Little Known Tips For Using Your Free Credit Reports

by William Blake Consumers use the Federal Trade Commission as a sounding board for their complaints ... . There are many websites that advertise free credit reports if you agree to test out their services ... . Not everyone takes advantage of the free credit reports that are available to them. Some people [more...]

Date: 2008-08-30 14:44:05

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Taking Advantage Of A Credit Legal Repair Service

by William Blake When it comes to restoring credit reports, there can seem to be nothing more important at that present moment ... on your credit report that does not belong then it is certainly time to take action. Generally your basic credit report repair service will be able to assist you but if they cannot, then there are other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:42:48

Check Credit.

In my opinion, owning credit cards are advantageous in these difficult economic times..but ONLY if you are a responsible and disciplined user ... or loan makers, there’s this site that can help you know your score. This credit report is based ... transaction that involves credit activities. At checkcredit.pro, you’d be able to request instant [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 10:11:14

Countrywide Sends Fraud Alert Letters: 'Your Info May Have Been Sold' [Countrywide]

A Countrywide customer emailed to tell us he received a unpleasant surprise in the mail today: ... on to say they will give you 2 years of Triple Advantage credit report monitoring for free ... understand why temporary free credit monitoring is always the go-to remedy every time a company [more...]

Date: 2008-09-09 22:57:49

Free- One year of Triple Advantage Credit Monitoring, Experian Scores and Credit Reports from MSN Money

Edit: 11/26/08-I’ve received an email that someone just tried to sign up, and apparently they have reached the 10, ... with Experian and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC) are “working to raise awareness about the importance of credit monitoring” by giving away 10,000 free one-year memberships to Experian’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 04:39:56

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

second residential mortgage

If you are still confused about what a second residential mortgage loan is and how you can use it to your advantage, you are literally losing money ... mortgage, check your personal credit report to ensure that your credit score has improved. Lenders ... loans.The other type is a “home equity line of credit” or HELOC. The main difference between the two [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 10:43:37

Identity Theft and the Military: U.S. Service People are Prime Targets

As happens each year, this Veteran’s Day (Nov. 11, 2008) the United States honors those who have proudly served their country ... credit reports for a year or even more and take advantage of this lag time, say U.S. Army spokespeople ... loans…and ruining your credit. How it Happens Officials note that a prime target for identity theft [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 06:01:09

Identity Theft and the Military: U.S. Service People are Prime Targets

As happens each year, this Veteran’s Day (Nov. 11, 2008) the United States honors those who have proudly served their country ... credit reports for a year or even more and take advantage of this lag time, say U.S. Army spokespeople ... loans…and ruining your credit. How it Happens Officials note that a prime target for identity theft [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 06:01:09

There are two conditions that must be met

by Rem The term ‘real estate short sale’ is being bandied about more and more as of late ... a foreclosure on the credit report. On the other hand, a truly savvy investor can take advantage ... are experiencing what is fair to call a market meltdown. It is because the market is so inhospitable [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:25:24

All About Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, Known As CMOs.

By Marcel Ford In much of this unique world of financial instruments such as MTNs, CMOs and BGs, ... declining market. This is a portion of a detailed eighteen page report covering every aspect ... and notable yield advantages over other better known fixed-income securities of comparable credit quality [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 06:02:03

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

News and Blogs: Friday, November 14, 2008

America’s 20 Best Health Plans. Unsurprisingly, my plan is not on this list from MSN and US News & World Report ... higher interest rates on consumer credit cards. For the “News and Blogs” features, which I plan ... . I should take advantage of my Aetna plan more by visiting a doctor for a check-up once in a while [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 18:30:08

Amici Brief Exposes Risk to CA Businesses if Gay Marriages Annulled

Amici Brief Exposes Risk to CA Businesses if Gay Marriages Annulled January 16, 2009 By: jaysays Category: ElectionO8, Gay Marriage Rights, ... , they: extended credit in reliance upon California’s laws applicable to community property ... Continuation Benefits Replacement Act; took advantage of state tax reporting privileges based on married [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:00:29

Seniors a Favorite Target of Identity Thieves

When seniors get taken advantage of in group homes they may not report it; afraid of being ridiculed, ... in northeast Texas when she received a disturbing American Express bill - The total was over $5K ... in handcuffs. The high end department store where she had blown her victim’s credit line had video [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 20:41:57

