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Date: 2008-12-18 19:12:55

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Ellie Kay on Nightline

Resolved to dig out of debt? It can be done but there's a right way and a wrong way to approach the topic, ... !Assess Your Debt -- Order your credit report for free at http://www.annualcreditreport.com/ and add ... ). It involves knowing how to talk to the person at the credit card company and being polite, prepared [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:21:00

A new semester under way

I apologize to my loyal readers, who are probably wondering whether I am giving up on this blog. Well, that’s not my intention, but I have a brave new course this semester — a one-credit introduction to multimedia reporting — and I’m overhauling my Flash journalism/Web design course, which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:48:14

Riddle Me This

My sixth grade teacher was considered one of the toughest in my entire prep. Students feared her and parents fought to get their kids in her class ... ending with those digits. And while waiting to call you, I checked my credit report and the only [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 15:45:00

Green Ink: There’s an Energy Plan Here Somewhere

Renewed violence in Nigeria and tough talk from Iran and Turkey pushed oil up from a seven-week low, Bloomberg reports ... terms of credit to a gaping hole in the oil distribution system, both in the WSJ (sub reqd.). Gaping ... fewer gasoline taxes, and even less money to repair decrepit infrastructure—and those investments “ [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 12:13:17

Parting Gifts from Bush ...

Alas, Americans are left without recompense in the wake of President George W. Bush's departure ... or the highest level in more than six decades. A sobering U.S. Labor Department jobs report Friday showed ... the credit crisis began in September. The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% last month from 6.7 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 22:32:45

Free credit report for a brighter tomorrow

The family encounters those financial problems arising. They make budgets for the family use and those debts to pay ... all at the same time? Like bills, mortgages, other loans, and credit card that way it’s beyond ... . With the use of debt consolidation, you can pay your multiple debts in one debt. Meaning, combining [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 06:49:10

New Media Predictions for 2009: from Croydon to Kenya (Carnival of Journalism)

This month’s Big Question from David Cohn for the Carnival collection of US and UK journalist/academic bloggers is “What Are Your Positive New Media ... dot-com bust next year in the UK as fragile new media enterprises are credit-crunched ... Sustainability Initiative report found that digital media growth is a major contributor to global warming [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 10:10:14

Credit Scoring - Does it Matter?

If the borrower has a satisfactory credit history and the ability to pay timely payments, ... is ordered by the lender and the credit reporting agency establishes a score to help a potential lender ... o Adverse Public record information o Evidence of collection accounts o Recent delinquent [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 12:10:33

Final Insult: Thieves Steal Deceased’s Identity

When 23-year-old Zal Chapgar of Bluebell, PA passed away, his family was understandably devastated ... ? Credit report representatives who talked to The Inquirer said what the Chapgars experienced may ... when they began receiving phone calls from credit card companies, including financial giants Amex [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:49:41

Beige Book Paints A Dim Picture

The Fed Released the Beige Book a yesterday. I paints a very grim picture of the economy. Here are some highlights:District reports indicate that retail sales were generally weak ... lending conditions reported in most Districts. Credit quality remained a concern in several [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:30:00

MortgageNewsClips: Catching Fraud, HSH on Fixed Rate, Super Human, Stephanie Pomboy, Reverses Go Live, Tom Brown, Mod Section 6 links, FDIC Highlights, Accounting

Discussing Loan Reviews with Andy Hall  - John Clapp - MortgageOrb chats with Andy Hall, ... that it will take consumers at least five years - and probably more - to recover from the credit crisis ... Oversight Panel’s First Report: Unfortunately, Just What We Expected  Elizabeth Warren seems determined [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 12:53:02

Stocks Recoup Sessions Losses

FINANCIALS EVIDENCE HOPE FOR CONGRESSIONAL BAILOUT U.S ... and has moved narrowly higher in the session’s later trading. Capital One (COF), the consumer-lending giant that reported credit-card defaults continued to widen in December, recouped its early losses to move [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:56:41

Delete Nco Financial From Your Credit Report

NCO Financial is headquartered out of Pennsylvania. They have been operating since the early 1920’s ... to settle the debt. In this settlement letter I suggest ... being un willing to spend the time and money to verify a debt. So it is common for all disputed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 04:30:07

It’s unanimous, Web application security has arrived

It’s unanimous. Web application security is the #1 avenue of attack according to basically every industry data security report available ( ... credit card transactions.5. They install backdoors that "beacon" periodically to their command ... , Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), and processing applications in an effort to obtain credit card [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 20:00:00

How to Promote Australian Tourism to a Worldwide Audience for £70,000!

