Credit Restoration Step By Step

by Richard Lakin Many people suffer from bad credit. This guide will show you credit restoration tips ... of your credit report will let you know exactly what challenges lie ahead, and it is the first step ... that was passed by Congress not too long ago. This means that you can get a free credit report once per year [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 13:32:04

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What are your alternatives for filing bankruptcy?

The term ‘bankruptcy’ conjures up an image of someone publicly disgraced and broke ... for long. It will remain on your credit report for nearly 10 years due to which no reputed lender ... helps to formulate your IVA. It will help freeze your high interest debts and ensure that you are debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:28:53

Green Ink: Ethanol Woes and Closing Arguments

Crude oil futures slipped to $66 on Monday amid signs economic woes are spreading, Bloomberg reports: ... prices and now the credit crunch; the long-term outlook isn’t much clearer for the industry, argues ... up costing more to implement than consumers are willing to pay, at Green Car Congress. Southeastern [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 13:11:53

Beware Long-Term Cardholders With Perfect Payment Histories, Your Credit Lines May Be Slashed [Credit Cards]

Oliver paid off his Citibank platinum card on time, in full, every single month since 1989, ... up on his credit report. Oliver writes: I’ve been a Citibank Platinum cardholder since 1989 – that’s longer ... gleefully informs me that: “Sir, due to some recent negative information on your credit report we’ve [more...]

Date: 2008-07-20 19:00:00

A Housing Market Detached From Reality

The Ukiah Daily Journal reports from California. “Worried consumers, ... , assets, credit and long-term job stability,’ as requirements for a home loan, said Ginny Richards ... a loan with no money down and no proof of income are over. If you’re buying, Richards advises, ‘ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 17:46:53

Setting Long-Term Goals and Getting There after College

by Landon McGehee I had a relative graduate from college recently, ... . 1. Know your credit score. You will have a credit report once you borrow money from a lender or have a creditor that reports to one of the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 19:53:11

AAS Meeting Coverage This Week

Long Beach at night. Credit: pdphoto.org Long Beach at night. Credit: pdphoto ... will be coming together to share their research and report their recent findings. Universe Today's Fraser [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 20:12:53

Credit Repair Scheme Promises Fast Score Increases But May Be Illegal

Establishing a good FICO credit score isn’t all that difficult; all you have to do is pay your bills on time ... to wipe out a judgment or a bankruptcy from your credit report. Most consumers, understandably, would rather not wait that long and there is not shortage of companies that promise to repair credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:18:32

Cement that Eats Carbon Dioxide Invented by British Scientists

British engineers have developed a new environmentally friendly cement that is carbon-negative. ... - more than the entire aviation industry. And the long-term trends are upwards: a recent report by the French bank Credit Agricole estimated that, by 2020, demand for cement will increase by 50% compared [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:30:14

2009: The Year of the Newspaper Bailout?

Michelle Malkin called it, as did several NewsBusters commenters ... Rell is apparently sympathetic. A Wednesday “analysis” piece by Robert MacMillan of Reuters reports ... and die, a threat long predicted but rarely taken seriously until the credit crunch blossomed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 01:05:55

Wednesday Night Marketing News

When I lived and worked in Metro Detroit, the Auto Show was one of the highlights of winter.. ... . "The issues are limited range, long charge times and durability," says David Champion, Consumer Reports ... Financial Services Private-Label Credit Card Biz 'More Bleak Than Sunny' by Les Luchter "Online [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:00:00

2009: The Year of the Newspaper Bailout?

Michelle Malkin called it, as did several NewsBusters commenters ... Rell is apparently sympathetic. A Wednesday "analysis" piece by Robert MacMillan of Reuters reports ... will falter and die, a threat long predicted but rarely taken seriously until the credit crunch blossomed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 01:04:43

More miscellanous roundup--Internet spying, car fraud and more

Over at Slashdot, an item reports that Wikileaks has posted an internal British Telecom report on the secret trials of the extremely controversial ... advertising based on a user's browsing habits."FTC has a new website on telephone fraud ... the credit bureau Trans Union's (TU release) long-running and insolent violation of the Fair Credit [more...]

