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New Shaun White DLC is Freeeeeeee LazySAGamer - January 16th, 2009 at 11:00 am - 12 views - 3 Comments ... that Ubisoft has taken notice of our complaints and have moved to fix the problem, it has just been announced ... Xbox360Fanboy are also trying to take credit for this huge Lazygamer coup but we know [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:59:40

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The smoking gun

By general accord, much of the current financial crisis arises from "regulatory failure", something to which numerous references have been made, ... . The problem with this is that as share values tumble in response to the credit crisis, millions ... 2006 "on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions". Its short title [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 01:01:00

Democratic leaders urge aid for American automakers

WASHINGTON: Democratic leaders in Congress urged the Bush administration to consider using the $700 billion bailout for the financial system to aid ... on its own problems. Chrysler and Ford have also been battered by the weak economy, tight credit ... is essential to the restoration of financial market stability. The letter was signed by the House [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 07:18:47

How to Keep Criminals away from Your Personal Information

by Michael Benifez Identity theft is becoming the fastest growing crime problem in the United States, ... and using the names, addresses, bank account information, credit card numbers, and Social Security ... when an insider, like an employee or a contractor, gets hold of credit reporting information [more...]

Date: 2008-08-10 20:49:04

Credit card defaults up 54% and growing

As if we needed one more problem in the financial market ... available. A report this week from Innovest, a research firm, said banks and other credit card ... . Unfortunately it's very predictable as credit has expanded well beyond the norm in recent years [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 09:27:01

Credit Craze

Credit Craze Credit Craze, Part 1 Roger Lehman of Merrill Lynch is out with a report on problems at a Merrill Lynch commercial mortgage ... that put it all together and syndicated property ownership to individuals via what are called “tenant ... .) Credit Craze, Part 2 Following are excerpts from a Bloomberg article today by Chris Bourke [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 18:53:18

car loans

car loans Filed under: Autos, Finance, Loans Finding A Car Loans Online If you are interested in getting a car these days you have probably ... problem is where to begin. Firstly you should have some idea of your credit score. There are many ... . I personally use creditexpert.com It allowed me for a small mothly fee to view my credit score [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:21:05

Week in Review #47 (2008-11-23)

Does anybody really think our culture is going to change overnight because of a little $55 trillion CDS problem? The fact is that very few of us even know what a Credit Default Swap is and even fewer understand that the source of the global financial, business and economic crisis is the CDS. I warned [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 14:49:50

New weapon to fight cholesterol problems

New weapon to fight cholesterol problems Health Insurance Options and COBRA For Unemployed Rod Blagojevich Impeached by Illinois House Credit Crisis ... on monitoring gas supply via Ukraine reached PM: Israel to Continue Gaza Offensive Pfizer Campus Locked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 08:34:46

FACTA is coming up fast

On November 1, your biggest problem might be the amount of Hallowe’en candy you ate the night before ... and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) comes into effect. You might also know it by its more common ... patterns, practices or specific activities that could indicate identity theft,” according to the FTC [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 12:47:42

Is your bank safe and sound?

There have been five north GA banks that have failed last quarter or are on the problem list with cease and desist ordersFreedom Bank, Commerce, ... : *** "Performing"The Bankrate system also rates credit unions. I didn't check banks in Athens ... Specialists.In our neck of the woods, the employment outlook is dim. Unemployment rate increases to 25-year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:04:00

Personal Signature Loans and The Art of Borrowing

by Mark Lundersenn Many of the problems in the world financial system right now are due to the widespread misuse of credit ... ridiculous our country has chosen to behave itself with respect to credit and lending practices ... of borrowers that we’ll use credit with a lot more care. Often - possibly the majority of the time [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 17:24:44

Issue of the day: mark to market accounting

Issue of the day: mark to market accounting Andrew Leonard cuts loose: So, mark-to-market accounting contributes both to credit bubbles, ... , and credit busts, at which point, Something Must Be Done. There's just one big fat honking problem ... of these risky assets to decide for themselves what they're worth? From the SEC's "Clarifications on Fair [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 22:47:40

