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Following Grueling Financial Times You Can Re-establish Your Credit

September 29, 2009 | By Kevin Lynch In Blogging | by Kevin LynchRebuilding credit after a time of monetary hardships, insolvency, repossessions or other monetary damage that blemishes any credit report can be frightening and baffling. For most people these are times of awful pressure. But times change and situations change so don’t let the liberation than comes when the income and cash get back in line be overshadowed by the problems left on the credit report. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:00:00

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How to Safely Restore Your Credit Rating

If you have been trying to repair your credit and have had problem credit in the past such as late credit card payments, ... credit cards that were turned over to a collection agency or even a home foreclosure, these effects may have lead to a derogatory rating on your credit report. Keeping multiple high balances ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 03:30:08


Fixing Your Credit Is Not A Guessing Game

confused If you have bad credit, correcting the problem may feel like an overwhelming task ... aspect of your report. The credit score shows your report on a continuum that usually ranges ... . Understanding what happened, how it impacted your credit, and eventually improving your credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 11:00:35


Credit Problems?

Have you ever really sat back and thought about what happens in the back round while you go on with your life ... ! Did you know that 25% of Americans contain errors on their credit report that are serious enough ... you live it. One of the those items that constantly over shadows you is your credit report. Good, bad [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 03:50:00


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


Bank Woes? Foreclosures? Credit Crunch? A List of Scams From Kiplinger’s

"Think of a headline about the financial crisis, and criminals have found a way to exploit it. Bad credit? Bank problems? Home foreclosures? ... companies are counseling their clients to ruin—falsely claiming they can help repair credit reports ... by creditors.How to Avoid It? Find a legitimate credit-counseling agency at www.nfcc.org or www.aiccca.org. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 02:30:00


Become Versed On How A Divorce Can Ruin Your Credit Report

September 19, 2009 | By Mike Jones In Blogging | The amount of marriages that finish off in divorce is a discouraging statistic. A great deal too many people are subjected to these painful breakups. As one goes through a separation not only is there the emotional sting but all too often it harmfully affects their money also. Oftentimes there are individuals who have been conscientious and unfailing with their credit for years who end up with major problems following a divorce. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-19 23:28:34


Find Unbiased Hints - Problems of Financing a Car

Find Unbiased Hints - Problems of Financing a Car Posted on January 17, 2009 (0) Comments Show Bookmarks ... of your credit report from each of the three credit bureaus. These are Equifax, TransUnion and Experian. Lenders commonly rely somewhat upon the information contained in your credit report in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:19:40


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


HSBC are thugs (sorry “partners”)

HSBC has gotten a little aggro lately – an analyst dispute widely reported in the FT and other places ... be found here and here amongst dozens of consumer rip-off reports on the web.Bally managed to report ... but they included penalties as per credit cards.  Obviously collection was a problem.  Bally filed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:27:00


15 Warning Signs of Debt Problems

Image via Wikipedia Posted in Money Matters You can’t eliminate personal debt if you don’t recognize ... about how much you owe or what may be on your credit report. You skip payments on some bills ... for credit or a loan. You panic when faced with an unexpected expense, such as a car repair [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 14:43:32


Credit Blemished Over Imaginary Credit Card [Debt Collectors]

The NES collection agency is coming after Nancy for a debt on an account number she's never owned ... the account and sold it to a collection agency, who somehow had no problem contacting me repeatedly ... by disputing it as invalid you may be able to get it taken off your credit report if the agency reporting [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 19:20:44


How to Fix Bad Credit and Reduce Stress

All of us have made financial mistakes at one point or another; after all, we are only human. However, the trick here is to not live with the problems that come along when you have bad credit any longer than necessary.All information, regardless if it is good or bad, will stay on your credit report ... [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 19:17:09