Date: 2008-06-05 22:00:33

Permanent link to 'The Strong Dollar'

The Strong Dollar c000705.jpg Pete Davis reports from yesterday’s Senate Budget Committee hearing: Budget Committee Chair Kent Conrad (D-ND) ... their colleagues in their concern for the long-run credit worthiness of the United States. He also expressed ... in reviving credit markets and in overcoming recession, but in getting control of the massive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:46:26

We All Knew It Was Going To Happen In California

The Sierra Sun reports from California. “Since housing values went up for so long, ... credit score and a steady record of making payments on a house he bought in 2000. After its value [more...]

Date: 2008-06-24 21:38:30

What do you think about deflation?

The economy just might be on the way to “fixing” itself, if it doesn’t destroy itself first ... more businesses could go under. Bad. Of course, in the long term, lower profit points could mean ... their credit, etc. That would be good. The New York Times reports that construction on new houses [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 15:22:55

One of Nation's top Liberals admits Surge worked, Bush was right: But Anti-War faction of the Libertarian movement still silent

by Eric DonderoOne of the Nation's leading Liberal spokespersons Peter Beinart is admitting this morning in the Washington Post, ... credit to Republican President George W. Bush, and uses the term "courageous" to describe ... over the past two years, the New York Times reports. Returning to Iraq after long absences [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:37:00

A Small Silver Lining

A Small Silver Lining Jennifer Rubin - 10.30.2008 - 11:20 AM The Wall Street Journal reports: ... to loans amid the global credit crunch. Many college-age kids are setting their sights on less ... While many parents and students have long emphasized getting into a top school over financial [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 15:20:15

Ads actually make TV more enjoyable: study

The ad industry has long felt besieged by DVR technology, ... in its comprehensive report on the study. "Adding a commercial eliminated this plunge." Photo credit: spike55151 ... more enjoyable? Counterintuitive as it sounds, that's the conclusion of a recent report in the Journal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:11:09

A loophole wide enough to drive a GMC truck though

The Bush administration’s outline of its automaker bailout package lists some seemingly sensible changes in labor practices that GM and Chrysler need to make. (Ford, to its credit, is seeking private financing instead.) Targets: The terms ... that the firm reports the reasons for these deviations and makes the business case to achieve long [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:41:00

IATSE's Tom Short redraws illustrators and designers

The long arm of Tom Short continues to reach its way across the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, ... run deep between illustrators and set designers, and the art directors to whom they report. All three ... , illustrators have complained about art directors taking credit for their work and hiring non-union [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 02:21:51

Interior Department Moves to Increase Logging on Oregon Land

Oregon is bracing for the revival of a decades-long battle over logging of old-growth timber ... some time. OPB News reports that the Obama Administration is unlikely to back the plan, giving many ... credit: Wikimedia Commons ShareThis [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:28:29

Wall Street Journal reports on causes of the housing bubble that burst our economy and in the long run helped no one out...

From the Wall Street Journal.... Housing Push for Hispanics Spawns Wave of Foreclosures-"California Rep ... with loans that often didn't require down payments, solid credit ratings or documentation of employment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:01:00

Wal-Mart: Discounted Workers’ Rights

Photo credit: Sharon Terry/Flickr New Yorkers protest Wal-Mart's labor policies. Barb Kucera, editor of Workday Minnesota, sends us this report on Human Rights Watch's Carol Pier's presentation on Wal-Mart's long history of union-busting, weak U.S. labor laws and how [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 19:25:00

September Car Sales? A Real Drag!

September car sales reports will be trickling in over the next few days and the news isn’t likely to be pretty especially for America’s automakers ... again, furthering its year long slide. Every automaker will suffer though it may not seem as bad ... thanks to a credit market that went into a tailspin a few weeks back. Through August 2008, year [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 07:08:07

More Unemployed Workers, Fewer Jobs

More Unemployed Workers, Fewer Jobs by Tula Connell, Jan 14, 2009 Photo credit: catinatree The U.S. retail sector has been the most immune to the nation’s year-long jobs free fall, but that has changed in recent months and likely will get much worse. Today’s Commerce Department report on retail [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:06:36

How's everyone enjoying National Homeownership Month?

My long-time friend and colleague Petulant posted earlier about home foreclosures setting a record for the first quarter of 2008 ... in 2007. The report by the Mortgage Bankers Association also found that more homeowners slipped behind ... multibillion losses when their investments in mortgage-backed securities soured. A credit crisis [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 06:39:31

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