How Do I Clean My Credit Score Up? - Tips That Every Credit Card Owner Should Know!

If you want to know "how do I clean my credit score up" then I hope this article can help you get on the road to better financial health. There is no time like the present to start cleaning up your credit report! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:41:52

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Government pledges $1 bln to spur investment, consumption

The government promised Wednesday to spend around US$1 billion to spur investment and consumption and said it wants to lower taxes to help businesses ... , but officials have become increasingly worried that the global credit crisis could drag down growth ... in a report at a cabinet meeting, came one day after the government revealed what will be the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 16:47:00

New Year Resolution #1: Financial Fitness in 2009

Worried about the economy? Been hoarding all your pennies lately? You’re not alone ... t it? Free credit report comparing all your debts, rainy day funds, budget tool…yes, we need ... ? If you have credit card debt, ask yourself why. That list on your credit card statement….was each [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 22:51:21

Fed “Shock & Awe,” What 0% Means, 2008 Pay Raises, Controversial Auto Survey and More!

Fed saves us from ourselves… details of the historic FOMC decision… Dan Amoss and James Turk on the implications of 0% interest rates… Dollar gets ... to further support credit markets and economic activity.” “This announcement,” Dan Amoss wrote ... metals.” In anticipation of this “shock and awe” rate decision, Dan helped his Strategic Short Report [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 19:08:51

Obama Formally Announces Tim Kaine As DNC Chairman

ABC News' David Chalian and Sunlen Miller Report: President-elect Barack Obama made a quick appearance at the Democratic National Committee ... , Howard deserves enormous credit for helping usher in a new era in Washington,” President-elect ... headquarters in Washington, D.C., this afternoon to announce Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine as the next [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:48:55

Best debt collection agency!!

I was the finance head for my department and I used to suffer a lot and it was a real pain when it comes to recovering money that is owned. You give out goods on credit and then they fail to pay the money back. That’s when my friend ... harder. They also provide report and status along with legal help involved in collection of debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:13:52

Federal Reserve, Treasury Announce $800 Billion Plan to Support Consumer Lending

Let's see, Bloomberg said yesterday that the Federal government had committed $7.4 trillion to lending facilities and guarantees ... points, due to a GDP report that revised third quarter growth from positive 0.3% to negative 0.5 ... (TALF), a facility that will help market participants meet the credit needs of households and small [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 15:09:54

PhoneBAK Contest - S$1600 worth of prizes!!

Contest open to International readers! New!! PhoneBAK (For BlackBerry) ... . Loads of sensitive information in it that gives free access to bank account numbers, credit cards ... out all information and reports back the identity and location of the thief! PhoneBAK BB (WipeOut) helps [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 15:48:00

Things I’d Like to Post About Today …. (112108)

….. But I Don’t Have Any Time For: CNS News — “Catholics Who Vote for Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) ... pct (of) jobs in ‘09.” Absent a sea change to fair, balanced, competent reporting, I support nine ... yet another reference to “choked credit” in the AP article I linked to in my “Couldn’t Help [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 13:39:41

It’s not your length that matters, it’s how much they like it!

I swore I wouldn’t write this post. Really! But I couldn’t help myself ... his advice. They cite the conventional copywriting wisdom that long copy out-pulls short. To his credit ... book. And yes, they report that the longer the letter, the better it pulls. (I read something [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:50:39

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

Tribute - Revision

The Tribute MasterCard uses help to rebuild a score of the low credit often. It is a non protected card ... for the years. He/it can help to increase your score. It is because with on time monthly payments you will create a history of the positive payment on your report. There is not a price [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:16:30

Reader Mailbag #30

Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance ... report sexual harassment How I manage my ideas Should you help people who won’t help themselves ... the next 6 months, after which I will have eliminated my credit card debt and half of my student [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 14:00:56

Would Better Disclosure Have Helped WaMu Shareholders?

According to a September 25, 2008 press release from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( ... largest savings and loan through the fallout of the mortgage and credit crises." The 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for Washington Mutual, Inc [more...]

