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

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Economic Crisis – Credit Crisis

I was shocked when I heard the news about the another 84,868 homes lost because of foreclosures just in October last month ... . More and more people are also suffering from bad credit reports. Imagine if you don’t have knowledge in fixing bad credit. Luckily there is a company like RMCN credit services that will help [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 00:15:44

Starting Your Own Credit Repair Service

When it comes to wanting to learn how to start a credit repair service you have to be prepared that there is going to be a lot of information to ... .  It can be a daunting task, but not an impossible one. Learning how to start a credit repair service may be easier ... in the industry, even under someone else’s company, will have a better understanding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:11:56

Starting Your Own Credit Repair Service

When it comes to wanting to learn how to start a credit repair service you have to be prepared that there is going to be a lot of information to ... .  It can be a daunting task, but not an impossible one. Learning how to start a credit repair service may be easier ... in the industry, even under someone else’s company, will have a better understanding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:55:04

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

Ovation Credit Services

Having a bad credit report has so many disadvantages specially here in the U.S. That is a hard reality I've realized ... help from the experts. Ovation Credit offers one of the best credit repair programs. Attorneys ... a place to live. Why? Because companies, governments, and others always checks your credit history [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 03:59:39

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

Do you know how to repair credit?

by Lee Beattie Credit repair companies must provide this in a written contract that also spells out just what services are to be performed, ... anything to fix your credit. Credit repair is the action of sending out letters to the credit reporting ... or repair credit from bad to good. Negative credit costs you extra thousands and there appears [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 09:05:21

GMAC limits loans to buyers with 700+ FICO rating

Filed under: Car Buying, GMIf you're in the market for a new car, you'd better get your credit score in order first ... some sales, but according to credit information services company Experian, 74.3% of all auto loans went ... . Auto lending units are looking for top tier customers right now, and GM's captive credit arm [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 12:52:03

freecreditreport.com scam exposed AGAIN

I've often written about the freecreditreport.com scam. The website is run by the credit bureau Experian. Over at Smartmoney ... being locked into the $14.95/month credit report monitoring service that the company sells is down ... to the government-mandated annualcreditreport.com site where you can get an actual free credit report required [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 12:49:45

A Legion Of Pickpockets

It just never ends:Finance companies want US to buy bad auto loansWASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) ... auto loans to the government as part of Washington's sweeping plan to restimulate credit markets ... companies, including major auto affiliates like Ford Motor Credit Co, the financial services arm [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 16:42:00

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

Buy Amway Products, Get Drink, Play Pool. And They Take Away Your Credit Cards.

Wired, reports that a credit card company has come under fire and FTC investigation for “behavioral scoring”: reducing credit limits for people who use a variety of services. These services included, “Direct ... counselors, automobile tire retreading and repair shops, bars and night clubs, pool and billiard [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 16:12:59

Disposable Savings

Do you happen to be an employee of a company that offers payday loan? ... . What if it is you, employee or not, you want to buy something, for example a gadget that yoy wanted so bad yet you don’t have enough cash? Good thing there are credit card companies who offer their proud service [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 06:27:49

Do You Review Before You Buy?

As I’ve said before, I love online shopping. It’s so convenient, and usually alot cheaper ... or information on a dropshipping company, an internet dating service or even Credit Repair Programs ... and reviews on Dog Training, you can simply search for dog training and HottestProducts.Net will bring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:22:19

Bailout bio for American Express

American Express was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York. It is known best for its global payments and travel operations. The Company’s principal products and services are charge and credit card products, and travel ... Documents | Federal contracts Lobbying reports | Political Contributions | Related Articles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:51:52

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

Four Quick Ways to Build A Strong Credit Rating

#fullpost{display:inline;}Nov 18, 2008: Much has been written about credit rating and how we can go about improving it. There are companies offering professional services to help us earn better credit scores [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 05:21:00

How to Get Your Free Credit Report

September 5, 2009 | By Wendy Polisi In Finance | by Wendy PolisiThere is a lot of misleading information available today, especially online, regarding getting access to your credit report. Some of this misleading information is the product of the credit reporting agencies themselves, which are for-profit entities. There are also many independent companies that will obtain your credits reports for you, for a hefty fee.None of these services are really required for American citizens and residents. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-05 08:32:01

Arrange Your Own Debt Consolidation and Save Money

Amazon.de Widgets Debt consolidation companies can and have provided excellent services to thousands who have had severe credit card debt and who were suffering financial problems as a result. However, these services are not free and also many people don’t like the idea of handing over their personal information to these companies. The solution: DIY debt consolidation. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 15:43:00

Need help with your Bad Credit?

