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Judgements

A judgment is filed by a lawyer basically suing you for the money owed to the creditor ... , a judgment is a public record on your credit report. How we can help you CreditLawGroup.com provides low ... on credit reports from the three major credit bureaus, Equifax® Experian® and TransUnion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 01:00:14

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Following the money

rdanThe NYT describes the beginning role of the committee and chairman Elizabeth Warren to follow the money, in addition to GAO report....“You can’t just say, ‘Credit isn’t moving through the system,’ ” she said in her first public ... report on Dec. 10, “laying out the central questions that Treasury should be addressing as it spends [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 11:31:00

The Public Library Renaissance

By FREAKONOMICS Photo: Victoria Peckham Fewer people bought books, CD’s, and DVD’s in 2008 than in the year before ... major-league sports game attendance. As consumer spending recedes in the face of the credit crisis ... reports that public libraries around the country are posting double-digit percentage increases [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:47:39

My identity theft and security risks inherent in technology

I recently became a victim of identity theft. It started in September with a letter from my mortgage company, Countrywide, ... numbers then, but we didn’t. It wasn’t until I noticed fraudulent activity on my credit report in late ... inquiries into my credit. It’s a nightmare. You may be wondering how this post relates to public [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:20:54

Miss Singapore World Ris Low Resigns

Miss Singapore World 2009, Ris Low has given up her crown just days after her past conviction for credit card fraud was exposed. She had come under public pressure to be stripped of her 2009 title, after local media reported she stole seven credit cards last year, buying goods about S$8,000 ($5,662) including lingerie, gold anklets and phones. According to the organizer, Ris Low will no longer represent Singapore at Miss World 2009 in South Africa, but her replacement has not been finalized yet. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 15:31:06

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

Another Unusual Risk

Another Unusual Risk Here’s another risk for companies to consider disclosing in their financial statements: ... of credit cards to the fiscally challenged, has included this risk factor in every quarterly and annual report since its 2005 annual report: “Negative publicity may impair acceptance of our products. Critics [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 02:28:00

Financial stocks hit new lows despite U.S. cash infusions

If the government’s financial-system rescue plan was supposed to give investors comfort about holding stocks of banks, ... . But that obviously isn’t making shareholders feel better about the credit card giant’s prospects ... that Goldman will report its first quarterly loss since came public in 1999. Meanwhile, Newport Beach [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:26:16

Council Vice Chairman John Hope Bryant Shares Council Tips for the Public During Tough Times

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT???S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL LITERACY November 25, 2008 ??? ... theft, get a free copy of your credit report at annualcreditreport.com. ... how your bank or credit union account is insured. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 03:23:03

Home Equity ID Theft Ring Points to a Bigger Problem

On Monday, Federal authorities informed the public of a series of arrests where identity theft was used to steal the equity out of homes ... used even contained credit applications, credit reports, and the victims' signatures, according [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 17:23:00

The Identity Theft Epidemic : What The Experts Aren’t Telling You

Picture yourself walking down the street, all alone. It’s late at night ... , when they could simply use a person’s information to obtain employment, credit cards, and lines of credit ... for several years, and there has been a large public awareness campaign since the FTC Report in September [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 07:42:48

What Should Be Done With The Next $350 Billion of Taxpayer Bailout Money: Criteria for TARP II

It's difficult to make the case that the first $350 billion bailout of Wall Street -- so-called "TARP I" -- fulfilled its goals, ... exactly where it went -- at least two recent reports reveal that the Treasury had no idea ... needing credit, which was the major public justification for the bailout. In all likelihood [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:06:03

What Should Be Done With The Next $350 Billion of Taxpayer Bailout Money: Criteria for TARP II

Date: 2009-01-16 17:44:03

US steel industry in collapse - report

From correspondents in Washington THE US steel industry is reportedly in collapse and looking for a massive government investment program of up to ... credit crunch, The New York Times reports. Industry executives are pleading for a huge public [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:00:05

Dome, death and history......

