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

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A TV lawyer annoys The Hawg

So there I was, minding my own business and watching television last night when one of those damned lawyers appeared ... . The bankruptcy boy was also warning people against credit repair companies, claiming they probably can't ... to nationalize the legal profession and pay all attorneys about $40,000 a year [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 01:20:04

Scammed? Let's Talk [PSAs]

Looking for sources for an article I'm working on for a major national magazine ... of a credit repair or hidden bankruptcy scam?Email me at ben@consumerist.com, along with how you knew [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 02:51:18

Scammed? Let's Talk [PSAs] (pfblogs.org)

Looking for sources for an article I'm working on for a major national magazine ... of a credit repair or hidden bankruptcy scam?Email me at ben@consumerist.com, along with how you knew [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 03:04:06

WHAT’S THE BUZZ? TELL ME WHAT’S A HAPPENNIN’

* Russ Fox of TAXABLE TALK continues to keep us up-to-date on tax fraud in his post “More Tax Fraud” ... in fraudulent refunds involved the Earned Income Credit? * If you haven’t already done so check out my guest ... to remember that all the king's horses and men could not repair the nation's broken retirement nest [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 11:00:00

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28Dec08 Dolla bill, y’all By John Vierdsen Categories: Politics Tags: Hogan Gidley, Katon Dawson, Republican National Committee, ... , there are numerous payments for credit card charges, so it could be entirely possible that the SUV payments are on one of the party’s cards. Also, there are plenty of expenditures for car service and repair [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 07:35:45

Ellen Schultz

Ellen Schultz January 5th, 2009 a4xginilark3s9ks Bad Credit Free Repair http://0.tvjqgdpt.com/j Zadro Lighted Mirror http://4.efklecvpg ... http://4.eanxkx.com/m Motor Bicycle Kits http://3.nzwvmru.com/2z University National Ranking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 13:33:45

The Truth about Spiraling Health Care Prices in the U.S., Part II

What is the biggest threat to the U.S. economy? According to Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag, it is not credit famine, ... added, because “If we fail to put the nation on a sounder fiscal course. . . we will ultimately reach ... like spending on education, the environment, infrastructure repair. Some in the health care industry point [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 21:58:39

Manuel speech on the global economic crisis: Full text

** Trevor Manuel is the Minister of Finance and member of the ANC National Executive Committee ... and foremost, this is a crisis of the developed world. Loose credit extension in the years since the dot-com ... turmoil will suffer terribly and tragically. As firms in developed countries strive to repair [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 07:13:02

D. Other Publishers

A number of publications from non-Nolo publishers have a wealth of information beyond what is in this book. The Ultimate Credit Handbook, by Gerri Detweiler (Plume Books), covers everything you’d want to know about credit ratings, credit cards, completing credit applications, protecting your credit privacy and many other topics. Surviving Debt: A Guide for Consumers, by National Consumer Law Center. NCLC is a nonprofit organization that normally publishes books to assist lawyers. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 02:03:01

Communique Issued and Obama Speaking Now

You can watch him live here: The text of the communique is below. Leaders’ Statement: The Pittsburgh Summit September 24 – 25, 2009 PREAMBLE 1. We meet in the midst of a critical transition from crisis to recovery to turn the page on an era of irresponsibility and to adopt a set of policies, regulations and reforms to meet the needs of the 21st century global economy. 2. When we last gathered in April, we confronted the greatest challenge to the world economy in our generation. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 21:36:12

Drumbeat: September 23, 2009

Chesapeake says $4 natgas too low to grow output GREENWICH, Conn. (Reuters) - U.S. natural gas prices will have to move higher to spur a resurgence in drilling activity and keep output of the fuel steady, the head of Chesapeake Energy Corp said on Wednesday. The weak U.S. economy has knocked natural gas prices sharply lower in the past 14 months, and sluggish demand for fuel has prompted producers such as Chesapeake to curtail drilling for new supplies. "The industry can cope with $4 gas. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 14:08:02

The Potential Price of Tax Cuts

Chancellor Alastair Darling has revealed that while he may be planning on cutting taxes in his budget, the government will also be borrowing record amounts in order to reduce the effects of repression as much as possible. According to his pre-Budget report, high income homes will also face more tax, and National Insurance contributions are also set to rise across the board, as part of his “exceptional” measures in order to reduce the effects of recession next year. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 05:35:02

