Tort - Defamation - Wrongful Discharge - Consumer Protection Statutes

A former director of national accounts for a company that provided credit screening and customer leads to car dealers, who claims he was unfairly blamed when the company lost clients after it turned off its credit screening to boost leads during a market downturn, cannot sue for defamation for the general manager’s alleged directive to “blame it on Craig” if dealers asked about the bad leads, but he may sue for additional alleged statements about blaming the filter deactivation on plaintiff, his [more...]

Date: 2009-08-24 11:52:59

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So, an I-Bank Walks into a Bar…

The U.S. is (possibly? maybe? mos def?) straddling the cusp of an economic crisis, and what do our politicians do? ... should keep a close eye on what makes it into this thing: defaulted mortgages, fine. “Car loans, credit ... .” Oh, Nance, you kinky tart, you. Seriously, this is what we should be asking: How bad does [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 15:43:39

My Net Worth Is Down Only 10% Since Its August 2008 Peak

So, how did I manage this remarkable accomplishment?  Let me tell you…. I have been tracking my family’s net worth for about eight months now ... ).  You are essentially earning the interest rate of your credit cards and car loans when you pay them ... ;P 500 and other indexes because of the mutual funds’ bad gambles in stocks like AIG, Wachovia, Fannie [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 18:13:54

Wall Street bailout: Congress 'must move'

by Mark Silva With leaders of both Democratic and Republican House ranks blaming each other for the initial failure of a $700-billion federal ... if the government does not act to unlock financial markets frozen by bad mortgage debt threatening a credit crunch at every level of the economy, threatening everything from home loans to car loans [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 21:35:44

Lollappleooza 2008: Spiced Slow Cooker Applesauce

(Hey you guys! I posted about Eggplant in Spicy Tomato Sauce over at Serious Eats today ... a cruise liner. (And, to our great credit, we didn’t throw any at passing cars.)This year, we opted ... cookeradd watercookadd more stuffcookeatNot too bad for the results, which are warm and sweet [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 14:59:00

The Bank Life: Isn't It Swell

With banks getting preferred treatment by governments across the world, one wonders what life as a bank might be like ... of this former Dire Straits hit. Does a bad credit score hike your borrowing costs in real life? Again, better ... the drunk driver can crash into a wedding party, killing most attendees and wrecking the car. At that point [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 16:28:23

Car(e)less in LA, The Wong Sans Wheels Chronicles #9: Zipcrap

Argh! How did Zipcar manage to ruin my Sunday? I've had an hour and half to calm down ( ... to practically throw all the benefits of it in reverse in one really bad interaction with their customer ... .) 2. Sometimes the cars have hubcaps missing or expired tags. (Though, to their credit, if you report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:06:52

Bailout Gets More Costly Due to “Bipartisan” Deal; Foolish Limits on Foreclosure Should Be Removed

Liberal Congressional leaders have apparently reached a deal with the Bush Administration on the principal elements of a $700 billion bailout of the ... student loans, car loans, credit card debt and any other ‘troubled’ assets held by banks.” ... .  Although it is being sold as a “bipartisan” — a buzzword often used to push bad policies – Republican [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 20:34:55

LendingClub.com Could Not Help Me Refinance My Car Loan. – Erik

Rollover USA-401K Rollover to IRA is a post from: Rollover USA-401K Rollover to IRA “Dear Steve, My situation revolves around my car loan. I got my loan back in July 2006, and the interest rate was high, understandably because I had bad credit. Now two and a half years later, it seems that it still is horrible, because NO ONE will refinance me. I tried LendingClub.com (I googled my problem, [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:01:13

Buy a New Car or Fix the One I’ve Got?

I knew it. I just knew my car was in bad shape. I’ve talked about it before, and I knew it was going to happen ... looking at about €4,000.” We don’t have €4,000. Not only that, but we won’t get approved for a loan ... of money, it’s going to have to be through tapping the open line of credit at a gazillion percent [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 10:00:17

Alright, 2009 (Part 1).

