Two clubs for small mortgage banks; Freddie pushes back 10/1 changes; GMAC steps in to TBW role

  Out here in California, some in the business have been following the case of 28-yr old Garret Gililland III. Originally from the Sacramento area, he was just captured in Spain and brought back to California to face charges of a $100 million mortgage fraud ring. In yet another example of what seems to make the headlines for mortgage brokers, Gililland fled in June 2008 with at least $250,000 in cash. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 14:40:26

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Profiting from Payday Loans in 2009

On an otherwise normal evening in 1964, a woman known as “Miss Witness” received a disturbing telephone call from alleged loan shark Frank Sacco ... . Prices are still crashing - currently sitting about 35% below a year earlier. Credit is nearly frozen. Banks and credit card companies alike are buckling down and leaving very little money free [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:38:12

GMAC Auto Loans

11 of the best sites about GMAC auto loans. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page. (Related searches: Auto Loans ,  GMAC Smart Lease , GMAC Auto Insurance ) 1. GMAC Automotive Financing - Home page of GMAC financing for car loans, truck loans and leases, including information on their SmartBuy and SmartLease programs that allow you to get into a GM vehicle for a lower monthly payment. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 14:59:09

Obama’s Big Chance

Albeit reluctantly, the Senate gave the go-ahead to release the additional $350 billion in TARP funding contemplated by the original plan ... to breathe life back into this economy.” To his credit, President-elect Obama acknowledged ... at companies receiving funds, provide more loans to small businesses and ensure “taxpayers can see [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:01:00

Obama's Big Chance

Albeit reluctantly, the Senate gave the go-ahead to release the additional $350 billion in TARP funding contemplated by the original plan ... to breathe life back into this economy.” To his credit, President-elect Obama acknowledged ... at companies receiving funds, provide more loans to small businesses and ensure “taxpayers can see [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:29:19

FHA chatter; News from MERS, Wells, Flagstar; Home price index not as bad as feared

  As my grandfather used to say, “If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging.”* Apparently the folks at Sunwest Bank , out of Tustin, CA, felt the same way. Clients received a letter saying, “I regret to inform you that as of October 2, 2009, Sunwest Bank will be suspending its mortgage banking operations. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:04:07

Reduce Your Interest Rate With A Credit Card Debt Consolidation Loan

Amazon.de Widgets Credit Card Debt Consolidation Loans are the perfect solution to manage credit card debts properly. These loans will not only provide a manageable single loan but will reduce greatly the amount you repay each month because of the lower interest rates often applied to loans.It is without a shadow of a doubt that most people would like to reduce their debt burden to as small an amount as possible. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 11:54:49

Highlights and Lowlights of BofA’s Earnings Call

Bank of America moved its earnings announcement up to this morning to soothe investors after The Wall Street Journal’s report that BofA would need ... and $27 billion in credit costs. Many of the problems originated at Merrill Lynch, which had a loss ... Goldman Sachs research analysts noted wryly in a research report this morning. BofA CEO Ken Lewis [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:01:30

Emotional, financial and legal advice on surviving redundancy

Keep calm Remember you're not alone Redundancy can be a devastating, sometimes brutal, experience but it's not your fault ... the credit crunch in your own backyard," says Phillip Hodson, a fellow of the British Association ... way as due to the western economic cycle, the bastard in charge of hiring and firing, or bad luck [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:45:20

What Can I Do? I’m Treated Like A Financial Leper Because My Credit Is Bad

Amazon.de Widgets If you feel like you’ve been well and truly left out to dry by the financial institutions, you have every right. The current economic meltdown is the reason, and because of our excessiv spending of the last 5 years we’re not totally blameless, but we’re certainly not to blame for the financial mess that the US and the rest of the world is facing right now either. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 12:04:42

No Fee Balance Transfer Offers Rise Again

Research has showed that credit card providers are waiving balance transfer fees but charging higher interest rates . According to financial website MoneyExpert.com , the number of credit card providers that are offering credit card holders the chance to transfer outstanding debt from another card without having to pay a fee to do so has risen by nearly 20pc to 69 during the past year. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 15:20:06

Employment Background Checks

by Ben Dave Background Checks are typically conducted discreetly. By that token, it is sneaky to some degree ... , Negligent Hiring being the big issue that it has become in human resource operation. Credit or loan ... . Employers, credit officers, landlords, lawyers, business partners and even prospective in-laws [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:39:08

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

JP Morgan’s Last Hurrah?

