Why Internet Marketers Love The Global Recession!

Internet marketing experts are thriving today as never before; ... out the storm on credit. Credit card companies are lowering limits and/or raising the interest rates ... -to-Consumer business is just as bad, if not worse. Millions of jobs have evaporated in the past year alone [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 05:02:24

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Arbitration: the unfair game

BusinessWeek has a good article by Robert Berner and Brian Grow on compulsory arbitration, a big business these days ( ... dominates credit-card arbitration, operates a system in which it is exceedingly difficult for individuals ... (NAF), a for-profit company based in Minneapolis, specializes in resolving claims by banks, credit-card [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 21:16:53

A “Computer Glitch” Caused Macy’s Customers to be Charged Twice

On December 22, a representative for Visa wrote about that company’s protection for customers who use debit cards: If your account is compromised, ... provisional credit for losses from unauthorized card use within 5 business days of notification ... Visa is committed to setting things right without further aggravation or inconvenience [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 20:00:49

How To Get Out Of Credit Card Debt With Dignity

I am at wits end about my debt situation. I had to take care of my ailing month nine months earlier and as a result I needed more money ... read about how debt consolidation businesses are not effective. I just don’t know where to turn. I attempted to call several of my credit card companies and was threatened to be sued. While [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 13:20:00

Scam warnings against SFL Nutrition, GlobalNet Pharmacies, and Aton Solutions

Photo by: Fill More Photography Better Business Bureau is warning all consumers to go easy with the Acai Berry, ... to submit their credit card numbers online. They were surprised, later, when orders of the supplement ... their monthly credit card statements and found that the companies were billing them $80 for the unwanted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:48:04

Earning Your Full Reward

When I was at Tompkins Industries, we were trying to increase our walk-in traffic for our hydraulic hose repair business ... rewards for our behavior. In school our teachers used rewards to get us to learn. In our jobs ... us, ingrained into our thinking and actions.We have even been brain washed by credit card companies to spend [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:57:09

Hooverville

Who abhors a vacuum? Nature and, close second, your credit card company ... of freedom, the relief that, in this one part of my financial life, I had gained control ... business with, never even heard of sent me offers and come-ons and those scary blank checks anyone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:35:59

Bankruptcy and the Bible

The Bible and Bankruptcy Let me preface this by saying, while I have been in deep debt, ... . While I am sure most of them are credit card companies and other lending institutions, it is not an excuse for doing something wrong. If the businesses themselves forgave the debt, it would [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 11:27:50

is it true if you use debt consolidation svc, they want your power of attorney to act on your behalf?

I've delayed getting help for credit-card debt because I was told by one company they want my power of attorney which needs to be notarized before I can do business with them. I think that's scary! Yes….this is true. Most want a limited power of attorney… Stay away from any "debt consolidation" company that promises to cut your debt in half through debt settlement….This is a risky tactic of deliberately ceasing all payments to creditors and forcing your accounts into default to attempt settlements. [more...]

Date: 2009-06-18 06:21:17

Citi to chop more jobs, again?

Citi CEO Vikram Pandit is ripping apart the company and surely firing even more yet the arrogant and incompetent CEO struggled at the end of 2008 ... announce measures to shed two consumer-finance units and its private-label credit-card business, and step [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:55:02

Is It A Good Or Bad Thing That So Many Companies Are Going Out Of Business?

What exactly will 2009 bring us in terms of businesses closing down for good? ... $2.56 trillion in consumer debt, with the average household’s credit card debt amounting to $8,565 ... filing for bankruptcy or are already in it, so we won’t know if some of them make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:00:00

Significance of Stock Market in the Financial System

by Mary Bush A stock market also known as equity market is a private or public market wherein dealing of business stock and company derived stock at ... the manufacture of good supplies and employment. About the Author: Debt Consolidation News Gold and Platinum Credit Cards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:59:38

No Costs Are Fixed

My first year in business was bewildering. The various services necessary to run a business took some effort to figure out and pull off at the right time. Insurance, credit card processors, telephone and Internet, payroll and accounting, and even ... guys handled. A smart company has IT report to finance because techies are like kids in a candy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:01:00

Naughty Business of the Week: Apply for your share of the Dell Inc. settlement

If you purchased a Dell computer or service after April 1, 2005, here's a heads up: ... and repair policies. The company did not admit wrongdoing, but agreed to pay $1.5 million in restitution ... , including that it's a revolving credit account with minimum payments just like a credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 19:34:23

Finance Crisis Hits Credit Card Business

The financial crisis appears to be spreading to the credit-card business. Credit card companies say that their charge-offs of delinquent debt from card-holders have spiked to 5.5 percent, and could jump to 8 percent in coming months, a level not seen since the dot-com [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 17:12:26

A recent article in Business Week highlights some apparently (IMO) improper practices used by credit-card issuers in collecting debts ... Forum (NAF) … specializes in resolving claims by banks, credit-card companies, and major retailers ... of their credit-card applications to arbitrate any disputes over bills rather than have the cases [more...]

Date: 2008-06-16 19:52:25

BizWeek: Leading Arbitration Firm Favors Creditors Over Individuals

scales In its cover story this week, BusinessWeek offers up a lengthy critique of the National Arbitration Forum, one of the nation’s largest arbitration firms. The story focuses on credit-card collection ... that NAF enlisted law firms with ties to credit-card companies to help NAF win business from creditors ─ [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 08:45:00

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