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

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Credit Services

October 1, 2009 | By Sara Bernard In Finance | by Sara BernardThe recent economic downturn and financial crises have left many people with destroyed credit. Some credit repair companies are making outrageous claims that they can instantly repair credit. You need understand what these credit repair companies intend!If you want to start a credit repair process, the first thing you should do is find your credit report. It is widely available online due to a new law. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 21:25:56

Credit Repair The DIY Way

by Bob jones Negative comments on your credit report can cost a lot of money. You do not have to give up though, since it is never too late to repair your credit worthiness. However, bear in mind that credit repair does not happen overnight. It requires serious dedication and perseverance to start with a clean slate again. How to Get Started : You should know who the three credit bureaus are and what they are saying about you. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 07:27:52

Why Monitoring Your Credit Score Is More Important Than Ever Before

Are you considering the process of repairing your credit? One of the most important things you can do, apart from getting errors and mistakes removed from your credit report, is to keep your credit... Writers Wanted: Join Our Blogging Community Today! [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 19:25:22

Credit Repair The DIY Way

by Bob jones Negative comments on your credit report can cost a lot of money. You do not have to despair though, because it is never too late to repair your credit worthiness. However, remember that credit repair does not happen overnight. It requires serious dedication and perseverance to start a clean slate once more. How to Get Started : You should know who the three credit bureaux are and what they are saying about you. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 21:05:30

Credit Repair The DIY Way

by Bob jones Negative comments on your credit report can cost a lot of money. You do not have to give up though, since it is never too late to repair your credit worthiness. However, bear in mind that credit repair does not take place overnight. It takes serious dedication and perseverance to start with a clean slate again. How to Get Started : You should know who the three credit bureaux are and what they are saying about you. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 10:03:24

Take A Peek At My Lending Tree Home Refinance Offers

Here’s a sneak peek at some that were offered to me when I signed up on their website ... on your credit report, obtaining your score only. This shouldn’t lower your credit score, so don’t worry ... with no points. I have a high 700’s credit score so I feel confident I’ll get a better offer than any [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:48:36

Learn How A Divorce Can Upset Your Credit Report

September 28, 2009 | By Mike Jones In Finance | by Kevin LynchConsiderably too many marriages end in divorce these days. Sadly the splitting up of a marriage is not only an emotional battle but it all too often has a hugely negative outcome on your finances also. Frequently there are folks who have been responsible and trustworthy with their credit for years who end up with major tribulations following a divorce. Divorce is one of the foremost causes of problematic credit for many persons. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 10:26:54

Headline News - September 29, 2009

U.S. Bank Introduces Downloadable Mobile Banking Application Bling Nation - La Junta, Colo. Embraces Mobile Payments The Red Tape Chronicles - MSNBC.com: Consumer groups blast banks' card 'tricks' CashEdge Signs First Round of Banks for Popmoney™ New Javelin Report: Multi-Channel Authentication Via Mobile Banking US News and World Report: Credit Card Fees: 5 Things You Should Know Alaska Option Joins Acculynk Internet PIN Debit Pilot Transaction Wireless Signs AMC [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 11:31:08

Credit Card Lenders Clamp Down Hard

Consumers are in a newly austere mood, and those who have lived beyond or at the edge of their means may be forced to retrench whether they want to ... , some can come back to haunt consumers. The result can be a lower credit score, which forces a borrower ... or not. The New York Times reports that credit card issuers are cutting back on their lines [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 03:50:36

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

Always Look A Gift Check In The Mouth [Check Fraud]

Fred writes: My brother who is a junior at college sent out a bunch of applications for college grants and other sources of funding to pay for his ... him that he has been reported to the FBI, and that the information would be noted on his credit report. He wasn't really able ... by not answering anything. I was wondering if it would be a negative [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 16:14:23

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

Sign of Deepening Recession

As if the constant barrage of troubling macroeconomic news was not enough to tip you off, now something truly appalling has come to our attention. No, it isn’t the new unemployment statistics, credit spreads, the latest report on retail sales ... inexpensive beer. Up until this latest report, the conventional wisdom seemed to be holding true [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:59:21

Sign of Deepening Recession

As if the constant barrage of troubling macroeconomic news was not enough to tip you off, now something truly appalling has come to our attention. No, it isn’t the new unemployment statistics, credit spreads, the latest report on retail sales ... inexpensive beer. Up until this latest report, the conventional wisdom seemed to be holding true [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:25:24

Will a short sale hurt my credit score?

When I meet with homeowners who are struggling with their mortgage are maybe behind on payments and have no equity in their home, ... get this question - “Will a short sale hurt my credit score? And if so, by how much?” I have been doing ... or foreclosure on one’s credit report. I recently came across some great information provided by a mortgage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:14:24

How You Can Stop Identity Theft

The FTC recently released a list of top consumer fraud complaints received in 2007 and not surprisingly, identity theft topped the list for the eighth year in a row at 32% of the overall complaints. Consumers reported over $1.2 billion in losses last year, even though there are many ways to fight identity theft . While we can’t be expected to live an exceedingly paranoid existence, we can be smart by monitoring our free Experian credit report. [more...]