I like 2009. 2008 ended with loads of redundancies and 2009 starts with even more redundancy to follow, people are selling off their houses, cars, ... to work; it reminds you how to save your electric & gas bills during this credit crunch period ... us how bad it is and how worse it’ll be…   You know what? I don’t fucking care. I don’t care [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:50:40

GM, Ford and Chrysler say sayonara, Tokyo

There were some notable absences at this year's Detroit auto show, including Nissan, Suzuki and Ferrari ... : A model poses with a Toyota concept car at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show in October 2007. Credit ... . It's the latest sign that a bad economy and crashing sales are disrupting the industry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:39:09

Car Loan Refinance - How to Avoid Dealer Scams?

div style=’float: right; width: 100px; padding: 5px; margin: 5px; background-color: #FFFFCC;’font size=1font color=’#cc0000′bTip! ... the application process. You don’t need to go through a third party, even if you have bad credit ... available that allow you to call from home or the showroom for pre-approval on your car loan./font [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:15:29

Blue Hippo computers - The Truth

hippo I listen to the radio in my car while traveling, ... .  I am sure you’ve heard them, Blue Hippo promises a desktop or laptop with no credit check and they even throw in a free digital camera and color printer.  If you have bad credit this sounds like an awesome [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 11:25:35

Emergency Cash Loans For Unemployed - No Fear of Emergency

Everybody has to pass through hard days. No one is secure against emergencies ... accident, current shock, sudden broke down the car, home decoration and repair at the time ... the reason of loan taking in your online application form. No matter, if you have bad credit in your past [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:53:55

Steve Parker: Precipitous fifteen-year drop in US car sales; Need one? You probably can't get one

They say "start out bad news with a joke," so: In Peter Gent's "North Dallas Forty," ... , you know there's no easy credit. US new car and truck sales plummeted to 965,160 last month, down ... . The last month when car and light truck sales were below one million was February of 1993. General [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 10:12:35

The bail-out may be killed by add-ons (pfblogs.org)

Filed under: Deals, Bad news, Law, HousingThe list of additions to the $700 billion Paulson bail-out plan could well kill it ... , "a change to potentially allow purchases of instruments such as car loans, credit-card debt and other ... , if the plan is extended to include individual home mortgages and things like auto loans, the size [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 08:51:01

Freindster Used by MILF Kidnappers

Freindster is the first ever social network of the world ... cars, or nice houses. When the bad guys (hope they catch mesothelioma or something awful ... bills or spend using credit cards. Even people who dress especially well are monitored [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 21:13:05

First Time Car Loaner - Free Useful Knowledgebase

First Time Car Loaner - Free Useful Knowledgebase January 16, 2009 Posted by janey in : automotive finance , ... higher than on other types of loan. And even if you have a bad credit, you can still get a loan ... calculator in three very useful ways; - find the right auto financing alternatives for you. - determine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:57:34

Investing for the Future: The American Housing Market. The United States has Enough Housing for Years. Will this Economy Change our Habits?

One reason homes are having a tough time selling is because of the credit crisis ... up on credit cards to pay tomorrow or bought cars with 7-year terms, instant gratification was the mantra ... . We’d have to go back to the early 1980s to find a month as bad as the one we’ve [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 00:06:41

Ask an Apocalypse Specialist

Dear Dr. Farley,Should I be preparing a boat or a car? ... . For obvious reasons we cannot accept credit cards. However, student loans are available to qualified ... the former; horses can swim, and in a pinch can be eaten.Dear Dr. Farley,Is cannibalism really as bad [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 08:47:00

5 Fixes for Financial Woes Get Out of Debt Fast

This year we are not in a good shape when we talk about financial status. We expect too much of our farm crop ... . Put “bad” debts, such as unpaid high-interest credit card balances and payday loans – cash loans ... . 3. Lose the Flab ***Consider how much you spend on mortgage, rent, car payment, insurance, groceries [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 04:04:12

Media Digest 12/5/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

Newspaper According to Reuters, car company executives went before Congress and pleaded for billions of dollars ... the November retail sales were as bad as feared. The Wall Street Journal reports that Credit Suisse revealed ... its forecasts. The Wall Street Journal writes that the car companies are taking their case to the web [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 08:47:57

FHA to lose $4.6 billion in bad loans; promises more to follow

What a car-wreck. The Federal Housing Administration guarantees loans for millions of borrowers. The FHA is often the lender of last resort; it allows those with blemished credit to get loans ... has done studies that show that the majority of bad loans are generated from people who get “third-party [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 03:07:05

Net Worth: December - 2008 Ends w/ a bang, Hallelujah!

December net worth Up $4k - not a bad way to start the year, eh? ... off all credit card debt: 100% A+ bustaroo! I actually accomplished this twice - once in the first ... enough, we used our wedding booty to knock it all off again!Pay off cars: B. Since the above [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:44:19

New Hyundai Incentive: No-Penalty Return if You Lose Your Job

Assurance Losing a job is bad. Losing a job shortly after buying a new car is worse ... of transportation and put that money toward a down payment? What becomes more important: your credit score [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 18:30:13

Can’t make your car payments? Buy a Hyundai

Tightwad_tod_marks_consumer_reports It’s bad enough if you lose your job in this miserable economy. It’s even worse if you’re out of work and you’ve just invested in a new car. With more than 10 ... , the plan is a calculated gamble on the automaker’s part to bring potential buyers with responsible credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 01:10:49