"Time Is The Enemy Of Reform"

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner Written Testimony House Financial Services Committee Financial Regulatory Reform Chairman Frank, Ranking Member Bachus, members of the House Financial Services Committee, I am pleased to be back before you today as our Administration and this Congress work toward comprehensive reform of our financial regulatory system. The Chairman has set an ambitious schedule of hearings that will lead to your markup of legislation and facilitate enactment this year. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 14:57:29

More Rough Times Ahead for U.S. Economy, despite Recent Improvements

RISMEDIA, September 29, 2009—Despite recent signs of improvement, more rough times are ahead for the U.S. economy, according to several prominent experts in real estate and the economy who attended a recent forum at the Nixon Presidential Library.  “You look at the numbers and everything points to the fact that we not only have bottomed, but things seem to be improving,” said Christopher Thornberg of Beacon Economics, citing increases in durable goods orders, exports and auto sales. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 21:07:59

Four challenges in Pittsburgh for the G20

Guest Author: Uri Dadush, Carnegie Endowment The Great Financial Crisis is far from over, but a stimulus-triggered recovery is now taking hold. The contours of the post-crisis economy are already emerging—from the sharply rising public debt levels in most industrial countries to the severely impaired balance sheets of banks and households in countries at the epicenter of the banking disaster, including the United States, the UK, and several smaller European countries. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 00:00:02

The Recession has Technically Ended: Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Bernanke!

by Bob Chapman Global Research September 19, 2009 To borrow from an old joke about politicians, we ask our subscribers if they know how to tell when Helicopter Ben Bernanke, the current Fed Head, is lying. Answer: Whenever his lips are moving. Now we hear from the Dollar-Destroyer that our recession has technically ended (heaven forbid that we should call our current Fed-caused calamity a depression, which is what it has been since Obama took office). [more...]

Date: 2009-09-20 12:02:50

Words from the (investment) wise 9.27.09

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009) After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 12:05:27

Where has the Bailout Money Gone? Good Billions After Bad

Where has the Bailout Money Gone? Good Billions After Bad Vanity Fair by Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele As the Bush administration waned, the Treasury shoveled more than a quarter of a trillion dollars in tarp funds into the financial system—without restrictions, accountability, or even common sense. The authors reveal how much of it ended up in the wrong hands, doing the opposite of what was needed. Just inside the entrance to the U.S. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 06:17:36

The Recession has Technically Ended, Is Bernanke Joking?

Economics / Recession 2008 – 2010 Sep 19, 2009 – 12:37 PMBy: Bob_Chapman To borrow from an old joke about politicians, we ask our subscribers if they know how to tell when Helicopter Ben Bernanke, the current Fed Head, is lying. Answer: Whenever his lips are moving. Now we hear from the Dollar-Destroyer that our recession has technically ended (heaven forbid that we should call our current Fed-caused calamity a depression, which is what it has been since Obama took office). [more...]

Date: 2009-09-20 13:34:31

Credit Repair Can Make Your Life Simpler

by Dina Salinas Having bad credit can be a nightmare for most, because we live in a world that is fast-paced, costly, and always requires credit. It goes without saying, credit repair can make your life simpler if you’ve had some problems with your credit. If you’re having financial issues, chances are that creditors already know. They can tell by the way you handle your credit, the way you pay it, etc. For instance, if you are changing your credit pattern or taking cash advances. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 18:13:40

Solar in the Real World: Tour of Solar Homes Begins in October

The National Solar Tour takes place annually during the first Saturday in October in conjunction with National Energy Awareness Month. Last year close to 140,000 attendees visited some 5,000 solar buildings in 3,000 participating communities. Find the tour nearest you . Initially, the tour began about 20 years ago when a solar retailer and installer in California organized some of its customers and got them to agree to open up their homes once a year to the general public. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 16:26:00

The Pasty Little Putz, Cohen and Krugman

The Pasty Little Putz, in “The Self-Correcting Presidency,” says George W. Bush made two disaster-averting interventions for which presidents usually get canonized — but in his case, the disasters he averted were created on his watch.  Mr. Cohen, who is in Lisbon, sends in “Of Polish Angst and NATO.”  He says President Obama’s move on missiles highlights fissures in NATO as it tries to redefine its role for the 21st century.  Prof. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 10:29:34

