Bank of America Refuses a Hardship Application

I was recently contacted by a full time college student with five credit card accounts ... his credit as much as possible. All of the credit card companies, with the exception of Bank of America ... , I have scoured the net for info regarding my debt, and yours is definitely one of (if not the most [more...]

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

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Should You Hire a Debt Negotiation Service?

In times of financial crises, the looming problem of debt becomes much clearer In the United States of America especially, credit card debt is the primary type of debt experienced by citizens [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 02:27:11

Medical debt adding to credit crisis and economic problems

For me this is one of the most disgraceful aspects of the Republican control in America ... led them to amass a pile of credit card debt and forced them to refinance the mortgage on their house ... where someone either went into debt or feared going into debt so opted for no health care or a bad [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 05:57:01

Getting Out of Debt Quickly pt 1

You are probably familiar with this feeling: Your bills are constantly piling up, but you feel so far behind that you simply cannot bear to even open them. When you do open them, you quickly realize that there is only enough saved up in your bank accounts for you to make the minimum monthly payments and nothing more. You have plenty of other company all over the country. The average family in America is carrying between $8,000 dollars and $9,000 dollars in debt on their credit cards alone. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 11:16:53

Bank of America Seeks Second Bailout From Treasury Department

Yesterday, I speculated on the question of whether a bailout of those in credit card debt would be fair ... bailout funds to one of the nation’s largest credit card issuers. Just when I had begun to think ... of banks that would survive the banking crisis and benefit from consolidation in the industry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:32:04

Keeping Up with the Joneses...Reader's Submission

“Keeping up with the Joneses?” By: Nicole Little Some may say that the quote, “Keeping up with the Joneses" ... -workers and or associates. Well, I guess now we all are paying for Mrs. Brown trying to be Mrs. Jones ... ' average credit card debt in 2007 was $8400 per household. By the end of 2007, consumer debt in America [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:54:03

Credit Cards Evolve to Attract More Customers

by Darren Cason The weakening of the global economy and the overwhelming credit crisis in America has led investors to reassess their risk ... will allow you to weather this turbulent storm without sinking deeper into the cesspool of credit debt ... perception, eliminating the former ease with which many obtained credit. This trend is likely [more...]

Date: 2008-08-28 00:35:49

Bailout Costs Now $74,000 Per U.S. Household, And Keep On Coming

The bailouts are being rolled out at such an incredible pace now, ... debts and credit card borrowings who, it is hoped, will open their lending books again. For those ... it’s difficult to keep track of them all- and America’s debt is growing by the second. Here’ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 07:01:29

The Gasoline Tax And The Renaissance Of The Bicycle

With the rise of the US automobile industry, the bicycle almost disappeared as a means of transportation in America ... -guzzling ways." It's better to use the money for mortgage payments, credit card debt, or a rainy day ... American public roads in good repair. They determined that the deficit between revenue and expense [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 00:31:42

THE FINTAG NEWSLETTER @ 25 August 2009

FINTAG COMMENT Plastic Ono Bank. Bank of America is having trouble packaging up its credit card receivables and flogging them on. You see, to get a decent FICO score you need debts that are likely to be paid back but BoA seems unable to throw any into the mix. I made the error yesterday of stating Mastercard and Visa were in trouble and rightly so I was shot down for they are payment processors not debt holders. I was using a metaphorical term but it didn't work. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-25 23:35:00

Consumers' New Found Embrace of Savings Will Make for a Nasty Downturn

The blow to many Americans' net worth via diminished home values and shrunken retirement accounts has lead to a new found insecurity and ... by credit card companies, banks, and auto lenders getting more stringent and, where applicable, cutting ... are not particularly keen to extend credit to them. We have long warned that America's debt-fueled [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 04:06:27

Bill Conlin

Angry Old White Man, or Sage?: “There are still newspaper readers who venerate the well-turned phrase, the bold analogy, ... in credit-card debt. They lead to one thing: The dumbing down of America.” Big fans of Conlin’s work [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:45:50

Obama Wants America Out of Debt - Legally Erase 50% of Your CC Balance!

