Could It Be ….. Recovery? If So, Hurry Up Already

I’m starting to like this 78-day presidential transition period more and more. That’s because in another 30 days or so, the economy might (emphasis might) generate sufficiently convincing evidence that it’s fixing itself. Of course it’ ... freeze” on credit to worthy borrowers has struck me as absurd for the three months. The reported [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:29:55

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How Democrats helped enable the current economic crisis

Two must-read posts: First, Doug Ross has the visuals: Legacy Go there and follow the links. Don’t worry, I’ll still be here ... on this issue are the last people in DC who I want to see get credit for “fixing it” - damnit, they need [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 02:02:51

US News and World Report: The End of the Shopaholic Nation? (pfblogs.org)

Ideas we've been presenting since blog inception i.e. the Pooring of America - are starting to gain fame in the mainstream media. Again, gas dropping 50 cents is not going to fix the consumers problem. I don't care ... credit, and that credit is drying up by the day. Then in the past decade as the middle class loses [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 21:59:02

All You Wanted to Know of Bad Credit

Martin Henderson is in a fix these days. Because of his failure to repay a loan he had taken a few years back, ... . If not, then they report the matter to the credit reference agencies. Credit reference agencies ... the judgement irrevocable. Individual voluntary arrangements are another form of bad credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 04:58:12

Fix Your Bad Credit

Lately, have you heard from a friend or from a family member that nowadays, ... . So what are you waiting for? If you need some help in credit repair, seek help at Ovation Credit ... it's pretty much alarming that there are already a numerous cases of bad credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 14:03:00

When you should use a credit repair agency.

Credit has become a very important part of peoples live in todays age. If you have bad credit you are familiar with having closed doors to loans, bank cards, credit cards, car financing and mortgages. Now all is not lost and you have the option to start fixing your credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 18:23:10

When you should use a credit repair agency.

Credit has become a very important part of peoples live in todays age. If you have bad credit you are familiar with having closed doors to loans, bank cards, credit cards, car financing and mortgages. Now all is not lost and you have the option to start fixing your credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 18:23:10

SystemSuite 9 Professional

SystemSuite 9 Professional - Award-winning PC Security, Repair & Tune-Up Utility. Detects & Removes Spyware & Viruses. Runs 100+ tests to Diagnose & Fix Computer Problems. Make Credit Card transactions Securely Online. One-Step Tune-Up Wizards for Easy Maintenance. With SystemSuite anyone can maintain, repair [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 03:09:35

If It's My Credit Report, Why Can't I Fix It Or Always Have It For Free?

For all the concerns people have about internet search, privacy and "all that info Google knows about us," ... -- it's just some company that chooses to report my credit history without my consent or cooperation. Nevertheless ... , to see the actual number listed, I'd need to request a copy of my credit report, and that would [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 18:34:10

Debt consolidation service

Nowadays almost all adults in American society has credit cards in their wallets ... is, there are companies who are willing to help those people who are in bad credit situation in fixing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 04:26:46

New Orleans Condo Search, Your credit scores do matter when applying for a loan!

    Banks and lenders have been increasing the scores needed to get the best rates on loans in 2009 ... .       This means it a great idea to check your credit score out while you are still in the early ... and get it fixed.  There are ways to make your credit score go up by reviewing your open lines [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:59:19

Is that all there is? Bailout in hand, markets want more

With the $700-billion financial-system bailout bill now signed into law, ... from an ungrateful child: --- It’s no magic bullet. --- The freeze-up of the credit markets still is very serious. --- Fixing this will take a lot of time, because confidence in the system is shot [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 10:03:00

Links 9/27/08

Auction bidding 'driven by fear' BBC Judge: Microsoft documentation unfit for US consumption Ars Technica Debate Reactions Brad De Long ... for Fixing Credit & Housing Barry Ritholtz Does the TED Spread Really Matter? Felix Salmon. A must read [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 07:22:27

The 13 Commandments of Savvy Consumers

The 13 Commandments of Savvy Consumers Thursday, 12th June 2008 (by J.D.) ... it. Say no to credit insurance offers. Often offered with credit cards, car loans, and home ... good to be true usually is. Offers that often fall into this category are promises to fix your credit [more...]

Date: 2008-06-12 17:31:29

Fixing Bad Credit Scores (pfblogs.org)

Welcome to How I Save Money! I recently looked at my credit score and saw that it had gone up due to a few factors. These were mainly items like me not adding to my debt load and paying my bills [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 05:22:28

Obama on McCain on buying up bad mortgages

Here’s Obama’s response to McCain’s mortgage buy-back proposal: Senator McCain and I had a chance to talk about this the other night in Nashville ... those loans to make a quick buck. We have to act to fix our broken economy and restore the credit ... with the financial crisis, and that was to have the government – meaning taxpayers – buy up bad [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 12:44:04

Cramers Mad Money Stocks 12/22/08

Cramer Highlights Analysts are at fault for today’s 200-point mid-day decline in the Dow ... explains that despite billions in aid packages, the credit markets are still far from fixed. In the last quarter alone, the news on the health of the credit markets has gone from bad to grim. In the past [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 16:19:35

