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Weekend Reading: August 24, 2008

I’m going to keep this round up nice and short since my family isn’t doing so well with cold and fever running rampant ... closer before forming your opinion. Credit Report Versus Credit Score at Free From Broke – A nice primer that distinguishes credit report from credit score. 4 Things That We Can Do to Fix Our National [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 04:31:38

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Worried About Losing Dollars? You Better Watch Your Data Too…

By Anthony M. FreedYesterday another story emerged that has created some buzz regarding the current threats to our nation’s information security, ... information, credit reports, social security numbers and other sensitive information that was found ... to the reports of FBI officials who arrested him in August, 36-year-old Rene Rebollo spent his Sunday [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 05:23:46

FTC Delay Does Not Apply to Employers

Yesterday, the FTC announced a 6 month delay in enforcing their “Red Flags” Identity Theft Guidelines ... ve been in touch with the FTC and we now know that this delay only pertains to Financial ... from National Consumer Reporting Agencies (primarily credit bureaus) when conducting background checks [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 16:11:42

Are You On The Credit Bureau's Blacklist?

By John Rasor your credit scores are not based on personal information like race, sex, or national origin ... report make up your credit score. Pretend for a moment that you are an underwriter working through ... , and deserve this loan, right? Could you be on the credit bureaus blacklist? Since [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:07:07

For General Motors (GM) the News Keeps Getting Worse

The manic-depressive trading activity continues to cause nauseating headaches for the investors brave enough to own shares of the nation’s ... to a report from Credit Suisse that says shareholders may suffer as the company restructures. The analyst that researched the report cut his outlook for the company’s shares to just $1 each, down [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 13:56:56

Free- One year of Triple Advantage Credit Monitoring, Experian Scores and Credit Reports from MSN Money

Edit: 11/26/08-I’ve received an email that someone just tried to sign up, and apparently they have reached the 10, ... with Experian and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) are “working to raise awareness about the importance of credit monitoring” by giving away 10,000 free one-year memberships to Experian’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 04:39:56

Will the consumer credit card debt bubble lead to a collapse of the shopping mall economy?

Recession_levee American and Canadian consumers have long been living beyond their means ... as we see in this 2007 report: Canadians Crushed by Credit Card Debt "The U.S. isn't the only nation ... their credit card debts, forcing banks to come back to the government for a second round of bailouts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 15:28:57

Arizona Mortgage Rates October 17, 2008

Arizona Mortgage Rates for October 17, 2008 Mortgage Related News This week we ran into more than one person who was interested in what lenders ... include: Must be a second home 400,000 max loan amount 75% Loan-to-Value International credit report ... are able to provide loans for Canadian Nationals. After some local discussion between [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 16:18:20

Canada is in recession

WASHINGTON - THE World Bank offered a grim 2009 outlook on Tuesday of just 0 ... for US automakers hung in the balance. In its 'Global Economic Prospects' report, the World Bank ... credit crisis hits rich and poor nations alike. Developing countries' economies would likely expand [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 10:35:00

The Early Bird: December 2, 2008

It's Official: Recession Is Here The National Bureau of Economic Research's conclusion that the U.S ... housing crisis is far from over. The credit reporting agency TransUnion LLC reports that the percentage ... Monday. Of the key indicators measured by the bureau, manufacturing slowed, jobs were cut, and real [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 15:15:28

MICROCAPITAL STORY: Malawian Microfinance Institutions Accused of Profiteering - Blue Financial Services and Izwe Lose Government Backing

The Malawian Civil Servants Trade Union (CSTU) has asked the government to rethink its recent decision to cease guaranteeing loans obtained from ... . There are currently nine MFIs in Malawi which report to the Mix Market, but Blue Financial Services and Izwe ... it was reported in The Nation Online that Blue Financial Services offers credit at [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:56:31

International Property News Beat - Softening Malaysia, Crunch in Mayfair & Canadian Housing

Malaysia’s residential property market softens Asia Property Report Dubai Developers promise property buybacks The National, Abu Dhabi ... Credit crunch reaches London, Mayfair as hedge funds suffer Telegraph The life of an ex-pat in Dubai Times, London Dubai banks suspend lending to real estate employees AME Info Canadian [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 08:13:05

Information trickle down

UPDATE: 7:45PM NZDT:ODT reporting:ANZ and National Bank have announced they are dropping their fixed-term mortgage rates ahead of the next Official ... fall in line with what the RBNZ does on 29 January.-- UPDATE ENDS RNZ reporting that the S&P credit rating downgrade has affected our dollar. I have always said that credit rating agencies will trigger [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 22:43:00

US$ Gains Despite Terrible Retail Sales Report

The US$ is relatively unchanged this morning against most major currencies ahead of this mornings Retail Sales data ... as European nations face credit warnings from international ratings agencies. The EUR is weaker this morning as more Euro Zone nations were warned that their credit rating may be reduced in 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:08:02