Reality TV Listings: December 16, 2008

biggest-loser-michelle-race-car Your Reality TV Listings today bring you the finale of The Biggest Loser is tonight over at NBC and then right ... - MTV 8AM - 11AM ET/PT Made  - MTV 8AM - 1230PM ET/PT Rob & Big - MTV2 9AM - 11PM ET/PT Bad ... message boards and talk about your favorite show! Photo Credit: NBC ShareThis Related [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 12:53:11

REPORT: Credit lines increasingly hard to come by for auto dealers

Filed under: Car Buying Like him or loathe him, George W. Bush's clearest, most salient speech came almost a year ago on September 25, 2008 when our Harvard MBA president explained to the nation and the world exactly how bad the economy had gotten and why so much federal money ($700 billion-ish at the time) was being hurled at America's banks. The full speech can be found here , but one little section bears quoting: The decline in the housing market set off a domino effect across our economy. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-03 15:02:57

Devise your own Credit Repair Plan

by Rob Kosberg You found yourself in a very bad financial situation. You may feel emotional, hopeless, guilty or all of them ... . You will be particularly concerned with credit cards and perhaps small loans. List the cards with highest ... income. This is the amount of your salary that goes for necessities such as mortgage, car loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:53:58

Reality-Defying Futurama Flying Car For Sale On Amazon For A Mere $50,000! [Novelties]

Good news everyone! A recently-launched merchant on Amazon — named Jetson — is offering the "Futurama Flying Car" for the bargain price of only $50, ... up for the Amazon Visa credit card after we added it to our cart - talk about a deal! Hold on, our Nigerian ... .. No more bloody traffic! I cant say a bad thing about it.. It also is compatible with my [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 20:00:00

The Strategic Advantages Of Maximizing Natural Business Growth

By Donald Mitchell Growth can occur naturally . . . or it can be forced by using bad methods ... on unsustainable gimmicks to grow their businesses (such as zero percent interest car loans, 125 percent of assessed value home loans with teaser rates, and tripling interest rates on credit cards for those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:02:38

Reality TV Listings: January 17, 2009

Solitary 3.0 premieres tonight on FOX Reality Channel! ... ET/PT Top Chef - Bravo TV Bad Girls Club - Oxygen 3PM - 430PM ET/PT Rob & Big- MTV2 3PM ... about your favorite show! Photo Credit: FOX ShareThis Related posts:Reality TV Listings: January [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:16:54

Bush: 'Entire economy is in danger'

by Mark Silva President Bush, delivering a nationally televised appeal for an unprecedented federal buyout of $700 billion in bad mortgage debts, ... be more difficult for you to get the loans you need to buy a car or send your children to college ... , you would find it harder and more expensive to get credit. More businesses would close their doors [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 02:13:56

A Chicken Bailout in Every Pot (Car Loan Edition)

Since the TARP has a very big checkbook and a very broad mandate (it can buy any kind of dud loan it chooses to, plus bona fide assets) ... or that market liquidity is hurting pricing. From Reuters, "Finance companies want US to buy bad auto ... auto loans to the government as part of Washington's sweeping plan to restimulate credit markets [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 07:06:08

Is Making 100K in One Day Selling Real Estate Guru Product Bad for Business?

That depends. Who is the speaker? What is the product? Was it done in a pitch-fest? ... about their beautiful spouse and kids or need to see pictures of them in front of their 60K car? “Selling ... ! (But first they “qualify you” by checking to see how much money you have on your credit cards!) YIKES [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 20:58:43

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Find out which star was most searched on Yahoo in 2008 - Anything Hollywood Is Mary-Kate Olsen pregnant? - Celeb Warship Courtney Love is looking for a little credit for Britney Spears breakdown ... Lohan have a Facebook alias? - Celebrity Dirty Laundry Brandon Davis crashes into Pink’s car [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:19:58

Bad Financial Advice: Why Paying Cash Isn't The Deal You Think It Is

There is no bromide more popular in personal finance than "just pay cash" ... to your credit union, your $10,000 would have continued to grow at interest, and you would have had a car ... is dumb". But is it true? Let's take the example of paying cash for a $10,000 car (because the other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:44:57

The Personal Effect of the Financial Crisis

With the steady stream of bad news coming at us from all directions, it’s clear that the financial crisis is taking its toll on the economy ... situation. In many areas, prices have declined significantly. From car dealerships to retailers ... affected those trying to sell their homes, or perhaps those with large home equity lines of credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 14:45:40