The bank shot

The bank shot Posted Jan 15th 2009 5:15PM by Todd Harrison Filed under: Deals, Federal Natl Mtge (FNM) ... throughout the societal spectrum, from borrowers who over-extended on their credit to the institutions ... for people to fix the system, it simply won't get fixed. Incentive on Wall Street equals money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:15:00

UPDATED: Senate buys into the Wall Street buy out… Obama: John Q Public too stupid to know what’s good for country… George Soros says buy out won’t fix credit problem

Putting increasing pressure on the House “no” voters to fall in line, the Senate voted (74-25) overwhelmingly in favor of a $700 bil government purchase of bad debt from Wall Street … with lots ... (increasing FDIC insurance limits). The basics remain the same. The government will buy bad assets [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 02:59:48

Data points from the Windy City

The U.S. Treasury is happy to commit $700 billion of taxpayer money to “fixing” the current credit crisis without basing the sum on any particular “data point.” (”We just wanted to choose a really [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 12:52:25

Single Ma’s 2008 Spending: The Devil’s in the Details

In yesterday’s post, Where Did My Money Go in 2008, I shared a summary breakdown of how I spent a net income of $90,303 ... to refinance for a lower fixed rate - despite having excellent credit and decent income.  To make matters [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:00:14

Crisis? What Crisis?

Dennis Kneale on the Housing and Credit Crisis, June 27 2008 Dennis ... an isolated problem and that we already are working to fix it. I have to give credit to Dennis Kneale ... National Association of REALTORS®Back to the President’s Report Voices of Real Estate – [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 19:00:54

Create Your Own Myriad Desktop [How To]

Reader AlbinoAsian's Myriad desktop blends custom skins, carefully styled system stats, ... of the 3dcc to fix up some of the colors. Credits All the skins details are below, but I would like to especially give credit to MANNiEmedic for his great work on the VS, and to pepijnnuland &amp [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:30:00

Free debt counseling: helps you to resurrect your financial condition

It is near impossible to get rid of mounting debts and further, if you do not make any proper arrangements to fix the problems, it can surely affect your credit score. A conscious effort should be taken to settle the issue and for that there is range of solutions available. These programs are varied and it becomes extremely [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:33:14

Weekend Reading: August 24, 2008

I’m going to keep this round up nice and short since my family isn’t doing so well with cold and fever running rampant ... closer before forming your opinion. Credit Report Versus Credit Score at Free From Broke – A nice primer that distinguishes credit report from credit score. 4 Things That We Can Do to Fix Our National [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 04:31:38

GooseGrade lets readers copyedit your blog

We all make mistakes. To err is what makes us humans ... mode they can simply highlight things that need fixing, make a recommendation, then send it your way ... it. You then get to choose what you want fixed in one of four categories.(Credit: CNET Networks) What makes [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 18:05:00

Midway borrows more money from the Redstones to stay alive

Late last week, Midway Games made a deal with National Amusements to essentially borrow up to $40 million by the end of this year by selling its accounts receivable at a discount. Back in March, it opened a credit line ... Shari as chairman to try and fix the beleagured company, which has consistently lost money since [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 02:01:49

NH governor: Congress must act

Associated Press - September 30, 2008 1:45 PM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire's governor says Congress has the principles in place to start fixing the credit mess it helped create and... [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 18:25:58

Telemarketer calling from 901-314-9766 (Memphis, TN)

Ray Serrano reported a Telemarketer (9013149766 from Memphis area, TN) . The following comments were posted: Sends text message to visit http:mrbox.777host.us for credit fix. Affiliate code: vpsMV4w Permalink: http://www.numberinvestigator.com/phone/901-314-9766.html [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 18:51:52

Good Morning America, how are you?

It's hard to be surprised by any of it really. 8 years of the worst government in American history, an unfounded war, ... we can't afford and our kid is sick. There's no safety net so we've got to use our credit cards ... , America, and no amount of lipstick will fix it. We didn't get here easy and fixing it won't be either [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 23:45:43

Loans till payday: hassle free funds without faxing formality

Loans till payday can be taken at the time of small and urgent financial needs. With the loan amount you can easily fix your small cash problems. Bad credit borrowers are also eligible for loans till payday. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 06:56:27

Credit Repair Attorney: How to Decide if You Need One to Clean up Negative Items

Fixing your credit is not a pleasant experience. There are basically two ways of going about the credit repair process. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-10 20:11:31

Strangers On A Train

Had to take the train all the way out to the sticks again today so I could pick up my car ... s just not the same. “In business, do you take the person who screwed things up and put them in charge of fixing ... sweetly. “Now the original proposal includes foreign banks, credit card debt and school loans. That wasn’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 18:00:46

Google Earth Community Forums (BBS) is Back!

