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Free Credit Report Alert

I recently learned about a credit industry mal-practice, ... in this scam. The FTC website includes information about getting your free annual credit report - please read ... in which people who are trying to get their free credit report inadvertently sign up for a credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 14:24:59

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What should I do if I find mistakes in my report? As you read through your report, make a list of everything out-of-date, such as: Lawsuits, ... C and D, for more information on reviewing and correcting your credit report.) Taken From : Credit Repair by Attorneys Robin ... it may look as if you have too much open credit accounts listed more than once, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 04:35:04


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


After the Bell Wrap-Up - January 8, 2009

The markets gave a valiant effort today to shrug off more disappointing economic news to trade higher, ... for the S&P and the NASDAQ. With a mixed report for jobless claims, the key negative news ... . In a late afternoon reading, the Federal Reserve reported that consumer credit, such as credit cards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 21:10:00


Posts about Mortgage Market Report as of January 14, 2009

Flagstar Bank 12 to 14 month Promo CD Rate - monitorbankrates ... Online Banking Getting a Copy of Your Credit Report Islamabad An overview of housing in Pakistan ... your personal credit report to ensure that your credit score has improved. Lenders … . Read this article [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:23:49


How To Fix Your Credit Score

One of ten Americans face the problem of having terrible credit scores or credit reports. If your one of them and are searching for a program to repair your credit, and are a few good solutions for you to look into. Post Excerpt from: BecomingWhoYouWantToBe . Click "read article" to see complete version. Looking for more information on business, success and careers? Visit our affiliate sites: Health Wealth & Happiness and Finding My Passion in Life . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 21:35:41


50 Financial Skills Every Person Needs To Know

Popular Mechanics created a list of 100 Skills Every man Should Know, ... using ABA Routing and bank account numbers. Request and review your free annual credit report ... and/or through Treasury Direct. Read (and understand) a company’s annual report (including [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 11:00:10


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


Interesting Reads 26 Sep 2009

Here is a video of Buffet praising a Chinese suit company I found this week. I thought this was pretty interesting because it looks like Buffet doesn’t wear any other suits these days, so their suits must be really good or at least really good value for money. On to some other great posts this week: Savings Account Rates: The Latest on High Returns @ The Digerati Life Credit Monitoring Services check your credit report @ The Smarter Wallet Understanding Marginal Tax Rates @ M is [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 14:05:47


To Sell or To Lease...That is the Question

The good thing about making a move in this real estate market is that there are lots of good deals out there ... you request a credit report as well as personal and landlord references.Then, read through the State of Michigan Tenant/Landlord Handbook to research and become familar with your responsibilities as a landlord [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:05:00


Headlines, snapshots and misc. stories of interest

Here are recent stories of interest from around the web. Click on the hotlinked headlines to read more ... interaction.” The Credit Union Brand: What Is It Good For? This Filene report is yet another ... that has a branding problem. Filene’s report shows that most individual credit unions lack any kind of real [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:34:41


Which is the bigger problem real estate debt? Credit card debt?

This is one example of why our country is having problems. The following was posted on the web site bankrate.com ... , publisher of the Nilson Report, a payment industry newsletter”. Did I read that right 9.5 credit cards ... scoring model, the number of credit cards a consumer holds is not a factor in the calculation, even [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 14:55:26


Time To Ask A Lot Of Questions About Obama’s Unreported Campaign Donations

Allahpundit is reporting: Via Andy McCarthy, who sets an example I’ll follow by keeping his own commentary short to get you to read the whole thing: ... back to a credit card. But the most recent report, filed on Sept. 20, showed a net cumulative balance ... donations from a contributor identified as “Will, Good” from Austin, Texas. Mr. Good Will listed [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 01:24:13


A must read for all landlords

Your job as a landlord just got a lot more bureaucratic and burdensome regarding tenant screening reports that you receive to help you select ... consumers against identity theft, a growing concern in our electronic age. These laws are the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Fair Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACTA) In brief, 1. Keep [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 17:44:53


