Beware of Credit Repair Scams

2009 may go down as the year when more Americans resolve to fix their credit than at any time in history – because high scores are now a requisite ... errors from your credit report. But at a hefty price for something you can do yourself. Others ... and paid them before they showed you results, call the FTC at 877-FTC-HELP and report them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:55:48

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If It's My Credit Report, Why Can't I Fix It Or Always Have It For Free?

For all the concerns people have about internet search, privacy and "all that info Google knows about us," ... -- it's just some company that chooses to report my credit history without my consent or cooperation. Nevertheless ... , to see the actual number listed, I'd need to request a copy of my credit report, and that would [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 18:34:10

Suze Orman’s Free Book - Fixing Your Finances in 2009

Barack Obama’s speech warning of devastating unemployment levels and a lengthy recession was no surprise to most Americans ... . Debt consolidators are often a very bad deal. The National Foundation for Credit Counseling ... into the history behind the economic downturn, the book has 7 main sections: Credit Retirement Investing Saving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:29:00

How To Afford Repairs With Bad Credit?

posted by mkellett Those who need finance for repairing house appliances or fixing any electronic device, can find it very difficult to get a loan if they have bad credit. However, it is possible to obtain bad credit loans and use the money to pay for repairs regardless of your credit score or history [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 14:25:20

Government Bail out fails - That’s a good thing

Yesterday was most likely one of those days that will go down in economic history ... the panic? Fear that Congress might not be able to come up with a fix to the nearly frozen credit markets. Frozen markets mean that banks hoard cash which makes it difficult for businesses and individuals [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 10:49:17

Good Morning America, how are you?

It's hard to be surprised by any of it really. 8 years of the worst government in American history, an unfounded war, ... we can't afford and our kid is sick. There's no safety net so we've got to use our credit cards ... , America, and no amount of lipstick will fix it. We didn't get here easy and fixing it won't be either [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 23:45:43

Massive Bank Failure, While Congress Pays Off Special Interests

IndyMac Bank was seized Friday by federal regulators after the “second largest US bank failure in history.”  (The bank had $32 billion in assets).  But rather than fixing what’s wrong with the financial system, the Senate chose Friday to pass ... of California credit regulations, which permit only non-recourse loans.  Stupid managers also [more...]

Date: 2008-07-12 23:06:31

Some Libor History

This was in a longer note from UBS and I thought that it was worth sharing as it gives a historical perspective on the relationship between Fed ... note from UBS: Interbank credit showed some signs of normalizing on Monday morning. At the Monday fixing, the three-month Libor spread to the expected fed funds rate was 292 bps, down from 330 bps [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 05:42:53

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