Credit Crisis Report 10/12/2008 Problems Deepen (MS)(RBS)(HBO)(FNM)(FRE)(GM)(F)
The IMF said that the world banking system faces of meltdown if governments does not take immediate action to support that largest banks ... . Bloomberg reports that Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) began notifying bond traders ... credit derivatives linked to Lehman Brothers are likely to be higher than anticipated after auctions [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 11:41:21
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Baltic Dry Index Falls Another 10.7%, Down Nearly 86% From May
The collapse in the Baltic Dry Index continues. As we have noted before, the inability of cargo shippers to secure letters of credit ( ... letters of credit, a key trade finance instrument. Peter Norfolk, director of research and consultancy ... because of the problems with credit in particular [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 12:55:00
A Look at LIBOR Shows Bigger Credit Problems on the Horizon
By Keith Fitz-Gerald Investment Director Money Morning/The Money Map Report More than a year ago, even before the subprime-mortgage crisis had revved itself up into the full-fledged credit... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 20:28:53
Harris Corporation - has an outstanding 5-year return on equity (ROE) of 17.02%
Harris Corporation (HRS) continues to see strong demand for its communication products worldwide as revenue rose 11% in the first quarter of 2009 ... products. Plenty of Cash Tight credit isn’t Harris’ problem. The company ended the first quarter 2009 ... is maturing until 2016. Additionally, Harris was able to recently obtain a 5-year, $750 million [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 23:50:04
HSBC are thugs (sorry “partners”)
HSBC has gotten a little aggro lately – an analyst dispute widely reported in the FT and other places ... be found here and here amongst dozens of consumer rip-off reports on the web.Bally managed to report ... but they included penalties as per credit cards. Obviously collection was a problem. Bally filed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 23:27:00
Covered Bonds
What went wrong with securitization? Can covered bonds fix the problem? ... the credit market turmoil started, however, this source of funding is less convenient and abundant than ... loans and loans larger than $417,000. Its disappearance has the potential to further disrupt credit [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 07:15:00
Star-Tribune Files For Bankruptcy; Minneapolis Newspaper Seeks Lower Labor Costs
Star-Tribune Files For Bankruptcy; Minneapolis Newspaper Seeks Lower Labor Costs By David Kaplan - Thu 15 Jan 2009 08:53 PM PST As expected, ... from talks with the publisher, saying that it has been unable to strike an accord on how the $4 million ... Fitch Highlights Newspapers’ Credit Problems; Sticks Liberty Media On Watch List Posted in: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 07:09:40
Free Credit Report
Most individuals only think of credit scores if they are applying for loans ... score by keenly monitoring the credit ratings and identifying any problems and discrepancies in the process. In addition, the site also gives idea to people about the factors affects my credit score [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 02:11:23
10 Ways Your Identity Can Be Stolen
Who’s in your wallet? It might be more than a some dead presidents and a few bank logos ... and how. Check your card statements and immediately report any fraud. Going Phishing - Nearly everyone has gotten an email from X bank or Y credit card claiming there’s a problem, and if you could [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:04:47
HAD LOAN MODIFICATION NOW ARM IS ADJUSTING?
Author: admin Filed under: Health LoanDate: Oct 1,2009 ARM we took w/loan alteration is adjusting each 6 mos. Lender incited us down for refinance since the credit scores have been low. Health problems caused us to get at the back of in alternative bills. Would ti 1-888-995-hope be beneficial in this situation? [more...]
Date: 2009-10-01 17:19:41
Media Digest 12/2/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
According to Reuters, JP Morgan (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), and Merrill Lynch (MER) will cut a total of almost 20,000 jobs ... that frugal Asia will dodge most of the credit card problems which will hit other regions. The Wall ... Street Journal writes that Bernanke says that he can do more to ease credit crisis. The Wall Street [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 08:51:40
Free Credit Report and Scores
Free Credit Report and Scores January 14th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed Are you kind of person that is regularly updated about the state of your credit report? such thing has become very important nowadays, considering the current ... moves need to be taken with care, a credit report checking could save you problems in the near future [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 14:47:36
Online finance flaw: Visa responds quickly to reported vulnerabilities
The American Express online flaw I discussed last week led to two interesting sidebars ... sites.To be fair, http://usa.visa.com itself appears to be sound; both Mike and I gave it a cursory ... to rehash all the problems XSS issues in major credit card company sites might cause (PCI [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 05:56:00
Futzing with features: Firefox add-ons in 2008
As performance reasserts its prominence and features become less of the driving force behind browsers, ... into moving walls of imagery.(Credit: CNET Networks) Part of the problem with add-ons ... it. Dragdropupload gives you the ability to drag a file from your desktop into any text field in a Web [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 08:00:00
The Bank Bailouts Are Very Well Intended, But Where Is All The Money Going To Come From?