An extra credit report: Some years ago James got mad at Dome for reporting things not in line with his views, the correct view ... hold his breath until he turned blue. And BlueNC was founded. The history of North Carolina is full of interesting stories like this. Visit your public library today and ask for books on North [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 14:51:02

What the Passenger Name Record Report Really Says

Airplane in sky against the sunset. Photo Credit: Marja Flick-Buijs ... issued the Passenger Name Record (PNR) Data Report (download PDF), a public document that is a requirement of the joint U.S./EU agreement on PNR. In fact, I encourage you to check out a previous [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 22:27:21

MortgageNewsClips: Guessing Obama, Rescue Falters, Nasty Recession, Negatrive T-Bills, HArd To Value, Radical Ideas, 4.5 Yr Low, Exit Strategy, Follow FHA, SWF Paper, Accounting, Japan Drops Plan, BlackRock Proposed, 4 more

President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to spend billions on U.S ... for states and municipalities struggling with funding of public projects as a result of the credit ... - Bloomberg ———— reuters Recession to worsen, deflation a risk: report - Jim Christie - The “ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 16:45:58

A Ph.D. In Loss

A report from Oregon Public Radio. “In the last several years high-end resort communities have sprung up across the West. But those destination resorts are suffering big time under the housing slump and credit crunch ... Boomers were looking for vacation homes. Getting credit was easy and there was a huge rush in real [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 21:21:40

Police refuse to release DNA report

I have to give the Baltimore Police Department credit for great timing ... , they decide that a report detailing problems in the department's DNA lab, which have already led ... is exempt under the Maryland Public Information Act citing a provision that says certain documents [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 12:06:58

Biodiesel “Home Brews” Popping Up While Ethanol Industry Also Progresses With New Facility

Washington publication Journal Star reports in a series of articles that, ... credit programs for the biofuels industries. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:00:26

Microsoft prepares to sue over loss of Woolworths stock

According to this Time Online report, Microsoft is preparing to launch a class action suit against UK high street retailer Woolworths in a bid to ... reclaim several millions of pounds worth of stock. The chain is set to close its doors to the public tomorrow as the recent credit crunch took its toll early last month. ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:39:56

Sustainable landscape guidelines developed

The Sustainable Sites Initiative, a partnership that includes The University of Texas at Austin's Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, invites public comment today on a new report that offers the most comprehensive set of voluntary ... Draft 2008," it provides more than 50 prerequisites and credit ... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 18:13:33

Sustainable landscape guidelines developed

Date: 2008-11-10 18:13:33

China Yeepay (Ease Pay) suffers large-scale hacker attack

Yeepay (Easy Pay), the leading e-payment service in China, confirmed that starting at 4:20 pm on January 14th, ... the site. The attack was reported to the Beijing Public Security Bureau and a suspect is currently ... . The challenge is that many of them don’t have traditional bank accounts or credit cards, so monetizing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:46:25

America Must Not Bail Out Sharia Finance (but we will)

Gold Diggersof 1933 ~ We're in the MoneyFeaturing Ginger RogersAmerica Must Not Bail Out Sharia Finance October 3, ... and World Report magazine reported on how the "Federal Reserve extended an $85 billion loan ... takeover so far in the ongoing credit crisis." What the American public hasn't seen yet [more...]

Date: 2008-10-04 19:49:00

Evidence with Presidential Stature

In an interview on National Public Radio, David Brooks, reporting on a private dinner he had just had with President-Elect Obama, ... Scholarship (I hereby proclaim) takes full credit for all of Obama's forthcoming achievements (and none [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:14:00

Should America Bail Out AIG’s ‘Sharia’ Finance?

Should America Bail Out ‘Sharia’ Finance? On September 17, 2008, the U.S. News and World Report magazine reported on how the “Federal Reserve extended an $85 billion loan ... government takeover so far in the ongoing credit crisis.” What the American public hasn’t seen yet [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 15:47:22

Hey John and Barack: Tell Us the Name of Your Treasury Secretary!

