I Hate Equifax
I wish I could turn my pure emotion into words on the screen to fully express my hatred for Equifax. It is pure. It is flowing. I. Hate. Equifax. Why I Hate Equifax I’ve recently reminded you to check your annual credit report ... running there has been an issue that results in us not getting her annual credit report. This doesn’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 13:00:13
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Lifelock to guard your life
Wonder what would happen if your identity is stolen? Well, you might run a great risk ... , credit report and reduction in preapproved credit card offers. LifeLock is known to provide excellent ... and they will start all the process required for your stolen credit card, driving license and other [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 05:04:48
7 Critical Home Buying Mistakes to Avoid
by Rob Kosberg 1. They Do not have their Credit checked early ... like. It is extremely important to have a lender run a tri-merge credit report. A tri-merge is a report ... of the three. You would be surprised what is and what isn?t on your credit report. It?s important [more...]
Date: 2008-07-17 16:41:38
Beware of “Fishy” Emails…. Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
By: LINDSEY O’NEILL, ESQ. I get them all the time - those pesky emails that appear to come from my bank, credit card company, ... confidential information so they can run up bills on your credit cards, take out loans, obtain new credit ... fraud alerts on your credit files. Monitor your credit files and account statements closely. • Report [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 13:42:02
Free Credit Report
With all the previous talks about financial freedom, even taking steps towards being free of debts, ... free credit report. This will enable you to get hold of what your running credit score is and allow ... and get started. It is always best to choose a free credit score than to have to pay [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 04:32:07
Three Steps to Landing the Perfect Apartment [Apartments]
If you're convinced that renting makes more sense than buying, ... . In most cases the landlord may still run their own credit report and require you to fill ... . The key to their plan: preparedness. The post suggests bringing a printed-out credit report [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 16:00:00
freecreditreport.com scam exposed AGAIN
I've often written about the freecreditreport.com scam. The website is run by the credit bureau Experian. Over at Smartmoney ... being locked into the $14.95/month credit report monitoring service that the company sells is down ... to the government-mandated annualcreditreport.com site where you can get an actual free credit report required [more...]
Date: 2008-12-07 12:49:45
Latin America Grows in Popularity as Trade Partner as Opportunities in Traditional Markets Shrink
According to a 2008 survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, undertaken on behalf of Atradius, the leading global credit insurer, ... % expect their annual profit growth from the region over that same period to reach 6%. The report ... , with Mexico running a creditable second at 48%. 61% percent of respondents estimate that their annual [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 07:24:50
Photo of the Week: Winter Running
I thought it only fitting to find a winter photo to go along with Ian’s “Cold Weather Running“ ... of my running friends. Photo credit goes to me and you can check out other wintery weather photos ... There and Back A Snowy Run A Slow Week Edworthy XC - Race Report How to cross a river… [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 13:00:14
Timeline for Negative Credit History
Commercials that advertise ways to obtain a free credit report often emphasize the importance of doing so because of the serious problems you can run into because of having a negative credit history. A person with a negative credit history will have an impaired ability to borrow money, get a good interest rate, and sometimes even get a good job. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 08:19:32
The Law of Money
The Law of Money Posted by DJ Drummond Published: December 22, 2008 - 1: ... cash into Chrysler but chose not to, and GM, which annual reports for the last three years' running ... ; 2. A credit crisis in the banks, as banks are risk-averse to the point that they are making fewer [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 18:53:56
Weekly Economic Potpourri November 7, 2008
Every week there are a numerous headlines that are worthy of mentioning but I simply run out of time ... Swap Disclosure Obscures True Financial RiskThe most comprehensive report on unregulated credit ... destroy American International Group Inc., once the world's biggest insurer.A report by the Depository [more...]
Date: 2008-11-08 09:59:00
The Strong Dollar
Pete Davis reports from yesterday’s Senate Budget Committee hearing: Budget Committee Chair Kent Conrad (D-ND) ... their colleagues in their concern for the long-run credit worthiness of the United States. He also expressed ... in reviving credit markets and in overcoming recession, but in getting control of the massive debts we’re [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 14:46:26
DrumBeat: November 13, 2008
Kingdom stands vindicated after IEA report on Ghawar Pushing his peak oil theory, ... indeed for the global energy balance. ...The IEA report on Ghawar, when seen in the above ... sector has run smack into a credit crisis, probably a recession as well, and almost all industry [more...]
Date: 2008-11-13 13:52:27
Running a Criminal Background Check Can Be Very Revealing
by Glen Pearson Are you curious about someone’s past? ... any criminal records, credit reports, previous addresses and more. Naturally, there is a cost ... , such as credit or criminal history, will not show up. Give it a shot, it’s free. In the event [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 22:27:30
Young people should act on debt early
Following a study suggesting that the 18-34 age group are most at risk from the credit crunch, with many carrying significant debts, ... sense of security”. As a result, they have “run up huge credit card bills, smashed their piggy banks and are now staring at a broken housing ladder”, the report claims. The report dubs the age group [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 19:11:08
The new president's stimulating faith in economic witchcraft
Could somebody tell me who convinced Mr. Spare Change You Can Believe In that running up the credit cards is a brilliant way to resolve our economic ... the astronomical costs of the economic bailout were taken into account, according to an annual report released ... now on digging and filling holes, organic faerie-dust-powered cars and free-range IRS [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 21:25:33
Running Criminal Background Checks Explained
by Glen Pearson Ever wondered what went on in someone’s past, but it wasn’t appropriate to ask them? ... about a given person, and may include their criminal record, address history, credit report, marriage ... You might have thought about having a background check done instead. Doing this can tell [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 10:38:51
How to save money in a recession
Earlier this week I was talking with Bruno Rost, a colleague from Experian Integrated Marketing, ... clothes. Running a search terms suggestions report for ‘how to’ I was astonished to find almost 170,000 ... tomatoes’ ‘how to make cider’ and the more generic ‘how to make’. However, the most popular credit [more...]