Date: 2009-06-18 19:02:05

Miss Singapore World Ris Low Resigns

Miss Singapore World 2009, Ris Low has given up her crown just days after her past conviction for credit card fraud was exposed. She had come under public pressure to be stripped of her 2009 title, after local media reported she stole seven credit cards last year, buying goods about S$8,000 ($5,662) including lingerie, gold anklets and phones. According to the organizer, Ris Low will no longer represent Singapore at Miss World 2009 in South Africa, but her replacement has not been finalized yet. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-01 15:31:06

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Writedowns, trading losses for Credit Suisse. Credit Suisse (CS) reported a Q3 net loss of 1.26B Swiss francs ($1.08B) ... - but perhaps a more stable business model - going forward. In September CFO David Viniar said [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 11:20:04

Credit Defaults Swaps Peg Corporate Bond Risk at Record Levels

As the prospects for the economy deteriorate, the cost of default protection on corporate bonds hit a new high ... van den Broek, the Amsterdam-based head of credit strategy at ING Groep NV, wrote in a report today ... , a Munich-based credit strategist at UniCredit SpA, Italy’s biggest bank. “There is fear in the market.” [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 19:46:01

Payday Loan Up To 1000

The funds may be obtained despite a problematic credit report. You will be submitting name address, phone numbers, bank account ... % of the loan applicants are qualified enough to obtain finance in this field, as you will be giving ... crunch anymore. Bad credit cash advances that are required to pledge any security which drastically [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:31:55

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

If Your Kid Loses His Wallet...

A picture of a wallet. In addition to a driver's license, teens today carry many of the same things adults carry in their wallets: credit cards, ... alert on your accounts. Report the loss to the fraud department at your bank. Review your credit ... need to know what to do if their wallet or purse is lost or stolen — and they need to act quickly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:45:56

Credit Crisis Report 10/12/2008 Problems Deepen (MS)(RBS)(HBO)(FNM)(FRE)(GM)(F)

The IMF said that the world banking system faces of meltdown if governments does not take immediate action to support that largest banks ... . Bloomberg reports that Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) began notifying bond traders ... credit derivatives linked to Lehman Brothers are likely to be higher than anticipated after auctions [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 11:41:21

Happy New Year Facebook - your employees think you’re lying about advertising. And they may have a point

A gremlin inside Facebook - or more likely a disgruntled employee - briefly hacked Facebook in the last few hours ... and business, then why do I get shown ads for Credit Rating Reports, as I did today? On thing’ ... get you a 2:1″ and Bad credit? Get a credit card with 39.9% APR!’. Classy.” The thing is, social [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:59:10

Broker/Owner Steve Keefe Conducts "Short Sale" Training

Steven Keefe, Broker/Owner  Coldwell Banker Sky Ridge Realty   Arrowhead Home Loans, Inc. www.mountainmoves ... ramifications, but in my opinion, I would rather have a settled mortgage on my credit report than ... have a clue how to do it.  This can be a dangerous proposition for the parties involved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:53:41

How to Fix Bad Credit and Reduce Stress

All of us have made financial mistakes at one point or another; after all, we are only human. However, the trick here is to not live with the problems that come along when you have bad credit any longer than necessary.All information, regardless if it is good or bad, will stay on your credit report ... [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 19:17:09

Buy and Bail

From the Wall Street Journal: Some Buy a New Home to Bail on the Old Fannie Plans Rules To Avoid Practice Described as Fraud By NICK TIMIRAOS ... , since foreclosures can stay on a credit report for seven years. In some states, lenders can sue ... require those borrowers to make a 10% down payment and meet a minimum credit score after the five [more...]

Date: 2008-06-11 09:54:32

How and When to Cancel a Credit Card

Update: After feedback from readers, I’ve made some clarifications to this post ... and other agencies report your habits to credit bureaus, organizations that collect this information ... . My recommendations have not changed, but I’ve tried to emphasize the effect closing a credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 12:00:22

News Digest 8/12/2008 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg

According to Reuters, JP Morgan (JPM) lost $1.5 billion in July. Reuters writes the UBS (UBS) ... . Reuters reports that Countrywide faces an FTC investigation. The Wall Street Journal reports ... to tighten credit for businesses and consumers. The Wall Stree Journal reports that S&P cut [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 07:52:17

Economy Weakens PC, Chip Sales

Things are not looking good for PC and chip manufacturers as consumers held back on electronics purchases during the holidays ... for the first time in 6 years in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to a new report from IDG ... tightening credit, eroding confidence, and growing unemployment,” said Doug Bell, research analyst [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:37:39

Mortgage approvals slump by 52%

Mortgage lending for house purchases fell by 52% over the 12 months to October, according to latest figures from the British Bankers' Association ( ... a much reduced appetite for borrowing. "Mortgage approvals remained low, consumer credit ... . A report into mortgage financing by Sir James Crosby, former HBOS chief executive, suggested repayments [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 10:08:00

Loan Loses Continue To Mount: A Look At FDIC Graphs

You're probably not surprised to hear that loan losses are continuing to mount at financial institutions, but just how bad are things getting? ... paint the grim picture in his blog post below. chart11 More Institutions Report Declining ... for credit losses topped $50 billion for a second consecutive quarter, absorbing one-third [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 18:36:28

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

What are your alternatives for filing bankruptcy?

