links for 2008-12-14

Causes: Subprime Lending - The Baseline Scenario Why I Think the Multiplier is Large - Arnold Kling Emerging economies: ... - washingtonpost.com The Serious Badness of the 1980's - Twenty-Cent Paradigms Fed Could Remake Credit Card Regulations - washingtonpost.com Report Spotlights Iraq Rebuilding Blunders - NYTimes.com How [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 08:06:00

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BP SOLAR PULLS OUT OF AUSTRALIA FOR LOWER OVERHEAD

BP Solar has refused a bailout package and will shut down Australia's only photovoltaic cell plant in March ... -term investment in Australia. It is not hard to guess the current financial crisis, credit crunch ... Green's forthcoming Solar Report Card, some inconsistency in Australia's solar energy subsidies [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 12:46:00

BP SOLAR PULLS OUT OF AUSTRALIA FOR LOWER OVERHEAD

BP Solar has refused a bailout package and will shut down Australia's only photovoltaic cell plant in March ... -term investment in Australia. It is not hard to guess the current financial crisis, credit crunch ... Green's forthcoming Solar Report Card, some inconsistency in Australia's solar energy subsidies [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 12:46:00

10 New Year Switch & Save Recommendations

With a severe recession looming, 2009 is predicted to be a tough year for most, ... with a free credit report and 30 day trial of CreditExpert and see what lenders see. Checking your Experian credit report can save you money when applying for a loan, mortgage or credit card. Get £2.50 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:14:27

extra in terms of extra fee than what you would have saved ... in your credit report even then you can easily approach for these cards. Online you can easily ... to make maximum out of it. When you start shopping with your credit card you get cash back facility [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:42:34

Falling Out Of A Bed That Gets Higher Every Day

The Herald Tribune reports from Florida. “Mark Brivik, a real estate investor who made a living buying, ... off her credit cards and ripped them up.” Still, even without credit card debt, Lesso is struggling [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 14:34:43

FREE Report: How to Save Money as a Family

As a special gift to readers of this blog, I’d like to give you this free report on how to save money as a family ... Instantly! Excerpt from report: Paying Down Debt The credit crunch has hurt many consumers who have credit cards.  Due to the fact that the banks are hesitant to lend money unless one’s FICO score is 750 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 03:07:08

Phishing - What It Is and How to Avoid Identity Theft.

Phishing is a term used to describe a type of spam that aims to steal your identity ... and place an initial fraud alert on your credit reports. ... their potential victims to provide personal data such as credit card numbers, passwords or account [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 14:38:48

Dating Services

What are the Cons of Internet dating services? When choosing what internet dating services are good for you, ... your credit card or make faulty purchases in online stores to your credit card or other accounts ... are shady and aren’t very popular with people. This isn’t a biased report and is totally logical [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 03:23:34

CDT Highlights Privacy and Security Impact of Tax Reporting Plan

In testimony before the House Small Business Committee today, ... require banks to track credit card payments and report the data to the Internal Revenue Service for tax ... from small businesspeople and others, and would set a dangerous precedent. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 20:17:17

From Ralph, a blogger . . .

Two Amusing Dumb Crooks Stories The Press-Enterprise 1/6/2009 SAN BERNARDINO Man arrested in identity theft case A Compton man was arrested ... a home, vehicle and credit cards using the dead boy’s name, the report said. —John F. Berry ... Friday in San Bernardino while attempting to obtain a birth certificate of a 4-year-old boy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:50:15

Catching Up

So.  I should really go over what I have accomplished last year (and this year, to date) in my quest to become debt-free. I managed to totally clear up my credit card debt, and, to my surprise, when I sent for my free annual credit reports, and ordered my FICO scores, I found that it had improved, over the time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:41:49

Sunday Money Madness - Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everybody! Let’s kick off the first of this year’s roundup with a bang! ... Bureaus Roll Out New Credit Score Formula for 2009. Finance for a Freelance Life asks Got Gift Cards ... @ Saving to Invest. Carnival Of Credit Report Stories Dec 22 @ Lava. Related Posts Sunday Money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:07:58

Year 2, Week 15 Results: 1.3 oz of plastic waste. Plastic on TV.

Do any of you watch the Showtime TV show Weeds? Have you ever noticed that Mary Louise Parker has a permanent straw stuck in her mouth? ... . 1 expired Discover card. Hmm... I've seen compostable gift cards. I wonder if credit cards will ever ... think I can do anything about these. 1 plastic wrapper over a Financial West Group investment report [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 06:36:29

How "card credit" and "you thank" appear as "credit card" and "thank you"

In an experiment reminiscent of French Connection's successful FCUK advertising campaign, ... briefly with familiar word pairs in the unfamiliar order, tend to report that the words appeared ... , and asked to report what they'd seen, they tended to get the order the wrong way around, believing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 05:00:00

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

Doug E. Fresh In Financial Trouble -- Faces Foreclosure, Tax Debt

Legendary rapper Doug E. Fresh seems to be the latest in a number of musicians and celebrity feeling the crunch of the recession. He is reportedly foreclosing on a few homes in New York's Harlem area.According to a report ... E. is also being pursued by credit card giant American Express for nearly $60,000 in debt, and the IRS [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 23:39:00

