Not with a bang but a whimper

This is how you lose liberty. If an FBI agent looks at a terrorist's library records or Larry Flint has to pay additional postage for child ... , this is a very bad idea: Sixteen House Democrats who opposed a similar bill realized ... mortgage interest rates closer to those on, for example, auto loans or credit cards. A bankruptcy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:55:08

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Loan Calculator Secrets To Lower Your Rates

The only way to keep up with the latest about simple loan calculators is to constantly stay on the lookout for new information. If you read everything you find about simple loan payment calculators, it won’t take long for you to become an influential authority. Leasing a car can be a wise decision in certain circumstances. Just like any other financial decision, however, it is vitally important to weigh the costs versus the benefits before signing on the dotted line. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-18 18:36:14

Buy a student car loan without any difficulty

Amazon.de Widgets Cars are becoming a necessary part of every individual’s life. Becoming owner of the car is a dream of every body whether it is office employee or business men. Even a student would want it for his personal needs. By having his own car saves lot of time in traveling and one does not have to wait to go to the place he thinks. Every possibility of getting a student car loan from the market. You must have face to face meeting with the lenders for driving away your dream car. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 10:14:45

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

How Online Loan Calculators Can You Time And Money

September 21, 2009 | By Dennis Shirk In Finance | by Martin KeeleDo you ever feel like you know just enough about loan calculators to be dangerous? Let’s see if we can fill in some of the gaps with the latest info from loan experts.How much should your down payment be? Most experts recommend at least 20 percent. Consolidation loans also have varying repayment plans. Use the links below to determine your repayment amounts under each of the different plans. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 21:10:30

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

Who is Debt Settlement Right For?

Debt Settlement, Debt Consolidation Or Bankruptcy? If you’ve tried systems like the snowball and avalanche and even tossed in some snowflakes, but the debt hole just keeps getting deeper, then your options most likely come down to debt consolidation, debt settlement or bankruptcy. There is a lot of unnecessary misunderstanding about debt consolidation because in essence it’s just taking out an equity loan for more than all your debts put together, with the exception of your mortgage, and then [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 19:51:01

Adverse Credit Card

As the name suggests, adverse credit cards are an option for people with bad credit, and therefore the credit rating. Why do you want to apply in May If you happen to have a bad credit record, then it is very likely that in applying for this credit if you were rejected in the application Related posts: How To Use An Auto Loan Calc Today, with the current economic conditions saving money has become... Funding Is Accessible You Clearly Need To Hunt A Bit Deeper Funding loans are [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 00:26:39

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

Several Tips About How To Talk to the Internal Revenue Service

Author : Vlavladi Vishnu That first phone call to the I R S may feel as if you are Luke Skywalker approaching Darth Vader for a final showdown After all, this is the federal government we’re talking about here! This is the same department that put Wesey Snipres away for tax evason, you know the courageous guy from Psassenger 57 All rgiht, so we know right away that of all the call center representatives you could smart-off to, this is not the one Adfter holding patieently and finlly [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 05:06:03

That Giant SUCKUP Sound

Note: This column originally appeared at Pajamas Media on Thursday morning. _________________________________________________ Let’s see ... s separate from the bailout fund. Then there are the “efficient car” loan guarantees already on schedule ... had congressmen known how Treasury would really use the money. Too bad; now it’s too late. It’s not only [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 13:40:51

Weekly Economic Potpourri November 29, 2008

Every week there are a numerous headlines that are worthy of mentioning but I simply run out of time. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past week.Japan’s Factory Output Falls as Turmoil Hurts ExportsJapanese manufacturers reduced production in October and plan further cutbacks as a worsening global financial crisis weakens [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 18:46:00

What you need to look for before availing your car loan

Amazon.de Widgets Going in for a car loan? Working out your financial options for your car? There are a few things you need to check out before “buying” your car. Here are a few pointers which will help you prepare for your “buy”:• Financing your new carUnless you’re paying hard cash, you need to undertake a crash course on becoming a quasi “loans expert” if you’re planning to buy a car in the near future and don’t have an expert to handle your loan repayments. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-18 09:29:22

