Do you have bad credit?

I don't know how many times I have heard people talking about the reasons they were denied a loan but it seems that one of the common complaints was ... that they probably don't know why they have bad credit and that the report is most likely wrong. A lot of people do not even look at their own report and don't realize that there is probably errors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:45:00

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It's Always About the Money

by The Mogambo Guru Since gold has fallen so far, so quickly, for so little reason, the future for gold looks increasingly good, too, as the future of the dollar and the economy looks increasingly bad, and asset-type things ... for inflation, as the government doesn't know how to fix deflation, depression or recession other than [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 22:06:27

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/5/2009

Read through the official European reactions to Israel’s ground offensive into Gaza: Zapatero, the Vatican, ... Gaza, the Vatican Raises the White FlagItaly Urges Gaza TruceItaly: Verona to Target Home Sex ... in DemonstrationsGush Katif Expulsion Victim Returns ‘Home’ as SoldierHave Israelis Finally Learned the Strategic Value [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:54:00

Kicking Off the Panic of 2009

“Sir, there are no seats left. You’re going to have to stand in the back.” I was only 10 minutes late, but the conference hall was packed. Every seat was taken. The walls were lined with people. At that point, I knew without a doubt, there was a lot more downside left in real estate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:47:37

There are less than 200 hours remaining in the Bush Interregnum.Georgie is out in front of the press, kissin’ ass and justifying his every action ... , and not just that it was bad PR.I believe running social security (in 2005) mistake;  should have pushed immigration [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:17:55

Credit Reports can be a Teaching Tool

by Rob Kosberg All of us have probably been informed that our credit report is a very important document ... on each report, locate any and all errors. It is up to each individual to monitor his/her own credit ... credit. We can obtain copies of our credit report for free, on an annual basis, from the three major [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:18:02

Credit Problems?

Have you ever really sat back and thought about what happens in the back round while you go on with your life ... ! Did you know that 25% of Americans contain errors on their credit report that are serious enough ... you live it. One of the those items that constantly over shadows you is your credit report. Good, bad [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 03:50:00

Kicking Off the Panic of 2009

“Sir, there are no seats left. You’re going to have to stand in the back.” I was only 10 minutes late, but the conference hall was packed. Every seat was taken. The walls were lined with people. At that point, I knew without a doubt, there was a lot more downside left in real estate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:10:34

The Best Gubernatorial Campaign of 2008

The Best Gubernatorial Campaign of 2008 Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels handily defeated his Democratic opponent despite a tough landscape for incumbent Republicans and the fact that Obama carried the state. (AP Photo/ Indianapolis Star, Frank Espich) Yesterday we started our year-end awards by naming state Sen [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 15:30:35

Digging Deeper Into the CheckFree Attack

Digging Deeper Into the CheckFree Attack The hijacking of the nation's largest e-bill payment system this week offers a glimpse of an attack that ... of bills consumers can pay through CheckFree are military credit accounts, utility bills, insurance payments, mortgage and loan payments. A spokeswoman for Network Solutions, the Herndon, Va., domain [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 18:58:08

January 10 2009: Hornswoggled Absquatulation

Russell Lee Tobaccy Candy 1940 Pool hall, Shasta County, California Ilargi: The revolving doors between Washington and Wall Street are swinging like never before. Lawrence Summers and Robert Rubin are the finance powerhouses in the upcoming Obama administration. They were in the exact same place 10 years ago [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 16:28:00

DrumBeat: December 1, 2008

A Shore Thing? Why Offshore Wind Power Will Likely Struggle Offshore wind power is the Holy Grail of renewable energy: It’s clean, abundant, and out of sight. Now that energy security is meshing with environmental concerns inside the White House, is offshore wind power ready to come of age? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 13:48:47

Obama's Mighty Economic Challenge

Obama's Mighty Economic Challenge Recent economic developments underscore the tenuous situation that Obama faces when he takes office on Jan. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) The last 24 hours -- dominated by yesterday's contentious Senate hearing with the top executives of the American auto industry and today's announcement that 533, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 17:35:42

