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We’ve spent a bit of time here talking about various ways to prepare your finances, in both good times and bad ... of this payoff, the creditor will report to the various credit bureaus that the debt has been paid ... , including a great FAQ on credit card debt consolidation and other debt consolidation programs [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 03:59:06
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Can Other People Lower My Credit Score?
by Jim Bransby Your personal finances are really tied up with your credit score ... . The good news is that there are many actions you can take to limit the damage to your annual credit report. Credit bureaus keep a lot of information on file, and this information is summarized [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 13:13:29
When our personal economy is more important than the US economy.
“You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.” – Charles H ... , regardless of what the Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting. Rather than sitting and stewing ... less on gifts this season than they did last year… or when our last credit card has been maxed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 13:44:08
CreditLawGroup Credit Repair Blog
CreditLawGroup provides a comprehensive cost-effective way to address inaccurate, outdated, unverifiable, ... report, credit bureaus and credit related issues. ... incorrect or otherwise improper information which may be contained on your credit report [more...]
Date: 2008-07-28 16:32:44
Your Credit Score - What Is A Good Number?
by Christine A. Mathews When you apply for credit, one of the first things a lender will check is your credit score ... are Experian, Equifax, and Trans Union. Each one has it’s own method of deciding what your credit score ... . Mistakes happen, which is why you should review your credit report annually with all 3 credit bureaus [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 03:43:07
"McCain Is The Real Health-Care Reformer"
According to the Wall Street Journal,"It's good politics for Mr. Obama. But it's bad policy. Mr. McCain's proposal -- to give every American the tax credit businesses get for buying health ... who get their health insurance at work has been shrinking. In August, the Census Bureau reported [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 23:21:07
Join In The Christmas Cheer Carnival #183 Is Here
Christmas is just around the corner and before you know it it will be here ... when your not living paycheck to paycheck. Think Your Way to Wealth with Get an Absolutely Free Copy of Your Credit Report from All 3 Credit Bureaus at annualcreditreport.com Enjoy! Do You Attrack Money [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 10:00:51
Another Great Depression
[JR: It took the U.S. government and all the professional(???) ... pondering.The National Bureau of Economic Research reckons that the present recession began in December ... more than 30,000 cuts."The monthly unemployment report is prepared by the Bureau of Labor [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 19:28:00
November's Spending Nose-Dive
November’s Spending Nose-Dive By Alan B. Krueger Alan B. Krueger is an economist at Princeton. Update | 5:24 p.m ... appreciation and borrowing. The drop in house values and stock prices, and the freezing up of credit ... of sources, most importantly the Census Bureau’s monthly advanced retail sales report [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 15:11:54
Debunking a Consumate Liar, Sen. Jon Kyl
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: On Sunday our local fish wrap, the Arizona Daily Star, turned over its opinion page to Arizona's "other" senator, Sen ... its report in 2008, A Feeble Recovery: The fundamental economic weaknesses of the 2001-07 expansion debunking this frequent conservative talking point. (This report was written before the National Bureau [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 23:49:16
New home sales rise, prices fall
A short time ago, the Census Bureau reported sales of new homes rose 2.7 percent in September, from a 17-year low in August, propelled by a 9 ... have difficulty in closing due to the worsening of credit market conditions and tighter lending [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 14:26:00
Time’s Jay Carney takes Sister Toldjah’s advice
Well, he’s probably never actually heard of this blog, but with news like this, I’d sure love to take the credit for it ;) ... confirmation of the report. Carney had been the magazine’s D.C. bureau head since 2005, and had been on board ... Time magazine Washington Bureau Chief Jay Carney has left that position, reportedly to become [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 01:21:54
No Tax Man Cometh For Cunningham
No Tax Man Cometh For Cunningham October 28, 2008 The man replacing Charles O'Byrne (at least on an interim basis) as Gov ... Cunningham III lists on his state ethics disclosure forms are two credit cards, Citi Platinum Select and Chase Mastercard, Dn Capitol Bureau Chief Ken Lovett reports. Cunningham is also still benefitting [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 21:53:19
Free Instant Credit Reports - They Really do Exist
Don’t be fooled! Access to free instant credit reports is not as easy as hundreds of sites would have you believe ... . Yes, since the FTC ruling in 2005 you are entitled to one free annual report from each of the 3 major credit bureaus. But in order to truly get a “free instant credit report” ... [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 15:05:10
Identity Theft
