Headline News - January 7, 2009

Hypercom Appoints Stuart Taylor Vice President, Global Marketing New Mercator Advisory Group Report: Small Business Credit Card 2008 Update: ... in credit card terms Economix Blog - NYTimes.com: Crisis Comparisons: How Bad Might It Get? Laru ... from Credit Cards, Could Save Consumers $500 Million Annually Over Competing Prepaid Cards Get Rich Slowly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:30:03

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Project Uncensored

By David Swanson Project Censored has released a valuable new book called "Censored 2009: The Top 25 Stories of 2007-08" ... was more responsible for it, not on who should get the most credit for it. Then they reported that huge numbers ... credit rather than blame for a vote that, for once, matched the will of the public. Small [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 16:16:11

Stopping Foreclosure Through Lender Mediation

by Tomasheus Privetsky You’ve had more than your share of difficulties in the last few months ... A Workout Of Your Loan If you have missed a few payments, your credit score will drop dramatically; once this data is on your credit report, it will be difficult if not impossible to get a new loan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 22:27:21

Bad Credit Report Repair Done Easy

Usually it’s about the time that someone needs to buy a new car or is about to purchase their first home that they realize that they are going to need to do a little bad credit report repair. While it can be quite costly to hire a professional to help you get your credit rating back on track quickly, there is hope for people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:01:59

Easy Bad Credit Report Repair

Usually it’s about the time that someone needs to buy a new car or is about to purchase their first home that they realize that they are going to ... need to do a little bad credit report repair. While it can be quite costly to hire a professional to help you get your credit rating ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:42:59

Get a Mortgage on a New Home in Florida with 2% down! By Geniusofdespair

.fullpost{display:inline;}An Eye on Miami Investigative Report: Lennar and Shoma New Homes can be purchased with less than 2% down! ... credit scores still getting you a mortgage, we noted that a recent call to Lennar had yielded news ... , you can advertise your homes as having downpayment assistance available.” Loan Guy said of the program [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 20:39:00

David Cameron's speech to the CBI

David Cameron has set out the Conservative approach to dealing with the recession in a speech to this morning's CBI conference ... of a fiscal stimulus in the Pre Budget Report – had decided not to. We have consistently argued ... rates, monetary action must mean radical new measures to actually get credit flowing through [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 11:58:39

Being Proactive in 2009: Economic Stimulus For the Mind

Happy New Year! In the financial world, I don’t know anyone who was not eager to kiss 2008 goodbye ... of your records. Get your credit report, make sure it is accurate and dispute any errors. 3. Beware before ...  to embrace (or brace for) the impact.  2. Keep an eye on your credit – Good credit = lower costs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:30:29

Consumer Advice to Ring in the New Year

December 23, 2008 FTC News Release: Nine Consumer Tips to Make the Most of 2009 As 2008 draws to a close, ... include: Get a free copy of your credit report. Visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call 877-322-8228 to request a free credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 18:24:31

New Year’s Financial Resolutions

Guest Post by Dara DuguayEach year, the most popular New Year’s Resolutions usually alternate between losing weight and getting one’s finances under ... an emergency fund will give you peace of mind.3. Pay more than the minimum on your credit ... report and affect your credit history.4. Contribute the maximum to a retirement savings plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:34:00

Happy New Year!

2009 Happy New Year from all of us here at Ask Mr. Credit Card.com! ... to get your first free flight and how to dispute an item on your credit report. Wishing you a joyous ... the viability of a class action lawsuit against the credit card companies - they are lowering people’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 19:57:28

BizLinks and Open Comments | 1.16.09

Bank of America getting bigger bailout, reports new losses -- a rapid return to the trough Creative TARP Counting and the BAC Bailout -- the government floats a $20 billion check Credit Markets Showing Some Signs of Revival Analysts... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:48:48