How To Deal With Bankruptcy, a Job Hunt and The Wild Stock Market

I always enjoy going to Ginger’s site — the blog called “Girls Just Wanna Have Funds” ... . Credit Card: How To Dispute An Item On Your Credit Report In the meantime, Dollar Frugal hosts [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 16:07:31

Moving Forward: Debt Consolidation

Moving Forward: Debt ConsolidationMany Americans are feeling the pinch of the tumultuous economic times that we now find ourselves embroiled in ... not be allowed to damage your credit report and your ability to obtain a home loan. It is easy ... of homeownership, there are alternatives. Credit card debt that often accumulates during difficult financial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 22:38:03

ONE Tip for 2009 - Identity Theft Still Rampant so Sign up for Lifelock.com

I got this email from some very close friends yesterday who were asking to spread the word about their identity thefts: ... in custody. We have had credit card fraud, checks cashed, new accounts opened on line and in stores ... more issues on my credit report before it is over. I am going to have to testify against the woman [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 19:51:24

Re-default nation

The big question looming over the push to rewrite the home loans of people struggling to make payments is whether or not such mortgage ... % of all first mortgages in the U.S. Dugan called the results, part of his agency's new Mortgage Metrics report ... consumers replaced lower mortgage payments with increased credit card debt?  Is it because the [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 17:35:26

Princess Caroline Declines To Reveal Info About Personal Finances

The Caroline Kennedy for Senate story gets more and more interesting ... . Kennedy would have to file a 10-part, publicly available report disclosing her financial assets, credit card debts, mortgages, book deals and the sources of any payments greater than $5,000 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 15:38:33

PhoneBAK Contest - S$1600 worth of prizes!!

Contest open to International readers! New!! PhoneBAK (For BlackBerry) ... . Loads of sensitive information in it that gives free access to bank account numbers, credit cards ... out all information and reports back the identity and location of the thief! PhoneBAK BB (WipeOut) helps [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 15:48:00

Is Debt Management the only solution?

by Phillip Evans Are we in the UK drowning in Debt? According to the insurer AXA, some 11.6 million people (25 per cent of the adult population) ... , admitting their finances are entirely out of control. The report suggests that over 3.7 million people are reported to be struggling to cope with mounting credit card bills and just over a million [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:18:26

Millions Affected by Small Fraudulent Charges Nationwide

Internet complaint boards have been busy and credit card fraud departments are scratching their heads ... is trying to find out whether an illegally obtained credit card number will work before making a bigger charge, or they’re trying to rip off tiny amounts from tons of people.” So far, most reports [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 18:00:58

Pitfalls of Bad Credit Credit Cards

Having lousy FICO scores, as we all know, affects our ability to pull out loans ... you for what you’ve done, they’ll report you to credit rating ... . As for the lending companies that do accept our request to borrow money, the rates [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:35:46

Tips for the online safety of your credit card

  By Pinaki Ghosh Once you take the plunge into the internet marketing business, ... is scrambled over the net; which means your credit card information is safe. But the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) reports that these symbols can be duped also. • It’s not safe to pass on your credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 15:43:24

Update on Fraud

Last month/year I reported on a fraudulent scheme to separate $0.25 from me. Today I got a link to a news item about said fraud. News is slow here ... I closed it, got my money back too, and reported it to the three credit bureaus, stuff to do first ... . But they have two very useful links. Instead, file a dispute with your credit card company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:49:24

Tips on Declaring Bankruptcy

If you know you’re going to declare bankruptcy, there’s probably not much I can say to make you change your mind but there are a few things I can ... to have a ding on your credit report for years to come.  What does this mean?  Kiss the good interest rates goodbye and kiss the annual-fee free credit cards away as well.  You’re most likely going [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 20:11:42

iPhone Catches Another Criminal

       Last week it was reported that iPhone owner Rob Greene’s MobileMe account helped lead police to his stolen smart phone ... before being apprehended by authorities, who were monitoring Frederick’s credit card purchases. They were caught after buying an iPhone 3G with the deceased senior’s credit card. The thickheaded thief [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 12:40:21

Headline News - January 14, 2009

Wall St. Journal: Bank of America to Get Billions in U.S ... Services Acquires Private Label Credit Card Program of Canadian Luxury Jeweler Birks Bank Systems ... AIte Group Report: U.S. Credit Unions: Seize the Opportunity Note: Throughout the day, as Payments [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:26:41

NH’s Attorney General’s Resolutions

NEW HAMPSHIRE’S ATTORNEY GENERAL HAS SOME NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR CONSUMERS TO CONSIDER ... IS TO PROTECT PERSONAL INFORMATION, FROM CREDIT CARDS TO DRIVER’S LICENSES. HER OFFICE IS PROVIDING TIPS ON GETTING A FREE COPY OF YOUR CREDIT REPORT, STAYING SAFE ONLINE, FOILING PHONE FRAUDSTERS - AND EVEN [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:43:47

I have no powers…

Supposedly I will make $14.00 for filling out a survey yesterday. If I earn $100.00, they claim the total gets deposited to my paypal account ... to Free Credit Report Dot Com. That was cool enough, I made a note to remind my self to cancel ... . I got another $40.00 for filling out a credit card application. I’ll never get paid though [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:41:46

What is PCI DSS Credit Card Compliance?