by Landon McGehee Immediately upon becoming aware that your identity has likely been stolen, it’s easy to begin to panic ... . In addition, reporting to the FTC (or their Consumer Alert website) will alert the three credit bureaus and put a Fraud Alert on your reports, which means that no new credit cards or other lines [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 20:33:13
Identity Theft
by Landon McGehee Immediately upon becoming aware that your identity has likely been stolen, it’s easy to begin to panic ... . In addition, reporting to the FTC (or their Consumer Alert website) will alert the three credit bureaus and put a Fraud Alert on your reports, which means that no new credit cards or other lines [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 13:16:13
New credit score system ready for ‘09
By next spring, two of three credit reporting bureaus will use a new model. Fair Isaac, the developer of FICO scores, has made the biggest change to its mathematical credit ... points because of how the new model fine-tunes the variables it uses to evaluate consumers’ credit use [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 15:07:34
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
Potect Yourself From Identity Theft
by Landon McGehee Immediately upon becoming aware that your identity has likely been stolen, it’s easy to begin to panic ... . In addition, reporting to the FTC (or their Consumer Alert website) will alert the three credit bureaus and put a Fraud Alert on your reports, which means that no new credit cards or other lines [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 13:12:15
Potect Yourself From Identity Theft
by Landon McGehee Immediately upon becoming aware that your identity has likely been stolen, it’s easy to begin to panic ... . In addition, reporting to the FTC (or their Consumer Alert website) will alert the three credit bureaus and put a Fraud Alert on your reports, which means that no new credit cards or other lines [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 09:32:42
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
How to Maintain Good Credit
Good credit is sometimes difficult to achieve. Even when it is achieved often times it's hard to keep your credit score in a decent range ... companies can report you to the credit bureau if you are over 30 days late on your payments ... ) Experian (888-397-3742) Trans Union (800-888-4213) Maintaining good credit will help [more...]
Date: 2008-11-08 05:03:08
Don’t forget your free credit reports this year!
Copyright © 2006-2008 Clever Dude. All Rights Reserved ... you checked: On April 30, get your credit report from only one of the bureaus (Experian, Equifax ... , but it means one thing about your credit report: Go to AnnualCreditReport.com to get your 3 free credit [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 15:21:43
More Than a Cereal: What You Should Know About ChexSystems
If you’re concerned with your credit score and general financial healthy, you’ve probably heard of Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion ... as the three credit bureaus, you can order your Chex report once a year and if you’ve been denied a bank account because of it in the last 60 days. (You can get free copies of your credit report [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 14:30:09
CREDIT REPAIR ESSENTIALS
by Rob Kosberg If you have learned that you are referred to in the financial world as a “credit risk” you will want to alter this and once again be ... . On a yearly basis, you are able to receive a free report (fee for the credit score) from each ... (with a copy of the credit report) to any or all, if needed, credit bureaus. Definitely retain COPIES [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 00:53:28
Federal court gags on gag orders
National security letters have been a stain upon the U.S ... oversight. Some oversight, implying a bit of restraint. In a 2007 report (PDF) revealing ... the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to issue national security letters (NSLs) to obtain information [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 02:41:48
No Phone Home
According to a newly released report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans now spend more on their cell phones than on land lines services. The typical U.S. consumer spent $1,110 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 01:39:23
Heck Mulls Jump into CD 3 Race
Nevada News Bureau An Independent News Service The following newswire report is offered free of charge to newspapers and online blogs provided it is printed intact and credit is given to the Nevada News Bureau. For editing requests or additional information, please contact NNB editor Elizabeth Crum at (702) 324-3176. Or via email at: e@citizenoutreach.com September 28, 2009 4:53 pm Nevada News Bureau Staff HECK MULLS JUMP INTO CD 3 RACE Republican gubernatorial candidate Dr. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 15:36:53
Back In Business @ The Roundup
I’m just getting settled here at home after getting back from a 14 hour flight ... to be. Frugal Dad tells us how to resolve credit bureau reporting errors. Money Smart Life: shares [more...]
Date: 2008-10-26 16:24:35
Rx for Arizona Consumers’ [HomeBuyers} Credit
Find out what’s in their file. Every U.S. consumer is now entitled to one free credit report annually from each of the three credit bureaus: Experian, ... a mortgage or other credit, the lender must tell them whether information in their credit report played ... is incorrect on a credit report, the next step is to correct the inaccuracy. If consumers [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 19:30:07
A John Edwards-Rielle Hunter Timeline
Here’s a timeline for anyone interested in the John Edwards - Rielle Hunter story. From a report by McClatchy’s Washington DC bureau on Lisa/Rielle through 2005: 1970’s 1960’ ... going to nightclubs, doing drugs, and abusing credit cards,” McInerney said. She replies [more...]