Date: 2008-07-09 15:55:58
Avoiding Tax Scams
Avoiding Tax Scams August 27th, 2008 Today the IRS published another warning about tax scams, unscrupulous tax preparers, ... your financial accounts, run up charges on credit cards or apply for new loans. With a stolen identity ... records, leaving the IRS with the impression that you did not report all of your income. Some con [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 00:08:05
CCI calls for Boycott
by Catholic Citizens of Illinois When the Catholic Bishops of the United States established the Campaign for Human Development in 1970, ... , community-run schools, minority-owned cooperatives and credit unions, capital for industrial ... of the Democrat Party. In a November 4 report in The Washington Time, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops [more...]
Date: 2008-11-23 17:21:11
Things We Love
Debbie loves Twhirl – This twitter application allows you to have Twitter up and running on your desktop throughout the day and alerts you with a ... are the FreeCreditReport.com (the original tune “F-R-E-E that spells free credit report dot com baby…” not the newly revised [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 19:21:11
Verizon, Alltell, TPG and Goldman Sachs (VZ, GS, T, VOD)
Alltel may soon be acquired by Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), according to a breaking news report from CNBC's David Faber ... held by TPG and GSCP, which are Texas Pacific Group and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.... part ... . If there is any company that can acquire this and not have all the credit rating issues and not run into multiple [more...]
Date: 2008-06-04 18:32:28
When Will the Financial Crisis End?
Kabbalah and the Earthly Sciences News Report (from Safe Haven): Has the bear market run its course? Is a new bull market on the horizon? ... to the housing and credit bubbles. “Social Upheaval and Society Becomes Negative” - We are only just beginning ... Conflicts Worsen” - This basically has not happened. “View of the Future at a Low Ebb” [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 19:16:40
Tron Sequel Will Be In 3-D
As Dom was kind enough to report earlier, the acting line-up for TR0N 2/TRON 2 ... commercial director Joseph Kosinski (whose only IMDB credit was once being attached to the LOGAN’S RUN ... person view from inside a light cycle, which should be pretty spectacular. tron_game_reactor [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 19:32:27
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
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
IATSE's Tom Short redraws illustrators and designers
The long arm of Tom Short continues to reach its way across the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, ... run deep between illustrators and set designers, and the art directors to whom they report. All three ... , illustrators have complained about art directors taking credit for their work and hiring non-union [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 02:21:51
3 Auto Suppliers (AXL, MGA, DAN) To Win From A Detroit Bailout
The Big Three are up on Capitol Hill, making their case for a government bailout ... on the economic hearts of Americans by releasing a report that shows if it fails over 3,000 workers ... of credit. If Ford has enough cash to keep its creditors at bay and its operations running, why [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 18:57:57
Opening Report: Cult BBQ Favorite Mo Gridder's Opens Sit Down Location
Belmont, The Bronx: Some exciting news for the city's barbecue fanatics ... a little under three weeks ago. Status: Certified Open. 632 E. 186th St., Belmont; 347-270-9850. · BBQ lovers, Run-don't walk-to Mo Gridder's CH — photo credit [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 15:29:28
Running the Numbers with Steve Jobs
Benjamin Disraeli famously said, "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics ... . Regardless, the iTunes Store numbers are impressive: 65 million accounts with credit cards in iTunes ... for payment. 8.5 million songs. As of the last report, in June 2008, Apple was reporting "over eight [more...]
Date: 2008-09-09 20:14:09
A Prime Solution to the US Banking Crisis
Chris Whalen runs Institutional Risk Analytics. ~~~~ The past several months have been a blur of activity ... credit CBS’s Bill Whitaker for planting the seed. He interviewed us about four months ago and asked IRA ... assembling an affordable online report, via The IRA Bank Cart, that provides all customers of banks as much [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 18:00:21
BOSSES RUNNING AWAY IN CHINA
Cao Jun of The Times’ Shanghai Bureau contributed to this report ... of his industrial gas business. Tao owed him $850,000, Mao said, about 60% of his annual revenue. “We cannot pay ... and environmental requirements. When the credit crunch took hold — prompting Western businesses to slash [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 02:55:20
No Costs Are Fixed
My first year in business was bewildering. The various services necessary to run a business took some effort to figure out and pull off at the right time. Insurance, credit card processors, telephone and Internet, payroll and accounting, and even ... guys handled. A smart company has IT report to finance because techies are like kids in a candy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 08:01:00
Boehner Frets About What He Calls Republican "Knuckle-Draggers" Opposing The Bailout
The Bush Regime's Shock Doctrine strategy worked so well for them-- if not for us-- in the run up to the attack on Iraq ... is proceeding under (or around): today's monthly job report: The government is out with more bad economic ... the government conducted its survey during the week of Sept. 8, before the credit crisis took a new [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 02:19:11
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
It’s Payback Time
From the Pioneer Press’ Inver Grove Heights Police Calls: I always heard old people drive tanks, but here’s the proof: Hit-and-run accident: ... for the damage. I guess I should think twice before confronting someone over line jumping: Theft of credit card: A shopper at Best Buy, 1350 50th St. E., called police at 9:45 a.m. Dec. 23 to report a [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 17:04:42
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
So, he's running for Hypocrite-in-Chief now?
For anybody who expects me to shill for a certain political candidate here on the pages of America's Right, you are mistaken ... credit where credit is due and strenuously voice my concerns where needed. In this case, my interests ... Palmeiro, Roger Clemens, and the Mitchell Report's indictment of Major League Baseball. The goddamn [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 21:31:37
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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