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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

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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

FreeCreditReport.com scam

I was looking over my checking account transactions for the past year and saw a mysterious $12 ... credit report program. Under a new Federal law, you have the right to receive a free copy of your credit report once every 12 months from each of the three nationwide consumer reporting companies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 02:16:00

Breweries Provide Sign of Deepening Recession

As if the constant barrage of troubling macroeconomic news was not enough to tip you off, now something truly appalling has come to our attention. No, it isn’t the new unemployment statistics, credit spreads, the latest report on retail sales ... from the reports out of the world’s second largest brewer SABMiller plc (SBMRY.PK). The maker [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:42:51

Sign of Deepening Recession

As if the constant barrage of troubling macroeconomic news was not enough to tip you off, now something truly appalling has come to our attention. No, it isn’t the new unemployment statistics, credit spreads, the latest report on retail sales ... inexpensive beer. Up until this latest report, the conventional wisdom seemed to be holding true [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:59:21

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

Sign of Deepening Recession

As if the constant barrage of troubling macroeconomic news was not enough to tip you off, now something truly appalling has come to our attention. No, it isn’t the new unemployment statistics, credit spreads, the latest report on retail sales ... inexpensive beer. Up until this latest report, the conventional wisdom seemed to be holding true [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:25:24

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

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

Real Car Deals for Those Ready to Buy Now

If you are in a position to afford or be able to finance a new car now, you may soon have the pick of the litter ... the possibility of errors on your report. Take advantage of your free annual credit report and check over every bit of information contained on your report. Credit scores that were once thought to be perfect [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 15:22:23

How To Guarantee Approval For Business Loans

by katie George Understanding the requirements for loan approval and other additional variables that you can alter in order to increase your ... into your credit report. The easiest way is of course to pay everything on time, without missing payments ... loan you need to show a clean credit report. If you are planning to start a new business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:31:02

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

Economy Weakens PC, Chip Sales

Things are not looking good for PC and chip manufacturers as consumers held back on electronics purchases during the holidays ... for the first time in 6 years in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a new report from IDG ... tightening credit, eroding confidence, and growing unemployment,” said Doug Bell, research analyst [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:37:39

Nuclear warning to taxpayers, investors, part 2

By Joseph Romm Part 1 presented a new study that puts the generation costs for power from new nuclear plants at from 25 to 30 cents per ... great. A June 2008 report PDF by Moody's Investor Services Global Credit Research, "New Nuclear ... credit metrics. And this would likely result in a sharp downgrading of the utility's credit rating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 12:44:19

New Year, Better Credit Score: Post 3

stockxpertcom_id12723501_size0-743295.jpg So FICO has branded you with a not-so-desirable credit score and you have made the resolution to bring ... month.  Remember also, not all debt is bad.  Items like mortgages and car loans on your credit report ... and see if they will take the late payment off so it doesn’t show up on your credit report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:55:57

Poole: The Fed is printing money

#fullpost{display:inline;}My personal list of former members of the Federal Reserve who merit respect for their contributions to the world is rather ... of authorizing new credit facilities. What's being done now is that the board's new credit facility are being ... Mae and Freddie Mac were insolvent in this Bloomberg report that appeared about two months [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:52:00

I Guess Our Mortgage Is Officially Considered Small

As a follow up to the post I wrote a few days ago about the new consumer protection laws and the possibility that thrift stores would have to stop ... scores until now.  We went to the annual credit report site and picked Experian.  Credit scores were ... on credit scores.  Since we’re considering buying another house, we decided to take a peek at our cre [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 08:15:42

Credit Card Debt: Next Big Hit to Banks?