Date: 2008-08-10 22:31:54
Repairing Your Credit Is Possible
Know your rights and be eligible for any type of loan ... from them in a polite way. That’s all there is to it. Get Your Credit Report You have the right to ask for one report per year, free. And even though the bureau may charge you a fee, it is never [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 17:59:54
Free Online Credit Scores
Credit scores are scores that show a person’s financial creditworthiness ... ). Every person can get his/her credit report from each one of the credit bureaus: Experian, Equifax ... , based on whether he has repaid his previous loans satisfactorily. In other words, a credit report [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 21:06:39
Latest News In StockMarketInvestment Research - Jan 16, 2009
Airlines employed 6.5% fewer workers in November 16 Jan 2009 at 10:41am NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The number of people working for the nation’s passenger airlines fell 6.5% in November from a year ago to 392,185 full-time employees, according to a Friday report from the Bureau [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:59
Today’s best mortgages: How to Qualify
by Mortgage Wizard Equity With the majority of the country in a declining real estate market the amount of equity you have in your home plays a ... on your credit report such as cell phone, gas, and groceries. Assets A borrower’s liquid assets ... . They look at the three major bureaus (Experian, Equifax, and Transunion). Some creditors only report [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 21:56:12
Coming This Week
by Sharona Coutts, ProPublica - Tuesday, September 16 Credit: ProPublica 9:30 a.m ... of information on reporters, the Bureau’s approach to the mortgage fraud crisis, and the expanded [more...]
Date: 2008-09-15 20:02:00
Rise in mortgage delinquencies
The Wall Street Journal reported that one credit bureau TransUnion forecasted that the ratio of consumers with mortgages that are two months or more past-due will hit 7.17% at the end of 2009 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 17:01:01
Get Out of FreeCreditReport.com’s “Triple Advantage”
FreeCreditReport.com is the heavily advertised company that offers “free” credit reports ( ... reminder to check your bank and credit card statements at least once a month so charges like this don ... in mind that the place to get truly free credit reports, three times per year (once from each bureau [more...]
Date: 2008-07-25 18:29:44
Fundamentals to Repairing Credit
Fundamentals to Repairing Credit by Rob Kosberg If you have learned that you are referred to in the financial world as a “credit risk” you will ... on your “credit report” and “credit score.” Therefore, you need to know what those ... bureaus: Experian, TransUnion, and Equifax. One can get a free credit report from each every year [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 00:28:48
Hispanic community's new green card ... economic strength
November, 30, 2008 By LLUVIA RUEDA Businesses are turning into the new "green cards" of opportunity, ... other business sector, according to a 2006 report by the U.S. Census Bureau. That growth is soon [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 03:08:31
Fix Your Bad Credit
Lately, have you heard from a friend or from a family member that nowadays, ... points or more in their credit scores as reported by each of the three major credit bureaus. 54 ... it's pretty much alarming that there are already a numerous cases of bad credit [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 14:03:00
A Brighter Financial Status after College
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: 2008-10-28 22:28:56
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
Inflation in Prices Follows Inflation in the Money Supply
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has reported that the Producer Price Index (PPI) for finished goods increased 1.8 percent in June. But these are "seasonally adjusted" figures, says The Mogambo [more...]
Date: 2008-07-24 12:49:32
Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nuclear power: Nuclear News for December 8th 2008
Some other stories from the nuclear industry you may have missed: Bloomberg: ... , church members have reported that Taitung county police department and Taitung investigation bureau ... its top grade credit rating as it invests billlions in acquisitions and plant renewal.’ Contract [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 12:46:16
Employment Declining Faster than in 2001 Recession
(Credit: John Moore /Getty Images In December, the economy lost 524,000 jobs, according to the Employment Report released by the Bureau... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 03:23:19
No Rest for the Unemployed
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported that nonfarm payrolls fell by a whopping 533,000 jobs in November, ... so damned much money and credit to fuel doomed booms and a cancerous growth of government! And yet ... , the report does not actually mention me by name or even wish me good luck in getting another job [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 22:12:15
POTECT YOURSELF FROM IDENTITY THEFT
by Landon McGehee Immediately upon apropos wakeful which your temperament has expected been stolen, it’s easy to proceed to panic ... the 3 credit bureaus as great as put the Fraud Alert upon your reports, which equates to which no brand brand ... allows the burglar to have use of your existent credit. Often the FTC requests which we shift [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 13:05:57
533,000 US Jobs Lost in November 2008
Well, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics published their unemployment news yesterday, and it was nothing to smile about. ... , the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. November’s drop in payroll ... job searches out of sheer frustration. Here is a link to the government’s full report in PDF [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 06:48:10
Time to Check Your Credit Reports
Happy New Year! As we start 2009, many people are making resolutions, wanting to do things better and differently than they did in the past ... to do. To get a copy of your credit report from one, two or all three of the credit bureaus ... on credit monitoring. If you want to know your current FICO scores, you can obtain all three [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 17:05:27
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