From Citigroup to Citicorp

David Enrich says that the new big idea over at Citigroup (C) ... he has a proven ability to run such a thing. The problem, of course, is how on earth to get there from here ... to the credit-card operations and the investment bank, and it might be easier, quicker [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:36:58

Cristiano Ronaldo crashes Ferrari at Manchester Airport

President Elect Obama asked to share his vision for autism on Autism Sunday 2009 New weapon to fight cholesterol problems Health Insurance Options ... Sheila Dixon Indicted For Theft, Perjury Rod Blagojevich Impeached by Illinois House Credit Crisis ... : Agreement on monitoring gas supply via Ukraine reached PM: Israel to Continue Gaza Offensive Pfizer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:53:25

The One New Year's Resolution You Must Keep

With the economy in a state of recession and major corporations needing bailouts, ... have , or everything you view on TV or in a magazine.  Our only problem is that we're not sure how we're going ... , jewelry, clothing, shopping malls and credit cards to pruchase it all than any previous generation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 00:04:18

The Ultimate Pandemic: Identity Theft

If you’ve ever been a victim of identity theft, you know first hand the stress and problems it can cause ... only and not online. 4.  When paying bills with a check, especially credit cards, write ... . 6.  Make photocopies of your license and credit cards.  Keep your social security card at home.  Also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:24:48

FTC Reports Increasing Collection Abuse Complaints

Are you the victim of collection abuse? As economic problems in America worsen, debt collection methods become more aggressive ... billion in revolving debt such as credit cards. In 2003, Americans owed a total of $770 billion, showing ... their credit card bills on time. The American Bankers Association revealed 4.5 percent of bank-issued credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 01:42:27

Words To Give You Pause On Today’s Economy

Words that give me pause: Now let me tell you something very simple and very important: ... of the financial problem we’re facing here. Second, we need to act quickly. The financial situation ... is in the credit markets, which are quickly freezing. I won’t bore you with technical indicators like Libor [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 06:51:28

Fixing The Real Problem

Nouriel Roubini says we need to save the homeowners: ... capital to avoid an ugly credit crunch and to foster new credit creation that is needed for future growth [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 14:57:31

Green Ink: There’s Your Energy Bill, Now Kill It

Green Ink: There’s Your Energy Bill, Now Kill It Posted by Keith Johnson ... a credit crunch for commodities speculators, forcing plenty of oil investors to unwind ... , there are some other problems with the drilling provisions. A new government report details how [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 12:19:31

Mystery Solved!

Jim Young / ReutersI am completely sympathetic to the reader who posted the comment yesterday "Enough with the Obama stories! ... of Reuters. (FYI – Time.com have already corrected the credit.)Reuters are understandably somewhat put ... and how a response to this blog helped finally solve the problem. (Score a big one for truth [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:22:00

Answer: Don't stop with the first DSL abstraction

The problem as it was stated was of rules that looked like this: upon bounced_check or refused_credit: if customer.TotalPurchases > 10000: # preferred ask_authorization_for_more_credit else: call_the cops upon ... in a given context. In other words, instead of asking what we should do when a check is bounced, we need [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 15:49:28

Blagojevich woes to cost Illinois money

Blagojevich woes to cost Illinois money Posted December 16, 2008 1:27 PM by Frank James Many people may not know (I didn't until a few minutes ago) that Gov. Rod Blagojevich's problems could potentially cost Illinois taxpayers significant money. How so? A Bloomberg report explains: Fitch Ratings cut the credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 17:28:14

The bottom of the GOP barrel in Clark County

An item from Clark County I missed last week while on vacation strikes me as emblematic of the problems facing Republicans up and down the ticket ... the service, the Camas couple put the $200 fee on a credit card. When their statement came, they were ... company $311 in credit card processing fees between Dec. 24, 2007, and Jan. 15, 2008, according to [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 17:00:29

Does The Most Common Refinance Problem Have A Solution?

