Sheppard: Middle Road Has Fewer Bumps

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton didn’t ditch slow practice areas when the economy was booming and now they are reaping the ... of the Los Angeles-based firms to report their year-end results. The Recorder reported results http ... the biggest decline, at 21 percent. Pillsbury was the only firm in this survey to report a slight [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:10:00

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No Fax Payday Loans?

by Jacob Williams Often there is a circumstance in which you will run into an unforeseen expense ... do a credit check. This means even if you have a bad credit history or have declared yourself bankrupt ... for such expenses you might not have the money to pay for it. These are the times when a payday loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:45:19

Excess Reserves Go Berserk As Lending Flatlines

It's not too often that you see a chart that looks like this ... to more productive use, usually by making overnight loans on the fed funds market to other banks who may be short ... of hoarding cash in reserves rather then lend to deteriorating consumer). Permission [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:15:12

Bad Credit Unsecured Personal Loans – Credit Score Repair Helps

Bad credit unsecured personal loans can greatly assist you in making ends meet financially.  The one thing that most borrowers worry about when it comes to personal loans is the interest rate.  To lower your interest rate credit score repair greatly helps.  It is very surprising how many borrowers attempt to get a personal loan without even knowing their credit score. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 22:33:44

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

Flotsam and Jetsam

Thomas Frank sounds the liberal refrain that markets aren’t so smart ... of markets. If you doubt that, wait until you see government-run car companies. David Ignatius worries ... out his credit cards without a hope of repaying the debt? What the heck? We’re all living in bailout [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:57:28

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

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

2008 in Review and Some Guesses About 2009

Good Afternoon: I will briefly dispense with the market action during the last gasps of 2008 before turning to a review of 2008. I will conclude with what can only be called wild guesses for 2009. The last trading day of 2008 enabled our capital markets to close with the type of upside flourish that was sorely lacking during most of the year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:49:06

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

U.S. ‘Bad Bank’ Plan Gets Momentum to Revive Lending (Update2)

By Robert Schmidt and Craig Torres Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Renewed questions about U.S. banks’ viability are pushing regulators toward a new plan that would remove toxic assets from bank balance sheets, in what may become the biggest effort yet to unfreeze lending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:55:00

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

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

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

What is an instant cash loan

by Mark Carnagie We have all been there. No money left whatsoever and the next payday is far away ... qualifies for one. The lenders do not even care about bad credit. They do not perform credit checks ... payday. Instant cash loans are indeed perfect for getting that extra cash that is needed so hard [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:02:17

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

6 Money Management Software For Personal Finance (Freelancer’s Special)

Being a freelancer is not easy and more so in these troubled times of worldwide recession ... and softwares to manage money. Some people like me just hate to manage their personal finance and thus get themselves under debt by making certain bad decisions or investments. Lets take a look [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:41:12

How To Find Cash Advance Loans Online

by Trinity Taggart If youre not going to be paid for a while and you have bills to pay, youre probably trying to figure out how to make ends meet ... , how to find an online loan, and about how to find student loans for people with bad credit. ... . Unexpected expenses can cripple almost anyones finances. Sometimes a quick cash loan makes sense [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:57:36

Slumping Auto Sales Hurt Auto Loans

Perhaps the one market to see the heaviest damages besides the mortgage industry is the automotive industry ... a credit freeze situation that is making life difficult on multiple levels. It isn’t all bad news ... for this lies with the fact that automotive sales are down. In a vicious circle, the lack of auto sales hurts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:47:05

Bad Credit Payday Loans – Instant Approval Cash Loans Today

Bad credit payday loans are one of the quickest ways to get instant approval cash today.  Many payday loan companies that are online will allow you to get approved in 15 minutes and wire you cash within 24 hours.  Very few other loan options give you this luxury.  With this, please realize that you are going to end up paying for it in the form of fees and interest. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 02:58:29