                When JP Morgan led the cabal that created the creature from Jekyll Island, ... , he would call this crisis nirvana. In 1907, Morgan and his banker pals squeezed the credit markets ... then, but Morgan still profited enormously by lending credit at interest. The crook put confidence back [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:47:30

Free lunch? - What does UK government funding mean to startups?

This is a guest post by Nick Halstead, CEO and founder of fav.or.it As I am in the midst of raising another round of funding for fav.or ... funding for business that is meant to help SME’s survive through the credit crunch. The question ... SCHEME This is just a fancy new name for what you probably know as the SFLG (Small Firm Loan Guarantee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 09:25:59

Those Order Takers Are Now Gone In California

The Ventura County Star reports from California. “According to Bill Watkins, executive director of the UC Santa Barbara Economic Forecast Project…a foreclosed home in California sells for $200,000 less than a traditional home. Until foreclosures are worked through the market, ‘we don’t think the real estate market can clean itself up, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 18:47:48

I WANT MY BAILOUT MONEY

“I Want My Bailout Money” is the first song on the new hip hop album by NaturalNews.com editor Michael Adams (the “Health Ranger”) ... do you think we got runaway credit? Ain’t nothin goin down unless the crooks in Washington let it Now they regret it but they still don’t get it Cause the economy is crashin so bad it needs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:30:32

Keynesian Redux

Not so fast. Before we rush to follow Keynesian prescriptions for our current economic woes, everyone should stop, take a deep breath, ... System and Ronald Reagan became President, things were bad. They were very bad. The inflation rate ... in December, 1980 hit a record 21.5%. By 1981, 85% of the saving and loan associations were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:08:21

Things to Consider If You Can't Afford Your Payment

I read a lot of the info. you have on your web page ... thank you. I don't live in San Diego so I'm not looking for a home. What I am trying to decide is whether to sell or refinance. I live in DELETED. My mortgage payments are now approx. $2,400. I cannot afford to refinance into a fixed rate mortgage or interest only [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 15:23:29

More on Good Habits for Success in 2009

“Good Habits”. Lets delve a bit deeper: Constantly evaluate everything you are doing Develop the habit of constant awareness and evaluation.  Always be thinking: is this the best use of my time? Is the best way I could be doing this? Do the most important task of the day first This ties in with your daily goals, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:55:09

Applying For Bad Credit Personal Loans Is Not Difficult

Anyone that has ever experienced credit problems knows what a terrible worry it is but there is definitely good news.  Years ago, it was almost impossible to get bad credit personal loans but that has changed drastically over the last few years.  Although some lenders used to feel bad credit had a social stigma [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:49:30

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Treasury takes GMAC stake. The Treasury will buy a $5B stake in GMAC (GKM), owned by General Motors (GM) ... shortage earlier this year forced it to limit loans only to people with the best credit. GMAC, which ... will now have to greatly increase its debt to proceed with the Rohm acquisition. As such, S&P cut Dow's credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 12:11:31

Another Quasi-Nationalization, House Debuts Obama Stimulus, Russian Resource War Approaches, Prices Fall and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Congress unleashes remainder of TARP… another $350 billion into the void Treasury wastes no time… Bank of America quasi-nationalized Dan Denning on the real issue plaguing American financials Obama’s fiscal tenure off to terrific start… $825 billion stimulus bill, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:25:19

HPI Interview: U.S. Rep. Mike Pence

By BRIAN A. HOWEY INDIANAPOLIS - HPI ran into U.S. Rep. Mike Pence - now the third ranking Republican in the House - at the Statehouse inaugural on Monday, which set in motion this interview mid-Tuesday afternoon as Pence prepares to become one of the key Capital Hill loyal opposition voices to incoming President Barack Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:00:23

