit repair is garnering increased awareness (after all, it can help consumers acquire better rates on home mortgages and car loans, and even affect employment opportunities), how to go about repairing your credit can be a frustrating, bewildering and downright overwhelming process. [more...]
Date: 2009-07-17 03:11:36
Do it Yourself Credit Repair Vs. Using a Credit Repair Service
The stream state of the nation’s manage to buy has most consumers reevaluating their monetary incident as good as looking ways to urge upon it. And whilst the need for credit correct is garnering increasing recognition (after all, it can assistance consumers take improved rates upon home mortgages as good as automobile loans, as good as even begin practice opportunities), how to go about correct your credit can be the frustrating, bewildering as good as officious strenuous process. [more...]
Date: 1999-11-30 00:00:00
Recognizing a Credit Repair Scam
by David Wada Everyday, companies target consumers who have poor credit histories with promises to clean up their credit report so they can get a ... and someone else has your money. If you see a credit repair offer, heres how to tell if the company behind it is up to no good: * Before they provide any credit repair services, the company wants [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 06:24:58
Wednesday Night Marketing News
When I lived and worked in Metro Detroit, the Auto Show was one of the highlights of winter.. ... . "The issues are limited range, long charge times and durability," says David Champion, Consumer Reports ... Financial Services Private-Label Credit Card Biz 'More Bleak Than Sunny' by Les Luchter "Online [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 23:00:00
Self Credit Repair - The Truth Behind The Hype
by Tim BeachumThe consumers have been brained washed into believing the words, “Self Credit Repair,” are bad. This is mainly do to the unscrupulous business practices of some credit repair agencies. For the most part these companies have managed to illegally charge the consumers for services that they cannot deliver.While preparing to write this article, I read numerous books and articles on the subject matter. The majority of them centered on tactics that are extremely outdated. [more...]
Date: 2009-05-24 15:26:14
And If The Promotion Doesn’t Yield A Sale? What’s Next?
It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Foreclosure filings in Gallatin County have tripled since 2006, when 37 homes were foreclosed upon ... of Consumer Credit Counseling Service in Tulsa, said the past year shows that the state isn’t immune [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 21:04:08
Identify Credit Repair Scam in 6 Ways!!
by David Wada Everyday, companies target consumers who have poor credit histories with promises to clean up their credit report so they can get a ... and someone else has your money. If you see a credit repair offer, heres how to tell if the company behind it is up to no good: * The company wants you to pay for credit repair services before [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 06:23:45
Credit Karma Uses Ad Model to Provide Free Credit Information
According to the 2007 Online Banking Report, approximately one in three US adult consumers monitors or checks their credit score in some form or ... the score is usually only free if you enroll in a credit monitoring service. In this margin-rich industry ... . FreeCreditReport.com and TrueCredit.com, the consumer direct sites of Experian and TransUnion [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 19:39:56
Record Credit Card Defaults Signals a Weaker Recovery
According to reports from Moody’s ( MCO ) Investors Service, credit card delinquencies surged to record levels in August. In the first increase of charge-off rates since the rally began in March, credit card issuers wrote off 11.49% of uncollectible consumer debt compared to 10.52% in July. Also loans more than 30-days past due also rose to 5.8%. Moody’s report also suggests that charge off rates are not likely to peak until mid-2010, as unemployment continues to strain many consumers budgets. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-24 14:40:21
Keep Watch For The Missing Quarter
How secure is yours? How secure is yours? HARRISBURG PA - Internet chat rooms are filling with complaints from credit card customers nationwide ... : File a dispute immediately with your credit card company; Call Pennsylvania’s Bureau of Consumer ... business with. The company, Adele Services of Melville NY, doesn’t exist, according to a report Sunday [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 10:40:26
Free Credit Reports and How to Use Them
... when consumers who were responding to an ad for a free credit report found themselves enrolled in a monthly service. The FTC stepped in and amended the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require each [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 08:05:49
eCommnerce Chargebacks and Remedies
According to a recent report (Oct, 2008) by CyberSource (a leading payment & risk management services company) ... with their bank or credit/debit card provider. Sometimes the consumer dispute is untrue, and their refund claim ... . In cases of credit card fraud, the merchant loses the goods or services sold, the payment, the fees [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 07:09:50
Unique Banking Needs? Hogwash.
A topic I have become increasingly consumed with is the misconception and overestimation of financial services market fragmentation ... with a very stagnant set of customer/member needs and wants.This isn't exactly a bad thing for credit ... are all that "unique" and "distinct" as they pertain to financial services. We need loans, payment vehicles [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:17:00
The retail crash bodes ill for services
This is bad any way you slice it: Retail sales plunged far more than expected in December, a record sixth straight monthly decline as consumers were battered by a recession, a severe credit ... percent decline that Wall Street expected. And it’s especially bad for a border county. Retail sales [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:06:15
Identity Theft - Are you protected?
I work in the computer services industry ... . In discussing the report, Lydia B. Parnes, the Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection ... by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACT Act) and see how safe it makes you feel [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 22:28:00
Consumers Change Buying Habits, But Will It Last?
Associated Press: Adrienne Radtke plans to keep riding her bike to work even if gas prices drop ... — fueled by higher gas and food prices, tightening credit and a slumping housing market — ... . At the Alexandria Shoe Repair and Leather Service in Virginia, sales have increased 18 percent since [more...]
Date: 2008-07-24 23:16:33
E-Fax hell
Some consumer venting. In 2006, I used E-Fax for several months, and then cancelled the service ... months service free to encourage me to stay, I quit, and was told by the representative that my account was cancelled. Story over – or so I thought. Then today, I check the credit card account [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 00:17:15
Credit Repair
www.lexcredit.com Credit repair services for those who feel their credit scores do not accurately reflect their credit risk. Helping consumers take action on their credit since 1991, Lexington Law has served over 1 million clients. This entry was posted is filed under Finance Videos. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can post your comments below. [more...]
Date: 2009-06-14 11:34:12
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