Off to the beach… Roundup

This is what I am doing right now… Hopefully by the time you are reading this, I am sitting on the beach ... enough? Get your credit report in 4 steps How to sell your house fast in this market Get the best ... a change. I will try to check email/comments/ forums/ etc at least daily. But no promises [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 14:27:52


GWAS Latte Post

Your regular dose of Monday morning snippets to read, click and skip over with brekkie and a cuppa...Crunch month... and we're not talking Kellogg's ... shaping up as a crunch month for many families as Christmas credit card bills fall due, report Jessica Irvine and John Huxley in The Sunday Telegraph. Credit card company slashes limits! In a case [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 20:00:00


Easy Debt Advice for Proper Debt Management

This Article is all about finance which gives detail information how to utilize the finance in your daily or monthly basis ... to be an ongoing expense. Also order a copy of your credit report and look it over carefully to ensure ... and live a happier life! Read on below for great debt advice to help free you from those ever [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:02:09


Weekly Carnivals

So this week I’m starting a turbotax giveaway.  Subscribe to my RSS or Email feeds in the left sidebar, and EMAIL me the secret word; ... of Money Stories 12-22-08 Carnival of Credit Report Stories 16th Carnival of Bankruptcy and Debt 12-20-08 Carnival of Financial Planning 2nd Everything Credit Carnival I admit to not really reading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 20:35:39


what will happen to the hutsons?

These days reading fashionista.com is like reading a minute by minute report of the state of the global economy; ... and into administration. Although (i'm no economy expert) I'm very much of the view that recessions ... capital to support the brand’s growth." (thanks style.com) uhh, so that isn't related to the credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:13:52


Fed?s Bullard: Regional Feds Active in Discount Window Lending

Emily Barrett reports from San Francisco. There is no single measure to determine the success of the liquidity programs the Federal Reserve is ... the flow of credit in the private sector. Reading the signs of recovery will therefore be difficult, he told reporters at the American Economic Association’s annual meeting. “Probably [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 19:38:00


The SEC

First let me say that this has nothing to do with me, but given my interest in all things financial and the government during this financial crisis, I read with interest the Office of Inspector General’s Report to Congress regarding the SEC. The SEC deserves credit for casting such a critical eye at itself. It should happen more often [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 07:41:23


Bombshell: Obama Neck Deep in Breaking Campaign Finance Scandal

This is a bona fide bombshell. Obama loves to say that 90% (or whatever the phony made-up figure is) of his donors contributed less than $200? ... Will were credited back to a credit card. But the most recent report, filed on Sept. 20, showed a net ... is named Good Will. Mr. Will is from Texas. And we are just getting warmed up. From Newsmax. Read [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 20:34:24


A Mortgage Fact Pack

From Freddie Mac. Lots of interesting stuff there, including a breakdown that says that over 15 percent of some of their riskiest loans are ... loans--there may be others on the hook to take credit losses before Freddie does. If I read ... investment-quality loans. Hmmm... Here is a comparable report from Fannie Mae. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 21:02:47


Cortera launches first community for small business credit repor...

Boca Raton, Florida and DEMOfall 2009, San Diego, California (PRESS RELEASE – September 26, 2009) — Cortera™, a community-driven business information company, today unveiled the Cortera Credit Exchange™, http://www.cortera.com, a new online service that, for the first time, blends business credit report data with user generated payment experience reviews and ratings from companies’ business partners. read more [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 11:00:53


Thursday Stories: Why Real Estate Is Down; Sun Sets On Saturn; Health Care Flowchart

Stories I'm reading this Thursday: Report: 1 in 3 home loan applications rejected Are distressed homes worth buying? Bernanke navigates regulatory "turf war" No surprise as credit card delinquencies hit new highs Collapse of Saturn deal stuns GM China keeps snapping up African oil Landlord sets example more should follow Mastercard takes a swipe at 7-11 The ultimate health care flowchart Bill Gates once again [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 16:37:07


The Reality of The Good Cars We Are Building Today. Read On.