Credit Crisis Watch: Gaining Positive Traction

In order to gauge the progress being made to unclog credit markets and restore confidence in the world’s financial system, ... in this “Credit Crisis Watch” review, one can ascertain to what extent the various central bank liquidity ... of the credit crisis in August 2007. 14-jan-1.jpg Source: StockCharts.com Importantly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:30:49

Links: 2009-01-16 - Banks, Ireland, and Africa

There is a lot of news out there so I have broken the links up into distinct sections. But, I have three topics of particular note today ... are imploding and that is bad ews for African economies. As bad as it is in the G-7 and the West ... $2.6bn - Times Online Bank of America Receives $138 Billion of Rescue Funds - Bloomberg.com Banks’ Loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:45:49

Payday Loans Everett Wa

However, for some simple and fast ways to meet your unexpected bill has to be paid to the company and the maximum percentage mentioned, ... , it is the end of all your worries, because the guaranteed bad credit payday loans everett wa ... up since you can always carry high fees and do not require a credit check cash advance loans and stop [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:21:12

Banking Industry Sinking Faster Than Government Can Bail?

A useful piece at the Wall Street Journal discusses the poor prospects for the US banking industry, ... and Treasury. The article makes much of recent and almost-certain-to-get-worse bank credit losses ... , are starting to mount. Construction loans were an important business for local and regional banks [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 06:21:47

Sean Garman: In defence of a national loan guarantee scheme

Sean Garman is a banker for a leading city firm and is in charge of policy and research communications for Conservative City Future ... , the key issue in the economy is how to get credit moving again. The credit crunch has lead ... collapse because of bad loans. This is true if a very large number of loans go into default [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:30:22

getting the best

In making a loan via inline, first thing we do is to read the site and you will find out that if this site can be trusted because money is involve ... recruits and have a large network of the auto lenders from where you will receive an car loan with bad credit. The lenders are also aware that the terms and the rates of auto loans will be receiving an [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:26:07

Is there Good Debt?

by Michael Geoffrey Some people think that all debt is bad. But that is not the case. There is some debt that is actually good ... . The overwhelming majority of credit card purchases are things that lose value. Another bad debt is borrowing ... with the potential for a greater return in the long run. The money you spend is gone. * Credit card debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:19:02

The U.S. as a Banana Republic?

Plane Ditches in New York River, All Aboard are SafeReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A US Airways jet with 155 people on board ditched in the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese on Thursday and officials said everyone was rescued."We've had a miracle on the Hudson," New York Gov [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:10:00

Repossessed Car Owners Shocked After Being Sued By Car Lenders

The latest in reality shows is Operation Repo, a team of “highly paid professionals” in the San Fernando Valley of California who repossess vehicles from dead beat car owners. Some of those who had their autos repossessed in Florida ... to the Tampa Tribune , those who had their vehicles repossesed believed their car woes were over until [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:51:27

B of A reports loss, gets more cash

by Rolfe Winkler, CFA The TARP was phase 1 of the bank bailout: give the banks cash to rebuild their capital ... 1: the government is absorbing losses on bad assets themselves.  See Citi’s bailout in late November ... for credit-losses nearly tripled, while the company showed why it needed further help from the government [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:09:12

By Saying Yes, WaMu Built Empire on Shaky Loans

As a supervisor at a Washington Mutual mortgage processing center, John D ... the relentless pressure to churn out loans that produced such results. ... During Mr. Killinger’s tenure, WaMu pressed sales agents to pump out loans while disregarding borrowers’ incomes and assets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 04:44:56

Do not make this mistake…’exagerating’ your financial condition on a bank loan application

Many do it on tax returns, many do it on applications for loans, we do it on our job applications, ... in some way. I understand the desire but I warn you this is bad business, very bad, and can be more costly then it is worth in the end.There is a perception that a little fibbing is ok, a little [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:44:47

