Credit Karma Uses Ad Model to Provide Free Credit Information

According to the 2007 Online Banking Report, approximately one in three US adult consumers monitors or checks their credit score in some form or ... the score is usually only free if you enroll in a credit monitoring service. In this margin-rich industry ... . FreeCreditReport.com and TrueCredit.com, the consumer direct sites of Experian and TransUnion [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 19:39:56

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Automakers are expected to report another month of staggering sales declines for December

The good news for the auto industry in December came when General Motors and Chrysler got their federal bailout. The bad news is coming Monday, when . Many analysts are predicting the industry will report ... consumers avoided big purchases, unemployment and home foreclosures rose, and tight credit markets made [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 01:32:16

Which is the bigger problem real estate debt? Credit card debt?

This is one example of why our country is having problems. The following was posted on the web site bankrate.com ... , publisher of the Nilson Report, a payment industry newsletter”. Did I read that right 9.5 credit cards ... scoring model, the number of credit cards a consumer holds is not a factor in the calculation, even [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 14:55:26

Biodiesel Maker Latest News and Information

BioDiesel and Bio Fuel News Provided By MSN News Consumer prices fall for third straight month in Dec ... small businesses continue to struggle with tight credit and declining sales, one fledgling industry ... are reporting an influx of inquiries and … Green industry casts wide net - Rocky Mountain News [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 05:01:29

GAO issues report on proposed auto bailout

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued a report advising Congress on the factors they should consider in negotiating a rescue package for the auto industry. The summary of that report states: The current economic downturn ... , real estate, and labor markets have reduced consumer confidence and available credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 13:00:13

US retail sales, eurozone industrial production fall

Wednesday brought yet more gloomy economic data. Bloomberg reports that US consumers are cutting back on spending. Sales at U.S ... of credit led Americans to cut back on everything from car purchases to eating out. The 2.7 percent slump ... in 1992, the Commerce Department said today in Washington... Excluding gas, retail sales fell 1.4 percent [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:21:48

Chipmakers Want a Bailout Too

The Semiconductor Industry Association said today that chips sales were up 5 ... growth. Citing a recent Credit Suisse report, the association said PC unit sales were up 9.1 percent ... of chips go into consumer devices, the U.S. Congress needs to act to stabilize the economic situation. SIA [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 13:52:44

Hit me Congress, One More Time: Bailing Out the Auto Industry by Walter Brasch

December 8, 2008 — dandelionsalad by Walter Brasch featured writerDandelion Saladwww.walterbrasch.com Dec ... . Equally as important, Consumer Reports has consistently given cars produced by foreign-owned ... caused by the sub-prime loan fiasco and the reality that credit is now tight for most Americans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 15:49:59

A Glimpse at Future Credit Card Statements

Every Tuesday, Smithee presents an article about his own experiences with credit cards and observations about the credit card industry ... Suspended for Merchant Database Breach: ...Consumer Reports: Best and Worst Credit Card Issuers ... . Back in mid-December we told you about some of the changes that would soon be enforced on credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 13:02:01

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