What is the problem? It’s the shrinking value of your little bungalow ... . They have a 6.25% mortgage rate. They still have good credit, the same employment, and want to lower ... on your mortgage payment is a good thing. Check with us or a trusted loan officer to determine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:57:19

"Greenspan's Folly"

Jeff Sachs says that Greenspan's bubbles and the problems they have caused make clear that it's time to abandon " ... to lend to these households, in part because the credit markets were deregulated ... can again obtain short-term credit to meet their payrolls and finance their inventories. The next [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 19:24:00

Key an Eye on Your Mortgage Payments

In previous decades, when a borrower missed a payment on a mortgage, ... pressure on slow payers. Under new rules, a mortgage lender can ding your credit report every month ... as a check getting lost in the mail. Or it could be a symptom of a bigger problem like a divorce [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 21:31:36

Instant decision unsecured loans- Sort your financial problem without any security

If you are going through from financial crisis or cash shortage and urgent unexpected expenses arise, bad credit loans will help you to overcome from these circumstances. These loans are easy to apply and also it’s easy to get instant access. The borrowed funds can be utilized to meet nay and every [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:56:21

Moody’s to Introduce New Spokesmoose to Repair Image

Come on Down to Moody's HQ to Meet Raytee! If anyone has a public relations problem, it’s Moody’s (MCO) , once a well-respected bond ratings service, now DC’s favorite whipping boy for its role in the credit meltdown.  Between Buffett ’s dumping of the company’s stock and Greenlight’s David Einhorn pitching it as an investment short, management at Moody’s has decided to play a little offense. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 18:47:14

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

IVR (Interactive Voice Response) - A Brief Explanation

IVR (interactive voice response) is a telephony technology that allows users to interact with a database through phone keypad or voice commands ... to do things like check bank balances, manage credit cards, check for store hours or locations, or order ... hours. IVR systems are also used to report non-emergency problems to cable or utility services [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 04:48:05

Williamsburg, NY - Report Cites Problems in Elevator Where Neuman Boy Died Were Tied to Faulty Maintenance by the Building’s Landlord

70 Clymer Street (photo credit NY Times)Williamsburg, NY - The brown elevator door opened shortly before 9 a.m. and two boys on their way to school stepped inside. They were heading downstairs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 20:59:37

Moving Company Quotes: Search for Ways to Overcome Credit Stress

Do you feel like an animal is riding on your back? If yes, get it off before it gets too late. There are a lot of problems linked with debt, sufficient to get you on to a hospital bed. A intelligent decision would be to reduce it as much as you can and not build it if you cannot afford it. While seeking advice on debt, be careful to evaluate your financial situation and stability. There may be several people depending on you and also, your expenses will only rise in time. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 22:20:04

ChexSystems: A Fast Route To Trouble

ChexSystems: A Fast Route To Trouble Not everyone has heard about ChexSystems and, ... , that can be a problem. ChexSystems is a consumer reporting agency, just like Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Those three are better known, because they report on your credit history and score [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 15:39:49

Dem Lawmaker Hits Credit Rating Firms With Collective Liability, Sparking Industry Protest

(ChattahBox)— Congressional lawmakers yesterday, focused on the much needed overhaul of the credit rating agencies, which played a major role in the collapse of the overrated subprime mortgage securities that caused the economic crisis last fall. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) proposed a bill to address the accountability problems of the ratings agencies, by imposing collective liability for any improper ratings issued by competitor agencies. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 15:46:15

Make big budget problems into small ones

Jen bares her spending issues in this post. It’s a good post to read because it illustrates how one should try to get hold of a big issue ( ... ) 2. Student Loans 3. Interest owing on our Line of Credit (where that $20k is sitting) Now, even ... about what is truly non-negotiable, or you need to look at how to renegotiate your non-negotiables (e.g. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:14:01