US Job Market getting weaker

Bad News from US and Europe keeps pouring in. Here is a recent list ... to a fourth-quarter loss as provisions for credit-losses nearly tripled, while the company showed why ... low in 2008 as weak consumer confidence ate into demand for new cars amid the world-wide financial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:00

Toyota: Credit Not Responsible For Current Sales Slump, But Please Hurry Up And Fix! [Toyota Sales]

Jim Lentz, Toyota's US sales chief, told the Detroit News yesterday that consumer financing isn't their challenge right now; rather, ... are postponing car purchases. Dealers across the country are singing a similar tune, saying that well-qualified buyers can still get financing, but continuing bad economic news is keeping buyers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 14:00:00

How We Saved $10,000 in a Year Giving Up Nothing We Knew About

Times are tough.  People are losing their homes at record pace, sinking further and further into debt.  Auto repossessors are making a killing as car loans drop like flies.  But the truth is that things aren’t nearly as bad as we seem to think.  We perceive it as such because we are, in short, an utterly wasteful and gluttonous society.  Even those who constitute the low income households waste more money in a month than many people in the world will see in a year.  I know, I know.  This is the [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 11:38:44

Deciding Who Should Be In Charge

In the 2008 primaries, when all was said and done, you could say the Republicans simply settled for John McCain as their candidate, by default. Giuliani was a bust – beyond his 9/11 shtick there was nothing there, and he was from New York City, which would never play that well in the south, along with being in his third marriage after two messy divorces, and one of his former wives being a cousin. The evangelical right really didn’t want to have to deal with that. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 06:28:40

Debt Buyer Beware

If you receive quotes from anyone who does NOT ask you who your creditors are, you better RUN! With so many people in a financial hardship these days, many unscrupulous, untrained or ignorant people are jumping onto the debt consolidation band wagon… unfortunately this could mean big trouble for you! Did you know Citibank, Discover and Bank of America are much more likely to file a lawsuit against you if you make the mistake of enrolling into a bad debt setllement program over 24-30 months. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:22:37

Review: Wet

The good Great gun-play mechanics Brisk, lively pace Invigorating original soundtrack Full of exciting action movie moments that you create The bad Environmental inconsistency can hinder your acrobatics Some choppy visuals Annoying character quips In the first scene of Wet, you slide down a long table in slow motion, smashing through towers of champagne glasses and a giant cake as you gun down thugs who are trying to kill you. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 07:47:01

How To Find The Cheapest Auto Insurance!

One of the most important things to do when looking for cheap car insurance is to take some time to compare offerings by several insurance companies.Everyone wants to know which insurance company is cheaper than everyone else, if this were the case; it would probably only one there. The truth of the matter is that there is no such thing “cheapest.” Thus, while a friend may pay a lower rate with your provider, this does not necessarily mean that they can provide lower rates for others. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 23:11:10

The moral and ethical problems of childbirth.

I am not saying that anyone who gives birth to a child is immoral or unethical, but I am saying that there is a profound tension between moral goals, or ethical goals, and having children. First, the moral aspect. It is a sad fact of life that many babies are born dead, deformed, mentally impaired, and so on. It is a fact that most children are abused by their parents or siblings (be it psychologically, verbally, physically or sexually) and that such abuse can inflict profound trauma. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 00:30:00

Coach's Corner: 10 reasons your team hates you

Got this link from our webmaster Todd Politz -- might be trying to send me a message!  Intersting post from http://thoughtleadersllc.blogspot.com/.  I'm guilty of a few...how bout you?10. You don't prioritize. Everything is important. When you do this, you remove your team's ability to say no to less important work and focus their efforts on critical tasks. The fix: write down all the tasks you have folks working on and FORCE yourself to assign a H, M, or L to each task (and treat it as such). [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 21:26:00

Bad Credit Used Car Loan Financing Tips

If we have prior credit problems on your jot down and need to squeeze a car, we might need to request for what is called a bad credit used automobile loan. A bad credit used automobile loan will concede we to squeeze a vehicle, though we will customarily be approaching to compensate it off in a shorter time support and during a aloft rate of interest.Today many normal automobile lenders have been charity lengthened remuneration terms; a little concede we up to 7 years to compensate off a vehicle. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 22:03:51

Common Sense Safety While Traveling: Day 21 of 30w30d

This post is part of 30 Ways in 30 days to Redesign Your Life and Travel the World . This series seeks to give you the practical, real world steps you need to take to get from wherever you are, to exactly where you want to be– traveling the world and living the lifestyle you want. Many people are concerned for me , when I tell them that I travel.  Even family and friends living in Boston have concerns about me getting raped/murdered/robbed even though those things are more likely to happen [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 01:08:22

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