We worry about the high inflation rate.. With everything is increasing it's prices,, ... to that. There are companies who offer creditors to Repair Credit. It is a good idea for people who needs have a clean ... out there will offer you Credit Repair Services..  So you can have a peace of mind and be stress free.. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 02:32:17

debt consolidation

debt consolidation. Do your homework, learn more about our service, ... Solutions does not assume or pay any debt, nor does it provide legal advice or offer credit repair ... management company in the nation, Credit Solutions has the experience and resources to eliminate debt [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 07:07:07

Remove NCO Financial From Your Credit Report

by Justin Hutto NCO Financial is a collection agency. They collect for retail, financial services, healthcare and other industries ... bureaus. Another option is to hire a professional credit repair company ... is your legal way of telling the credit bureaus that you are disputing the accuracy or validity [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 16:12:02

Global Investing Roundups Friday, December 19th, 2008

FedEx Announces Profit, Cost Cuts; Report: Wal-Mart to Sell iPhones; GM Denies Chrysler Merger Talks; Discovery Applying for Bank Status; ... reported. Credit card firm Discovery Financial Services (DFS) added itself to the list of companies ... ; Carnival Cruises to 4Q Profit FedEx Corp. (FDX) mixed bad news with good in its latest quarterly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 11:29:55

Lithuanian firm hires witch to hunt debt dodgers

In these difficult times for creditors, a Lithuanian debt collector is offering an unconventional service to retrieve arrears: witchcraft ... witch, to hunt down companies and individuals who are failing to pay their debts amid the credit ... or other companies," said Amantas Celkonas, director of the Skolu Isieskojimo Biuras, or debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:06:00

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

Global is as Global does

Owned by financial services firm Barclays, Barclaycard is one of the largest credit card providers in Europe and India. And it recently ... for us as a UK credit card company, but they do not reflect the global payments company we have become [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 10:29:07

Online Services Problems: Credit Cards

This week, I was at the Virtual Goods Summit in San Francisco (my session writeups should appear on http://freetoplay.biz over the coming days) ... providers” (companies that specialized in extracting cash out of your users via credit card, paypal, pre ... are - in general - shockingly bad (lazy or plain stupid, usually) at handling their customers’ money [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 05:31:49

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

What Do I Mean by, “You’re Fired”?

I’ve had a surprisingly energetic response to my recent posts telling various companies, “You’re Fired ... . Whether or not the “Firing” is company-wide or location-specific depends on the offense: The poor service ... a credit card charge, or filing a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. I know a lot [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:17:37

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

Get Out of FreeCreditReport.com’s “Triple Advantage”

FreeCreditReport.com is the heavily advertised company that offers “free” credit reports ( ... reminder to check your bank and credit card statements at least once a month so charges like this don ... if you sign up for a trial offer for their monitoring service with a monthly fee. They have huge [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 18:29:44

THAT'S IT!!!! I am creating my own bailout plan

I woke up the following headlines this morning: * DHL to cut 9500 jobs and close US service centers * Government provides record aid ... to have your APRs lowered or limits increased (no credit pull of course).- Lower the interest ... dollars in my 401K account and I have had a couple of credit card companies try my patience [more...]

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

Moody’s to Introduce New Spokesmoose to Repair Image

Come on Down to Moody's HQ to Meet Raytee! If anyone has a public relations problem, it’s Moody’s (MCO) , once a well-respected bond ratings service, now DC’s favorite whipping boy for its role in the credit meltdown.  Between Buffett ’s dumping of the company’s stock and Greenlight’s David Einhorn pitching it as an investment short, management at Moody’s has decided to play a little offense. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 18:47:14

Debt consolidation service

Nowadays almost all adults in American society has credit cards in their wallets ... is, there are companies who are willing to help those people who are in bad credit situation in fixing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 04:26:46