Join the United Shareholders of America: The Icahn Plan

One of the biggest problems we face today is the egregious mismanagement and reckless incompetence of many American corporate boards which utterly ... up on my website, the Icahn Report, www.icahnreport.com. It is easy to point fingers at those ... . The credit crisis we find ourselves in is a direct manifestation of board members' lack of oversight. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 16:27:58

$2 Gas Doesn’t Mean Problem Solved

America Loses if Pickens Takes a Powder Just over a week ago, T ... s had barely an effect on the credit markets.  $700 billion is about 10% of the entire annual economy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 15:00:17

Paycards

For employees not wishing to receive a check (because of problems of encashment or security), several banks offer payroll ATM cards ... about the mechanics of the program. Companies can require direct deposit as a condition of employment ... s free checking, discounted mortgage or home loans, free credit card programs, or other promotions [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 07:29:01

Recession Gets Worse - The Fix Won’t Kill Ya

Recessions have a ripple effect on countries. Problems that start in one sector quickly spread to another ... and the real estate bubble, is now affecting job (the highest unemployment level in 16 years), credit ... released a report today highlighting the crisis. Here’s the key finding: Nationally, to maintain [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:08:39

Fuel Posted By : Steven G

Fuel Posted By : Steven G When it comes to business and finance there is a big problem with the ethics of the men and women behind big oil and the government officials that have been elected to keep the well being of the country in check ... market or fix the credit crunch, but there’s still plenty that you can do to get into better financial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:19:02

How To Break Away From The Debt Prison, Forever!

By Tom Graneau Americans are plagued with personal financial problems ... dictated to by an invisible being telling me what to do, and how to do it. I prefer to have the freedom ... finance is the most common platform for human errors. Many of us have purchased more “stuff” on credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:11

Take Action If You’re A Victim Of Identity Theft

by Paul Wilcox Identity theft has now become a major problem. It grows more each year and can nearly destroy people in the process ... . Inform the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You can call their toll free number 877-IDTHEFT ... the rest of the process. Let your bank and credit card companies know. Close all your accounts [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 14:18:07

Take Action If You’re A Victim Of Identity Theft

by Paul Wilcox Identity theft has now become a major problem. It grows more each year and can nearly destroy people in the process ... . Inform the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). You can call their toll free number 877-IDTHEFT ... the rest of the process. Let your bank and credit card companies know. Close all your accounts [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 09:31:06

Dicing With Debt

Dicing With Debt Posted in January 15th, 2009 Category:Debt Relief Britons are taking on record levels of mortgage and credit card debt, with figures released last year showing that UK personal debts far out weigh that of our European neighbours. For those in need of help with financial problems then the Citizens Advice Bureau [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 07:42:47

Refi Problems

While mortgage rates may be a historic lows the screening that lenders are doing are stricter than ever ... rates, you'll need a FICO credit score of 720 or higher, says Cameron Findlay, chief economist ... it's not worth the trouble. ...If you have a home equity loan or line of credit, you'll probably need [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:13:00

He Gets Credit For Candor

He Gets Credit For Candor Jennifer Rubin - 12.18.2008 - 2:56 PM Pro-business groups and conservatives aren’t the only ones, we learn from this report, who see a problem for “card check” legislation in Blago-gate: Gerald ... when the FBI linked a competing union to Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich’s effort to sell Illinois’ U.S. Senate [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 19:56:56

The Problem With The Housing Market In California

The Press Enterprise reports from California. “For Inland Empire Auction in San Bernardino, ... . Finally, there was the credit crunch. It has all added up to a slow summer for auto dealers ... sales manager for Merle Stone Chevrolet in Tulare. ‘Everything has dropped.’” “‘ Business [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 21:31:47

Bramdean Alternative’s solvency problems

In my last post on Bramdean Asset Management (Nicola Horlick’s business) ... Bramdean Alternatives (what the website describes as the “flagship fund”) intends on funding capital calls ... .  (Fortunately however - and to give Bramdean some credit - they have raised some cash this year to meet [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 00:35:00

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