Ten Credit Mistakes People Make

Most children are not trained in how to handle credit by their families other than with vague platitudes like ‘pay your bills on time’ and ‘live below your means.’ Practical knowledge about interest rates, revolving credit and credit scores ... discover these mistakes by making them. So here is a list of the top ten credit mistakes most often [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 13:39:30

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Port Moresby not a murder capital

Police Commissioner Gari Bari on Friday, January 9, 2009, ... over an international report by Foreign Policy magazine listing Port Moresby as the fifth murder ... credit ratings and will have serious negative implications on our development aspirations.We [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 23:54:00

Media Roundup - October 17th, 2008

Media Roundup Real Estate News New listings slip in third quarter (Globe and Mail) Home prices are falling, but mortgage rates are rising ( ... (Bloomberg) Mortgage Q&A: Liquidity, credit will lower rates (Washington Times) TD Report Says ... s Time to Invest (NY Times) Canadian manufacturing shipments slide (Canada.com) Urban Planning [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 12:00:07

News and Blogs: Friday, November 14, 2008

America’s 20 Best Health Plans. Unsurprisingly, my plan is not on this list from MSN and US News & World Report ... higher interest rates on consumer credit cards. For the “News and Blogs” features, which I plan ... . I should take advantage of my Aetna plan more by visiting a doctor for a check-up once in a while [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 18:30:08

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

Five Ways To Make Any Financial Resolution A Success (Guest Post From J.D. Roth)

This guest post is from one of Wesabe’s new Advisory Board members, J.D. Roth, who writes about smart personal finance at Get Rich Slowly ... or credit union. Check out this huge list of rewards checking accounts by state for rates as high [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:07:44

Why Can't You Ever Make On-Time Payments?

By Tisha Tolar How frustrating is it to pay all of your bills each month when you finally get a minute to sit down and take care of things, ... -free life, with a much-improved rating of credit. Since no one method works for every single person or financial circumstance, here is a check list of questions to get you thinking about your money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:28:05

Hudson City Savings Bank CD Rates

Hudson City Savings Bank CD Rates Mandatory 401K Withdrawals Suspended? ... Account Financing a Car Purchase Online Banking Getting a Copy of Your Credit Report Imperial ... of America 3 Month CD Rate Get $50 from TradeKing FDIC List of Troubled Banks and the Texas Ratio [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 14:16:18

Bank Ratings: Is Yours in Trouble?

Chris Brunner at LewRockwell.com has posted a list of all the banks in the United States, ranked by the credit troubles they may be having. The rating system is explained here, but basically if they scored 100 or more, they are in "very serious danger of collapse;" a score of 50 or over means they are "vulnerable."A big thanks [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:24:00

Save Thousands By Negotiating Your Loan Rate With Your Mortgage Lender

My wife and I have recently applied and been pre-approved for our first mortgage.  We are moving to a new state this winter ... , application fee, and credit report costs, but these costs are separately listed in most closing cost ... and actually flourished during the current credit crisis and subprime mortgage mess.  We were offered [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 13:45:27

Links for 2008-10-23 [del.icio.us]

Subscribe to my News Feed .delicious-posts ul {list-style-type:none; margin: 0 0 1em 0; padding: 0 } .delicious-tag,.delicious-extended { ... of economic inequality that rival cities in Africa, according to a U.N. report published ... roughly two months ago.Bernanke May Seek New Ways to Ease Credit as Fed Rate Nears 1% - Bloomberg [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 10:46:08

Ripples from Chase. Banks in the news, and not in a good way

Here is a job listing just in time for all those great folks at Chase Chase’s exit from wholesale left brokers searching the rate sheets in their ... up-front fees for application, credit report and appraisal with the thinking being “once a customer writes a check, even for a nominal amount, they are motivated to stay put”. And successful [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:34:13

Lost Jobs Can Mean Bounced Emails

Email marketers are finding that an unanticipated side effect of job layoffs is increased email bounce rates, ... on their minds is downloading a copy of their email and subscription lists or redirecting their incoming ... require a quick phone call to verify shipping information or credit card issues. Even [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 11:20:26

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