Too often the conventional wisdom in the looming credit crisis and the request of The Big 3 for a federal loan has been that it’s all Detroit’s ... independent survey on initial quality? Did you bother to read the Consumer Report that rated Ford on par [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 00:09:27


Identity theft protection. How?

Read these to protect yourself:FTC: Deter. Detect. Defend ... | Learn HowUSA Today: Place fraud alert on credit reports to fight ID theftExprerian: Credit Fraud [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 02:15:00


It’s not your length that matters, it’s how much they like it!

I swore I wouldn’t write this post. Really! But I couldn’t help myself ... his advice. They cite the conventional copywriting wisdom that long copy out-pulls short. To his credit ... book. And yes, they report that the longer the letter, the better it pulls. (I read something [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:50:39


Ireland Won’t Be Going To The IMF

This is very reassuring news. I slept a lot better last night after reading it ... sleep. Irish credit default swaps, which measure the market’s view of the probability a country ... the report by broadcaster RTE which was picked up by other media outlets, sending the euro falling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 07:44:58


Crisis Planning - Many More Turning To Reverse Mortgage For Help

The unprecedented economic crisis roaring its way through every state in the country and every sector of the economy is taking a heavy toll on ... and cutting back on entertainment. About one-third have cut their credit card use and spent less ... editor. Continue Reading More From This Article Here. From The Nightly Business Report: The Reverse [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:43:56


Looks like another financial tsunami is coming!

Photo by Faces of California Photo by Faces of California The deterioration in economic and corporate data continues ... is declining in value) as customers cancel orders.  Bank and other supplier credit lines are being cut… ... into Q4-2008.   Now its being hit by exposure to Madoff.  I just read a research report from a large [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:05:14


Twitter Terror

I was amused to read that a draft Army intelligence report identified micro-blogging service Twitter as a potential tool for terrorists ... are our tools: sneakers, sandwiches, credit cards, cars, steak knives, box cutters, cameras, cell phones ... by millions of people every day for wonderful purposes, so we haven’t pursued restrictions on, or monitori [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 15:12:22


Weekly Audit for 1/15/09

Lot’s of thought provoking reads this week: Politico reports on the story of the week: Geithner’s tax oops. I’m so curious what you all think ... of working for the government! Jean at Small Business Boomers provides several resources to decide ... interactive exercise to reassess and reinvent our businesses! Image Credit: orangeacid, Flickr Tags: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:37:36


Sucky Stocks Increase Reverse Mortgage Biz

by Rimj Vanrock I understand the stock market may be down a little. What? Did you say 40%? Well I know it is somewhere around that figure ... : You may consider using a Texas reverse mortgage to invest. Learn first and read this report. Also ... a bunch of money in the market. Is having a bunch of money in a line of credit really going to help them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:10:17


Section 8 Vouchers and Crime Correlated; Expect Media Indifference

Give Hanna Rosin at The Atlantic Online credit for investigating something most journalists wouldn’t even think of touching. Her article is a long read, but an important one. Rosin’s report out of Memphis (HT Instapundit ... to free the poor from the destructive effects of concentrated poverty. Memphis demolished its first [more...]

Date: 2008-06-21 14:35:14


Rip-Off-Sets?

For those interested in cap-and-trade policy, the Wall Street Journal's Jeffrey Ball published a must-read report earlier this week. Taking the lead from the Washington Post, Ball digs into the Chicago Climate Exchange's carbon ... had raised $427,475 alone since February selling credit to the CCX. The Lancaster (Pennsylvania) County [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 16:52:46


Fortis Rescued, but Hypo Bank May Go Bankrupt Monday

Banks are falling over like kingpins. Not good at all. First, on the Fortis salvage operation: Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg invested 11 ... last year and credit writedowns. Fortis will sell its stake in ABN Amro's consumer banking unit ... the articles are in German. which sadly I do not read). However, this report comes from a reader [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 00:53:15


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


The Downfall of AIG

Those of you outside of Washington, DC likely missed the Washington Post's three-part investigation of the events leading to the downfall of AIG ... had no risk in their credit default swap business. My experience is that when someone is willing to pay ... --there is risk.You can read the full report here. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 16:33:00