Get Professional Advice - First Time Car Loaner

If the financial implications worry you and you dream of owning a car, then you still have many options left ... of loan. And even if you have a bad credit, you can still get a loan from a specialist provider ... ways; - find the right auto financing alternatives for you. - determine a car loans total costs [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:50:00

What is an instant cash loan

What is an instant cash loan by Mark Carnagie We have all had the experience of running out of money before our next payday ... in the family, an emergency home repair or even an unexpected car repair. An instant cash loans is also ... an instant cash loan no matter what your credit score may be. Bad credit, good credit, perfect credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:43:12

The Brown Swan

My critique in VDARE.com of Nassim Nicholas Taleb's bestseller "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable" ... (or rather, the ‘black swan’ event would have been loaning to bad credit risks and having them ... tries to walk the delicate line of giving the book credit while explaining some of the ways [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:27:00

Jon Stewart and Bethany McLean Do Good Job Explaining the Financial Crisis

Jon Stewart and Bethany McLean Do Good Job Explaining the Financial Crisis I can also explain it in a very simple manner ... and credit rating industries got paid fees no matter how bad the loan. Incentive for loan officers, banks, credit companies to go out and gather as many bad loans as possible. They all make lots [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:17:57

A system that invited bankers to make bad loans

Hd_debate Our view on the credit crisis: A system that invited bankers to make bad loans Banks and S&Ls could pick their regulators; ... sure that S&Ls, at the very least, refrained from giving mortgage loans to people who couldn't ... government's banking regime, those being regulated — the banks and savings and loans — get to pick [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 05:22:00

How "Something For Nothing" Ideas Become Policy

Leaders all over the world are now in an Undeniable Shift to Keynes even though every such attempt in history has failed. Please consider the madness:The sudden resurgence of Keynesian policy is a stunning reversal of the orthodoxy of the past several decades, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 08:49:00

"UK 'bad bank' plan to boost loans"

More numptiness that won't work:Ministers are understood to be considering creating a state-owned "bad bank" ... loans on many banks' balance sheets - easing the pain of the credit crunch.It is one of a number ... , the BBC's business editor Robert Peston says that the "bad bank" envisaged "may yet fail to be born [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:23:00

Debt Management Advice : Can Really Take your Onus on Multiple Debts

If you want to get rid of your loans but don’t know how to do this. You can avail debt management advice ... of the tight competition in the market. Also if you are having credit card debts you can merge all of them into a new credit card at low interest rate. Financial experts will also advice you regarding how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:25:00

Barney Frank "Flips Out" During An Interview AGAIN !!

If Congressmen got a report card, Barney Frank's would say "does not play nice in the sandbox with the other children" To understand the congressman you must understand that there are two types of people, those who agree with him and and those who distort the facts and are too stupid to understand the truth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 23:27:00

Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect

Forecast 2009: Deflation and Recession January 10, 2009 By John Mauldin Where are we headed in 2009? We will explore that in detail over the next few issues of Thoughts from the Frontline, but today we will start with some of the larger forces which will have a major impact on the economies of the world, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 12:32:28

Repaying Student Loans For Beginners

If you are required to repay student loans, there are a few things that you should remember ... , or you want to apply for a credit card, the creditor will note that you have a flag on your credit rating ... that occurs is the ruin to your credit history. When you neglect to make your bills, it is registered [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:48:19

Highlights and Lowlights of Citigroup’s Earnings Call

Citigroup announced a radical change in its business model, hiving off around $850 billion of troubled assets into a “bad bank” called Citi Holdings that also ... . What does this Citi Holdings do? Citi Holdings would include consumer mortgages, private-label, credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:20:39

President-elect Obama’s Economic Speech

President-elect Obama’s Economic Speech Here’s highlights from the speech (full video here) ... that mark a clean break from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation ... of what the future will hold. I don't believe it's too late to change course [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:14:29

Two crises for the price of three

We are living through two crises, for the price of three, thanks to the authorities. The first crisis was the massive overextension of borrowing in the Credit bubble, which low interest rates and loose banking regulation, off balance sheet financing and a culture of buy now pay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:52:36

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

No Fax Payday Loans?