You’ve probably heard about the “Best Job in the World” offer during the last couple of days ... at all! Hamilton Island, Australia Hamilton Island photo credit - kevingibbons.co.uk Television reports ... . If you haven’t, Experience Queensland are offering the opportunity to live rent free on Australia [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:33:14

Few following DIAC in Gershon hiring drive

Most large federal government agencies this week said they had no plans to follow the Department of Immigration and Citizenship's lead in hiring a ... recommendations. Razor: Gershon and Tanner Sir Peter Gershon and Lindsay Tanner (Credit: Brian Hartigan) The Gershon report, which has been endorsed as an action plan by Federal Cabinet, found [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:57:02

Things We Love

Debbie loves Twhirl – This twitter application  allows you to have Twitter up and running on your desktop throughout the day and alerts you with a ... are the FreeCreditReport.com (the original tune “F-R-E-E that spells free credit report dot com baby…” not the newly revised [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:21:11

Snow, Ice, and Everything Nice!

Sandy sent me this photo and said, "Hey isn't Cliff your friend that lives on a farm and his wife grooms dogs?" This picture made her think of that! ... . I do like the singer who does the commercial for Free Credit Report Dot Com. His name is Eric Violette [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 22:34:00

Credit Suisse Group (NYSE:CS) - The common stock is attractively valued, despite challenging market conditions. Free research report for 3Q 08 results.

In 3Q 08, Credit Suisse Group’s (Credit Suisse) net revenues declined y-o-y, with non-interest income falling well short of our expectations. The bottom-line also deteriorated sharply, reflecting tough conditions in global financial markets, which eroded trading income and led to higher provisions for credit losses. Nevertheless [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:09:03

Obama Still Plans Middle Class Tax Cuts

Despite sharp criticism from some Republicans, President-elect Barack Obama is still planning to provide economic assistance to the middle class via ... economy will contract through the first half of 2009. The National Bureau of Economic Research ... that is at the root of the credit crunch probably deepened, another report due on Dec. 30 may show. The [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:28:20

Headline News - January 14, 2009

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

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

It Is The Bank of AMERICA After All

Just nationalize the lot of them and end this. Bank of America, the largest U.S. bank, is seeking billions of dollars of government aid after it realized that credit losses ... to report its quarterly results on January 20. "Bank of America appears to be in meltdown," said Anton [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:38:00

CDS report: Financials cast gloom on credit markets

Sentiment remains bleak in credit markets as gloomy retail news from the US and Europe, as well as fears of more negative economic data to come, added to an already soured mood on Thursday morning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:10:55

Satuday, June 21, 2008 UNDISCOVER DISCOVER CARD Since DISCOVER CARD has decided to plant an unauthorized ad on this blog, ... their services. Report: Discover Card Category: Credit & Debt Services Discover Card ripoff Salt Lake City ... in existence. Discover Card is notorious for skirting, when ever possible, the Fair Credit Act. In fact, [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 22:47:36

Your Credit Score, Your Sanity

I decided to sign up for credit monitoring at www.myfico ... you for an uncollectable debt, as the original creditor or the assigned collection agency cannot take ... that paying off a collection account will not remove it from your credit report. It will stay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 02:41:50

Consumer deleveraging: only just begun?

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve reported that outstanding consumer credit for November fell a worse-than-expected $7.9 billion, lending support to the notion that the consumer is deleveraging. However, based on the accompanying graph of year-over-year changes in consumer credit and mortgage debt relative to GDP [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 06:26:08

Common Credit Questions: Should You Send a Debt Validation Letter on an Attorney's Letterhead?

No. Actually, a debt collector may overreact to a DV letter sent from an attorney. You do not want the collection agency/creditor paying too much attention to your dispute. You want them to ignore it so it goes away. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) expects that the consumer [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 19:14:00

Authorized Users, Debt Settlement and Negotiating When You’re Unemployed

One of our readers, Jaclyn, had this question for us: If I removed an authorized user from an account, ... regularly reports your account activity to the credit bureaus then the removal should be reflected ... amount and attempt to settle your debt. However, most companies do not like to tackle debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 05:11:55

A Housing Market Detached From Reality

The Ukiah Daily Journal reports from California. “Worried consumers, ... , assets, credit and long-term job stability,’ as requirements for a home loan, said Ginny Richards ... a loan with no money down and no proof of income are over. If you’re buying, Richards advises, ‘ [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 17:46:53

Brits’ Christmas ’spending spree’

Christmas Day saw a huge number of people go online to make purchases, according to new figures. The Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) ... has been badly hit by the credit crunch, with many reporting reduced sales during Christmas, despite [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:08:22

Roosevelt Island Public Safety Reports For 12/31/08 - 1/13/09 - Mailbox Credit Card Theft, Robbery/Assault, Stuck in Subway Elevator & Egg Throwing

Image of stolen mail from AARPDuring the January 7 RIRA Common Council Meeting it was disclosed that there is a problem on Roosevelt Island with new ... observing our mail and to call the credit card company and have the fraud alert lifted on two separate ... and I. Through mere accident, my husband became aware that a new credit card had been stolen from [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 18:57:00