Refinances Booming? Not As Much As You Think

Discount all the reports you read about Americans lining up to refinance their mortgages and take advantage of the lowest rates ever ... , most often because their credit isn’t good enough or they don’t have sufficient home equity ... These are people who have good credit, who have had been in their homes a long time, people who already [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:46:03

Free Online FASFA Application

Free Online FASFA Application January 2nd, 2009 Federal financial aid backed college student loans have several advantages over private or alternative college student loans as well as credit cards. Borrowing money for your higher ... just a couple of days. They are very fast with the process and will send you your SAR report [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:30:31

Ballmer: Yahoo 'search deal makes great sense'

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Friday said a search deal with Yahoo would be better if done sooner than later, ... to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Qi Lu, former Yahoo search executive (Credit: Yahoo ... no pressure to act on such a transaction. He added, however, it would be "advantageous" for the two [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 23:55:01

TARP Oversight Panel's First Report: What a Crock

Last week I ventured the view that Professor Elizabeth Warren, of Harvard Law School, ... advantage over consumers, which they see as their duty to exploit at every turn. Or, as she puts it, ‘Credit products aimed at both middle class and poor families are designed to trick them, trap them [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 08:24:12

Avoid the Freshman Financial Fifteen

College students have a lot to deal with: New classes, new surroundings, new friends, and adjusting to a new lifestyle away from home.  It’s easy to get wrapped up in the college scene and forget to take care of your finances, but making good decisions early will pay dividends later.  Here are fifteen financial missteps often made by college students and strategies to avoid them.1.    Not budgeting This is undoubtedly the biggest mistake we college students can make.  It is important to set [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 15:10:57

My Identity may have Been Compromised

I got a notice yesterday that my identity maybe, could have, probably, possibly been compromised. The scariest part of it is the information that was compromised is essentially my entire life, it was a background investigation file. I am fortunate to be close enough to the issue that I know the risk associated with what happened is extremely low if not non existent. Just to be on the safe side I have been provided with 1 year of complimentary credit monitoring. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 13:30:32

FreeCreditReport.com Review: Not a Free Credit Report

Have you heard of those commercials on TV that talk about “free” credit reports? These services, such as FreeCreditReport.com are *not* truly free. They offer free trials for a limited time (usually 7 days) but they’re actually paid subscription services after the intro period is over. They’re in the business of credit monitoring and tracking your credit standing. Image by Andre Rolim/Getty Images These services exist to help us keep an eye on our credit reports. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 04:01:28

Mortgage Refinance With Bad Credit Options: Reveal All The Hottest Tips Here!

by Asem Eltaher Among the top ten hot topics of 2008-2009 is the relief for homeowner’s high mortgage payments. Foreclosures at an all-time high and many are getting further behind each month creating a large market for mortgage refinance with bad credit. The Mortgage Banker’s Association states the newest information on foreclosures shows the decline is still pacing downward. The percentage of homeowners facing default can rise higher by 2011, if relief is not available. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 09:00:20

Mortgage Refinance With Bad Credit: Reveal All The Hidden Secrets Here!

October 1, 2009 | By Asem Eltaher In Finance | by Asem EltaherAmong the top ten hot topics of 2008-2009 is the relief for homeowner’s high mortgage payments. Foreclosures at an all-time high and many are getting further behind each month creating a large market for mortgage refinance with bad credit. The newest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association reveals fewer foreclosures are being reported. Unless there are new strategies for relief the rise could be higher than now by the year 2011. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 09:01:06

Arable Farmland More Precious Than Gold

There is another candidate for "largest Chinese investment in Australia ever." But this time, it involves an asset that is arguably more strategic than oil and more precious than gold. But before we get to that little drama in the Australian share market (and the five-year opportunity it represents), spare a thought for gold. In fact, spare a whole weekend for it! You have may have missed the weekend edition of the Daily Reckoning. If you did, you can read it here . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 03:49:02