Date: 2008-09-26 06:22:29

Blogging Boom Faces Gov’t Blockages (Helen Clark - IPS News)

Helen Clark published her article in relation to the new blogging regulation for Vietnam last Friday ... it and helped obtain the venue though my network.  The Barcamp Saigon organizers ran the event.  Want to make sure they get the credit here, not me :-) Other Press Reports on the Blog Regulation Edit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 06:57:23

Treating Your Bailout Your Taxpayer Money As Capital For Self-Serving Ends

As leftdog already pointed out, Harper and his Harpies are planning to provide more help to Canadian banks because they "continue to cope with unfavorable credit conditions" - something which was already floated ... , from an October 24, 2008 report (emphasis added):“(Some of the bailout money) is obviously going to help [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 21:00:00

Credit Crisis Sequel, Global Bank Bailout, Emerging Markets Still a Buy?, Gas Wars and More!

Ghosts of the fourth quarter haunt global financials… so begins the second act of the credit saga… Even the IMF needs a loan… $150 billion to back ... and notprofitable) segments of the business. Robert Rubin, who among other things helped create this “ ... predicted today. According to Morgan’s report, profits at HSBC will decline “sharply” this year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:28:24

iPhone Catches Another Criminal

       Last week it was reported that iPhone owner Rob Greene’s MobileMe account helped lead police to his stolen smart phone ... before being apprehended by authorities, who were monitoring Frederick’s credit card purchases. They were caught after buying an iPhone 3G with the deceased senior’s credit card. The thickheaded thief [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 12:40:21

New Feature: Cutback Tool Helps You Save On Recurring Monthly Expenses (Or How I Caught WaMu Skimming My Savings)

Looking for a quick, sustainable way to make a positive impact on your bottom line? ... . Several beta testers reported charges of $14.95 for freecreditreport.com, a credit monitoring service ... . If you choose to cut an expense, we’ll show you how long you have to cancel the service before [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:23:46

In governors' request for federal infrastructure aid, only a hint of (indirect) help for Atlantic Yards

Atlantic Yards Report So New York State Gov. David Paterson, along with governors from other large states, ... in rules regarding the Low Income Housing Credit Program could make it easier to fund affordable housing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 14:53:14

Report: FBI Investigates Four Companies in Credit Crisis

From the WSJ: FBI Investigates Four Firms at Heart of the Mess The Federal Bureau of Investigation's preliminary inquiries are focusing on whether fraud helped cause some of the troubles at Fannie [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 05:12:39

Report: FBI Investigates Four Companies in Credit Crisis (pfblogs.org)

From the WSJ: FBI Investigates Four Firms at Heart of the Mess The Federal Bureau of Investigation's preliminary inquiries are focusing on whether fraud helped cause some of the troubles at Fannie [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 07:36:11

The Administration’s Latest Critic: The Chamber of Commerce

by Jake Bernstein - Aug. 13: This post has been corrected. It's almost rote by this point ... and is designed to help employers confirm the work status of new employees. (Credit: ProPublica) On Aug. 11 ... . The program has been beset by troubles. A June 10 congressional hearing and a report (PDF) by the Government [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 14:45:00

I Don't Believe We're On the Eve of Consumption

Santa by Dice TsutsumiJust returned from a failed excursion to buy Chanukah candles at the store ... a report on NPR yesterday about a man who gave out five dollar checks during the Great Depression to help ... knew the man. The man didn't want any credit for his actions; just wanted to do something nice [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 15:13:00

Government help for the bank lending: just “get on with it”

Last weekend the Prime Minister announced yet another “anti-recession” plan which included the “creation of up to 100,000 new jobs” ... half of this year, as we were promised by the Chancellor as recently as in the Pre Budget Report ... that households are reining in after the years of credit-fuelled excess. Two key indicators are housing equity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 21:14:21