Blair: Steps to Middle East Peace; A Gaza strategy

Home Tony Blair Office Blair disagrees with MacMillan, ... agrees with Blair’s analysis. Their report can be read here. Asked ‘Why is Russia still a part ... and Secretary Rice deserve much credit - have yielded a genuine platform for the future [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 10:26:31


On Ethics

On Ethics Posted by Jay Tea Published: October 13, 2008 - 5:30 AM As I read about the report on Governor Palin's alleged violation of ethics laws and rules ... credit crisis, and they mentioned the World Bank. That triggered it: Paul Wolfowitz. Wolfowitz [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 09:47:46


Conservatives up in arms over Browner's socialist ties

The front page of Monday's Washington Times features rather explosive lead story: "Obama climate czar has socialist ties," the headline reads ... . The D.C. Examiner had it last week, actually, and the conservative blogosphere is all over the report. To the Times' credit, the story is true -- Carol Browner, who was also EPA head under Bill Clinton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:01:46


Who’s At Fault for Economic Crisis - Everyone: Tom Friedman

I would encourage everyone to read Thomas Friedman’s column in the New York Times today.  Along those same lines check out PBS’ Now and their report on the credit rating agencies and their role in the financial crisis.  The first three grafs: I spent Sunday afternoon brooding over [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 14:57:32


Syaed Ali: The Legal Papers

After the jump you can read the text of the notice of complaint Syaed Ali’s lawyers filed on December 10. But before you do: I like to give credit to the Buffalo News when a story therein inspires ... Ali case: His piece inspired me to be aggravated again that News reporters never credit other news [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:14:23


Moody's worries about the chemical industry

Moody's, the global ratings agency, is today forecasting a 70% chance of a U-shaped recession, and a 15% chance of either a V or L-shaped downturn ... about the impact of the "weak credit environment" on "financially stressed companies". It points ... to recover in a weak operating market". CFOs will also be be worried when they read the report (Moody's [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:08:51


Section 8 Vouchers and Crime Correlated; Expect Media Indifference

Give Hanna Rosin at The Atlantic Online credit for investigating something most journalists wouldn't even think of touching. Her article is a long read, but an important one. Rosin's report out of Memphis (HT Instapundit ... to free the poor from the destructive effects of concentrated poverty. Memphis demolished its first [more...]

Date: 2008-06-21 14:53:00


List Of Republicans Jumping The McCain Presidential Ship Steadily Grows

List Of Republicans Jumping The McCain Presidential Ship Steadily Grows October 13th, 2008 By JOE GANDELMAN, Editor-In-Chief ... him for varying reasons. Here’s a must-read list from the Jed Report of GOPers who are fleeing ... to say if this has turned the corner on the crisis. Credit markets were NOT open today. And hard [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 23:10:22


0% APR, Same As Cash, and No Interest No Payments. Upon closer reading of the final rules adopted by the federal regulators in December, ... t included in the highlights, news media like New York Times and Wall Street Journal didn’t report ... decisions regarding the cost of using credit. Accordingly, the Agencies conclude that an exception [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:19:07


MortgageNewsClips: Ira’s Best Must Read, Loan Mods R Ezier, CU Rescue, 33 Act & Lawsuits, Only 4 Homes?, Right & Wrong, Diane Swonk, Chris Whalen, Denying Blame, 5 more

ANOTHER MUST READ - Ira Artman has a thoughtful post on the future of securitization and the revival of ... is foreseen. … - Reuters  2.  Regulators preparing rescue of credit unions: report -  Federal regulators are preparing a rescue plan to shore up the finances of some large credit unions, using [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 01:54:43


New threats to credit scores

New threats to credit scores A revised FICO formula will kick in soon, and the balances you carry will matter more than ever ... new year despite weak data The first economic report of 2009 shows the worst manufacturing reading ... dispute won’t cause shortages in Europe. The Optimality of Uniform Pricing in IPOs: An Optimal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:19:15



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