Given how overextended consumers are, and how banks have been cutting back on the cheapest piggybank, home equity loans, by slashing those credit lines, and the reports of rising delinquencies from even conservative ... in credit card losses. But under the new bankruptcy code, if you do no qualify for Chapter 7 bankruptcy [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 09:17:30

Sanity Begins Creeping Into Mortgage Lending Market

The New York Times reports that New York's state mortgage financing program, SONYMA, ... of the credit markets.With credit drying up, many banks have begun demanding larger down payments and requiring higher credit scores for borrowers, said Shelia S. Martin, director of program operations [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 21:30:00

New Tax Breaks

WPLN reports: The First-Time Homebuyer’s Tax Credit is a bit of a misnomer. The credit is available to anyone who hasn’t owned a home in the last three years, but has either bought a home since April or will buy one before July. Boone says another new credit, the Recovery [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:39:44

UPDATE: Caterpillar to NLR More to come, but I just caught news that a Caterpillar motor grader production plan is slated for the vacant video ... there, the local newspaper reports, about loss of motor grader jobs, said to be part of an increase ... Arkansas – provides income tax credits based on payroll of new employees (credit earned each tax [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 16:56:58

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

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

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

ONE Tip for 2009 - Identity Theft Still Rampant so Sign up for Lifelock.com

I got this email from some very close friends yesterday who were asking to spread the word about their identity thefts: ... more issues on my credit report before it is over. I am going to have to testify against the woman ... in custody. We have had credit card fraud, checks cashed, new accounts opened on line and in stores [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 19:51:24

Treasury Official Interviewing for Fed Job

David McCormick, the Treasury Department’s undersecretary for international affairs, ... banking business of Credit Suisse and Terrence Checki, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ... despite recent reports that New York bankers are trying to draft him. He won’t be in New York interviewing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 14:35:00

How to Set New Year’s Financial Resolutions You Can Keep

(source) Every year it’s the same old story. You start with the best of intentions but somehow never manage to fulfill your New Year’s ... months. Maintaining good credit is an important foundation for achieving the rest of your financial goals. So start by finding out where you currently stand with a credit report from CreditReport.com [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:55:16

How to Set New Year’s Financial Resolutions You Can Keep

(source) Every year it’s the same old story. You start with the best of intentions but somehow never manage to fulfill your New Year’s ... months. Maintaining good credit is an important foundation for achieving the rest of your financial goals. So start by finding out where you currently stand with a credit report from CreditReport.com [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:55:16

A Times / Atlantic Smackdown

A Times / Atlantic Smackdown Writing in the January/February edition of the Atlantic, ... are "slim," the economics are downright scary: Earnings reports released by the New York Times ... in credit through 2011 -- plenty to keep the paper afloat until then. SVP Catherine Mathis [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 18:43:07

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

‘Green’ Schools, Healthy Kids

‘Green’ Schools, Healthy Kids by James Parks, Jan 2, 2009 Photo credit: trancedmoogle ... campaign, the union recently released two new reports, one on “green” school buildings and the other on funding infrastructure projects. The reports reinforce President-elect Barack Obama’s call [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:00:13

Eco 'crunch'

(((Maybe this new framing of the crisis will persuade the currently unemployed financiers who stumble over it while web-surfing in their pyjamas ... '. The planet is headed for an ecological "credit crunch", according to a report issued ... look like. Maybe they can leverage new laws of atmospheric physics.))) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 08:18:11

New York City Bankruptcy Lawyer amp; Attorneys - Chapter 7

div style=’float: right; width: 100px; padding: 5px; margin: 5px; background-color: #FFFFCC;’font size=1font color=’#cc0000′bTip! ... include child support, taxes, student loans etc./ppOne bad aspect of filing for personal bankruptcy is that it will stay on your credit report for ten years. Obviously, this makes applying for new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 16:15:36

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

Britney Spears Buys New Home, Shows the Kids

With a new cocktail of antidepressants outlook for her life and a really short leash rejuvenated career, Britney Spears is about to change addresses ... on the market for more than $7 million. There was no official word on where the new house is, although reports ... BRITNEY SPEARS' "CASA DE NO PANTS" Photo Credit: Splash News Online The troubled [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:44:20