It's back! The very popular Google Earth Community (GEC) BBS / Forums was taken offline suddenly last week ( ... of different topics who find the community a place to meet people with similar interests or get credit ... at 9 AM PDT which will hopefully fix the links. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:01:33

The War Briefing

I watched the PBS show The War Briefing and while the first 5 minutes or so had the usual suspects, ... their eye off the ball" i.e. W screwed the pooch by invading Iraq instead of fixing the never ... Keane so you have to give credit. Historically you can see what Roggio has to say, from a bias [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 05:05:46

Taking stock of the week and 2008.

So the end of the week turned out strangely productive ... to me!). I should get some credit for this, but I won't. The actual fixing does matter though, because it means ... considering some of them have been life-long problems! And I give myself 2008 credit for starting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 19:06:08

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Chugging along towards a bailout. After multiple false starts, sources say an auto bailout could be unveiled today that would see General Motors ( ... potentially lowering General Electric's (GE) AAA credit rating, sending shares down 8.2%. The ratings ... through their credit arms, GMAC (GKM) and Chrysler Financial. Yes We Can (fix the economy)! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 12:18:35

An Agenda of Equal Opportunity: The New Contract with America?

Today's style section in the Washington Post features newly minted House Minority Whip, Congressman Eric Cantor ... been proud to contribute to: how to view and use new media, fixing the movement vs. resetting the movement ... : McCain Health Tax Credit = Good Idea; McCain's Explanation of His Plan = Terrible. Like Newt Gingrich's [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 21:29:30

Bad News: Unemployment Troubles Looming

Is trouble around the bend for the unemployed in Kentucky? ... a line of credit to the Commonwealth as a temporary fix. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:54:33

Sue the Fed, Dubai in Trouble, Coming Food Crisis and More!

The Fed’s first credit crisis lawsuit… who’s suing and why, AmEx, Fannie Mae unload more financial follies… government “fixes” problem with more taxpayer dollars, Chris Mayer with a credit crisis byproduct (and opportunity) that could affect the entire world [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 17:46:53

Will There Be A Second Stimulus Check? I Hope Not.

Man, do I hope not. The first stimulus check cost us $168 billion dollars, ... ; we are already doing that with the bailout. If they want to create a fund to pay for road repair or fixing ... spent - it was either saved or put on a credit card to pay down debt. It was not used to stimulate [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 13:00:23

Citi on Its Way to Breakup?

The Wall Street Journal tonight says, "Citigroup Takes First Step Toward Breakup." But what does that mean, exactly? ... banks. TPG's $7 billion stake in WaMu turned to dust in record time. The credit, Treasury and trading ... to help them make assessments and fix bust banks. But that discussion assumes that Citi [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 05:11:48

Deal with Credit Before Divorce

by Rob Kosberg When you are about to file for divorce, you know that this is a horrible experience no matter how much you want to do it ... . Legal advice may help with this. Finances should be worked out, if at all possible, before the divorce is completed. Credit reports for each partner need to be secured, examined and fixed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:06:48

Little offered by, but then again, little expected from global summit

EDITORIAL: "Redesigning global finance: Government leaders cannot rewrite the rules this weekend ... ) to protect themselves from speculative runs, did help trigger the global credit bubble (a one-bad-thing ... in Washington DC to fix finance. They have their work cut out," The Economist, 15 November 2008. Believe [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 19:15:33

Already Missing Sarah Palin?

Via Politico's Mike Allen, Newsweek has got your post-election Palin withdrawal fix: ... -level staffers to buy some of the clothes on their credit cards. The McCain campaign found ... much more of this sort of finger-pointing. A recent report by the New Yorker said that Bill [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 16:44:14

Sick Feeling about the Financial Mess & the Election

The financial meltdown could not have come at a worse time for John McCain ... .  The Obama campaign seemed to be losing focus. The credit crunch, however, made it seem Republican ... , are leading efforts to fix the miss they made while their party blames Republicans. Even Bill Clinton [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 21:53:36

Credit Market Is Closed

Minyanville Professor Bennet Sedacca is the brightest fixed income mind I know. Inquiring minds are tuning in to see his take on the Credit Rout for Wachovia, WaMu. Welcome to the credit market, folks, it is officially closed. After Lehman, Fannie Mae (FNM), Freddie Mac(FRE [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 20:24:01

Detroit Auto Show: Toyota's all-electric city car

As CARB's mandate for carmakers to start selling plug-in hybrids and zero-emissions cars gets ever bigger in the window (2012) ... and improved 2010 Prius, which will be unveiled Monday. Check back Monday for your nerdy green fix ... battery pack with plug-in capability. -- Dan Neil Photo credit: Dan Neil / Los Angeles Times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:37:43

Credit industry needs reining in Ed Born - Ocala, Fla. Credit industry needs reining in USA TODAY's article "Rate cuts? Not on credit cards" was a big disappointment. With the hue and cry about fixing the economic crisis, one would expect that some attention would be paid to the credit card mess (Money, Oct. 24 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 05:28:40

Will globalization be reversed?

OK, I am re-reading The Economist (even a broken clock shows the correct time twice a day, right?) ... , the most freewheeling areas of modern finance, such as the $55 trillion market for credit derivatives ... , governments across the emerging world extended their reach, increasing subsidies, fixing prices, banning [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 20:07:05

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