Municipal ID program takes off

It took more time than it should have, but San Francisco's long anticipated ID Card program took off today ... banks and credit unions have also stated that they will accept the card to open a financial account [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:48:35

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TARP "Reform" Act only makes things worse

By Matt Hawes Representative Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has introduced H.R ... and credit unions to 0,000 permanent, when it was enacted temporarily as part of TARP [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:23:08

Only at Great Lakes

So the other day I had occasion to go to the Navy Federal Credit Union while at drill at NAVSTA Great Lakes. There is not a branch here in Michigan, but this worked out conveniently [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 02:21:02

13 Best Practices For Client Presentations

For the marketing consultants, and the people who work with consultants, this one is for you ... of Atlanta, Martin Luther King Historic Site, Georgia Family Credit Union Project, Park Pride, MUST [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:43:33

Defense of Marriage Act author urges repeal

by Jay McDonough Bob Barr, ex congressman from Georgia and author of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act recommended the laws repeal today in a Los ... grounds legally, conflicting with the Constitutions Full Faith and Credit clause, but the U.S. Supreme ... (Civil unions and gay marriage) last week: According to a 1997 Government Accounting Office [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 00:23:38

5 Ways to Save Money on Your Next Vehicle Loan

by Ada Denis Don’t get stuck with a bad car deal. Here are five ways to walk away from an auto dealership and save money on the vehicle loan. 1 ... an application with your personal bank, credit union, finance company, or online auto loan broker [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 09:27:49

Quicken for Mac Lacks Extended Validation Certificate Support

A few days ago, in the middle of the first wave of snow that hit Seattle, I tried to download banking transactions from my credit union, BECU (once dedicated to Boeing employees) using Quicken 2006 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 19:24:50

Pensacola Bay Area Economy - A Balanced Look, Please!

Pensacola Bay Area Economy - A Balanced Look, Please! Unemployment, slow retail sales, falling home prices, and here we all go ... , Navy Federal Credit Union's $54 million building 3 on their Beulah campus and the much anticipated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 03:01:40

Fed Funds Rate Drop Update: Locking In Higher Bank Yields Now

Given the recent drop in the Fed Funds rate to nearly zero, bank have been adjusting their interest rates accordingly ... ) Certificates of Deposit Pentagon Federal Credit Union is offering 3-year, 4-year, and 5-year CDs at 4.75 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 12:32:43

Leann Lane on "Publication: A New Book 'Pakistan's Strategic Culture and FP Making"

003oddy4kn2xjyu6 Astronomy Lesson Plans http://5.lisamkqih.com/2z Find A Credit Union http://5.wqjtwj.com/u Current Time In Rio http://0 ... Delaware Lemon Law http://7.nwfbklh.com/f Christian Debt Management http://2.hqoaisamy.com/24 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 14:39:44

10 governors sign letter opposing union-endorsed, anti-worker, pro-bullying law; Sebelius not one of them

10 Republican governor's signed the following letter regarding proposed "card check" legislation that is supported by every major American union, and that Obama is expected to sign (credit to Club for Growth). The mis-named "Employee Free Choice Act" would take away workplace rights that workers have enjoyed for decades. The Honorable Harry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:01:00

FBI searching for 'Wilson Bandit' bank robber

The FBI is seeking information about a man nicknamed the ''Wilson Bandit,'' who may have robbed credit unions in Ahwatukee and Tempe in the last three months. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:28:43

Ignoring Murders of Colombian Unionists, Bush Set to Honor Uribe

Ignoring Murders of Colombian Unionists, Bush Set to Honor Uribe by Mike Hall, Jan 6, 2009 Photo credit: Marcelo Salinas ... and a broad coalition of unions, human rights, environmental, religious and other groups have been able [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 21:14:52

Grades, not just economy, prone to inflation these days

Who would have thought that the grading system you use to award little Johnny an A, B, or C could cause such headaches for a school district? ... from teachers prompted the district and union to form a committee to consider modifications,” ... students more credit for harder classes.” A 10-point scale is the most common grading system [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:31:25

Anglers’ aid urged in sea-life effort; Goal is expansion of marine reserves

Anglers’ aid urged in sea-life effort; Goal is expansion of marine reserves Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on January 14, 2009 at 3:20 pm From the San Diego Union-Tribune: The idea seems outrageous: asking commercial ... , fishermen credit Oregon-based Ecotrust with mapping the most valuable fishing zones and helping decision [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:13:13

(CSRwire) American Savings and Hope Community Credit Unions Merge

HOPE significantly expands affordable financial options with five new branches in three states [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:22:00

