Bank Bailout Puts Taxpayers At Risk

ABC News' Betsy Stark reports: It all feels less frantic than the government's rescue of the financial system a couple of months ago -- and we can ... , it is reasonable to expect more loan defaults on everything from mortgages to credit cards. And if banks ... these bad assets that are draining bank reserves and investor confidence. In other words, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:01:22

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Devise your own Credit Repair Plan

by Rob Kosberg You found yourself in a very bad financial situation. You may feel emotional, hopeless, guilty or all of them ... . You will be particularly concerned with credit cards and perhaps small loans. List the cards with highest ... income. This is the amount of your salary that goes for necessities such as mortgage, car loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:53:58

House Price Searches Soar as Prices Plummet

With the market tailspin continuing, we are seeing some interesting changes in consumer search behavior that point to opportunities for marketers ... . Bad Time for Borrowers At the same time, we have seen an increase in searches related to credit cards and loans. For example, share of US Internet searches for "credit cards" are up 107% in the past [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 14:30:04

Money Matters

With the current economic crisis and rising cost of living, people are tightening their belts and scrimping even more ... have bad credit. Another popular alternative nowadays are payday advance loans from online financial ... . There are several options like bank loans and cash advance from your credit card. The thing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 14:30:00

Acronyms to watch for: Roubini supports Hillary's HOLC, not RTC/RFC solutions to financial crisis

Here’s a litmus test for whatever Congress comes up with as they huddle with the finance boiz over the weekend: HOLC good, RTC/RFC bad ... , credit cards, auto loans and student loans) while their assets (values of their homes and stocks [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 19:22:53

Credit Repair

Having a good credit reputation is necessary for an individual to be able to have his loans easily approved ... , you should learn how to manage your credit score. Although some credit card companies offers a little ... is Aaacreditguide.com. The site has in depth topics about rebuilding your credit and removing bad credit. A good [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 04:07:00

When you should use a credit repair agency.

Credit has become a very important part of peoples live in todays age. If you have bad credit you are familiar with having closed doors to loans, bank cards, credit cards, car financing and... Writers Wanted: Join Our Blogging Community Today! [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 18:57:28

The Cheap Credit Cards Review

The bad credit report is one thing that will stop you from being able to apply for a loan ... will help by serving you the free credit repair. This web site is providing a page in where ... problems and of course in a rush to get the cash fast. Therefore, you will have to enter the cheap [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 09:06:34

The Credits Secrets Bible Can Help Your Credit Score

Credit is a necessity that we all need. But if it is abused or overextended, you could end up in a bad situation. Credit cards and loan debt is at an all time high and people are looking for ways to repair ... published in 1994 and released as an EBook in 2006. The CPG has compiled dozens of credit repair [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:35:09

The Car Bailout

I've grown up around people who work for GM all my life, my mother worked for them, most of my friends parents worked for them, ... , etc.This has led to them taking out loans and racking up huge credit card. From what I could tell ... out bad also, they might maintain their jobs. But I know how GM workers behave. A lot of them think [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 17:05:00

Markets won't Bottom until Banks Stabilize

It should be obvious to most investors that until the financial sector stabilizes and starts to post a meaningful rally, ... in other segments of credit, including revolving credit card and auto loans and now deteriorating ... . As I stated a few days ago, the market will probably not bottom until we see a combination of bad assets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:12:44

Interest Only and Credit Card Debt

by Mary Bush Well, here is an example of the system that isn’t functioning as intended: a mortgage loan that encourages paying off one debt, ... as if to say, ‘You mean you can’t pay?’ What do these loan and credit companies think they’re going ... product, let’s give the bad credit crowd a chance to make an even worse decision, and finance a home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 10:19:52

Interest Only and Credit Card Debt

by Mary Bush Well, here is an example of the system that isn’t functioning as intended: a mortgage loan that encourages paying off one debt, ... as if to say, ‘You mean you can’t pay?’ What do these loan and credit companies think they’re going ... product, let’s give the bad credit crowd a chance to make an even worse decision, and finance a home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 08:22:54

Interest Only and Credit Card Debt

by Mary Bush Well, here is an example of the system that isn’t functioning as intended: a mortgage loan that encourages paying off one debt, ... as if to say, ‘You mean you can’t pay?’ What do these loan and credit companies think they’re going ... product, let’s give the bad credit crowd a chance to make an even worse decision, and finance a home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:03:54

Making a Plan to Get Out of Debt

by Ray Lam Debt elimination sounds so good to people with financial problems but can also seem like a unattainable dream ... bankruptcy debt discharge may not completely legally eliminate debt leaving you will a bad credit ... consolidation loan. Although debt consolidations do not erase the debt, they will eliminate credit card debt [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 07:20:28

The Fannie/Freddy bailout

It’s almost as if the feds are trying to flush the economy down the crapper ... holders of U.S. Treasury bonds. -Higher rates are bad for anyone with a mortgage, credit card debt, a home equity loan, a margin account, etc. -Higher rates also increase the government’s debt burden [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 01:21:54