30-Year Mortgage Rate Falls Below 5%

Just when you thought mortgage rates couldn’t get any lower, they did ... rate and refinance can’t meet the credit requirements and will not get approved, reports today’ ... their credit might not be up to par, but they might lack sufficient home equity. The “underwater” problem [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 09:49:00


The Pain Continues For Victims Of Identity Theft

by Darren Cason A person that becomes a victim of identity theft is a victim for life ... for up to three months on a credit report, but this achieves little - nothing is removed ... the problem to the police. Their reaction was to ask a few questions and give me a report number [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 09:03:24


Highlights and Lowlights of BofA’s Earnings Call

Bank of America moved its earnings announcement up to this morning to soothe investors after The Wall Street Journal’s report that BofA would need ... and $27 billion in credit costs. Many of the problems originated at Merrill Lynch, which had a loss ... Goldman Sachs research analysts noted wryly in a research report this morning. BofA CEO Ken Lewis [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:01:30


Ukraine Wobbles As The Financial Ground Beneath It Trembles

The medium-term outlook (for Ukraine) is sensitive to both external developments and policy responses ... 2006 Article IV Consultation Staff Report (February 2007) Ukraine’s economy is in trouble ... market and credit crunchg problems at this point in time (but here, of course, there is no strength [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 12:15:13


US News and World Report: The End of the Shopaholic Nation? (pfblogs.org)

Ideas we've been presenting since blog inception i.e. the Pooring of America - are starting to gain fame in the mainstream media. Again, gas dropping 50 cents is not going to fix the consumers problem. I don't care ... credit, and that credit is drying up by the day. Then in the past decade as the middle class loses [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 21:59:02


Nothing Comes Out of the G20 Meeting

G20 largely a non-event…  Pound moves up…  Brazil falls on sell off of emerging markets…  Japan enters recession… And Now… Today’s Pfennig! ... thinking about the growing number of people who no longer have jobs to report to. And the problems ... capital standards and stronger risk management at banks, hedge funds, and credit rating firms. I agree [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 16:06:26


The vast majority of people are not in trouble.

  Most of the consumers you talk with will not have a good handle - I am not sure anyone does yet - of the nature of the credit problem ... that a financial institution or Fannie/Freddie issued and now holds in their portfolio is reported as a bad ... they do not have enough asset value in the home to cover their loan.       *     Remember the [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 12:45:59


Labour’s Voodoo Economics Will not Solve Unemployment or Relieve Credit Crunch Disaster

Labour’s Voodoo economics, spelled out in yesterday’s pre-budget report will do nothing to provide relief to the unemployment problem and the disastrous economic mismanagement which led to the ‘credit crunch’ bank collapse. The two main points of Alistair Darling’s report — a VAT cut and a rise in high-end income tax — mean almost [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 12:12:34


Helping to Explain the Bailout Issue to Jittery Clients/Consumers

by: Chris Galler, COO - Minnesota Association of REALTORS Most of the consumers you talk with will not have a good handle - I am not sure anyone does yet - of the nature of the credit problem. In this short article, I hope to give you at least ... and now holds in their portfolio is reported as a bad investment because the value of the asset [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 17:06:08


How to Keep Criminals away from Your Personal Information

by Michael Benifez Identity theft is becoming the fastest growing crime problem in the United States, ... and using the names, addresses, bank account information, credit card numbers, and Social Security ... when an insider, like an employee or a contractor, gets hold of credit reporting information [more...]

