Saving New Labour
It’s become the current political wisdom that Labour will lose the next election ... , to be published this week - suggests that the credit crunch has provoked a backlash against ... report found new demand for forcing the wealthy to contribute more, with 70 per cent of those polled [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 16:59:43
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Saving New Labour
It’s become the current political wisdom that Labour will lose the next election ... , to be published this week - suggests that the credit crunch has provoked a backlash against ... report found new demand for forcing the wealthy to contribute more, with 70 per cent of those polled [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 17:01:12
Free Credit Reports Now Available From the FTC
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has set up a new website (www.AnnualCreditReport.com) ... ) or by mail by writing to: Annual Credit Report Request Service, P.O. Box 105281, Atlanta, GA 30348-5281 ... report bureaus (Equifax, TransUnion and Experian). The FTC site was set up as part of the Fair [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 19:30:27
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to spread this information...
Good news today for Sen. John McCain and Gov. Sarah Palin: "Among "likely voters" which uses the traditional models of historical voting habits, ... '? Will it be Joe the Terrorist? ACORN? According to a report authored by Rob Paral and Associates, “The New ... credit for Obama's lead? Quite Possibly. How? Why? Joe the Terrorist does not want John [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 20:54:49
Latest News in Credit Repair and Credit Score - Jan 07, 2009
Maligned Arizona defense strong against Falcons - Columbia Missourian 5 Jan 2009 at 11:42pm TEMPE, Ariz ... credit repair solutions. The new online based company http://www.180creditsolutions.com provides a fast ... Your credit report :: - Chicago Sun-Times 5 Jan 2009 at 1:12pm You’ve got a right to get a free copy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 17:39:55
Obama Hits Back Hard Against McCain on the Economy
“I don’t know what yardstick Senator McCain uses, but where I come from, there is nothing more ‘fundamental’ than a job ... credit crunch put new pressures on banks, businesses, and families. And on Monday, we saw the single ... is nearly double what it is across this country. And a new jobs report is coming out tomorrow that experts [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 16:45:41
Malaysian pair admit NZ credit card fraud spree
A retired Malaysian police officer and his wife, both residents of Singapore, are being held in custody for sentence after admitting 63 charges of credit card fraud in New ... -sentence reports, and the police asked for time to obtain victim impact statements from retailers [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 10:32:55
Rick Rule on Commodities: Be Prudent, Study Hard, and Take Advantage of Volatility
Source: The Gold Report Investor Rick Rule, founder of Global Resource Investments, is legendary in the mining, energy, ... , the current credit crisis probably forestalls the development of many large new deposits, meaning that the very credit crisis that we’re experiencing will limit new supplies of base metals, agricultural [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 15:43:14
Coming This Week…
by Matthew Schwarzfeld - Credit: ProPublica Tuesday, July 15 New Yorker writer Jane Mayer releases her new book “The Dark Side, ... his semiannual report to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The testimony couldn’t come ... The Netroots Nation Conference (held in Austin, Texas) begins, running through Sunday. 9:30 [more...]
Date: 2008-07-14 18:06:00
Big Gas: U.S. Natural-Gas Imports to Rise, Prices to Fall?