Ctrl BG: A Shortcut to Financial News 11/29

Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving weekend and got some great bargains yesterday! ... facility to support consumer finance, including student, auto, and credit card loans and loans backed ... prices also dropped a whooping 17.4% from a year ago, a record decline. Along with this bad economic [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 14:40:00

The Bad Paper Chase

The Bad Paper Chase November 26th, 2008 admin And the handout/buyout craze continues ... such as credit cards, auto loans and student loans. By all means, let’s just keep buying up debts from people ... Loan Banks. It also will purchase another $500 billion in mortgage-backed securities, pools [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 07:37:00

Tucson: More People Fighting Evictions

The ailing economy is keeping things busy for the Tucson courts these days Lawsuits over unpaid debts and other financial disputes are up 33 and 45 ... filed over bad checks, repossessed vehicles, loan defaults, credit cards and other contract disputes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 15:41:59

Citi to hive off India arms after global split

Citi Financial, one of the largest finance companies operating in India, may sport the ‘For Sale’ sign, ... or bad loan ratio in India for its credit card and consumer banking business in India rose to 6.3 ... loss of $8.29 billion. Citi Financial, whose businesses in India span mortgages, personal loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 05:43:13

Wall Street bailout plan to include more than bad mortgage debt: Feds to absorb unpaid bar bets, inadvertently laundered postage stamps, unredeemed soda cans and insufficient tooth-fairy disbursements

Totally absurd? Think twice: In the dark of night over the weekend when most people were snoozing, the Treasury dramatically expanded its bailout plan to include buying student loans, car loans, credit card debt and any other “troubled” assets held by banks. The changes, which were included [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 06:05:06

A Good Start

Chris Dodd’s plan: WASHINGTON (AP) — Judges could rewrite mortgages to lower bankrupt homeowners’ monthly payments as part of congressional ... including credit card debt or car loans — from any financial institution in the U.S. or abroad in order ... their bad assets on the government in the massive rescue would have to limit their executives’ pay [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 18:18:39

The best bad financial decisions...

If you only had enough money to pay your mortgage or your car loan, which would you pay? ... with credit cards? * Take out a payday loan or use a pawn shop? * Pay property taxes or income taxes ... Unfortunately, many Americans are faced with making what amounts to this type of "best bad [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 03:07:00

News and Blogs: Wednesday, November 19, 2008

5 Money Mistakes in a Bad Economy. Here are the mistakes: continuing to use credit cards, withdrawing or taking a loan from your retirement funds, paying for college without loans, grants, or scholarships, neglecting to invest, and taking home-equity loans. Bid to Ban Sale of Obama Tickets. Tickets to presidential inaugurations have always [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 18:00:30

Basics of Reverse Mortgages

Basics of Reverse Mortgages Posted by Dark Spider at January 17, 2009 What is a reverse mortgage? ... profile fortune 500 bank, for whatever reason. If you have bad credit or questionable financial ... free card. It is a serious loan and therefore must be treated as one - if you know for sure [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:07:33

Book Review: Net Worth Workout

Okay time for another book review and book giveaway!  This time I have a hard copy of the book Net Worth Workout by Susan Feitelberg ... things (fruits and veggies) or “bad” = car loans, credit cards, debt (candy bars and junk food)? Savings [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 13:00:23

Long-Term Trends Support Case for Shorting Financials

Dan Amoss at The Rude Awakening says financial stocks have not yet reached the bottom ... , credit card, and auto loan delinquencies have just started getting bad. The fallout from rising ... . We are still at the early stages of the credit loss cycle, and the Fed's bailout strategy [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 19:41:57

Not with a bang but a whimper

This is how you lose liberty. If an FBI agent looks at a terrorist's library records or Larry Flint has to pay additional postage for child ... , this is a very bad idea: Sixteen House Democrats who opposed a similar bill realized ... mortgage interest rates closer to those on, for example, auto loans or credit cards. A bankruptcy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:55:08

Frugal Friday

Frugal Friday Christina Tynan-Wood on Oct 31 2008 | Filed under: Uncategorized The economy is bad, right? ... to my Visa card at a place called Mary’s Sandwiches, it guessed “Dining.” It did a good job, too ... passwords) giving Quicken the log-in information for my credit cards, bank accounts, and loans [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 18:09:07

Ensim-Infrastructure Management Software Provider

Do you are CEO of Managed Service Providers, Web Hosting company or other Internet companys, If you answer is “yes”, another, ... Credit Card (0) Camelback Displays Material Sell Online (0) Look at the Whitaker Wellness (2) Hosting ... to finance my education (4) Tell You a Bad Credit Loan Shop (0) The Visionary CEO Inspired Me (0) Fab [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:30:15

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

Consider loan payment protection insurance

Consider loan payment protection insurance January 9th, ... taken into account when you apply for any type of credit whether it is a loan, mortgage, credit card ... have to be maintained regardless of the fact of whether your circumstances change. The bad news [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 06:57:30