Too many people in the USA are drowning in credit card debt.The average American family has approximately $10,000 worth of debt and if they fail to keep up their minimum payments they can end up paying of this debt for the rest of their lives with an additional $40,000 worth of interest racked up.Fact: Credit-cards ... [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 19:14:53

Debt Management Ideas

by William Blake One of the fastest growing businesses in America right now is debt management ... your money. If you have trouble paying more than the minimum on your credit card bill, for instance ... if you can get yourself out of debt now. - Enter a Debt Counseling Program: There are good programs [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 07:23:58

Colleges Profit From Credit Card Companies Predatory Practices

Universities and colleges have long had a warm relationship with credit card providers ... with a $2,000 spending limit.  Thinking I was privileged, being able to wet my appetite for America’s debt ... the need to envelope our nations young in the debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 23:57:56

Collection Agency Demands “Lump Sum”

A reader asked for advice in response to a collection agency demanding a lump sum and refusing to accept a payment plan.. Hi Barry, I have a question for you regarding a collection agency. I have a credit card account ... . I’ve been working with Bank of America through a payment program, but they recently sold the debt [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 01:48:47

GW's Legacy to America

2001 -> 2008 Price of a Bushel of Corn:  $1.86 -> $4 ... : $208b - $430b Illegal Immigrats in US: 8.4m - 11.9m People without Health Insurance: 39m - 45m Credit Card Debt: $683b - $965b Manufacturing Employment Growth: 3% - -22% Americans in Poverty [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:52:26

Credit card debt and a bad market are hurting US residents

Today here in the great country the United States of America we are sensing the full blown end product of what a economic slump can do ... in unsecured consumer credit card debt are also the ones who are going through the most problems. People ... about to get out of debt. These methods include the world renowned credit counseling, credit card debt settl [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 00:02:15

Credit card crackdown coming soon!

The Fed is set to vote Thursday on a number of key protections for credit-card customers. Issue #1: America’s Money Crisis Oh Gee, Wow! ... to get out of the spiraling clinches of “Credit Card Hell” and take back your credit worth reputation. This is NOT– Debt Consolidation, Debt Settlement, Arbitration or Credit Consumer Counseling. Don’t even [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 01:12:11

Credit card debt and a bad market are hurting debtors

Recently here in the superpower country the United States of America we are sensing the full blown result of what a economic slump can do ... in unsecured credit card debt are also the ones who are going through the most hardships. People should ... . These methods include the world renowned consumer credit counseling (CCCS), credit card debt settlement [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 16:07:23

And You Thought Credit Cards Companies Here Were Vicious? [Credit Cards]

America's painfully slow economic decline is partly fueled by almost $1 trillion of revolving credit card debt, an albatross our imperial credit card companies are all too happy to export. Most of the world's ... countries." "Industry experts" worry that the 100 million credit card users in China and Turkey may [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 01:45:45

Credit Card Issuers See the Writing on the Wall: Forgiveness of Debt — they also got paid in full through securitization, so there is no obligation owed to them

Credit Card Companies Willing to Deal Over DebtBank of America says it eased off on more than 700,000 credit card holders in 2008, ... to foster the explosive growth of consumer debt in recent years, credit card companies are realizing ... and card companies are bracing for a wave of defaults on credit card debt in early 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 00:34:25

81,312 Foreclosures in September. More Than Just a Number.

Well the September foreclosure figures are out from RealtyTrac ... to Read If You Live In The Real America, Be Patriotic. Go Shopping And Run Up Credit Card Debt ... foreclosures. Delinquent mortgages, like credit card defaults, do not have to turn into a financial train [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 18:12:09

Banks Agree to Wipe Out Up to 40 Percent of Credit Card Debt But Watch Out.

Credit card lenders include Discover Financial Services LLC, Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co ... with the help of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, Consumer Federation of America and the Financial Service Roundtable to start the process of creating a debt solution, other than [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 15:51:17

The Last 30 Years Weren’t Good For America’s Financial Picture

by William Blake The answer to that lies in remembering just what we were like in the late seventies, and where we are now ... mainstream consciousness with the advent of electronic payment processing. Credit card debt ... a credit card became a little tougher. Consumers in the late seventies were by and large cash [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 15:56:05

America's gift to the world -- credit cards and debt

Guess what country this paragraph from a New York Times story describes: Outstanding card debt here ballooned to nearly $18 billion last year, ... -high interest charges. It's Turkey, where less than a generation ago consumer debt was almost unheard ... of the NYT's powerful series called "The Debt Trap" -- describes the spread of easy credit [more...]

Date: 2008-08-11 20:27:41

Aide with credit card debt is a must for a large number of US consumers

Presently here in the great country of the America we are experiencing a uncharacteristically hard economic cycle financially ... of Americans is the monster of unsecured credit card debt. We have reached an all time high here in the USA ... settlement. Debt consolidation loans can turn out to be pretty precarious. Reason being [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 14:51:00

THE LOST ART OF SAVING

I am old enough to remember when there was not a single credit card in all of America. You don't believe me? I'm not surprised ... debt on all levels. The first credit cards went into general use with the American Express card ... . With your government frantically doing everything possible to persuade you to go deeper in debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:10:31

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