As every woman who has ever had dealings with a man knows only too well, ... problems raising debt in the deepening credit crisis. According to the FT article the difficulties Austria, which has a triple A credit rating, is facing only serves to highlights the extent [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 11:34:02
The Democrat Comic Opera
By Alan CarubaThe Democrats have lusted for total power for eight long years since the departure of Bill (the meaning of 'is') ... to throw billions at the credit liquidity problems brought on by Democrat “social justice” programs [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 21:54:00
Internet Identity Theft: How to Stay Safe
Identity theft is an issue that we all need to take seriously ... out. Another way to prevent identity theft is by monitoring your credit report. Keep an eye ... will have no problem accessing your personal information. He can use it to ruin your credit rating, which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 16:50:25
Bernanke drops pretense of secrecy and airs Fed's plans
McClatchy Washington Bureau With its benchmark lending rate effectively at zero, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday, ... be doomed if problems in the financial and credit markets aren't fixed. Bernanke outlined a number [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:46:44
Jan 16, 2009 • Photoshoot Update Hey.I’ve added a few more photoshoots into the gallery.A couple are quite rare so please credit us.We also noticed theres a problem with the comments,we’re working on fixing this. Gallery Link - Photoshoots Posted by Sam • No Comments Jan 15, 2009 • [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:23:12
FISA for dummies
i guess golden boy brought it up first on this blog (to his credit, i think the problem was a misleading NYT article) ... telecom company refused to comply with the National Security Agency's monitoring requests [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 22:51:00
Comcast’s Twitter man adds a face to Anywhere customer service
Say what you will about Comcast, I have to give them credit for innovation in resolving Anywhere consumer problems with Comcast services ... out, we already had a service appointment scheduled, but knowing that Comcast was monitoring ... the issues raised on Twitter. That’s just great customer service, a smart differentiator for Comcast [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 15:12:49
Headlines, snapshots and misc. stories of interest
Here are recent stories of interest from around the web. Click on the hotlinked headlines to read more ... interaction.” The Credit Union Brand: What Is It Good For? This Filene report is yet another ... that has a branding problem. Filene’s report shows that most individual credit unions lack any kind of real [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 15:34:41
Farmers need help to fuel the economy
Ontario's looking to agriculture to help drag it out of the economic doldrums ... that's questionable, because many of the same problems that dog the manufacturing sector (tight credit, foreign ... our pension plans, rescue our winter vacations and help us survive the dreaded credit card statements [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 12:52:02
Debt Consolidation Loans For Bad Credit Dont Get Stung
It isn’t uncommon these days for consumers to be facing problems meeting their monthly payment obligations on loans and credit cards ... and have seen their good credit ratings suffer because of it. At this point they may be looking for a way ... things in mind to protect yourself from becoming a victim: Be Confident Your credit score may [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 03:04:51
How to Fix Bad Credit and Reduce Stress
All of us have made financial mistakes at one point or another; after all, we are only human. However, the trick here is to not live with the problems that come along when you have bad credit any longer than necessary.All information, regardless if it is good or bad, will stay on your credit report ... [more...]
Date: 2009-09-27 19:17:09
Mortgage loans available
Last few weeks ago, I was really concerned about our economy ... monthly payments and to build up that credit score so you do not run into these problems in the future ... With experts that can help you refinance with bad credit and keep you in your dream home, you would [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 04:24:20
Express Newspapers To Axe More Than 80 Journalists
Express Newspapers To Axe More Than 80 Journalists By Dianne See Morrison - Wed 10 Sep 2008 06:58 AM PST More bad news for print ... a viable business able to cope with the problems of the national economy and the credit crunch ... in our circulation figures.” The latest Audit Bureau of Circulations sales figures show The Daily [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 14:39:13
My Own Job Layoff Story Plus A Job Loss Tracker
I no longer have a job to worry about (today, I’m self-employed and have other problems…) ... ve gone from foreclosures, tighter credit, plummeting housing prices, failing banks, crashing stock [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 19:02:41
Timeline for Negative Credit History
Commercials that advertise ways to obtain a free credit report often emphasize the importance of doing so because of the serious problems you can run into because of having a negative credit history. A person with a negative credit history will have an impaired ability to borrow money, get a good interest rate, and sometimes even get a good job. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 08:19:32
Get the bill consolidation loans
If you are struck well with huge loans and if you want a solution for all your problems, ... that you will be getting from the credit bureau. It is possible that you can not apply for any other ... at 888-335-0343. Credit cards and loans are now becomes necessary for almost every person [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 19:21:37
Sue the Fed, Dubai in Trouble, Coming Food Crisis and More!
by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias 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: 2008-11-11 19:39:55
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
Right Under Our Noses: Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction & A Modernized Regulatory Structure...
THE PROBLEMS: Part I “At the heart of this credit crunch mess is something called "derivatives ... financial markets safe and sound, and manipulating accounting rules, credit ratings and financial reports [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 05:19:24
One Simple Way of Consolidating Credit Card Debt
Debt is something that has to be managed, and can easily get out of control if you’re not careful ... to a credit card that has a lower annual interest rate. For instance, you may have two or three credit cards ... . Credit card debt in particular is among the most burdensome financial problems for consumers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 00:02:16
US colleges likely to feel the pinch
The estimable Chronicle of Higher Education in the US held a shindig earlier this week with Moody’s Investors Service, ... The potential impacts of the combined credit freeze and recession on some colleges and universities ... . The problem with the mess we’re in at the moment, said a Moody’s report, is that it isn’t going to go away [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 16:44:12
Subprime Predatory Lending: How to Protect Consumers without Harming the Market?
