GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips - December 16, 2008

GOPUSA ILLINOIS Daily Clips for December 16, 2008 includes news and commentaries on the following topics: Republican Party candidates, ... to investigate gov. - Charles Thomas http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6557529 -- Impeachment hearings to begin today Treasurer: State's credit rating hurt due to scandal [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 15:45:06

Blog posts (20) | Videos (3)
 

CA Labor Fed. Executive Secretary-Treasurer Art Pulaski statement on today's speech

The Governor's profound failure to lead in this time of crisis will be his legacy ... to working families. Our state's credit rating is tanking, thousands of jobs to rebuild our crumbling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:46:31

Totally Disconnected: US Government Risk, Ratings, Bonds and Equities

As part of his seemingly ongoing program to remove systemic risks within the financial and corporate matrix, ... ; Poor’s reiterated its “AAA” rating for the United States, credit default swaps spreads for 10-year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 06:52:43

Bank Ratings: Is Yours in Trouble?

Chris Brunner at LewRockwell.com has posted a list of all the banks in the United States, ranked by the credit troubles they may be having. The rating system is explained here, but basically if they scored 100 or more, they are in "very serious danger of collapse;" a score of 50 or over means they are "vulnerable."A big thanks [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:24:00

Obama - McCain - Obama Can Win; The Economic Problem Is Why

This video was created just before the debate, but my prediction seems to have held and for the reasons I state here ... : 1) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate topped out 10 years ... problems consumer credit shot to rapid rates of annual increase starting just before the turn [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 07:30:37

What is a US Savings Bond?

A US savings bond is a government debt instrument offered to the public for purchase which provides a fixed rate of interest over a fixed period ... and credit of the United States. Additionally, electronic registration with the Treasury gives extra [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:32:53

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

Five Ways To Make Any Financial Resolution A Success (Guest Post From J.D. Roth)

This guest post is from one of Wesabe’s new Advisory Board members, J.D. Roth, who writes about smart personal finance at Get Rich Slowly ... or credit union. Check out this huge list of rewards checking accounts by state for rates as high [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:07:44

State fiscal reports not a pretty picture

WASHINGTON — Most states experienced poor fiscal conditions in 2008, ... time since 1983. In a report released Dec. 15, The Fiscal Survey of States, the associations found ... Raymond C. Scheppach. “Given the continued stall in credit availability, rising unemployment rates [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 17:11:55

The United Socialist States Of America

I can't imagine any politician arguing against this on principle, can you? ... , and immediately lowered its lending standards. No longer would buyers need a credit rating of 700 or higher. Now, people qualify with scores as low as 621, which is 2 points above “poor” and 102 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 03:19:28

State jobless rate jumps

158,000 Maryland job-seekers unable to find work as unemployment rises to 5.3 percentBy Lorraine Mirabella | lorraine.mirabella@baltsun ... in the financial, credit and housing markets."It's to be expected in light of worsening economic ... -to-month basis, payroll employment fell in 41 states. Maryland lost 4,900 jobs in November, bringing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 22:08:00

The US Housing Crisis, Economy and Stock Market

Hum Nath PantaREAE 5311, Blog Introduction Current economic crisis in the United States of America is a by-product of sub-prime mortgage crisis in the US which has spread around the world. Sub-prime loan is a loan provided to borrowers who have low credit ratings and other factors that suggest a chance of defaulting on debt payment. Sub [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 22:59:00

Save Thousands By Negotiating Your Loan Rate With Your Mortgage Lender

My wife and I have recently applied and been pre-approved for our first mortgage.  We are moving to a new state this winter ... , application fee, and credit report costs, but these costs are separately listed in most closing cost ... and actually flourished during the current credit crisis and subprime mortgage mess.  We were offered [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 13:45:27

Global ZIRP And The "Impossible Contraction"

The global race to ZIRP is on. Let's recap the state of affairs of the mad march to zero interest rates.Bank of Japan Cuts Rate to 0 ... credit may provide some relief to Prime Minister Taro Aso, who yesterday unveiled a $51 billion economic [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 00:01:00

Checking Out Current Mortgage Refinance Rates

Inspired by Jim’s recent efforts to research a possible refinance, I decided to drop by LendingTree to see what they have to offer ... offers that don’t take into account your credit score, etc. He further stated that he could do much [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 20:55:28

Market Update 01/19/2009

Market Comment Mortgage bond prices fell last week pushing rates higher despite continued signs of economic weakness ... the credit crisis. Consumer sentiment came in surprisingly better than expected despite headlines ... indicator of the state of our economy. This report, provided by the Bureau of the Census, takes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:27:51

Beware! Downadup virus exposes millions of PCs to hijack

.fullpost{display:inline;}LONDON, England (CNN) -- A new sleeper virus that could allow hackers to steal financial and personal information has now ... mechanism to monitor an exponential infection rate, despite Microsoft's issuing of a patch to fix ... information or credit card details.Who is affected?We have large infections in Europe, the United States [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:00:00

Dealing with budget problems in different ways

Tales of woe are collecting in the mainstream media at an alarming rate ... is already dripping red ink as detailed in this report in the LA Times. Emergency session may ... on the state are numerous. Revenue is dropping precipitously as the economy falters. The global credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 15:49:00

usa mortgage rates

I stress when thinking about home, this patient received a second year, as well as state this function is provided to sell our house, ... to the main course as well as the seductiveness price report on how to find low price long head home loan ... go USMortgageRates.Com U.S. mortgage Tarif reports related to the debt loan debt related to credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 16:20:03

State, county score top credit ratings

The markets are down, the financial sector is a shambles, and yet even facing an economic downturn and declining revenue projections, Washington state government bonds continue to enjoy one of the highest credit ratings ... by these credit rating agencies, our high ratings are largely due to the sound financial management [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 22:46:16

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