Storm warning

One little example of why this ain't over yet. I expect my next book, due out in a couple of weeks, will earn me grief ... strategies, actually. It all comes down to risk. If the risk of something bad happening is zero ... so. But if you did, you’d probably take out insurance against loss. At the moment, very few people are doing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 03:05:00

10 Facts Every American should know about Baucus Health Plan

10 FACTS EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SEN. BAUCUS’ COSTLY GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE BILL GOP LEADER: “THIS PARTISAN BILL IS THE WRONG PRESCRIPTION DURING THESE TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES “ September 23, 2009 | House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) | Permalink As the Senate Finance Committee gets set to begin its second day examining Senator Max Baucus ’ (D-MT) costly government run-health care bill, House Republican Leader John Boehner (R-OH) [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 03:00:40

Avoid Dealer Gimmicks, And Get A Car Loan

Avoid Dealer Gimmicks, And Get A Car Loan by Donald BCar salesman laughing at you after viewing your credit report?, all the hype is frustrating you just want to get into a new car without all the hassle and hype, there is a way to cut through all the hype and confusion about how to go about getting a car loan, we will try to show you what to do to get a respectable deal online regardless of your bad credit.There are a couple good pointers you need to remember to avoid deceptive dealer [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 09:34:39

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

Car Loans – Beat the Dealers

You’ll have to bargain hard. For a car salesman, selling you a finance deal can be more important than selling the car itself. Car dealers have been faced with falling margins on the sale of cars and therefore they need to make up for these falling margins. Sometimes they can earn more from selling the extras such as optional extras, finance and paint treatment than from selling the car. Our advice is bargin ith them. Get an online quote for a personal loan and use it as a bargaining tool. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 11:58:08

Four Reasons to Consider Working for Free

The U.S. stock market has been cut in half. And some countries have it worse than we do. Companies are shedding jobs like there is no tomorrow. And heaven help you if you work for a newspaper or a magazine.The US auto industry ... that you had the nerve to try to buy something, credit is almost impossible to come by.It is against that backdrop [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 05:00:00

Refinancing Auto Loan: The Right And The Wrong Way!

by Asem Eltaher When you look at refinancing auto loan, it does not look like a bad or an unusual thing. There are over a thousand people who prefer to do this each year. Why is it so great? Yet, why are some people shocked at some of the things that they find out about refinancing auto loan? Well, just as there are pros to everything, there are some cons as well. So, keep on reading to discover the whole truth. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 08:18:09

Capitalism: a Love Story

Despite its formulaic quality and despite some very dubious politics, I have no problem recommending Michael Moore’s “Capitalism: a Love Story”. Since there are so few movies (or television shows) that reveal the human side of the largest economic crisis since the 1930s, we must be grateful to Michael Moore for his steadfast dedication to the underdog. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 19:28:26

Some Observations on Where We Stand In the Financial Situation

By Irwin Nowick I had hesitated to make too many observations about the financial sector because it keeps on changing daily ... McCain - is now talking tough on debt instruments such as credit-default swaps and wants ... . More importantly, they are also the one’s who have problems getting loans and maintaining lines of credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 04:51:03

DrumBeat: October 11, 2008

GPS could save airlines billions in fuel costs CHICAGO - A World War II-era air traffic network that often forces planes to take longer, ... expensive — still makes sense because the cost of driving is almost as bad and driving takes longer ... crisis is not just some kind of bad dream, but the new reality. With globalization, it is clear [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 13:14:59

It’s Your Money

It was, anyway. Remember when you had some? Dow plummets on opening, Wall Street rout drags everyone else down. Look on the bright side ... the credit markets more quickly via capital infusions from the Paulson facility. And unlike the Paulson ... that the Treasury could receive some kind of equity kicker in the refinance. Thus a homeowner [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 13:45:35

The Secrets behind the FICO Score

by Ty Crandall Your credit score is the most important number in your life. How much you pay for car and health insurance, car payments, your rent and mortgage payments, house utilities, and even whether you get hired for a job or not, are ALL based on your credit profile and credit score. This article will help you understand each component of your total credit score. For more details on your credit score you can see this article and more at www.PerfectCreditFast.com. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 13:26:56

Online Car Title Loans – Online Micro Loans

If you opt for a title loan then you come to us in the right place! Online Micro Loans provides consumers who have paid off a car and Online Car Loan title. Even with a title loan, you can enjoy the convenience of completing the process online. There is absolutely no need to waste your time and energy, waste, save the tracks in your area loans. You can use a online auto loan to get titles from the comfort of your own home. Simply complete our online car title loan application. The process is very simple. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 15:51:51

From Bad To Worse To Horrible To Holy Crap!