Date: 2008-08-10 20:49:04


Running Criminal Background Checks Explained

by Glen Pearson Ever wondered what went on in someone’s past, but it wasn’t appropriate to ask them? ... about a given person, and may include their criminal record, address history, credit report, marriage ... s all accurate. If you find any errors, you can easily get the right contact information and correct the problem [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 10:38:51


Suffering For Someone Else’s Problems

The Courier Journal reports from Kentucky. “A large chunk of western Louisville and the Shively area saw a 22 percent drop in median home prices in ... on a large number of mortgage foreclosures in those areas, along with a tight credit market that makes it tough for buyers to get financing.” “Kennie Romans, who has worked as a real estate agent [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 15:32:16


Helping to Explain the Bailout Issue

   Helping to Explain the Bailout Issue to Jittery Clients/Consumers Most of the consumers you talk with will not have a good handle - I am not sure anyone does yet - of the nature of the credit problem. In this short article, I hope to give ... /Freddie issued and now holds in their portfolio is reported as a bad investment because the value [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 13:49:54


Potemkin Nation

Potemkin Nation Posted by Stephen Green on January 3, 2009 at 11:36 am Some good seems to have come out of the credit collapse: ... of Russians said that media reports on the economy were biased and minimized economic problems; 30 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 18:36:26


Recession Gets Worse - The Fix Won’t Kill Ya

Recessions have a ripple effect on countries. Problems that start in one sector quickly spread to another ... and the real estate bubble, is now affecting job (the highest unemployment level in 16 years), credit ... released a report today highlighting the crisis. Here’s the key finding: Nationally, to maintain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:08:39


Obtain A Second Chance Checking If You Have Financial Troubles

by Steven J. Talrechi If you’ve had financial problems that have made you ineligible for a checking account, don’t despair. You’re not alone ... or Visa credit cards do. If you opt for just the debit card, a voided check will be included in your set ... , as can a bad credit history. If you’ve been reported to one of these systems and you can no longer [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 19:43:06


The coming tax revolt

By Fester: Kat, via e-mail asks a very good question: ... breaks, holds on foreclosures, delays on credit reporting, and most significantly at the local level ... . People want to make that pain go away without the costs of fixing the greater problems [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 13:41:05


Placement and Data

We finally got some data from the folks in Outer Administan with information about how students have done in math classes ... biggest problem is students with transfer credit. Seems that we have a lot of students ... that they need to bring to class a grade report or other information showing that they passed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 12:54:00


Maybe housing is fixing itself

Just in case the economy needs any "piling on" at this juncture, Ruth Simon and Michal Corkery provide it in this (free) report at the Wall Street Journal on tumbling home prices and the absence of even more government ... the government needs to do more to address the underlying problems that triggered the credit crisis [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 15:01:00


FDIC: "Problem Banks" Reach 13 Year High

Gee,if you took it at face value, the FDIC's report, which says that problem banks increased by 46%, reaching a level not seen since the mid-1990s, says things are not as bad as in the savings and loan crisis. But of course, we are seeing ... 46 percent in the third quarter to the highest level in 13 years as the credit crisis battered [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 18:56:30


The Boom Was Exactly What Got People Into Trouble

A report from Arizona State University. “In May 2008, a total of 5,740 resale homes recorded sold ... he believes the market is recovering from credit crunch problems and starting to draw professional investors [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 16:42:13


Crisis? What Crisis?

Dennis Kneale on the Housing and Credit Crisis, June 27 2008 Dennis ... an isolated problem and that we already are working to fix it. I have to give credit to Dennis Kneale ... National Association of REALTORS®Back to the President’s Report Voices of Real Estate – [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 19:00:54


US colleges likely to feel the pinch

The estimable Chronicle of Higher Education in the US held a shindig earlier this week with Moody’s Investors Service, ... The potential impacts of the combined credit freeze and recession on some colleges and universities ... . The problem with the mess we’re in at the moment, said a Moody’s report, is that it isn’t going to go away [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 16:44:12


Tories versus loan companies

Tory Housing Spokesman Grant Shapps recently published a report entitled Pay-Day for Loan Sharks which complains that companies lending small sums of ... 10,000% APR. The big conclusion here is that lack of competition in the Payday credit market ... , but if the government thinks that the problem will be solved by lower official interest rates then this re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 12:08:03


More People Taking Care of Their Certified Used Cars

In the last few months, we’ve posted several blogs that reported how drivers were foregoing maintenance on their certified used cars in order to ... on their certified used cars instead of waiting until the problem gets too expensive to repair ... payment. However, the recent credit crunch has made financing much more difficult to obtain, whether it’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 09:05:02


A report from the Friends of Liberty

Dear Friends of Liberty, Our 108th monthly meeting was comparatively well attended, especially in light of the bitterly cold weather! ... be exporting our problem to other states via the “full faith and credit clause” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:33:56


Don't eat yellowsn0w!