RICHARD VAGUE: How to Fix the Economy

This is a guest post for The Washington Note by businessman and regular TWN reader Richard Vague ... institutions were operating with far too much leverage (the ratio of loans against the capital a lender is required to maintain) which allowed assets such as subprime loans to be overbought [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 19:45:27

Posts about Tri-State Real Estate (FL, GA and AL) as of January 16, 2009

Foreclosures And The Mortgage Meltdown Continues to Plague America - usreoproperties ... either being foreclosed upon or delinquent. The nation … package aiming to thaw the frozen credit ... 01/16/2009 Toyota is developing a miniature, environmentally friendly car that is powered entirely [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:21:19

Making Sense of Mortgages

Making Sense of Mortgages Posted by Dark Spider at January 17, 2009 Understanding mortgages is no easy task ... ?s market there is a loan for every type of situation. Short term, long term, good credit, bad credit, no matter. Just about anyone can find financing for their mortgage needs today. Keep in mind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:08:38

Bad bank Big risk

Constructing a Bad Bank to solve the Credit Crunch problem is too difficult in the current volatile situation ... all round the world. Some people think it is a relatively simple matter. They argue that too many bad loans are holding back the banks from lending more money. So why not, they argue, shunt all the bad loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:50:50

New Congress Looks To Add Mortgage Debt To Bankruptcies - BIG MISTAKE

Congress So we have finally flushed most of the bad debt out of our system in 2008. The bad lenders are disappearing and lenders are feeling good about making new loans. The only ... out of it. The legislation would change allow bankruptcy judges to modify home loans in the same way that they currently may [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:51:56

Noah's 2009 Predictions

A: Lets keep the tradition going and I apologize in advance for the length of this, hopefully you can find 5 min to read it all. Here were last years predictions for 2008, published December 27th, 2007; if you haven't read it yet and are new to this blog, please try to read it before continuing so you can see where I was right, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 15:28:05

Is there a credit crisis in CEE?

We launched a new FSClub for Central & Eastern Europe on Wednesday. The first meeting was a discussion based around the theme: "Is there are crisis in CEE?" with four esteemed panellists, namely: Dr.Friedhelm Boshcert, CEO, Volksbank International  (furthest left) Josip Protega, President of the Management Board, Hrvatska postbanska banka ( [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 09:18:15

£50 Payday Loan

It would probably make you feel better about a financial facilities that you are in the next 24 hours or by the next business day ... institutions providing £50 payday loan faxless payday cash advance, typically you have to make a typical ... having a 6 month-old bank account even with out any credit check, the loan is at your discretionThe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:21:09

What The Rise And Fall In Housing Has Done

The Ventura County Star reports from California. “Thousands of Ventura County residents were pushed out of their homes last year, ... a year ago because they see the price slide continuing and ‘want to get out before it’s really bad,’ ... with programs from some of the major lenders and loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:16:59

Lost In A Sea Of Stark, Empty Houses And Vacant Lots

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Record numbers of Sonoma County homeowners are seeing property taxes fall, ... have been a little hard to swallow.’” “Bob DeKeulenaere says junk cars in his neighbor’s yard prevented [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:57:28

Using Good Debt to Pay for a House, Car, or Education

Hello again! Cate here, talking, as usual, about debt. The point of my series here at Queercents is to talk about the dangers of getting into debt ... that will produce concrete benefits to your life. The bad kind of credit card debt that I’ve talked about often ... benefit. I’ve had both kinds: Bad Debt: $5,000 credit card debt from living beyond my [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:45:14

The Playlist's Least Anticipated Films Of 2009

We wanted to subtitle this feature Cockpunching Your Brain Into Next Year: The Films Of 2009 Probably Destined To Make Us Unintentionally Laugh The Most. But you know, we mostly digress, but if you really want to see some of the year's worst films look no further than what's coming out this month in January: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:11:00

The Long Mile Of The Mortgage Modification Business

The Long Mile Of The Mortgage Modification Business by Adam WhazzerWho is there to Help Those Who are Called to Provide Help? I work at a Foreclosure Defense Law Firm which happens to also engage in the practice of Loan Mods. I am not an attorney nor am I here to provide or imply legal advice. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:24:08

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