Exceptional results from biochar experiment in Cameroon

Key Farmers Cameroon's coordinator, Etchi Daniel-Jones, at a plot in Ediki, in which the difference between char and non-char maize was exceptionally big. In this case, the plants on the control (left lower corner) were barely in thir 8th leaf stage, whereas the plants on the char-plots (right, upper corner), were already tasseling. Photo credit: Laurens Rademakers, Etchi Daniel-Jones. Biochar Fund has reported extremely encouraging first results from its field trials in South West Cameroon. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 17:11:44

Mortgage Interest Rates Hit New Lows

Mortgage interest rates are sitting at about the lowest they have ever been. The averaged 30-year fixed rate loan is hovering at about 4.97% and the average 15-year loan is sitting at just 4.25% as of the week of September 25 th , 2009. These banner rates will be available to consumers with good credit scores, have significant home equity, and know how to shop around for the best deal. If you meet this criterion, it’s an absolutely great time to refinance your loan. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 17:45:59

NUMEROUS COPS DISCOVERED WORKING WITH CARTELS ARE DETAINED

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: 2009-09-29 23:28:48

Mortgage Calculators Can Be Invaluable When Comparing Loans

by Matthew Eccles Are you looking for some inside information on free mortgage calculators? Here’s an up-to-date report from mortgage calculator experts who should know the formulas used to calculate mortgage payments. Mortgage calculators can be found on a numerous websites. Lots of these websites are run by banks and mortgage lenders and others are run by those who just wish to provide internet users with helpful information. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 20:02:15

ScamBuste 286

NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract payment. Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 08:54:51

Bloggers and the Federal Shield Law

This news pisses off lots of bloggers and citizen media advocates: For citizen journalists, the federal shield law front was looking good for a while.  Although the House of Representatives version of the bill, passed in April, only offered a shield to professional bloggers, the Senate version didn't differentiate between the pros and the amateurs.  So there was hope that amateur journalists might actually, eventually, get its protection. No longer though. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 20:46:04

What to do now there’s no jobs

Submit this story to: TwitterDiggGoogle BookmarkStumbleUponDel.icio.usTechnoratiHuggReddit Marese: don’t be a sheep! I volunteered to work on a farm because there was no chance of a job in my part of America after I graduated.  In the 1950s, 20-somethings went on a European tour. In the  1960s we dropped out.  In the 1970s we protested, and in the 1980s we got a job. The 1980s then stayed with us right up until the credit crunch. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 10:28:02

“Taking a Spin in Social Media” with Metanomics on Second Life

Source: Taking a Spin in Social Media: Building a Virtual Advantage in Online Communities TRANSCRIPT OF METANOMICS INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS ABRAHAM METANOMICS: TAKING A SPIN IN SOCIAL MEDIA: BUILDING A VIRTUAL ADVANTAGE IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 ANNOUNCER: Metanomics is brought to you by Remedy Communications and Dusan Writer’s Metaverse. ROBERT BLOOMFIELD: Hi. I’m Robert Bloomfield , professor at Cornell University ’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 16:31:51

Student Loan Consolidation

Student Loan Consolidation by Layla VanderbiltStudent loan consolidation can be considered as a sensible option to take if you are facing a financial turbulence or for any circumstance unable to meet high monthly payment of your student loan. A typical consolidation consist of a small amount of loan you can take which could be used towards paying future student loan instalments and avoiding further deferments. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 14:46:22

Coca-Cola (CCE) Teaches Us a Valuable Lesson

Warren Buffet has shown the prowess of his trading strategy once again. Not only did he walk away with over $1.5 billion in his pocket earlier this week, but now his prized investment in Coca-Cola (NYSE:CCE) is jumping in value. Warren Buffet continues to show investors why his name is consistently at the top of the list of richest Americans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:28:01

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/2/2009

In tonight’s news: Israel is poised to send ground troops into Gaza.A Muslim family was removed from a plane before takeoff, and is being compensated by the airline for the error. CAIR is in high dudgeon about the incident.Thousands of shoes were dumped on a Miami expressway — is that a message for President-eject Bush? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 04:42:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/4/2009

The overwhelming evidence of global warming continues to accumulate — as does the level of ice and snow in Greenland’s central ice cap, which increases at a rate of about two inches a year.Shhh! Don’t tell Al Gore…Thanks to Abu Elvis, Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, heroyalwhyness, JD, Lexington, LN, RRW, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:27:00