A gentle introduction to Unqualified Reservations (part 2)

We have swallowed the red pill, which now makes its way to the stomach. The coating dissolves. The rotor spins up and the device begins to operate. Inside, the sodium-metal core remains intact.And we begin the treatment. Again, our goal is to detach you - by "you," of course, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:44:00

Fixing Bad Credit

Fixing Bad Credit With the current economy situation many people have bad credit due to losing jobs, poor money management and unforeseen medical expenses. We all know having bad credit makes ... college funds intact. Legally Fix Your Bad Credit Now you can help take your stress away from bad [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:40:11

Nothing Says They Have Learned A Lesson Like GMAC Lowering The Credit Requirement From 700 To 621

As we are still reeling from the subprime credit crisis,  GMAC said it would relax credit requirements to allow loans to 80 percent of U.S. ... come more bad loans! The You Fat Bastard Tax « JoHNBRoDiGaNDoTCoM GMAC: Fix The Economy With More Bad Loans? « Jane Q. Republican Papa Mike’s Blog » Blog Archive » Hurray! Here Come More Bad Loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 04:34:18

The Baddest Bank in the West

Give us Madoff! Give us Madoff! "Oil rises to $39 on Bernanke comments..." "Asian stocks rise after Bernanke remarks.. ... about things. What did Bernanke say to bring about the turnaround? We find the report on the front ... necessary to ensure stability and the normalization of credit markers," said the main man at the Fed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:51:36

Blagojevich Arrest Muddies Illinois Political Waters

Blagojevich Arrest Muddies Illinois Political Waters The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on corruption charges has far reaching political implications. (Amanda Rivkin/AFP/Getty Images) Update, 5:10 p.m. ET: A special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama appears to be growing more and more likely [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:59:25

Media & Politics

Media & Politics 16-Jan-09 Permanent link to MTA daily media news Outgoing CIA director defends detainee interrogation program (McClatchy) LANGLEY, Va. — Outgoing CIA Director Michael Hayden vigorously defended on Thursday the agency’s use of secret prisons and coercive interrogation methods on suspected al Qaida terrorists, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:21:21

What is in a Credit Report?

What is in a Credit Report? by Rob Kosberg If you have recently been denied credit or plan to apply for credit soon, ... his/her own credit profile, fix errors, and repair personal credit. About the Author ... it would be wise to obtain your credit report. You know that it is a document [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:41:02

Report: Cybercrime is Winning the Battle Over Cyberlaw

Report: Cybercrime is Winning the Battle Over Cyberlaw Law enforcement agencies worldwide are losing the battle against cyber crime at a time when ... more computers and computer users to further illegal online activities, a scathing new report from security vendor McAfee concludes. McAfee's annual "Virtual Criminology Report" (PDF) notes that the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:44:59

Drip, Drip, Drip

Drip, Drip, Drip Jennifer Rubin - 01.15.2009 - 11:46 AM There’s a certain pattern to these wounded-nominee stories ... of an annual tax-allowance with the proviso that he pay the applicable taxes, which he didn’t. In short ... to pay their taxes out of their own money. But the IMF then gave them an extra allowance, known as a “ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:46:59

This has been an unusual interregnum from President No. 43 to No. 44. Because of the need for urgent economic action as well as continuity, this country, perhaps for the first time, has had two presidents at once, in effect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:38:14

Repair Your Bad Credit Now

Crying on your bad credit record will not provide you the solution you need to make you qualified for the loans you need ... a look at their method of credit repair service. They know how to find clefts on your credit report ... , education or other purposes, your bad credit will make you have less chance to get the loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:53:53