The term ‘bankruptcy’ conjures up an image of someone publicly disgraced and broke ... for long. It will remain on your credit report for nearly 10 years due to which no reputed lender ... as a part of the Insolvency Act of 1986 and is a legally approved debt solution. When you opt for an IVA [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:28:53

Tribute MasterCard Review

by Daniel Moskel The Tribute MasterCard is often used to help rebuild a low credit score. It is an unsecured bad credit card ... to how much credit you have that is not being used. There will be an annual fee; however every sub ... your application. To get the most benefit on your credit report from your card you should try [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 08:00:12

Over 50% of Mortgage Mods Fail Within 6 Months

The stock market is staging a very peppy rally on the hopes for the Obama infrastructure plan and the auto bailout, ... recent mortgage reports,” Dugan said. “Credit quality continued to decline across the board ... . We have long advocated mortgage modifications as a remedy that banks used fairly freely in the stone ages [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 17:21:49

Update: who is going into foreclosure?

How do we help people in foreclosure? Or, is the question still, do we help people in foreclosure ... delinquent again within 10 months, according to a Credit Suisse report. A couple of disturbing numbers ... has proved hard to fix: Falling home prices: More than 23 percent of home owners with a mortgage owe [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 13:41:47

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

Money Hacks Carnival #31 — Crisis And Bailout

Well, looks like we are having a rash of carnival crises here ... Your Child A Millionaire! at My Family’s Money. Credit and Debt How to Put a Fraud Alert on Your Credit Report at Military Money Might. How to get out of Debt at Liberta - Freedom. After Debt? at Living [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 02:51:28

Sunday's NYT: The Drive-by Edition

Throwdown! Frank Rich turns the financial crisis into a movie review, sort of. News you already knew! ... to spell that. Credit report and DNA chart please. Welcome to 2007! The Times discovers ... and stones and names all hurt. "When greed trumps lust, and fraud is more fascinating than [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 01:03:27

U.S. Government Default?

Greg Ip reports:Thanks to the advent of credit derivatives -- financial contracts that allow investors to speculate on or protect against default -- we can now observe how likely global markets think it is that Uncle Sam will renege on America's mounting debts. Last week, markets pegged the probability of a U.S. default at 6 percent over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:36:00

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

Just Tricks…No Treats for Friday’s Rates

Mortgage rates continue to trend upwards like mummies crawling out of their graves.  (Sorry…bad reach. Booooo).  October has been terrible for rates! ... and FHA jumbo loans.    We’ll end next week with the goulish Jobs Report.  Most traders should ... credit score of 720-739, “full doc” purchase with a sales price of $500,000 and a loan amount [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 19:48:17

Things to Consider Before Availing Car Loans

Everyone has a dream to own a car. Cars have become a basic need in our life ... interest rates, a secured loan is a good option • Get hold of your credit report to avoid the chance ... to keep your property at risk, then go for unsecured loans. Many people having poor credit history [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:53:13

Free FICO Score At Equifax (No Strings)

Written on 10/02/2008 by me, Jay White, the founder of Dumb Little Man and an all around average guy ... . As you may know, Equifax is one of the 3-primary credit bureaus in the US and its score is used heavily ... (as promotions do), you can also obtain a free credit report at annualcreditreport.com. While it won't give [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 12:12:54

Widespread Mortgage Refinance (Good Credit Doesn’t Pay)

Mine won’t be one of the three million mortgages expected to get a new deal via The Bailout ... , to have the right numbers on our credit report. AND a month later when every headline ... , and took the best mortgage deal we could get. Who Wouldn’t Take an Adjustable Rate Mortgage? Because [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 13:35:53

Money Hacks Carnival #39

Looks like another another miscue in the Carnival Land ... Transfers Offers posted at Blueprint for Financial Prosperity. Annual Credit Report posted at Identity ... for your participation. carnival Photo by Meagen via Flickr Credit and Debt Five Ways to Help [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 03:25:15

NYC Commercial REIT's Fall

A: What took so long? Did they forget that commercial real estate was under severe pressure just like residential real estate was 16 months ago? ... is a wall street city facing a wall street crisis? What happened? I heard of a report from a Goldman ... "Credit Crunch: Part II": "Holy Batman! Are you guys paying attention to what is going [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 19:40:52

Why Buyers Should Adopt the Scout Motto

       Be Prepared! Buyers, especially first time home buyers, need to adopt the scout’s motto ... a full credit report and did not send your file to their underwriter for approval. If you are really ... .  Follow their advice.  Many of today’s buyers need to clean up their credit scores in order to obtain [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 17:47:16

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