GMAC SmartNote Loss Recovery News

We continue to investigate the sales practices of full service brokerage firms like Citigroup Smith Barney, Gunn Allen, Wachovia, AG Edwards, ... the company’s credit rating to C on Nov. 20, the lowest ranking.Retail holders “could get virtually ... firm Gimme Credit LLC, who recommends investors [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 21:25:00

ChexSystems: Who They Are and How it Affects You

ChexSystems is a company that maintains a subscriber membership service used in the banking industry ... to the same laws as the Credit Bureaus that we are all familiar with: Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union ... . The members consist mainly of Banks, and Credit Unions, but can include other types of Financial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:00:05

Best Buy Update: Terrible Customer Service

Here's a followup to the Best Buy fiasco yesterday. On my lunch break, I called the Best Buy store in Bangor Maine (where the transaction occured) ... , I have to go into the store to resolve this dispute. That's right, people. I paid Best Buy to mess ... I have to? Definitely not. But this doesn't end here.  I'm going to contact my credit card company [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:01:24

Circuit City To Close All Stores in the United States

Big-box technology retailer Circuit City is asking for court approval to liquidate after two failed attempts at acquisition. The Richmond, Va ... Circuit City’s Firedog repair service and 700-plus Canadian retail and outlet stores may be next ... when the poor economy led vendors to impose restrictions on payment terms and credit for the company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:09:50

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

14 Companies for Surgery Centers and Hospitals to Know

Here is a list of 14 companies for surgery centers and hospitals to know. Affiliated Credit Services — ACS is a debt-collection agency that services regional and national healthcare clients. ACS has expertise in medical, banking and judicial debt. ACS also provides first party self-pay balance recovery services, as a business office extension, through its subsidiary Enable Billing Services. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-20 13:00:59

CXRacing

I dealt with them on ebay, not on here in particular. But they showed up here briefly. Cons: cheap customer service Pros: cheap price ... from them. I'm just gonna dispute it with ebay or file a claim with my credit card company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:49:31

Lithuanuan firm engaged witchcraft in debt collection

In these difficult times for creditors, a Lithuanian debt collector is offering an unconventional service to retrieve arrears: witchcraft ... -styled witch, to hunt down companies and individuals who are failing to pay their debts amid the credit ... and I will do whatever I can to help people,” she said. Local pundits, however, ridiculed the agency’s [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:02:00

Tax-Relief Company Agrees To Refund $1.5 Million To Scammed Customers In 18 States [Back Taxes]

JK Harris & Company is a tax-relief company in South Carolina that promises to help people settle IRS debts for "pennies on the dollar" ... offer or perform credit repair services. If you know someone who lives in one of the following [more...]

Date: 2008-06-15 00:54:54

Apple throws wrench in iPod Mechanic's schemes

Let me put forth this modest proposal: if you plan on running a company that fixes iPod, ... advantage of Apple’s warranty service. The suit says that Woodhams got Apple to repair broken ... of his customers on the appropriate forms, receiving new replacement units, then denying credit card charges [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 20:23:22

Find Cheap Car Insurance & Will My Insurance Rates Rise After A Claim?

With the rising costs of fuel and most other goods or services they buy, many of us are looking for Cheap Car Insurance affordable. There are many people who are afraid to tell your car on the auto insurance companies to lower ... . What really happens to your credit depends on who is to blame. Sometimes you can get a good coverage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 08:17:54

Lithuanian Collection Agency Hires Witch to Hunt Debtors

In these difficult times for creditors, a Lithuanian debt collector is offering an unconventional service to retrieve arrears: witchcraft ... , then there's something very wrong with this country," said columnist Monika Bonckute.Lithuanian Collection Agency ... witch, to hunt down companies and individuals who are failing to pay their debts amid the credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:21:00

Is the short covering rally over?

The day is almost over for the market (thank goodness) and it seems that financal service investors are in panic mode again ... . tumbled more than 20 percent for a second day as Gimme Credit LLC said unsecured creditors were ``pulling ... delinquencies forced the Seattle-based company to boost provisions for bad loans. While WaMu said [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 19:53:39

Dealing With Credit Repair

Mistakes are inevitable. Instead of blaming yourself or others for getting in a huge debt trouble, ... the fact that experts can do it better. There are also companies offering credit repair service. But finding the right company to do the repair is critical. Be aware that credit repair companies should [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 13:18:37

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

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