Auto Sales Plunge To Lowest Level Since 1982

MarketWatch is reporting Automakers post steep sales declines. Here are some of the highlights from the report.Ford, Lincoln and Mercury combined car sales fell 31.5% to 37,272 units. Ford truck sales slumped 29% to 81,546 units with sales of the flagship F-Series pickup down 18.6% to 37,911. Volvo sales tumbled 46.5% to 4,404 vehicles [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 05:02:00

Words from the (investment) wise 12.15.08

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (December 8 - 12, 2008) ... that liquidity was still being hoarded. (Also see my “Credit Crisis Watch“.) 13-dec-v1.jpg Source ... of the biggest industrial failure in US history caused a sell-off on global stock markets, a widening of credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 12:42:13

DrumBeat: December 13, 2008

Greed, hatred, warfare and the race for fossil fuels NEITHER an optimistic nor a pessimistic prophet on energy, the author of " ... -quality crude selling even cheaper), bad news is just over the horizon, they say. Foreign imports [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 14:32:05

NY-Senate: Much Ado About Nothing (Yet)

NY-Senate: Much Ado About Nothing (Yet) Caroline Kennedy listens to a reporter's question during a news conference at City Hall in Buffalo, N.Y. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Kennedy is campaigning for the open Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Don Heupel) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:00:00

Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08

Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008 ... s exuberance), but also still be battling with the implications of the credit crisis for the global economy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33

1,000 Words: The Many Faces of George W. Bush

1,000 Words: The Many Faces of George W. BushAP Photo/Gerald HerbertPresident George W. Bush's time in the White House is ending but we'll always have his wide variety of facial expressions to remember him by.This series of photos, taken during Bush's final press conference on Monday, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:00:00

Predictors of Doom Say More About the Predictors Than the Future.

Milan Kundra wrote, in his novel, Ignorance, “All predictions are wrong, that’s one of the few certainties granted to mankind. But though predictions may be wrong, they are right about the people who voice them, not about the future, but about their experience of the present moment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:54:08

Wag the Blog: Hillary's Experience

Wag the Blog: Hillary's Experience The president-elect and his nominee for secretary of State. Photo by Jim Young of Reuters At a press conference on Monday during which President-elect Barack Obama unveiled the members of his national security team -- including his choice for secretary of State, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 11:24:05

Wag the Blog Redux: Media Bias?

Wag the Blog Redux: Media Bias? Is the media biased? The Fix asked readers to weigh in on that question last week after Post Ombudsman Deborah Howell wrote a piece concluding that the paper had favored President-elect Barack Obama in its coverage. And, boy did you ever respond [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 23:18:00

Posts about Mortgage Market Report as of January 14, 2009

Flagstar Bank 12 to 14 month Promo CD Rate - monitorbankrates ... Bank $100 Checking Offer Roth IRA vs Tradtional IRA CD Ladder Calculator Imperial Capital Bank’ ... Online Banking Getting a Copy of Your Credit Report Islamabad An overview of housing in Pakistan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:23:49

A Good Credit Report History Is Important

A Good Credit Report History Is Important January 17th, ... the bad credit rating later in life may not be as easy as one thought. It does depend on the amount ... can be a mortgage that is always paid up on time such as car loan. However, when loans are not paid [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 18:10:17

Financial Forecast for 2009, Considering Resource Limitations

In this post, I consider some major issues contributing to our current financial problems, before making a financial forecast for 2009. These are 1 ... from the bottom: Layer 1. Household Debt (Mortgages, auto loans, credit card debt, student loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:10:32

Press Conference by the President 01/12/08 VIDEO

Press Conference by the President 01/12/08 VIDEO FULL STREAMING VIDEO James S. Brady Press Briefing Room In Focus: The Bush Record 9:17 A.M. EST.THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Tapper. We have been through a lot together. As I look through the room, I see Jake, Mike, Herman, Ann Compton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:01:23

Why Getting A Copy Of Your Credit Report Is Important

Your credit rating, like a report card of your credit history, is important when determining your economic status ... of your credit report. With a bad credit rating, you will be unable to get a loan or a credit card ... to begin. The first step to credit repair would be to order a current copy of your credit report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:04:35

Wag the Blog: Is the Obama Cabinet Too Conservative?