Treasury Opens Vault; Gangs of Robbers Rush In

Treasury Opens Vault; Gangs of Robbers Rush In   By Robert Higgs at The Independent Institute As the fierce lobbying and politicking proceed on ... banks, ostensibly to relieve the so-called credit crunch. Other plutocrats resented being left ... . As the New York Times reports today, “nobody wants to be left out of Treasury’s proposal to buy up bad [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 01:55:27

Tales from Bailout Nation

So what’s it called when lending institutions make loans to people without the necessary collateral or cash flow to pay off the loan? Of course, we all know that this is called a “sub-prime loan”.So what has GMAC, the “financing ... have thrown at them:The New York Times reports that GMAC has begun making loans to borrowers with credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 00:59:00

Beige Book: High Priced Homes Nearest NYC ?Especially Weak?

map The Federal Reserve released its beige book report today on regional economic conditions ... and receipt of the credit and the need to pay back the credit eventually.” New York district: The market ... legislation intended to stimulate the housing market; they specifically note issues with the tax credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:17:00

New regulation and the GAO

rdan GAO has a report on regulation deficiencies of financial markets: ... participants—such as nonbank mortgage lenders, hedge funds, and credit rating agencies—some of which ... difficulty understanding new and increasingly complex retail mortgage and credit products. • Fourth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:00:01

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

DrumBeat: August 27, 2008

US heating oil dealers clamp down on unpaid bills NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S ... to the large credit-reporting agencies," said John Maniscalco, executive vice president of the New York [more...]

Date: 2008-08-27 13:50:01

0% APR, Same As Cash, and No Interest No Payments. Upon closer reading of the final rules adopted by the federal regulators in December, ... t included in the highlights, news media like New York Times and Wall Street Journal didn’t report ... decisions regarding the cost of using credit. Accordingly, the Agencies conclude that an exception [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:19:07

TIMSS: U.S. moves up in math, but Asians still rule

The new TIMSS 2007 report is out. U.S. fourth and eighth graders improved in math but stayed the same in science, reports the New York Times ... as they become adults. . . . Second, test scores, at least average test scores, don’t seem ... no credit for the minimal math gains. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 10:57:32

Real Estate Short Sales and FICO Credit Scores

Real estate "short sale" is a new term of art that has entered the lexicon during what is considered the worst housing crisis in a generation ... is completed. Sammy avoids having a foreclosure haunt his credit rating for the next seven years. Typically, short sales appear on a person's credit report as "Settled for Less" or "Paid in Full For Less [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 14:20:35

Review of Lexington Law Firm

by John Cooper Lexington Law is headquartered out of Salt Lake City, Utah. They are a credit repair firm ... it to each credit bureau. Upon receipt of you letter the bureaus will conduct an investigation ... it from you report. What else should I do to repair my credit? We suggest you open a new revolving [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 21:14:18

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

Maybe Someday We Can Be Like That

Wow. Europeans actually have elected officials who look out for their privacy interests! ... allowing law enforcement and security agencies to obtain private information — like credit card ... Ocean. The potential agreement, as outlined in an internal report obtained by The New York Times [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 10:59:03

Fast Credit Repair

With a new year comes a new time to check your credit. Whoops. That's not good. Learn how to repair that report quickly. 1 Vote(s) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 08:59:32

Latest News in Credit Repair and Credit Score - Dec 24, 2008

Saving American economy from ‘Joe the Debtor’ - New Haven Register 24 Dec 2008 at 3: ... s overall score if a manager or employee attends a food safety course approved by the … Your credit report ... . Despite a decent job, homeownership and a good credit rating … Area restaurant ratings - Kinston Free [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 17:14:31

The cutting edge is nipping at its own tail

The New York Times reports on a groundbreaking new approach to science education: W ... the Times is giving a lot of credit to these educators today who are just revamping well-known concepts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:59:55


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