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

09 01 09 New York TimesWith the recession in full swing, the nation’s employers shed 524,000 jobs in December, the government reported Friday, ... than who gets credit for it. Asked at a news conference whether he was worried that some lawmakers ... others think it is too small, he said he was open to consultations with Congress.But the president-elect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:12:59

Despite getting details, FTC says ‘file a complaint’

Apparently few --- if any --- of the 950 employees at the Federal Trade Commission listen to radio, feels Grumpy Editor ... to: Debt collectors or debit collection practices. Credit reports ... the hypoed-blabber tag. Going to the FTC --- the nation’s consumer protection arm --- for their take [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 13:14:48

Obama Stimulus Consigns US to ‘Banana Republic’ Territory

The Washington Times reports: The United States will “look like a banana republic” unless it gains control over its budget deficit and federal debt, ... one measure of America’s creditworthiness — credit default swap spreads — already shows some deterioration. The worse a nation’s credit rating becomes, the more its CDS spread rises. U.S. sovereign [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:52:42

Researching Real Estate - Austin, Tx

Researching Real Estate - Austin, Tx Filed under: Anything Goes When researching property in the area, ... . For a foreign national to be eligible, they need to present an International Credit Report, copies ... map search facility for different kinds of Austin, Texas real estate. Sellers can list [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 19:39:33

October home sales beat forecasts

By Les Christie CNNMoney.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Despite a meltdown in financial markets, a credit freeze and soaring unemployment, housing ... according to a report out Tuesday from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Analysts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:37:04

MORE MILLIONS SEIZED FROM THE NARCOS

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERS Visit our website: http://www.nafbpo.org Foreign News Report The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) extracts and condenses the material that follows from Mexican and Central and South American on-line media sources on a daily basis. You are free to disseminate this information, but we request that you credit NAFBPO as being the provider. Tamaulipas en Linea – Cd. Victoria, Tamps. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 16:08:15

Salvadorans push for U.S. immigration reform

Date: 2009-09-18 15:01:02

NUMEROUS COPS DISCOVERED WORKING WITH CARTELS ARE DETAINED

Date: 2009-09-29 23:28:48

Is this St. Elizabeths Hospital’s Last Hour?

Today, the National Capital Planning Commission could decide the fate of the National Historic Landmark St ... or no benefit to the surrounding neighborhood (full report). To its credit, GSA has improved ... landscapes with spectacular views of downtown Washington, D.C. In 2002, the National Trust for Historic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 12:57:07

Existing Home Sales Report: November 2008

Today, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) released their Existing Home Sales Report for November clearly showing a dramatic new leg down in ... to Washington for handouts as Lawrence Yun notes:“The quickly deteriorating conditions in the job market, stock ... for some buyers with good credit,”The following (click for larger versions) are charts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:39:00

Despite turmoil, pending home sales stronger than forecast

By Les Christie CNNMoney.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Despite a meltdown in financial markets, a credit freeze and soaring unemployment, housing ... according to a report out today from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), and were down 0.7 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 16:18:03

Headline News - September 29, 2009

U.S. Bank Introduces Downloadable Mobile Banking Application Bling Nation - La Junta, Colo. Embraces Mobile Payments The Red Tape Chronicles - MSNBC.com: Consumer groups blast banks' card 'tricks' CashEdge Signs First Round of Banks for Popmoney™ New Javelin Report: Multi-Channel Authentication Via Mobile Banking US News and World Report: Credit Card Fees: 5 Things You Should Know Alaska Option Joins Acculynk Internet PIN Debit Pilot Transaction Wireless Signs AMC [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 11:31:08

Mexico’s public insecurity remains high

Date: 2009-10-01 17:16:27

End of the World? Perhaps, Not

Not to pull the rug out from this week’s History Channel special on Nostradamus, ... get more complicated. Want to learn more? Check out a new report by the National Science ... is quite now, but storms are a'coming. Credit: SOHO/ESA, NASA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 20:15:36

Juarez murders already surpass total for 2008

Date: 2009-09-22 17:03:12

Guatemala has fourth highest rate of violence in Latin America

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERSVisit our website: http://www.nafbpo.orgForeign News Report The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) extracts ... that you credit NAFBPO as being the provider. Prensa Libre (Guatemala City, Guatemala) , El Universal (Mexico [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 22:01:26

Mexico’s insecurity costing the country upwards of $120 billion a year, equating to 15% of Gross Domestic Product

Date: 2008-08-08 00:31:43

Corruption entrenched in justice within Mexico

Date: 2008-11-24 15:46:47

MICROCAPITAL STORY: Nigeria’s Rivers State Micro-Finance Agency (RIMA) And First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Promote Microfinance Through As An Aid to Laid-Off Motorcycle Operators