Wag the Blog: Is the Obama Cabinet Too Conservative? Is Obama's Cabinet too conservative? Photo by Jim Watson of AFP Earlier this week, Steve Hildebrand, one of the key field generals in President-elect Barack Obama's presidential campaign sparked a firestorm among the liberal commentariat when, in a piece for Huffington Post, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 18:10:49

Getting Mortage - Some Tips

Getting a mortgage is never easy, but first-time buyers have it roughest of all ... you for a loan with a lower down payment. Many banks accept down payment as low as 5%. Lowering the down ... payment, but you must pay a fee equal to 3% of the loan –that’s $3,000 on a $100,000 mortgage. FHA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:52:33

Sunday Reading: Broder Hammers Obama

Sunday Reading: Broder Hammers ObamaPresident-elect Barack Obama's popularity ratings may still be sky high but the Post's David Broder -- dean of the political press corps in Washington -- isn't happy with the performance of the former Illinois Senator in recent weeks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:15:00

Voinovich Announces Retirement, GOP Problems Mount

Voinovich Announces Retirement, GOP Problems MountOhio Sen. George Voinovich is retiring in 2010, the fourth Republican to announce he is stepping aside at the end of his term.Voinovich announced his retirement this morning after a weekend filled with speculation that he was planning to step aside [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:00:06

Palin: Crazy or Crazy Like a Fox?

Palin: Crazy or Crazy Like a Fox?Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's interview for a forthcoming documentary about the way in which she was covered during her bid for the vice presidency in 2008 has once again catapulted her into the middle of the national political conversation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:25:00

Obama and Clinton: Answering the Whys

Obama and Clinton: Answering the Whys Why did they do it? (Photo by Jim Young of Reuters) President-elect Barack Obama's decision to name Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of State likely will be viewed as one of the defining moments in the shaping of his administration [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:50:00

Hackers Hijacked Large E-Bill Payment Site

Hackers Hijacked Large E-Bill Payment Site Hackers on Tuesday hijacked the Web site CheckFree.com, one of the largest online bill payment companies, redirecting an unknown number of visitors to a Web address that tried to install malicious software on visitors' computers, the company said today [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 22:49:55

Wag the Blog: An Obama Mandate?

Wag the Blog: An Obama Mandate? Did President-elect Barack Obama earn a mandate on Nov. 4? (AP Photo by Pablo Martinez Monsivais) At an otherwise news-less press conference yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama was asked about the nature of his victory earlier this month [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 11:00:09

WHY WALL STREET ALWAYS BLOWS IT (and where the money went)

Atlantic Article Submitted by multiple readers, I read this as soon as my issue was delivered. It’s true ... all of us are to blame.by Henry Blodget WHY WALL STREET ALWAYS BLOWS ITImage credit: John RitterWell, we did [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:31:41

Palin Does Georgia: What Does It Mean?

Palin Does Georgia: What Does It Mean? Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin used some of her star power at campaign appearances for Sen. Saxby Chambliss (right) ... to dispute that there is no more appealing face for the party faithful at the moment than her's. Though [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 10:50:03

Obama To Hold Fiscal Responsibility Summit

Obama To Hold Fiscal Responsibility SummitPresident-elect Barack Obama visits the Post newsroom after a meeting with the editorial board and Washington Post Co. Chairman Don Graham, right. (Photo, The Washington Post)President-elect Barack Obama will convene a "fiscal responsibility summit" [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:58:11

Some Facts About Repairing a Bad Credit History

Many people do not know the facts about bad credit ... get a credit card with bad credit. They think they cannot qualify for a home mortgage with bad credit ... a credit application. You can get a credit card with bad credit, but you will pay higher interest rates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:08:25

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