Words from the (Investment) Wise (Sept. 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 14:33:29

Black Empowerment: The rapid decline of South African Airways.

by Arthur Kemp This is pretty scary reading for someone that regularly travels with SAA, like myself... The South African government holds out its airline as a shining example of black empowerment, which carries the name and symbolism of the “new” South Africa far and wide. Indeed, for decades, South African Airways ( SAA ) was famous as one of the best airlines in the world, consistently winning industry awards for service. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 21:16:00

Common Business Loan Mistakes (Part 1)

Surveys show that 94.7% of small business owners feel their only lending resources are local banks or personal credit cards. This common sense advice will help you avoid these common business loan mistakes, regardless of your personal credit history… and avoid pledging your personal property as collateral. First of all, getting approved for a commercial loan is definitely easier than getting personal loans… regardless of your personal credit scores. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 20:38:48

Sunday Train: Rapid Streetcars and Suburban Retrofit

Another in the series of guest posts from the ever-thoughtful BruceMcF (who is Burning the Midnight Oil for Living Energy Independence) re rail transport.  The people’s choice award in the Re-Burbia ”Rethinking Suburbia” design competition was the entry titled Urban Sprawl Repair Kit: Repairing The Urban Fabric.But I want to adapt these ideas from the repair of the urban fabric to the original creation of a healthy suburban fabric. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 05:23:18

How To Make More Money, Even After Closing Your Deals

When you close a deal and make a profit, are you able to make even more money afterwards . . . from the same deal? First off, let me make it very clear that this is not about raising the rent or increasing the value of your home – or anything like that. While doing things like that can increase your income, what I want to talk to you about today deals with marketing. When you close on a deal, your relationship with the buyer/seller/investor doesn’t have to stop there. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 15:39:01

Everyone wants in on the bailout gravy train, cities too

Hank Paulson may have created a monster. He has recently said that he does not want to use the TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) ... financing amid the credit crisis. On Friday, the mayors of Philadelphia, Phoenix and Atlanta asked ... for loans to cover short-term borrowing needs and to meet payroll. In a letter to Treasury Secretary [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 23:29:30

Should GE be a AAA company," I said "GE Capital isn't even a bank. The FDIC only deals with depositary institutions. Are you kidding me? The US Government is obviously willing to do anything to bail out financial institutions at this point. Forget rules and regulations. Just give them the money." The first statement is actually not correct [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 12:07:25

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:51:48

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (September 21 – 27, 2009)

After hitting its best levels of the year on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) communiqué, the S&P 500 Index ran into heavy weather on the realization that the Fed could start scaling back on emergency support of the economy. US equities dropped further later in the week on renewed concerns about the state of the troubled housing market and weaker-than-expected durable goods orders. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:51:48

Blocking, Tackling & Running: Leveraging a Crisis Into Real Change

There's a fairly well known cartoon of two scientists working out a problem on a chalkboard covered with complex equations and down in the circle is a little circle with the key step inserted in small print - "and then a miracle occurs". Wouldn't it be nice if we could take the same short-cut to fixing the horrendous shopping list of significant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:07:11

The Weimar Hyperinflation? Could it Happen Again?

Some worried commentators are predicting a massive hyperinflation of the sort suffered by Weimar Germany in 1923, when a wheelbarrow full of paper money could barely buy a loaf of bread. An April 29 editorial in the San Francisco Examiner warned: “With an unprecedented deficit that’s approaching $2 trillion, budget proposal is a surefire prescription for hyperinflation. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 11:49:27

Save Money by Using a Debt Consolidation Loan

Amazon.de Widgets If you are suffering from expensive credit card debt that is difficult to keep under control would it be worth considering a debt consolidation loan as a viable alternative? The simple math would suggest it is.It seems as if you cannot turn on the television or the radio nowadays without seeing or hearing advertisers promoting debt consolidation loans and products. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 15:20:16