Par Anibal Zarate, Doctorant à l'Université Panthéon-Assas Paris II, Promotion 2004-2005 ... regulators until recent problems erupted in the subprime mortgage sector3 (i.e., deterioration in credit ... proportionate risk-based credit pricing and blatant fraud5. Although difficult to define, predatory [more...]
Date: 2008-05-05 16:25:00
The Continuing Agony Of Identity THeft
by Darren Cason A person that becomes a victim of identity theft is a victim for life ... for up to three months on a credit report, but this achieves little - nothing is removed ... the problem to the police. Their reaction was to ask a few questions and give me a report number [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 17:26:57
Global Crisis Effects on American Retailers
Retailers in the United States during this year are beginning complicated in big problems ... (bankruptcy protection) in this year as the restriction on credit from FED and the companies become ... from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ICSC also predicts, 148,000 stores already closed in 2008. Largest [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 08:20:37
MFP 019. Dick Turner: Problem Loans. Part 1.
Posted By: admin| 2009.09.30 Dick Turner, former Chief Credit Officer, ShoreBank, shares his observations of psychological aspects of managing problem loans and treating them as a learning experience. Trackback URLUncategorized|appraisal|biashara|equity|imara|kenya|loan|management|microcredit|microfinance [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 21:07:37
MFP 020. Dick Turner: Problem Loans. Part 2.
Posted By: admin| 2009.09.30 Dick Turner, former Chief Credit Officer, ShoreBank, shares his observations of psychological aspects of managing problem loans and treating them as a learning experience. Trackback URLUncategorized|appraisal|biashara|equity|imara|kenya|loan|management|microcredit|microfinance [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 22:08:17
Police refuse to release DNA report
I have to give the Baltimore Police Department credit for great timing ... , they decide that a report detailing problems in the department's DNA lab, which have already led ... is exempt under the Maryland Public Information Act citing a provision that says certain documents [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 12:06:58
Faxless Payday Loan: Helping Hand or Quick Sand?
When we talk about loans in any forms, they are always related to debts ... in essence payday loan aims to help people regardless of their credit score, many accuse payday loan ... and instant remedies for their problems, including financial problems. Just like everything in life [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 14:00:10
Credit card thief charged as sex offender.
Government rarely, if ever, solves problems. Politicians and bureaucrats see social problems as opportunities for the expansion of their powers and ... been sitting, already written, waiting for the excuse that will justify a major assault on privacy ... him a “sex offender” once the local prosecutor got hold of him.Unfortunately the main press report [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 11:13:00
Capital One Will Ruin This Guy's Credit One Way Or Another [Capital One]
Joseph is having problems paying his Capital One card, mainly because Capital One keeps making it hard for him to pay it, ... credit, I don't see how this is possible seeing as I had been paying the minimum amount each month [more...]
Date: 2008-06-25 23:24:23
BAC/MER Gets Life Support / $100Bln Writedown?
A: And the tentacles of the credit beast attack again! ... as to the scope of the problem we face here in our banking system. So, now BAC gets $138,000,000,000.00 ... / Credit Default Swaps assets), and $20Bln in direct capital injections via the purchase [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:48:44
NEWS WIRE: Investing for Social Impact Lures Investors
Source: Investment News. Original news wire here. Community and proactive investing refers to ... in similar problems in rural areas. In some areas, local community banks, credit unions and loan [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 05:01:42
America Will Be Just Fine - By Brian Hamilton, CEO of Sageworks, Inc.
There is probably something in humans and in every generation that makes us think that the problems we face are uniquely difficult ... to what you read about the credit crisis, actually increased last quarter compared to the same quarter ... about employment? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment sits at 6.7 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 22:01:33
Bad Credit Doesn’t Have To Mean No Loan Help
Everyone faces unavoidable financial problems at some time and find that they are in an impossible situation and unable to meet their obligations ... rate for a home mortgage loan will depend upon your credit rating. If the credit score is 600 ... , but that is not necessarily true. There are two types of bad credit personal loans, secured and unsecured. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 09:36:37
Where There's Smoke ...
It's an ordinary part of day-to-day life now, so much so that most people probably don't give it much thought, ... surgeon general, Dr. Luther Leonidas Terry (pictured at left), published a report that cautioned ... health problems is a moral shortcoming.But Dr. Terry, who died in 1985, deserves credit for being [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:33:00
10 Ways To Protect Your Financial Identity Being Used For Someone Else’s Shopping Spree
Someone impersonating you could be spending your hard-earned money. Impossible! Not really, check, loan, and identity fraud are a real problem ... card accounts, and make sure to keep a copy of your credit cards and the toll free contact numbers ... your credit report once a year from each of the three credit bureaus to make sure [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 08:56:49
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