The Journal’s Russell Gold reports: Energy demand is down. The global economy is sputtering. Meanwhile, U.S. natural gas production is up ... . Wood Mackenzie, the Scotland-based energy consultant, predicts in a new report that LNG imports ... reeling from overextending themselves while credit was easy. If gas is cheap and plentiful, it could [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 10:31:00
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
Free Webinar on New FTC Guidelines for Background Checks
The new FTC Identity Theft “Red Flags” guidelines take affect on November 1, 2008. Are you aware of your obligations under these new provisions? ... of consumer reports must implement procedures to deal with any notices of address discrepancies they receive from a nationwide consumer reporting agency (mainly credit bureaus such as Experian, Equifax [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 19:09:58
A new semester under way
I apologize to my loyal readers, who are probably wondering whether I am giving up on this blog. Well, that’s not my intention, but I have a brave new course this semester — a one-credit introduction to multimedia reporting — and I’m overhauling my Flash journalism/Web design course, which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 15:48:14
Progress Report #18
Happy New Years Day and a special welcome to readers visiting from FB's blog :)I am really excited about the start of 2009! But first the progress report for December...The Last Credit Card Ever: $21000 Mortgage ... of 'the last credit card ever' later this month.January To Do List set up new office & move all files from home [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 18:47:00
Christina Ricci is a Bikini Babe
Christina Ricci is a Bikini Babe Wed, 03 September 2008 Bikini-clad Christina Ricci hits the beach ... months until June when his lease ran out and the feds arrested him, according to a new Vanity Fair report ... Credit: Revolutionpix; Photos: INFdaily Share [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 16:43:06
Kentucky Needs A New God For Homeland Security
This is in today's Johnson City Press: Kentucky Law Requires Homeland Security to Credit God LEXINGTON, Ky ... , who prominently credited God in annual reports to state leaders. But Gov. Steve Beshear’s administration didn’t credit God in its 2008 Homeland Security report issued last month. “We certainly expect [more...]
Date: 2008-11-30 00:23:51
Treasury Official Interviewing for Fed Job
David McCormick, the Treasury Department’s undersecretary for international affairs, ... banking business of Credit Suisse and Terrence Checki, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ... despite recent reports that New York bankers are trying to draft him. He won’t be in New York interviewing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 14:35:00
How New College Graduates Must Handle their Finances
by Landon McGehee I had a relative graduate from college recently, ... . 1. Know your credit score. You will have a credit report once you borrow money from a lender or have a creditor that reports to one of the three major credit bureaus (Equifax, Experian [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 15:35:58
Re-default nation
The big question looming over the push to rewrite the home loans of people struggling to make payments is whether or not such mortgage ... % of all first mortgages in the U.S. Dugan called the results, part of his agency's new Mortgage Metrics report ... consumers replaced lower mortgage payments with increased credit card debt? Is it because the [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 17:35:26
DTCC Claims Lehman Credit Default Swap Worries Overblown, Net Payments Only $6 Billion
Reader Tim sent us a link to a press release from The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation which says that the net payout on Lehman credit ... has been the prospect of further bank failures resulting from Lehman payouts. DTCC's report, if accurate ... Misconceptions About the Credit Default Swap Market NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The idea [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 13:20:22
Apple Keynote Liveblog Starts Now!
Thanks for reading the MacWorld Live Blog! The last few posts are up on the main page, but if you want the full live blog, ... mil accounts with credit cards. 10:23 AM Environmental report card: new Macbook Pro is EPEAT Gold ... today. 10:26 AM iTunes Plus. DRM-free, higher bit-rate, and one click upgrades (all the old features [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 16:48:14
How to Set New Year’s Financial Resolutions You Can Keep
(source) Every year it’s the same old story. You start with the best of intentions but somehow never manage to fulfill your New Year’s ... goals. So start by finding out where you currently stand with a credit report from CreditReport.com or Equifax. If your credit score is lower than 700 due to some outstanding debt, see [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 19:55:16
How to Set New Year’s Financial Resolutions You Can Keep
(source) Every year it’s the same old story. You start with the best of intentions but somehow never manage to fulfill your New Year’s ... goals. So start by finding out where you currently stand with a credit report from CreditReport.com or Equifax. If your credit score is lower than 700 due to some outstanding debt, see [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 19:55:16
More miscellanous roundup--Internet spying, car fraud and more
Over at Slashdot, an item reports that Wikileaks has posted an internal British Telecom report on the secret trials of the extremely controversial ... Reporting Act's prohibition on using credit reports for target marketing would offer consumers ... advertising based on a user's browsing habits."FTC has a new website on telephone fraud [more...]