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “After years of making Canadians feel steadily richer, ... said even more cases are coming as banks take bad loans off their books. ‘That’s when we’ll see why these loans went so bad, and there will be criminal investigations,’ said Curt Novy, a California [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 20:26:25

My Frugal Story by Green Panda

The following is a guest post by Green Panda of Green Panda Treehouse.  If you like this post, consider subscribing to her RSS feed ... financial mistake was getting a auto loan for my current vehicle. I had one car loan before but got ... a nominal amount for rent at my mom’s place. I got a credit card in college and like many of my friends [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 11:00:16

Beige Book’s Midwestern Summary

From the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book (HTML, PDF). Economic activity in the Seventh District declined further in December, ... market conditions weakened. Construction declined, and manufacturing activity moved lower. Credit ... . In agriculture, field work was limited in December by bad weather. Consumer Spending Consumer spending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:00:38

It Isn't Over Until the Fat Lady Sings

Big caveat: even though we have very strong opinions, we do not give investment advice. What we provide (aside from commentary) ... . ``The patient that got drunk on credit growth needs to go into rehabilitation. To give him more alcohol ... or not the market signal is correct, we don't see the credit/economic [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 07:42:03

In defense of borrowing short and lending long

Maturity mismatch is taking something of a beating in the comments, including from smart people like former co-blogger Winterspeak ... . A wheelbarrow is simpler than a car. It is less likely to break, and less expensive to fix when it does break. But I would still rather have a car to do my shopping. So what are the reasons [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 23:16:20

Mortgage Rates, Scary Jobs Details, Investing in 2009, Russian Gas Dispute, and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Mortgage rates plunge to record lows… but are they at the bottom? ... of the credit crisis. “That’s bad,” Byron King somberly explains. “We already have an aging work force ... to 2009… how to invest amid rife market manipulation If you’ve got money, credit and patience [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:36:29

about it recently, but this weekend's festival is actually a pretty big deal. Historically, local giant fests don't go so well when set up near New York, but this one seems to have the backing and support to actually get done right. First off, it certainly helps to have a band like Radiohead headline two nights [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 18:53:54

Ctrl BG: A Shortcut to Financial News 11/21

It's been another exciting week! Almost comparable to that week in September/October, except no major banks collapse (yet) ... and some don't expect it to be profitable in 2009 as they worry about Citi's exposure to credit card/mortgage ... Buffet), as Citi shares broke the $5 point that day (a 13 year low). This is a very dangerous level [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 04:32:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/5/2008

USABailout Bill Loops in Green Tech, IRS SnoopingCrowds Again Gather to Pray Before Image in WindowElection Precinct in Islamic Center That Hosted Extremist’s VisitMilitant Obama Youth March to ‘Alpha, Omega’ ChantN.Y. Times Whitewashes Obama-Ayers ConnectionRacism Without Racists Europe and the EUExtradition Bid Raises Fears of ‘Thought Crime’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 00:49:00

Things You Tend Not To Spend Much Time Thinking Seriously About When Making A Decision To Relocate

I have had this item on my blogging to-do list for probably 18 months now, without attempting to address it ... s start with credit history, something discussed in this blog a long time ago. Or, rather, your lack of such overseas, which will hamper your efforts to obtain auto financing or even apply for local credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:29:06

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/8/2009

The latest word is that an agreement with Russia has been reached, and the flow through the gas pipeline will resume.Also, look for the storming of the Israeli consulate in Montreal, as well as other Gaza-inspired violence around the world.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, Insubria, JD, Tuan Jim, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:49:00