Resolutions 2009

I'd like to hear about any resolutions for this year that are on your mind.I admit: nothing specific comes to mind for me.. ... : Protect your identity. Download your free annual credit report (US only). Build your network before [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:21:41

Win A Sony Vaio

Fancy winning a Sony Vaio Laptop & a one year subscription to McAfee Internet Security? ... your credit report for free while your there, bargain. Click here for details ... . All you have to do is log in to credit expert  before the 13th February to be in the prize draw [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:22:21

Happy Turkey Day - to the turkeys who don’t die

Permalink Page 1 of 443 pages 1 2 3 > Last » Search CreditSuit ... ? Richard C. Cook: STOP paying your credit cards! Trado update: looking for Drupal expert to help ... and wealth By Christine on 11 26 2008 NPR report on AmEx lowering credit limits By Andrea [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 05:36:00

Your Choice: Doom & Gloom or Strategic Marketing

Well, the reports are out. The National Small Business Association is reporting (based on its 2008 Year-End Economic Report) ... marketing plan. Image credit:  gothicburg, on Flickr Tags: achieve success, Business, economy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:09:27

JP Morgan Profit Down 76%

NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase narrowly avoided a loss in the fourth quarter, ... on our market-related businesses, continued higher loan losses and increases to our credit reserves,” Dimon said ... to report results for the fourth quarter. The quarter was a particularly rough [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:08:42

Credit card scheme lands former N.C. State player with fraud charges

Gavin Grant in Hot Water RALEIGH — A former N.C. State basketball standout turned himself in to police this week after he was charged with participating in a credit card scheme at a Triangle Town Center store. Gavin Grant, who played ... to some credit card transactions and stems from a report we received from Saks Fifth Avenue [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:12:39

Fix Your Life In 2009

24 ways to fix your life in 2009 From credit reports to skin care and college tuition to high heels, it’s all here. Friday, January 02, 2009Whew! ... will rise to $13,000 in 2009. The gift helps reduce the size of your estate — probably a good idea [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 18:44:41

Business Is Booming for the Repo Man

The Miami Herald reports that not everyone is taking the credit crunch as hard as kids in Britain: ... on this day, its loan hasn't been paid for months, with $200,000 overdue. I grew up in a Florida ... crunch cohort: payday lenders. [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 15:16:00

Punching Mrs. Kenner

PIC DELETED This pic'll make you do things you don't want to do ... . And then there's the Free Credit Report Dot Com song. Which is kind of catchy. I need to get out more.Pre-Order [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 18:02:01

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) ... are reported to be struggling to cope with mounting credit card bills and just over a million people ... respectively. The credit crunch could be blamed for the increase in corporate and personal insolvency [more...]

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

Charlie Rose interviews Walmart CEO Lee Scott

Great interview here. Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is known to be a data monster when it comes to retail ... at a just-in-time manner instead of buying ahead due to limited credit and business down. -Similar behavior most ... are reporting sales down too, pressures across for anyone who produces for homes (towels, bed sheets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:55:26

Opening Comments January 15 2009

Prices of Treasury coupon securities maintain a robust tone as economic reports continue to manifest weakness and credit concerns are unabated. Market participants brace for a round of data today [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:30:55

Top Eight Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head and Just Won't Come Out

1: FreeCreditReport.com "F-R-E-E that spells free, credit report dot com babyy" This is the first commercial of a series which have been playing on TV recently. It's impossible not to sing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 08:29:19

ChryCo CEO Denies No Free Credit (Report Dot Com Baby)

In an email to the troops , Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli's denying The Wall Street Journal report that ChryCo's re-fi of $30b of short-term, car-loan-backed debt may not go down. If that happens– I mean, doesn't happen– Chrysler [more...]

Date: 2008-07-22 16:36:40

Security Vulnerability Found in Safari RSS

Security Vulnerability Found in Safari RSS Tuesday January 13, 2009 12:10 PM EST Written by Eric Slivka ... browser until Apple issues a patch. Mastenbrook, who has received credit from Apple for reporting ... . Rating (37 Positives; 97 Negatives) 62 comments Rate: Positive | Negative topright [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:10:59

Time to reform the Consumer Credit Act?

Iain Dale has posted about a report that has been released by Grant Shapps called "Payday for Loan Sharks" ... it's worth taking a step back here for a second and clarifying something, these people are not loan sharks. Loan sharks break your legs when you don't pay. These people are bastards, absolute bastards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 09:48:38

An evening well spent

An evening well spent Share Post Print January 14, 2009 Posted by Paul at 8: ... and David Brooks are said to have been there, as well. Obama deserves credit for this "outreach," which is consistent with reports about how he handled himself as head of the Harvard Law Review [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:56:45

OECD says EU Should Consider Single Financial Supervisor

The OECD urges a more centralized and integrated approach to financial regulation in European Union, including considering a single supervisor ... reporting forms introduced.” Technorati Tags: credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:00:44

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