New Home Sales Up Slightly – Analyst Blog

New home sales in August rose a less-than-expected 0.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of 429,000. Sales had been expected to come in at 440,000. Sales were also 3.4% below the year-ago level of 444,000. The result was especially disappointing since this was probably the last month that one could buy a new home and still close on it in time to get the first-time homebuyer tax credit. Still, there was some good news in the report. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 16:54:02

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3 Ways to Improve Your FICO Score

by Doc Schmyz Once upon a time you could walk into a bank and get a loan on a handshake and your honor ... sheet. Now it?s all about your FICO score. Several credit models can be used for this article ... credit history. Keeping your credit history in good order and improving your rating is not a hard [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 10:44:55

Consumer Headaches: 15 ways to get help

My two-month-long fight with Qwest, which barring a stroke of luck will no doubt go on a lot longer, ... serious problems that might damage your credit rating or cost you big bucks requires you to roll [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 02:56:28

Posts about Mortgage Market Report as of January 14, 2009

Flagstar Bank 12 to 14 month Promo CD Rate - monitorbankrates ... Bank $100 Checking Offer Roth IRA vs Tradtional IRA CD Ladder Calculator Imperial Capital Bank’ ... Online Banking Getting a Copy of Your Credit Report Islamabad An overview of housing in Pakistan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:23:49

How to Get Out of Your Cash Advance Addiction

How to Get Out of Your Cash Advance Addiction Cash advances are viable short term financial solutionsfor urgent issues that cannot wait until your ... . Copyright © by Advice on credit repair, credit reports and debt solutions. All Rights Reserved. ... in part because their interest rates can be rather harsh to the customer. You must get yourself [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 07:26:37

Bonnie CLAC

Typical car loans come at high rates of interest for people whose credit is not top-notch. So low-income people end up driving unreliable cars that get bad mileage. Bonnie CLAC is working to change that equation. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 13:02:48

My First Home

My very first home on my own was a sailboat similar to this one (minus the seals). I loved the boat life ... be Advantage Home Rates. Then there are individuals who have bad credit, but still have a good job yet have had some bad luck along the way, but want to be a home owner. It is still possible to get loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:58:00

YouTubers, Beware: Viacom May Soon Slip You a Subpoena

YouTubers, Beware: Viacom May Soon Slip You a Subpoena (Image credit: Gizmodo.com, referring to the RIAA's relentless consumer suing spree) ... Business Notes Congress may approve "the biggest overhaul of mortgage financing since the New Deal ... is designed to help you get the best loan available at the lowest interest rate possible. Apply for [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 08:10:02

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

Insurance Companies Are Not All Equal

by Ethan Kalvin You can get Insurance Coverage on just about anything you can think of ... be rated based on your gender, age, distance driven each year, driving record, and your credit history. There are also external influences that also contribute to your final insurance quote [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:22:40

Media Hops on 'Rate Cut' Wagon

A: Last post, I promise. Also, I will get back to posting on Manhattan real estate when I get back to work after my vacation; ... listings. So, don't worry to those who were disappointed with the main focus being on the credit crisis ... and the credit crisis. The main reason is that the biggest threat to our economy is deflation [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 22:36:56

Do you want to go out and get a kitchen and need money

A bank in Lynchburg Virginia or so may have a total different actual rate of interest for a 17500 dollar deferred payment then a moneylender in ... or if you don’t with the bank that offers you a credit loan. ... of of the merchant banks wil show you a interest rate that looks mediocre but feels bad or so after a period [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 20:41:43

Semi Cap Equipment: Bracing For A Miserable 2009

If you thought 2008 was a rotten year for the semiconductor capital equipment sector, wait until you get a load of 2009 ... has come to bottom fish in the group. Credit Suisse’s Satya Kumar this morning writes ... , structural compression in logic and lower foundry sector capital intensity. Kumar cut his rating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 16:01:13

On Getting A Cheaper Car Refinancing Loans Tips

It is the current world’s economic situation that is practically forcing car owners to think about a refinancing loan over their vehicles, car refinance loans seems to be a quiet good alternative for those struggling with their monthly ... rates because there are not commissions involved. Secondly, if you have less than perfect credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 05:43:46

Debt Consolidation Loans: Get Rid of the Debt-Danger

Debt- it adds a lot of troubles to our life. Debt-burden, harassing and untimely calls by creditors make our life so terrible ... to your requirement. Debt consolidation loans are also obtainable for those persons, who have a bad credit history, arrears, bankruptcy or CCJs. But in this case, lenders will charge higher interest rate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:17:03

Getting a Car Loan

We have been talking about getting a new car by next year ... . There is a nationwide car loan service that offers quick online credit approvals for customers with good or bad credit ... (if you have it) than now. Car Loans offered today are very tempting - they have lowered interest rates [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 02:55:29

FICO Toolkit for 50% Off

We wanted to share with our readers a great deal on learning about your FICO score and helping to get out of debt. Not sure what your FICO score is? ... is some of what it offers: Action Plan personalized to your credit report and goals 3 Credit Reports (from all three ... which cards to pay off first, etc. Fairness - It checks the fairness of rates to [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:02:07

Insurance company

At carinsurancequote247.com, you will still be able to get free insurance quotes though you are included in high risk driver ... information on how sr22’s affect rates. The SR22 insurance policy is a high risk auto insurance policy, which ... who have vary of accidents or violations of traffic laws and also for those who have bad credit scores [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:23:59

Fed predicts economy will get worse

Fed predicts economy will get worse Posted January 6th, 2009 by TN Volunteer In the minutes from its last meeting, ... of 2008, which took the unemployment rate up to 6.7%. The December report will be released ... , low consumer confidence, weakened household balance sheets and tight credit conditions. It said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:20:58

5 Ways to Save Money on Your Next Vehicle Loan

by Ada Denis Don’t get stuck with a bad car deal. Here are five ways to walk away from an auto dealership and save money on the vehicle loan. 1 ... an application with your personal bank, credit union, finance company, or online auto loan broker ... a shorter loan term, perhaps 36 or 48 months. Several auto lenders offer better rates on short term loans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 09:27:49

Debunking Conventional Wisdom about SEO

Search engine optimization seems to be rampant with myths compared to other types of marketing, ... every good keyphrase into URL, like credit-card-raise-credit-rating-get-rich-quick-place is not going to instantly mean that anyone who types “raise credit rating” or “credit card” into Google [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:36:46

Happy New Year Facebook - your employees think you’re lying about advertising. And they may have a point

A gremlin inside Facebook - or more likely a disgruntled employee - briefly hacked Facebook in the last few hours ... get you a 2:1″ and Bad credit? Get a credit card with 39.9% APR!’. Classy.” The thing is, social ... and business, then why do I get shown ads for Credit Rating Reports, as I did today? On thing’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:59:10

Use the Plastic to Repair Your Credit Rating

People are always looking for the shortest path to solve their personal finance problems ... and knowledge play important roles. Repair your credit rating, get out of debt Poor or below average ... yourself from getting scammed As secured credit cards application are having lower qualifying [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 09:31:39

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