Monday morning links

TOP STORIES U.S. Approves Plan to Help Citigroup Cope With Losses - NY Times Democrats' Stimulus Plan May Reach $700 Billion - Washington Post Bring ... World With More Dollars - Bloomberg Fed Pledges Top $7.4 Trillion to Ease Frozen Credit - Bloomberg ... on Crisis - Bloomberg US influence to decline, NIC intelligence report predicts - Telegraph China [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 14:04:18

President Bush: more concerned about getting results than getting credit

After eight years of nothing but nasty, antagonistic coverage, ... now that he’s in his last days in office. Today we learn how committed President Bush was to helping ... . This particular accomplishment is unsung because the media refused to report on it. The media refused [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:29:50

Saturday news briefing 12.6.08

UC Merced medical school faces long odds – Victims of the credit crunch and fiscal crisis, ... of Medicine, too, will face its own form of foreclosure as the state budget crisis worsens fast ... -- A report due in January from three nationally known medical consultants will help determine [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 17:20:39

How Subprime Borrowing Fueled the Credit Crisis

By Shah Gilani Contributing Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report Once upon a time, generous-minded social engineering resulted in the Community Reinvestment Act, which forced banks to lend... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 23:52:27

Friday morning links

TOP STORIES Vast Bailout by U.S. Proposed in Bid to Stem Financial Crisis - NY Times SEC bans short-selling of 799 financial stocks - AP Fed to Help Meet Fund Redemptions, Buy Agency Debt - Bloomberg Citigroup considering bid for WaMu: report ... bank, borrows to aid market - AP INTERNATIONAL Central Banks Add $71 Billion to Ease Credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 12:51:00

Vanishing point robot guidance

I came across this video today of a iRobot create robot autonomously navigating a hallway using a standard laptop webcam ... project report has a lot of details about how the vanishing point detection system works. Check ... is credit due to Pratap Tokekar. I worked on localization with fiducial (cones) and helped the robot [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:31:23

U.S. TREASURY TO EXTEND BAILOUT TO INSURERS

The Treasury Department is working on ways to broaden its $700 billion bank rescue program to help insurance companies that are a critical backstop ... said. Treasury is worried that insurance companies, many of which report earnings next week, could face similar fates as American International Groupas the credit crisis worsens, triggering a new [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 22:04:39

Forest Whitaker Wants To Help Save Newark, NJ With New Sundance Series

The only thing I know really well about Newark, New Jersey is that it has an airport ... series. Reuters is reporting that Whitaker might have a voice-over role — with producing credits ... ). With regards to how in the world all this might relate to green, the series is said to address and seek [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:34:43

B of A reports loss, gets more cash

The TARP was phase 1 of the bank bailout: give the banks cash to rebuild their capital ... for credit-losses nearly tripled, while the company showed why it needed further help from the government ... 1: the government is absorbing losses on bad assets themselves.  See Citi’s bailout in late November [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:09:12

BofA, Citi Report Losses

From the WSJ: Bank of America Swings to a Loss Bank of America Corp. swung to a fourth-quarter loss as provisions for credit-losses nearly tripled, while the company showed why it needed further help from the government to support its acquisition of Merrill Lynch [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:20:02

Private Equity Firms Expected to Show 20-30% Losses for 2008

OK, you gotta help me. Private equity is basically levered equity ... can PE companies (on average) possibly report returns that are better than equity averages ... in valuing their holdings. That alone should have a return-depressing effect. To its credit, the Financial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:01:00

Bill 'Helping' Hillary to Become the Next Secretary of State

BY TAYLOR MARSH Well no kidding. Reporters have to write something, especially when facing the biggest story of the post-election season ... . But no doubt news outlets are grateful. Credit to the people over at Salon’s "War Room" for the most accurate headline of the day. As for "Obama’s first drama," David Corn needs to look in the mirror [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 17:18:02