A line of connection in experienced disconnected thought: Southern economic growth, anti-union, free trade job loss, today's economy

by divorced one like Bushcaution, a long readI've been reading: Making Government Work by Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings. Yes, that Hollings of Gramm and Rudman legislation fame. It is kind of rambling read, but I now understand why our congress of the democratic party side has been acting like moderate republicans and not liberal or progressive [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 12:00:00

Of Piracy and Politics

Guest Commentary by Edward Cline:The Associated Press reported on January 11th what was otherwise an amusing episode in the saga of the Somalian pirate infestation off the east coast of Africa.Five of the pirates who hijacked a Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a $3 million ransom…the day after the bundle of cash was apparently dropped [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:50:00

East Coast bias takes solace in P-Bowl attendance

Read and respond: If college football fans on the West Coast and in the Rocky Mountains think that Eastern media centers don’t respect them, ... more people to meaningless postseason games sponsored by auto repair shops and credit unions ... Humanitarian Bowl was 26,781 ... give or take a couple ten thous...Exposed secrets of Utah State [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:50:41

NAR should put its money where its mouth is

I’ve hesitated to post this since I’m not sure how it will go over with other real estate agents (or my boss!). But, why not? ... on that loan will vary, based on your credit score, amount you put down, where you live ... , generating spending, and helping to repair the economy. Problem solved. I’ve got an even better idea [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 16:35:30

E. Online Resources (2)

• http://ftc.gov The Federal Trade Commission’s website provides free publications on many consumer topics, including credit repair. It also provides links to the full text of numerous consumer protection laws (click on “Rules & Acts” in any of the consumer topics). • www.pueblo.gsa.gov The Consumer Information Center provides the latest in consumer news as well as many publications of interest to consumers, including the Consumer Information Catalog. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 02:07:22

The "O" List

I’ve spent some time over the last few days trying to come up with a list of issues to be addressed by incoming President-Elect Barack Obama and his ... stimulus as required to encourage infrastructure investment and enable credit liquidity that would ... ) to determine the status of our infrastructure and the scope of the task at hand to repair it, as well [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:55:00

The Poverty Business

Sorry if this appears to be an older article, and not latest headlines, just thought it was interesting - loki The Poverty Business Inside U.S ... into Byrider, Tsosie drove off, jubilant, in a 1999 Saturn subcompact she bought entirely on credit ... access to credit has put cars, computers, credit cards, and even homes within reach for many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:45:24

Of Piracy and Politics

The Associated Press reported on January 11th what was otherwise an amusing episode in the saga of the Somalian pirate infestation off the east coast of Africa. “Five of the pirates who hijacked a Saudi supertanker drowned with their share of a $3 million ransom…the day after the bundle of cash was apparently dropped by parachute onto the deck [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:24:00

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae in 5th grade terms

Economic Lessons from the 5th Grade-" “The Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it ... and has been discredited. The credit crisis was not the fault of capitalism but with anticapitalism ... them insuring the bad loans they were making. But how do you explain this so a fifth grader [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:09:49

Unilateralism Spells Cop Out - Olmert/Livni Buckle!

If these two reports below are correct, and I suspect they are reliable, it would be a travesty of justice perpetrated by Olmert, Livni and Barak ... , politicians must do something, be seen as pro-active for fear of being perceived as unresponsive. Bad medicine is bad medicine. (See 2 below.) Even if the two most powerful men in our tax system [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:50:00

YES WE DID! Save, that is

Members of "Generation Net" aka the "Millenials" are commonly characterized as having technological prowess, ... credit, special thought should be given to policies that will enable individuals, especially at lower and moderate income levels, to develop their own unrestricted savings accounts. Encouraging [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 05:39:00

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

Sarah Palin: COMMON SENSE CONSERVATISM

tothepointnews.com Written by Sarah Palin Thursday, 24 September 2009 You can call me a common-sense conservative. My approach to the issues facing my country and the world, issues that we’ll discuss today, are rooted in this common-sense conservatism… Common sense conservatism deals with the reality of the world as it is. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 17:28:31

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

Fannie and Freddie to Announce Mass Loan Modification Program

re-default. This may also further erode investor confidence in residential mortgage backed securities, ... monies to put towards housing payments. Step 3) Start Improving Your Credit Rating This can take a long ... you pay your bills on time, that you have good credit.  Paying your bills on time only accounts for 30 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:02:07

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