What Happens AFTER You Get Your Identity Stolen

Having your identity stolen is far more damaging than just losing money ... . Get a new license.  Close bank accounts.  Open bank accounts.  Contact all credit bureaus to freeze your credit and activate fraud alerts.  Contact the FTC and report ID theft.  Call here, email here, drive [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 19:02:03

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

This Isn’t An Aberrant Market, It Is The Market

A report from Crains New York. “Manhattan’s residential real estate market frenzy is fizzling ... number. You’ll get a lot more push back from buyers in those apartments, ‘ Ms. Liebman said.” ... closings were new condominiums, some of which went into contract before turmoil hit the credit markets [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 14:35:05

Do What It Takes to Get Cowher

There has been contradicting reports bouncing around all day about Bill Cowher and the New York Jets ... , he is on board for the whole off-season. I give credit to Kerry Rhodes for acting like a leader yesterday [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 19:54:08

#20-AubreyJ’s Energy Update Report - Monday, January 12, 2008

AubreyJ’s Energy Update ReportLet’s get caught up with Mr. T. Boone PickensMonday, January 12, 2008.Image credit: John McCain’s Campaign Website ... : On New Year’s Day, Russia cut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine in a dispute over prices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:52:00

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Unveils State of American Business Report

The two seem to make an unlikely pair, but according to the CEO of the U.S ... , however, that the Chamber and the new administration are working together to repair American ... to get our economy going in a forward motion," Josten said. "One is credit and the other is confidence - and we ain’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:20:43

Employment Data Dominates Calendar, Earnings Season Starts Again

The economic calendar wastes no time getting off to a busy start in the first full week of 2009.  The Construction Spending report for November this morning leads off the week, and carrying over ... , and the credit markets unfreeze, money simply won’t be spent on new construction. Since neither of those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:08:03

Not So Happy New Year As Financial Crisis & Pain Grow; Home Prices & Consumer Confidence Down Dramatically; Will 2010 Be Better?

Happy New Year! If you are like most people, that may sound a bit like wishful thinking this time around. And, I’m afraid, with good reason ... markets, the news agency reports. Any good news? Well, yeah. I suppose. Sort of. If you have money or can get money (many can’t nowadays even with pretty good credit scores) then you can probably find [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 21:56:06

OBAMA'S NEW AD, A ROSETTA STONE OF HALF TRUTHS

Obama's TV Ads are getting better. In the first Ad Produced by the Obama Campaign the Senator lied, ... report: The ad says Obama "passed" several initiatives, giving him all the credit, although ... taking credit for passing a bill that he wasn't even there to vote on. This latest one doesn't [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 18:14:37

Bad Credit Doesn’t Mean No Credit

by Chris A Smith Just because you need help with your credit report does not mean you are automatically excluded from getting a new line of credit. Each lending institution, be it a credit card company or a bank, has it’s on rules regarding the granting of credit and often times these can vary greatly from institution to institution. Usually, the company offering the best rates and terms is more conservative than others and will consider the entire credit history of an applicant. [more...]

Date: 2009-06-08 12:30:05

Totally Free Credit Report

While we were out at the mall, I can’t seem to count how many credit card agents handed me their flyers and leaflets plus asking me if wanted to get ... on to pay! But what’s good in getting credit cards now are the additional perks that they offer to new clients like totally free credit report and the immediate response to one’s running credit score [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 23:11:25

If Your Kid Loses His Wallet...

A picture of a wallet. In addition to a driver's license, teens today carry many of the same things adults carry in their wallets: credit cards, ... Commission: Cancel your credit, debit and ATM cards immediately. Get new cards with new account numbers. Call the fraud departments of the major credit reporting agencies. Ask each agency to put out [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:45:56

6 Personal Finance Sites You Must Visit

What better way to start off the new year than by taking care of some personal finance matters? ... so you can correct errors and see if someone’s been using your report for their credit. https ... of identity theft. https://www.optoutprescreen.com/ Annual Credit Report: You can get one report per year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:29:57

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

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