By Jacob Williams Frequently there is a circumstance in which you will run into an unpredicted expense ... , this means even if you do have a bad credit rating ... for such expenses you will not have the money to pay for it. These are the times when a payday loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:46:07

Monetary conditions might exacerbate the Chinese adjustment

I think if I were an economic policymaker in China I would be spending most of my time thinking about the money supply and how it works. There is a small but growing possibility that Chinese monetary conditions are going to go wrong at exactly the wrong time, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:32:25

What happens if I owe money to a bank or store that fails?

A reader of Credit Card Debt Law was recently wondering what would happen to their credit card debt if the bank that issued their credit card ( ... that any of the large credit card companies fail and declare bankruptcy.  Most likely, the federal ... or retail store to whom you owe money.  Whether it is debt from a store issued credit card, a bank [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 18:52:57

Guaranteed Payday Loans - The Facts

by Trinity Thomas Guaranteed payday loans are temporary loans that are designed to get you to your next pay check ... loans and other types of loans for people with bad ... a few payday loan stores around. If it’s not, you probably haven’t. Finance charges on loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 18:57:23

Banks’ Loan Losses Could Reach $2 Trillion

It is little wonder financial markets are taking a beating ... that investors and financial institutions are potentially sitting on from bad loans. Estimating loan ... look at losses on U.S. loans, not the bad mortgages and debt sitting in places like Europe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:04:50

Banks? Loan Losses Could Reach $2 Trillion

It is little wonder financial markets are taking a beating ... that investors and financial institutions are potentially sitting on from bad loans. Estimating loan ... look at losses on U.S. loans, not the bad mortgages and debt sitting in places like Europe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:06:33

WSJ Op-Ed Piece Takes Blame-Shifting to a New [Three-Bedroom Split] Level

HGTV blamed for housing and credit crisis When I first saw Jim Sollisch's piece in The Wall Street Journal, I had to read it three times ... serious, I read it for content. Apparently, we're blaming the housing and credit crisis on HGTV ... shows for the housing and credit crisis is akin to blaming ESPN and the "World's Strongest Man [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 15:57:03

January Effect for Credit But Not Equities

Good Evening: 2009 has put seven trading days into the books, and it already bears a passing resemblance to the opening days of 2008 ... is not a truth most business models prosper under, so the extension of Friday’s decline in equities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:49:07

How to Get an Urgent Cash Loan?

We cannot deny the fact that almost all of our needs are requiring the money to be fully accomplished ... so it will be more efficient as well. And those who have the bad credit history tied behind are also having [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:33:39

‘Aggregator Bank’ Talk begins

‘Aggregator Bank’ Talk begins A: Here we go! Im off to upstate NY for MLK weekend, so I hope everyone has a enjoyable and safe 3-day weekend! ... illiquid assets, floating the idea of a “bad bank.” An RTC like vehicle was one of my 2009 predictions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 23:32:17

Retailers to Wage Psychological Warfare

As the retail industry sifts through the rubble of its disastrous holiday shopping season, the next challenge begins: ... retailers sometimes give them credit for. It could end up being empowering feeling for consumers, a sense [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:00:58

Financial Bad Habits

Financial Bad Habits It is easy to get into bad habits with financial matters ... have to plan their purchases and stay vigilant to keep themselves solvent. Many people have bad habits of getting too far in debt with credit cards. The cards are easy to get. You can get a handful of Visas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:47:33

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

PPC Advertising - How Does it Work?

PPC Advertising - How Does it Work? Posted by Dark Spider at January 17, ... loan, the related key words are secured loan uk, bad credit secured loan, cheap secured loan rather ... that, you can assess what exactly is your return on advertising spend is at the very click of the mouse. You can also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 12:08:37

Anglo fiasco is Ireland’s Enron

Anglo Irish Bank is Ireland’s Enron, and those responsible for destroying shareholders’ assets should be pursued accordingly ... . This column pointed out time and again that this explosion of credit could only have its balance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 03:45:11

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