PCI DSS stands for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ... and just pay a fee per report. Some SSL certificate companies can scan your domain for free ... . This standard was developed back in 2004 by the main credit card companies like Visa and Master [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:00:23

Bankruptcy and Buying a Home

Filing bankruptcy is a stressful time in a person’s life ... are now offering home loans for those who have a bankruptcy on their credit report. Some lenders will even ... . The loss of a job, unexpected medical bills, and overwhelming credit card debt are just a few [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 08:57:46

Options for financial freedom

During the time when you were taking out your loans or using your credit cards, it seems like a very good idea, I am sure ... that you have with the credit bureau. Bill consolidation which is relatively new, works ... off all your loans and more, this does not have the negative impact on your credit report [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 13:28:02

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

New Year’s Financial Resolutions

Guest Post by Dara DuguayEach year, the most popular New Year’s Resolutions usually alternate between losing weight and getting one’s finances under ... report and affect your credit history.4. Contribute the maximum to a retirement savings plan ... , come with fees and interest rate charges that are usually higher than your credit card purchases [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:34:00

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

The Importance of Background Checks

It is important for all businesses considering hiring someone to take the critical step in performing a background check ... Credit Reporting Act, some information cannot be used in conjunction with a background check ... at some level. This may range from handling social security numbers, credit card information, drivers license [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 03:49:50

How to Keep Criminals away from Your Personal Information

by Michael Benifez Identity theft is becoming the fastest growing crime problem in the United States, ... and using the names, addresses, bank account information, credit card numbers, and Social Security ... when an insider, like an employee or a contractor, gets hold of credit reporting information [more...]

Date: 2008-08-10 20:49:04

Phishing - What It Is and How to Avoid Identity Theft

Phishing is a term used to describe a type of spam that aims to steal your identity ... and place an initial fraud alert on your credit reports. Subscribe to the free Ask Angela ... their potential victims to provide personal data such as credit card numbers, passwords or account [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 07:10:08

International Graduate Student Admisison Decreased by 3%

I was browsing to find some interesting article to our blog readers and I stumbled upon this interesting survey by Council Of Graduate Schools about ... Enrollment in U.S. Universities. You can read the full report from here. Image Credit : Tony Shi ... Scores for PhD in 28 Fields GRE and TOEFL Score Forwarding Applying for student Credit Card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:41:15

UPDATED..WaPo: Obama Taking Illegal Donations UPDATE: Will Media Report Palestinian Campaigning for Obama from Gaza?

How is he doing it? Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign is allowing donors to use largely untraceable prepaid credit cards that could ... to the candidate. “That’s an error,” she said. Moreover, she added, her credit card was never billed ... . Had the AVS been turned on, the on the donation would have needed to match the name on the credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 12:32:34

Credit Card Updates and the Sad State of Affairs

Katybug scored a Chase Continental Mastercard with a huge $1900 credit line. The size of the line is not important but the size of her bonus is ... our credit report clearly shows our South Carolina address. We will send it all off tomorrow ... . Her Citi Aadvantage Platinum Worldcard approval is delayed. They want a copy of a pay stub, phone bill [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 11:23:59

Debt Relief Services

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

Anyone Can Fall In Debt

You wouldn't know it from their Bresson-like hyperrealistic depiction on TV, ... by Callcredit, a credit report agency which also offers free advice for the debt-impaired. Donning ... to pay back loans and credit cards taken out over 12 months ago.”. No sh*t, Holmes! We've taken [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 15:35:30

As Gas Prices Rise, Consumption Declines by 4.1%

A report compiled by MasterCard Inc. showed that gasoline consumption in the U.S. declined by 4.1 percent, to the lowest it’s been in two months ... early November 2008. The MasterCard figures are based on credit-card swipes and cash and check ... Administration released a report highlighting the weakening global demand for crude oil. “The oil price [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:57:12

Media Digest 10/23/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, former Citigroup (C) CEO Sandy Weill may start a fund to invest in distressed financial companies ... Street Journal writes that credit card losses will get worse next year. The Wall Street Journal reported that lay-offs rose sharply in September. The Wall Street Journal reports that Credit Suisse [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 08:01:23

Obama Campaign Finance Fraud Gains Traction UPDATE: MEDIA REFUSING TO REPORT, INSISTS CONTRIBUTIONS ARE REAL-- DESPITE OCT. 9 NYT REPORT NOTING FICTITIOUS CONTRIBUTORS

—Ace Bumped; Sticky. Will remain top story for an hour. Updates linked at post's end. Fresh posts follow this one. Rebumped ... this fraud: Having worked for companies that process credit cards online, it is necessary to go through ... like to play by the rules that credit card companies have put in place. What if, for some kooky reason [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 17:16:24

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