Theft By Any Other Name

Let’s try a little experiment.  The next time you have a bill due, whether it’s a utility bill, your mortgage or rent, credit card payment, ... s bad enough that tax agencies treat this overflow as a sort of zero-interest loan, now they’re ... to soften the sting) and you’ll have some grasp of the shenanigans the California Controller’s office [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:32:40

Banks and Consumers Are the Problem, Not Bad Assets

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that he has shelved the original plan to buy troubled mortgage assets via the recently approved $700 ... loans, student loans and credit cards. This is creating a heavy burden on the American people [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 12:14:14

How Wall Street’s Meltdown Helps Main Street’s Housing

Just for fun, let’s imagine a possible silver lining to the complete melt down on Wall Street ... to extend car loans, credit card debt, retail debt and so on.  But this may not be all bad ... are up and his long commute is killing them.  They need to buy a different car.  “But no one is lending money [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 13:00:15

How Bad Is The Economic Crisis And When Will It End?

In 2008 the world’s financial markets experienced their worst crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930’s !! ... , Canada, Japan, and all the other supposedly advanced economies. Although the present crisis ... ’s credit excesses in residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, credit cards, auto loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 00:00:32

Does Bank Of America (BAC) Get The Next Bailout?

The Paulson/Bernanke bailout is now spreading across the financial system like a prairie fire in a stiff wind. AIG (AIG) got one deal ... on credit card, home, and auto loans increase, and commercial real estate and corporate loans fail ... of mortgages with its buyout of Countrywide, may not be a bad candidate. Neither is Morgan Stanly [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 11:16:38

Waldman On Thinking Clearly About Expenditures & Investments

Last week we ran a post displaying several graphs of the 2008 bailout vs other government projects ... a security derived from a mortgage or credit card loan made two years ago.” Click Here To Read Steve ... of the credit crisis? Risk or Conservative BehaviorPaul Krugman’s Thoughts About ThinkingGood and Bad [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 16:00:36

“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

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

Protect Environment With Solvent Recycler Now

Well, today I have found one site which is about Solvent Recycler. It’s NexGenEnviro ... for your health (2) Tell You a Bad Credit Loan Shop (0) The Visionary CEO Inspired Me (0) Fab Forex | Online Forex Trading and Study (1) My Splendid Weekend with PC Software (3) Credit Card Debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:01:57

Shopping and Saving Money...

Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money. ~Author Unknown So... ... has a mortgage, we own everything. No loans. No credit card debt. We lived on hand-me-down furniture ... . I thought -- heck, it's NOT the weekend, and it's early in the morning, it shouldn't be too bad. WAS I EVER [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 10:17:42

Atlanta Real Estate Recovery

Post 2 of 3 in the Atlanta Real Estate Recovery series (energy, housing, credit). Roger Tutterow Ph.D ... inventory of homes which causes a longer time on market. However, this news is not all bad either ... college grads were some of the same one’s who had school loans, credit cards, new cars, and a huge [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 12:30:41

Financial Solvency Details

by Dave Almentenk The high level of stress and the tension of paying your loan cannot be explained in written or words only a person who is facing ... of the debt consolidation for the people who have a bad credit card and this debt consolidation will definitely give you back your peace of mind and of course the money. What are the benefits [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 08:33:17

Tips for Protecting Your Money this Holiday Season

The holiday shopping season is in full swing, but unfortunately, so is the recession.  The good news? ... cards. Beware of Loan Scams: If someone offers you a loan that sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Warning signs include: Gift Advertisements that say, "No credit? Bad credit? No problem [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 18:30:46

36 Symptoms Of Money And Financial Problems

Are you headed towards a financial disaster? You may not know it yet but your current lifestyle could be leading you into a pit of debt ... off old debts. money-problems You get denied or turned down for a loan or credit card ... some people are oblivious of their state, a good number also try to live in denial of their bad [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 00:21:23

Building Credit Repair

Building Credit Repair Building credit is more important now than it has ever been. If you have bad credit, it is often hard to get an apartment, a loan for a home, or any form ... is to apply for credit cards that offer no annual fees. Also, make sure the cards have low interest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 05:14:09

Ask an Apocalypse Specialist

Dear Dr. Farley,Should I be preparing a boat or a car? ... . For obvious reasons we cannot accept credit cards. However, student loans are available to qualified ... the former; horses can swim, and in a pinch can be eaten.Dear Dr. Farley,Is cannibalism really as bad [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 08:47:00

HERE COME THE TAX SEASON ADS

Well they have started – the tax season television ads I mean ... is prepared. Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs) in general are bad – and paystub RALs are much worse. If you need money that bad take a cash advance from your credit card. It will probably be expensive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 10:00:00

The bailout may be killed by add-ons

The bailout may be killed by add-ons Posted Sep 22nd 2008 4:01AM by Douglas McIntyre Filed under: Deals, Bad news, Law, ... to potentially allow purchases of instruments such as car loans, credit-card debt and other devalued assets ... , if the plan is extended to include individual home mortgages and things like auto loans, the size [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 12:35:18

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