Date: 2008-06-05 22:00:33
Unreported identities
Three days into the crisis, the horrific terrorist attacks in India’s financial capital continue to be unresolved ... is that this group of individuals — the group that has tried to claim credit — seems relatively obscure ... as to their identity are missing from most news reports. Here is the second paragraph of a New York Times report [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 23:18:00
Debt Management
Debt not only causes stress and worry, but it could also harm your credit rating ... this to the credit bureaus. The negative report in turn has a huge impact on your credibility and your credit score. When deciding whether or not to take on new debt it is important to consider [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 20:45:59
Kids treated like smokers on planes
Should Airlines Treat Kids Like Smokers? Madonna Guy Ritchie Kiss Credit: FilmMagic ... Is there a downside to breastfeeding? A new report from the New York Times might have you thinking [more...]
Date: 2008-08-26 13:00:00
A Times / Atlantic Smackdown
A Times / Atlantic Smackdown Writing in the January/February edition of the Atlantic, ... are "slim," the economics are downright scary: Earnings reports released by the New York Times ... in credit through 2011 -- plenty to keep the paper afloat until then. SVP Catherine Mathis [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 18:43:07
OMDC study urges government to increase magazine funding, create tax credit
The Ontario Media Development Corporation has published A Strategic Study of the Magazine Industry in Ontario. It was put up on the OMDC website today. It was prepared by TCI Management Consultants.The report recommends the creation of a new, refundable tax credit for magazines "the only creative sector [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 19:04:00
Credit Scoring Is About To Change But How And When?
In a nice change of pace, all three credit reporting agencies, Experian, ... the AdvantageScore its own way and will set its own price. However, you will still be able to get one free credit ... Equifax and TransUnion have joined together in developing a new way to score your credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 05:10:40
Options for financial freedom
During the time when you were taking out your loans or using your credit cards, it seems like a very good idea, I am sure ... that you have with the credit bureau. Bill consolidation which is relatively new, works ... off all your loans and more, this does not have the negative impact on your credit report [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 13:28:02
Bretton Woods Inc - Bounced check/overdraft fees paid by state
Because you write about state-specific issues, thought you may like to see a new report that details the amount of bank and credit union NSF/ODP ... ;STORY=/www/story/01-12-2009/0004953295&EDATE= Banks and Credit Unions Collect ... by banks and credit unions in 2008. The research by bank strategist G. Michael Flores reveals the amount [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 15:02:23
Daily Payday Update
Still getting through the inbox. Here are all the Payday releases from recent days. First, on a Progress Ohio report: CLEVELAND, OH – Accredited Ohio credit counselors are decisively against the use of payday loans, according to a new report issued by Policy Matters Ohio [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 14:16:16
Project Uncensored
By David Swanson Project Censored has released a valuable new book called "Censored 2009: The Top 25 Stories of 2007-08" ... was more responsible for it, not on who should get the most credit for it. Then they reported that huge numbers ... credit rather than blame for a vote that, for once, matched the will of the public. Small [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 16:16:11
Consumer Advice to Ring in the New Year
December 23, 2008 FTC News Release: Nine Consumer Tips to Make the Most of 2009 As 2008 draws to a close, ... include: Get a free copy of your credit report. Visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call 877-322-8228 to request a free credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 18:24:31
Sunday Money Madness - Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Everybody! Let’s kick off the first of this year’s roundup with a bang! ... Bureaus Roll Out New Credit Score Formula for 2009. Finance for a Freelance Life asks Got Gift Cards ... @ Saving to Invest. Carnival Of Credit Report Stories Dec 22 @ Lava. Related Posts Sunday Money [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 13:07:58
Daily Dose: 09/23/08
» AsianWeek Market Report » Congresswoman Hirono Votes in Favor of Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights » New York’s Asian Elderly Population is ... Kim of Ryder Cup Body-Check » Game Show Gets a New Face » Doctor Offers Non-Surgical Nose Jobs ... Militante and Josh Laddin AsianWeek Market Report AsianWeek Market Report Asian Stock Indexes [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 23:35:09
The deregulation and free markets myth