Hello all, We wish you a very happy, healthy, and hopeful 2009! Once you have installed yellowsn0w, please report your success or failure here ... application, 0.9.6 beta should fix EVEN MORE problems :-). Please remember to add feedback - here ... items such as “top up” “get credit” “lotto numbers” etc. These menu items confuse the application [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 11:36:00


The Problem With The Housing Market In California

The Press Enterprise reports from California. “For Inland Empire Auction in San Bernardino, ... . Finally, there was the credit crunch. It has all added up to a slow summer for auto dealers [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 21:31:47


Today's Cartoon: Taking The High Road

According to Rasmussen Reports,a poll conducted on July 1, 2008 shows that Congress now has an all-time low favorable approval rating of 9%! ... for months to create a software "patch" released on Tuesday to repair the problem, which is in the way ... of businesses such as bank or credit card companies to trick them into disclosing account numbers [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 21:49:43


McCain's Fak-o-nomics - Fake Solutions for Real Problems

After the startling bailout of AIG last night, and the current day market's 200-300 point drop in response, Senator McCain (finally) ... of the company’s financial services group. That unit is profitable, according to the most recent report ... to the value of home loans. The financial products group sold credit-default swaps, complex financial [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 18:34:55


How Will Print Media’s Financial Problems Affect Its Coverage?

The question that is this post’s title occurred to me as I read through this report earlier today by Seth Sutel of the Associated Press ... for an industry awash in bad news, the newspaper business went through one of its most severe ... troublesome: Given the current poor climate for the business, (Emile Courtney, a media industry credit [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 01:59:32


How Will Print Media's Financial Problems Affect Its Coverage?

The question that is this post's title occurred to me as I read through this report earlier today by Seth Sutel of the Associated Press ... for an industry awash in bad news, the newspaper business went through one of its most severe ... credit analyst for Standard & Poor's) said: "I have doubts banks will be as willing as they were [more...]

Date: 2008-06-30 01:46:06


Dealing with budget problems in different ways

Tales of woe are collecting in the mainstream media at an alarming rate ... is already dripping red ink as detailed in this report in the LA Times. Emergency session may ... on the state are numerous. Revenue is dropping precipitously as the economy falters. The global credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 15:49:00


Watch Out For Credit Repair Scams

July 30, 2009 | By Rodger Strouden In Finance | by Tawana RashingYou’ve probably heard or seen a ton of credit repair advertisements promising perfect credit reports in months. They typically use language such as ?Credit problems? No problem!? and ?Erase your bad credit, 100% guaranteed.’ Unfortunately, these promises are not only impossible, but usually illegal as well.The bad news is – any company claiming credit repair is that easy is a scam, plain and simple. [more...]

Date: 2009-07-30 09:50:09


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


How To Fix Your Credit Score

One of ten Americans face the problem of having terrible credit scores or credit reports. If your one of them and are searching for a program to repair your credit, and are a few good solutions for you to look into. Post Excerpt from: BecomingWhoYouWantToBe . Click "read article" to see complete version. Looking for more information on business, success and careers? Visit our affiliate sites: Health Wealth & Happiness and Finding My Passion in Life . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 21:35:41


Free Credit Report and Scores

Free Credit Report and Scores January 14th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed Are you kind of person that is regularly updated about the state of your credit report? such thing has become very important nowadays, considering the current ... moves need to be taken with care, a credit report checking could save you problems in the near future [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:47:36



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