I need to give credit to the various radio stations I report for who made great suggestions about how we should be making economic decisions ... be, and then ask them to debate. What a novel idea! The voting public will be exhibiting a high act of trust [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 01:30:58

Bank bail-outs

Bank bail-outsBack for moreBank of America and Citigroup report awful results, ... primarily by write-downs in its capital-markets divisions, although the credit risks in its loan books ... of public money was made available on Friday, in the form of a $20 billion capital injection [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:04:00

CREDIT CRUNCH NEWS - Wait for disability appeal process over for vets - Las Vegas Sun

Wait for disability appeal process over for vetsLas Vegas Sun, NV - 2 minutes agoWhile they continue to get health care, ... - 4 minutes agoProsecutors also said Carona did not report these alleged bribes on public disclosure forms – the basis for the two mail fraud counts. ...in DWP NewsInvestigators sweat at scale of Satyam [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:52:00

NFP: Even Worse Than Reported

Over the past few years, we have railed at the prettyfied numbers that come out of BLS regarding NFP job creation and the unemployment rate ... of aberrational, credit-driven economic growth was hidden from the public view. Many (tho not all) of Wall Street ... now in a full blown recession, and the Housing and Credit crisis getting worse, it hardly semed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 11:34:50

Barack “Obama goes around claiming he’s going to cut the taxes of 95 percent of the public, which is literally impossible” since “40 percent of American taxpayers don’t pay any income tax,”

On Tuesday’s CBS Evening News, Anthony Mason looked at how the Obama and McCain tax plans would impact three Ohio families, ... , replied: “Relief.” Chutzpah because, as Mason only noted later (and deserves credit for doing so unlike ... proceeded to report how the Beachams would benefit more from Obama than McCain since they “would see [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 12:26:30

Operation HOPE Founder and U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy Vice Chairman John Hope Bryant Issues Public Statement Commending HUD Action to Simplify HUD Mortgage "Good Faith Estimate"

Bryant Is Also Chairman of the President's Council Committee on the Under-Served LOS ANGELES, CA--( ... agencies, non-profit organizations, academics, foundations and private sector bankers and credit union executives, was a Committee-approved report which outlined several "make sense" recommendations [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 02:09:20

Obama Campaign Website Invites Fraud

Gee, why would a Presidential campaign that has rejected public funding and thus is desperately in need of constant infusions of cash in order to ... Address Verification System that screens credit-card charges for matching names and addresses ... Times to report her experience contributing under a fictitious name and address ("12345 No Way [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 19:03:47

FCC Rushing to Approve Important Rule Without Public Input

FCC Rushing to Approve Important Rule Without Public Input Digg by James Parks, Nov 3, 2008 Photo credit: prawnpie ... , in the middle of “Born to Run,” you decide to check your e-mail messages on your BlackBerry and it knocks ... interference with existing users does not work. On top of that, the FCC released the 400-page report [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 20:25:22

Now Then, About that TPoP Screening ...

Okay then, now that I’ve got a minute off from the mighty labor of burying the world in evil smut, I can at last report my experience of seeing The Price of Pleasure presented in public by no less ... , and if he recognized any of the others, he certainly betrayed no antagonism toward them. He later gave credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 08:31:00

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

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

Maria Ramos’s move to Absa a blow to government

SOUTH Africa’s public sector has lost one of its brightest stars as Maria Ramos quits to head up banking group Absa. She will take over from Steve Booysen as the banking sector battles against credit crunch ... minister is my partner but I’m a professional person… I will report to the board as I have done [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 05:38:40

Opening science: How unconferences changed my life

August 14, 2008 Conferences, Journals, Labs, Open science, Profit sector, Public sector, WWW | Tags: BioBarCamp, Scifoo | As I mentioned, ... and come away with a completely different report of an event’s most important themes). For me, the most ... factors. The world implied by these concepts is one of radical sharing, in which credit still [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 17:52:55

Mexico’s public insecurity remains high

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. [more...]

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

The Financial Crisis: Views From the Private-Equity Front

Our friends at sister Dow Jones publication Private Equity Analyst asked a number of people in the private-equity industry what they make of the ... report to government-appointed Soviets to make operating decisions, then buyout opportunities ... the reaction to recent events will be a careful extension of credit, but on a risk-adjusted basis [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 09:30:00

CREDIT CRUNCH NEWS - Study: Drinking Coffee Reduces Risk of Developing Alzheimer’s - FOXNews

Study: Drinking Coffee Reduces Risk of Developing Alzheimer’sFOXNews - 2 minutes agoConducted in collaboration with the National Public Health ... policy or health care — can be addressed ...in Work Pensions News Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Releases Major Report on ...SYS-CON Media, NJ - 3 minutes agoCanadians spend considerable monies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:26:00

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