Microfinance is being proposed as a potential solution to the large number of commercial motorcycle operators known as ‘Okada’ who have recently ... . According to a report by Minority Rights Group International (MRG) available on the United Nations High ... that the credit facilities must be used as intended by government.The Rivers State Micro-Finance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:30:22

Europe Backs Super Grids

Wind boost: This wind farm in Galicia, Spain, is among the developments that make Spain the largest wind-power producer in Europe ... . A new link between Spain and France will help. Credit: Arnejohs Last month ... networks," the EC report says, and "there is little strategic planning" between nations to build [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 17:26:00

Corruption by public servants costs Mexico 60 billion annually - 9% of the GDP

Date: 2008-08-14 05:43:46

Ecuador: NO VISA FOR CHINESE REQUIRED!! Chinese Nationals entering at a rate of 78 per day

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FORMER BORDER PATROL OFFICERSVisit our website: http://www.nafbpo.orgForeign News Report The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers (NAFBPO) extracts ... that you credit NAFBPO as being the provider. Sat., Nov. 29 El Universo (Guayaquil, Ecuador) 11/28/08 (Main [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 18:43:42

Thursday Links

Too Big To Fail - “Shares of Bank of America, the largest U.S. bank, were a top drag on the Dow, with a drop of more than 18 percent to $8.35 ... to a report by the U.S. Joint Forces Command on worldwide security threats.” Junk - “Another of the nation’s leading credit rating agencies has downgraded [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:54:50

What Will Become of the Religious Left?

Steven Waldman is president and editor-in-chief of Beliefnet.com, and author of Founding Faith. Previously the national editor of U.S. News & World Report, he is a recognized expert on religion ... . Obama, are taking partial credit for his victory. With religious groups, as with other constituencies [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 18:00:00

Pending sales take a big dive.

Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy previously owned homes in November as credit markets seized up and a deteriorating ... 85.7 in October, the National Association of Realtors said in a report today in Washington. Pending ... to a gain of 1.5 percent. Today’s home-sales report showed declines of 7.2 percent in the Northeast [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:43:00

Obama Still Plans Middle Class Tax Cuts

Despite sharp criticism from some Republicans, President-elect Barack Obama is still planning to provide economic assistance to the middle class via ... economy will contract through the first half of 2009. The National Bureau of Economic Research ... that is at the root of the credit crunch probably deepened, another report due on Dec. 30 may show. The [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:28:20

US Pending Home Sales Continue Decline

In another sign of home owner fear, it was reported today by the National Association of Realtors that fewer Americans signed up to purchase homes ... , it seems that institutional banks are also playing their part in this grave statistic. As the credit crisis continues to loom over markets, bankers will forever keep lending rates high and credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 18:53:56

U.S. Bleeding Jobs; Wall Street Doesn't Seem to Mind

On Friday, December 5, 2008 the U.S. Department of Labor reported a sharp loss of 533,000 jobs in the month of November ... to the National Bureau of Economic Research, today's recession began at December 2007. Friday's report ... that reverberated through credit markets has now debilitated the able-bodied worker. Indeed, labor [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 12:56:06

MICROCAPITAL STORY: India’s NABARD Announces New Strategy to Apparently Further Complicate Its Conflict of Interest in Microfinance

India’s National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) ... Express report and NABARD has not discussed this news on its website. This report comes one day ... reported to the Financial Express that ground level credit flow is expected to grow from Rs 1.96 trillion [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 05:35:29

Great news for Canadians (and other Foreign Nationals!)!!

After mourning the loss of our own access to Foreign National loan programs and letting the “Blogiverse” know about it, ... in need of this type of financing. What do these loans look like? Well, let’s say you are a Canadian from Toronto. The bank will need a minimum of 20% down, a clean Canadian credit report (with nice [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 16:19:58

What To Do When You May Lose Your Job

According to the ADP National Employment Report, the US economy shed 250,000 jobs from October to November 2008. Job loss can happen to you! ... . Do you know how much money you need to live on? Some people never check until they lose their jobs ... about your credit card debt. If you owe more than you can pay off in a three month period, then you may [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 23:39:46

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

We’re Never Going To Go Back To The Heyday

The News Journal reports from Delaware. “For Delaware in particular, key industries are sensitive to national economic conditions ... a certain credit score. Deborah combined the No-Document Loan with another loan and was able to buy [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 15:48:52

Time for a Taxpayers Revolt

Congress will be voting this week on the biggest give-away of our tax dollars to the financial sector in our nation’s history ... , many are skeptical as to whether the bailout will even restore confidence – and credit – to the banking system. As one report notes, “Doubts remain as to how it could immediately thaw the frozen money [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 01:05:28

Should a Venture Capitalist be Head of the SBA?

I was starting to get really impressed with President Elect Obama’s cabinet choices ... doesn’t provide credit access to enough small businesses. So my question is: how will we fix ... States, according to the MoneyTree Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:43:15

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