Bad Credit Loans

Are you short of money? Scared that you may not be able to buy your own house you promised your wife this birthday? ... to know more visit the site. They also have extensive material on how to clean up and repair bad ... Planning to apply for a loan but don't have a good credit to get one? Then stop worrying. Bad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:38:32

L.A. Times Claims Obama More Honest than McCain

All week, I’ve been meaning to write about this Los Angeles Times article from last weekend, ... about the foundering economy and — attention, Michigan voters — has refused to support loan guarantees for the auto industry. If any of those statements rings true, then a campaign adage has proved itself [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 21:47:31

Boston Tea Party Presidential candidate Charles Jay answers Obama-McCain debate questions

Posted at cj08.com (I wasn’t invited to Friday night’s presidential debate, but you knew I was going to weigh in anyway. My “participation” comes in the way of interspersing my responses into the actual text of the debate, which you will see below. All of those responses to the questions asked by moderator Jim Lehrer are in bold type [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 18:49:05

Income Shares and Bubbles - Part 1

Not too long ago, I wondered if there was any connection between bubbles and the concentration of income, and if there is, which way causality runs, ... across the board, real rates went up), thus freezing the credit markets and destroying investor ... to the credit markets, this crisis will not devolve into the debacle that was the Great Depression. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 07:42:00

What Is My Credit Score and How Is My FICO Calculated?

If you’re like most people out there, there’s inevitably going to come some point in your life when you’ll need to apply for credit and seek out ... prospects like mortgage loans either - even routine applications for things like credit cards, checking accounts, auto loans, and even new jobs are undergoing greater credit worthiness scrutiny. Both [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 03:19:44

PFBlogger Spotlight: Green Panda Treehouse

What color is US currency? It’s green. What’s one of the most content creatures on the planet? Well, one of them is a panda ... of it. I got a credit card in college and like many of my friends, I charged on it like crazy ... some of my friends (who would return the favor and use their credit card next time). I also thought [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 16:28:03

Another Not-Quite-a Linkfest

Another Not-Quite-a Linkfest, filled with random holiday weekend linkage . . . ~~~ INVESTING & TRADING ??? ... Seeking Alpha (Footnoted) ~~~ ECONOMY ??? States Going From Bad to Worse (Real Time Economics ... also Stay-at-Home Grillers on July 4th Still Pay More (Bloomberg) ??? U.S. Auto Sales Plunge [more...]

Date: 2008-07-06 16:15:00

Dealer Gimmicks Wont Get You Approved.

by Donald B Are you the laughing stock of every car dealer after they get a glimpse of your credit report?, all you want is to get into a car without all the hype and hassle,don’t allow dealer ads to fool you, getting a reasonable deal online despite your bad credit is a real possibility now, and we will try to show you what to do to accomplish just that. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 09:24:39

Avoid Dealer Gimmicks, And Get A Car Loan

by Donald B So you say the car salesman almost broke out in laughter after he got a glimpse of your credit report?, And you need to get into a car without all the hype, please don’t let dealer ads fool you, we will try to cut through the hype and confusion that you may have about what you should do to get a reasonable deal online despite your bad credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 09:37:24

The Bailouts? Not Much For the Common Guy

Trillions to financial Terra Incognita; So far very little for ordinary AmericansBy Sherman DeBrosse / The Rag Blog / January 8, 2008At this moment, ... billion guarantee for money market funds, $200 billion so far for credit card issuers, $345 to Citigroup ... money had to be spent covering bad investments that are nearly impossible to understand. No one [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:42:00

AIG CEO Demands Apology from Mad Money’s Jim Cramer

WSJ Deal Journal Related: The credit crunch means that consolidation looms for Mirant and Calpine as well. Bloomberg ... its banks. WSJ More bad news: Banking bosses weigh in on bonuses and job losses. Times ... is wreaking havoc on a large but little-known corner of the credit markets, which could mean more write-downs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 12:57:00

Are California’s Muni Bonds Golden?

Here is an opportunistic view of California’s fiscal difficulties ... state. The “general obligation” (or full faith and credit) bonds now yield about three times as much ... , and on time. “There’s a fair amount of bad news coming out of California,” he conceded. “So ‘perceived risk’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 00:11:54

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