Mortgage Interest Rates Hit New Lows

Mortgage interest rates are sitting at about the lowest they have ever been. The averaged 30-year fixed rate loan is hovering at about 4.97% and the average 15-year loan is sitting at just 4.25% as of the week of September 25 th , 2009. These banner rates will be available to consumers with good credit scores, have significant home equity, and know how to shop around for the best deal. If you meet this criterion, it’s an absolutely great time to refinance your loan. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 17:45:59

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Credit Scores & Car Loans

Q: What credit score is needed to get a car loan? What are the best options in your opinion? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you so much. Sincerely, Julie A: Even though the economy is seeing a mild recovery, credit is still tight which means it may be difficult to find a low interest rate car loan unless your credit score is above average. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 05:00:30

Credit Scores & Car Loans

Q: What credit score is needed to get a car loan? What are the best options in your opinion? Any help would be appreciated. Thank you so much. Sincerely, Julie A: Even though the economy is seeing a mild recovery, credit is still tight which means it may be difficult to find a low interest rate car loan unless your credit score is above average. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 05:00:30

Re-visiting the Car

While I dream about owning a Nissan GTR that I saw at the Chicago auto show, in reality I drive an old Nissan Altima about 10 years old ... (through their financing arm GMAC) stopped financing (for sale or lease) customers with a credit score ... as a starting price point, and the average rate of 6.5%, you are paying about $600 / month. However, that “ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 14:59:53

Former Presidential Candidate's "Extraordinary Opportunity" as TV Host

In a presidential election cycle that often pitted press vs ... before the debate and before he became so famous. So it felt like quite a score. I credit the team ... its best ratings yet, with an average of 2,316,000 Total Viewers, making his the #1 show in cable [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 20:03:06

The Affects of the Fed's Rate Cut on Consumers - December 17, 2008

So what does yesterday’s Fed rate cut mean for the average consumer? In a statement made Tuesday afternoon, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed the report ... . It would be here that home-equity line of credit and certain credit cards with variable interest rates [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:49:00

Bond issuer upgrades look set to increase

Bond issuers poised for a credit-rating upgrade have exceeded the 12-month average for the first time in two years, according to Standard & Poor's in a report that signals improvements in the global economy.The ratings agency said 174 global iss ... [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:48:20

Your Take: Are We In A Recession?

It used to be that the measure of a recession was two consecutive quarters of negative GDP, ... that the economy is expanding at a 1.9% average annual rate. And it takes the National Bureau ... t seen bottom yet. The credit turmoil in the financial system is spreading, most recently reaching [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 10:18:51

Riding the global economic crisis in Singapore

Author: Shandre Thangavelu, National University of Singapore and ANU Despite an average growth rate of nearly 8 per cent from 2004 to 2007, ... companies to get access to credit facilities, the Singapore government announced a S$2.3 billion loan facility for local companies (including SMEs) through its business financing scheme on 21 November 2008 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:15:28

GMAC limits loans to buyers with 700+ FICO rating

Filed under: Car Buying, GMIf you're in the market for a new car, you'd better get your credit score in order first ... to consumers with a credit score of over 700. That number is up from the 71% average ... . Auto lending units are looking for top tier customers right now, and GM's captive credit arm [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 12:52:03

Poll: 11 percent say Bush will be remembered as above average president

The news comes the latest poll from the Pew Research Center ... at least a fair amount of credit for preventing more terror attacks." The report provides a fairly ... . A bright spot for Bush: "In the final year of his presidency, even as his approval rating [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 21:57:25

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