Metrics: In Q4 2008, Online Ads Down But Not Out

The desperate bid to rack up sales over the holiday season helped turn out a decent enough fourth quarter of 2008 for online advertising ... quarter of 2008, reports PubMatic, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based startup that sells ad-optimization ... brought on by a widening credit crunch? Some analysts think that this might be a blip and that most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:51:40

Other districts join Grand Rapids in search for ways to help failing students meet state standards

Comstock Park High school students who find failing grades on their report cards next month will have three weeks to make up the work and gain credit. It is another new approach as local districts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 10:40:39

Consumer Headaches: 15 ways to get help

My two-month-long fight with Qwest, which barring a stroke of luck will no doubt go on a lot longer, ... serious problems that might damage your credit rating or cost you big bucks requires you to roll ... and all sorts of enlightening reports will come up. This is where I learned that Qwest had pulled the “let [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 02:56:28

Butter wouldn't melt.....and the annual review

Well every pup, inspired by all your helpful and pawsitive comments regarding my food foraging, especially Jackson's - I just hope you got some credit for saving on the washing up by going ... he shouldn't leave it out. In fact, I have to report, he has since been putting it in the fridge [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:16:00

Wall Street Journal reports on causes of the housing bubble that burst our economy and in the long run helped no one out...

From the Wall Street Journal.... Housing Push for Hispanics Spawns Wave of Foreclosures-"California Rep ... with loans that often didn't require down payments, solid credit ratings or documentation of employment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:01:00

Crisis Planning - Many More Turning To Reverse Mortgage For Help

The unprecedented economic crisis roaring its way through every state in the country and every sector of the economy is taking a heavy toll on ... and cutting back on entertainment. About one-third have cut their credit card use and spent less ... editor. Continue Reading More From This Article Here. From The Nightly Business Report: The Reverse [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:43:56

5 Elementary School Lessons That Can Help You Today

Written on 10/14/2008 by Ali Hale. Ali runs Alpha Student, a blog packed with academic, ... Credit: striatic It's a funny thing about elementary school, many of the lessons learned ... ' seem to neglect every single day. If your current report card would have “could do better” [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 10:41:29

Mandelson extends ‘real help for businesses’

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today unveiled a package of measures designed to address the cash flow, credit and investment needs of small and medium businesses. The support package, which builds upon the commitments outlined in November’s Pre Budget Report, consists of loan guarantees and a new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:59:05

Government help for small business: The key points

Working Capital Scheme - Open to “ordinary-risk” businesses with a turnover of up to &beat500m - Government will guarantee up to 50pc of new and existing working capital credit lines ... Fund - A £50m fund to convert businesses’ debt into justice, announced in the pre-budget report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:09:09

News: Government's real help for business

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson today unveiled a package of measures designed to address the cash flow, credit and investment needs of small and medium businesses. The support package, which builds upon the commitments outlined in November's Pre Budget Report, consists of loan guarantees and a new [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:20:00

Did Racism Help Cause the Mortgage Crisis? The Bubble Bursts

Carter Glass copyright © 2008 Ralph Brauer. The Strange Death of Liberal America In 1997 the FDIC published an imaginary interview with Carter ... dispels this notion. It found: Credit quality alone therefore does not fully explain the extreme reliance of black households on the subprime market. Further research by Freddie Mac reports [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 03:29:43

Freee Credit Report to Help You Ride Through Difficult Financial Time

Well, please allow me to take a moment off to write something that is not directly related to the stock market ... people by giving away FREEE credit report. What Is a Credit Report? A credit report is a record ... , you can obtain a Freee credit report now. However, this only limits to US residents only [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 15:22:28

FreeCreditReport.com Review: Not a Free Credit Report

Have you heard of those commercials on TV that talk about “free” credit reports? These services, such as FreeCreditReport.com are *not* truly free. They offer free trials for a limited time (usually 7 days) but they’re actually paid subscription services after the intro period is over. They’re in the business of credit monitoring and tracking your credit standing. Image by Andre Rolim/Getty Images These services exist to help us keep an eye on our credit reports. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 04:01:28

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