Walter E. Williams destroys the liberal's claim that deregulation and free markets caused the financial meltdown: News media people, ... Times article, "Fannie Mae Eases Credit To Aid Mortgage Lending" (Sept. 30, 1999), reported, "Fannie ... Report (November/December 2008). The Federal Register, which lists new regulations, annually [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 13:28:18
Goodbye Circuit City
Goodbye Circuit City Submitted by Doug Thompson on January 16, 2009 - 4:45pm ... retailing. Weak chains — unable to weather the freeze-up in consumer spending, and choked by tight credit ... out to be too little too late. Reports The New York Times: Circuit City, once a bellwether American [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 20:45:39
CHINA: Healthy opportunities in China
. HONG KONG / FinanceAsia / November 24, 2008 By Daniel Inman China's developing healthcare system has the potential to boost a number of sectors ... of the expenditure for the new hospitals will go towards medical equipment and a report by Credit Suisse ... healthcare that is free and equal – in contrast to the current system which offers expensive [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 22:58:23
FHA Streamlined Refinance - Lower your Rate and Payments Without Credit Qualifying or a New Appraisal
With rates near an all time low, refinancing has become a big thing again ... refinance: No credit qualifying. This is not credit score based and it is not even necessary to pull a full credit report. Your mortgage does need to be up to date, and current and we will look [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 16:30:24
10 New Year Switch & Save Recommendations
With a severe recession looming, 2009 is predicted to be a tough year for most, ... with a free credit report and 30 day trial of CreditExpert and see what lenders see. Checking your Experian credit report can save you money when applying for a loan, mortgage or credit card. Get £2.50 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 17:14:27
New regulation and the GAO
rdan GAO has a report on regulation deficiencies of financial markets: ... participants—such as nonbank mortgage lenders, hedge funds, and credit rating agencies—some of which ... difficulty understanding new and increasingly complex retail mortgage and credit products. • Fourth [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 10:00:01
Credit Fraud Protection From LifeLock
Credit Fraud Protection From LifeLock January 15th, 2009 by paule Subscribe To Our Feed Today, ... on your credit bureau report. So if somebody goes to open up a new financial account with your personal ... often trade personal data as a way of making money. By monitoring the usual places were such activities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 13:12:48
Stopping Foreclosure Through Lender Mediation
by Tomasheus Privetsky You’ve had more than your share of difficulties in the last few months ... A Workout Of Your Loan If you have missed a few payments, your credit score will drop dramatically; once this data is on your credit report, it will be difficult if not impossible to get a new loan [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 22:27:21
myFiCO Credit Score Watch - 30 Days FREE Trial Promotion
This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com). myFiCO Credit Score Watch ... of us new to Score Watch, it's a tool used to: » monitor important changes to our Equifax credit ... or when we qualify for a better interest rate » alert us when unexpected changes to our credit report [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 01:09:38
DrumBeat: August 27, 2008
US heating oil dealers clamp down on unpaid bills NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S ... to the large credit-reporting agencies," said John Maniscalco, executive vice president of the New York [more...]
Date: 2008-08-27 13:50:01
0% APR, Same As Cash, and No Interest No Payments. Upon closer reading of the final rules adopted by the federal regulators in December, ... t included in the highlights, news media like New York Times and Wall Street Journal didn’t report ... decisions regarding the cost of using credit. Accordingly, the Agencies conclude that an exception [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:19:07
Doug E. Fresh In Financial Trouble -- Faces Foreclosure, Tax Debt
Legendary rapper Doug E. Fresh seems to be the latest in a number of musicians and celebrity feeling the crunch of the recession. He is reportedly foreclosing on a few homes in New York's Harlem area.According to a report ... E. is also being pursued by credit card giant American Express for nearly $60,000 in debt, and the IRS [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 23:39:00
TIMSS: U.S. moves up in math, but Asians still rule
The new TIMSS 2007 report is out. U.S. fourth and eighth graders improved in math but stayed the same in science, reports the New York Times ... as they become adults. . . . Second, test scores, at least average test scores, don’t seem ... no credit for the minimal math gains. [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 10:57:32
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