SOLAR—GETTING BIG & FACING CHALLENGES

It would be impossible to play a significant role in meeting the world’s energy demands without confronting the challenges that come with scale ... energy’s investment tax credit (ITC) was recently extended for 8 years and expanded to allow ... scale solar. In the current credit crunch, the utilities are likely to be one of the crucial sources [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:36:11

Avoiding Bankruptcy

Avoiding Bankruptcy completely would be best for anyone considering the options, however in some cases, ... to attain a loan again, for example, and it will in fact stay in big red letters on your credit report ... would be speaking with a credit counselor. They have the ability in helping you possibly consolidate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:11:52

Roman Polanski is Not a Victim

Enough already. The Global Committee to Defend Roman Polanski is shocked and appalled by the arrest of their talented friend in Switzerland over the weekend. This quote from our colleague Bruce Crumley's report from France provides a flavor of the outrage: "To see him thrown to the lions and put in prison because of ancient history [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 21:33:59

DrumBeat: December 29, 2008

Gazprom, Once Mighty, Is Reeling MOSCOW — A year ago, Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly, aspired to be the largest corporation in the world. Buoyed by high oil prices and political backing from the Kremlin, it had already achieved third place judging by market capitalization, behind Exxon Mobil and General Electric [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 14:06:30

Hamilton’s Counterfeit Capitalism

Daily Article by George F. Smith | As we await Bush’s replacement to straighten our wayward lives, it’s crucial to understand how we got here and why policy makers are so determined to do the wrong thing. Austrian economics explains why their policies are flawed, but no one with a voice seems to care [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:36:00

First Time Home Buyers: Is Time Running Out?

> The stimulus tax credit of $8,000 for first time home buyers expires on November 30, 2009.  That means your new house has to be signed, sealed, and delivered by the last day of November if you expect to qualify for the federal tax credit.  Is it possible to buy a house, have it inspected, appraised, the financing in place and all closing documents final?  Maybe, maybe not. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 16:30:51

Senate, Once August Body - Mired in Muck!

Watch this and you will understand, perhaps, if you are objective why terrorists dig tunnels under homes,attachments:HamasCivillians.wmv (1992KB) also,India understands. So does a Cuban born Spanish author. (See 1 below.)How about this for proportionality - every IDF soldier killed is equivalent to 50 plus of ours. (See 2 and 2a below.) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:29:00

Предсказания Кюнстлера на 2009 - США, Нефть, Геополитика, Путин

Спонсор месяца - #1 RX pharmacy affiliate program!Сайт дня (как попасть) - http://www.business-magazine.ru/There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:59:00

Three Legislative Proposals That Could Have Major Consequences for Your Finances

J.D. is on vacation. This guest post comes from DR of The Dough Roller, a money management blog ... in a consumer report or any change in a consumer’s credit score, as the basis for increasing any annual ... on Wall Street and in the credit markets lately, one could easily forget about money-related legislation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:00:42

Forecast for 2009

Introduction       There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) is that our problems of finance and economy will self-correct and allow the project of a "consumer" economy to resume in "growth" mode [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:33:57

Tomorrow’s Star Bloggers Talk About Blogging

When a blogger becomes famous, everyone wants to get in touch with her, asking for interviews, sharing their post ideas, ... bloggers who are on their way to building something big. Here’s how the study was organized: I sent ... of interesting bloggers. I contacted them to see how they would respond and asked each of them two interview [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:17:19

Cynosure Revenues Fall, as Expected

Cynosure released preliminary fourth quarter results this week: the company expects revenues of $25 million to $26 million; ... had been profitable for eight consecutive quarters, but will report a $2.2 - $2.7 million loss in Q4 ... affected by the economic downturn and tightening credit markets. It’s disappointing but not unexpected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:36:48

The Yen Reeks Havoc on Some of Your Favorite Companies!

Over the years, American’s have really gotten a “thirst” for Japanese products ... of the recession and strong yen. Meanwhile, Honda had its credit rating cut by Fitch from A+ to A. Sony ... . How bad? Well, analysts were expecting a profit of 35 billion yen…instead, they may report a 100 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:52:35

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