Times: Madoff Losers List

Top 86 Madoff losers from the Times (1/13/09). In descending order, rounded with explanations removed.1. Fairfield Greenwich Group, $7.5 billion2 ... International Advisors, $1.4 billion8. Fortis Bank Netherlands, $1.4 billion9. Union Bancaire Privee, $1.08 ... million27. Aozora Bank, $137 million28. Credit Mutuel, $124 million29. Dexia, $107 million30. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:04:00

Ssangyong enters receivership

Filed under: China, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Earnings/FinancialsCould it be too late for Ssangyong? Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) ... sales have fallen a whopping 50%, money was clearly tight. With the global economic crisis, credit was evidently unavailable to pay workers and new negotiations with the unions weren't going anywhere [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:29:00

Dandelion Salad By Paul Craig Roberts 10/06/08 “ICH” America has become a pretty discouraging place ... , social programs, and national debt reduction.  However, without the Soviet Union as a check ... office. It was in 2000 that derivatives and credit default swaps were excluded from regulation [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 02:29:39

Ten things the president got right

Bush’s Achievements The postmortems on the presidency of George W. Bush are all wrong ... , not all of them–have only been a little bit kinder. They give Bush credit for the surge that saved ... Democratic senator Edward Kennedy. The teachers’ unions, school boards, the education establishment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:22:50

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

Nu’man Abd al-Wahid: Thus Spoke George W. Bush.

By Nu’man Abd al-Wahid “We insist on the right to bomb n*gg**s.” British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. With the George W ... . When the CIA refused to endorse this intelligence, Bush had no option but to credit these fraudulent findings to the British government in his State of the Union speech in 2003. The other allegations [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:11:20

None

It is true that we cannot depend on government alone to create jobs or long-term growth ... than continuing with more and more government deficit spending.Hiring more government employees union ... an inability to lend and borrow stops growth and leads to even less credit.~President-elect Barack Obama [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 23:48:56

The Tangled Web of TARP

It’s deja vu, all over again. Republic Window and Door announced it would be closing its doors next month ... Obama supports the union’s effort. Federally-detained Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and State ... its line of credit.  Faced with the prospect of going it without any money, Republic rolled over [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:19:57

Hundreds of Union Members to March in Inaugural Parade

Hundreds of Union Members to March in Inaugural Parade by James Parks, Jan 14, 2009 Photo credit: Proof Productions ... and Health Care for All. The overall theme of the labor float is “Honoring America’s Workers.” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:10:05

Charge this: 7 tips for a successful credit card dispute

August 16, 2009 When Carla DeLuca canceled her room at the W Hotel Union Square in New York a week before her arrival, the hotel decided to ding her for a night’s stay anyway.Despite assurances from several W employees that the erroneous charge would be reversed, DeLuca, who owns a marketing company in San Francisco, was asked to pay an extra $330 on her next American Express bill.So DeLuca did what increasing numbers of travelers are doing: she filed a dispute with her charge card company. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-16 10:00:43

UPDATE: Caterpillar to NLR More to come, but I just caught news that a Caterpillar motor grader production plan is slated for the vacant video ... with a union representing assembly employees) announced layoffs elsewhere in the company. Big jobs ... Arkansas – provides income tax credits based on payroll of new employees (credit earned each tax [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 16:56:58

It’s a Labor Day Carnival of Debt Reduction

Happy Labor Day everyone!  Labor Day originated in 1882 when the Central Labor Union of New York City sought a day off for those who work ... rid of credit card debt the smart way. Early Retirement Extreme tells how he would get rid of debt ... articles Think that using a debit card is a cure-all for debt problems?  Master Your Card warns [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 05:00:37

Back to School to Learn Labor History

Back to School to Learn Labor History by James Parks, Jan 5, 2009 Photo credit: Labor Arts Inc. ... history in our classrooms. With the key protections for workers unions have gained under attack [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 14:00:35

Tap My 401(k) or Borrow From Family?

A while back (actually, almost a year and a half ago now… how time flies…), I talked about using a 401(k) to pay off credit card debt ... with a person who used my credit recklessly. I am now left with about $30K in debt, almost all of it high ... union and have no way to consolidate that debt. This leaves me with two options: tap into my 401 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 14:00:33

What’s in a credit history?

Sep 29th, 2009 | print |  email  | Post a comment  |  Listen to the Article - Dana El BaltajiThe Union of Arab Banks (UAB), a community of Middle East-based financial intuitions, has called for the establishment of a central credit bureau and risk management firm for banks in the region, reported Gulf News on Monday.“A unified credit bureau will strengthen the GCC financial sector and lead to greater transparency in the regional economies. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 10:24:23

Re: Edwards to speak publicly again

Senator John has been a modern day Paul Revere. I remember his July 2007 Coopers Union speech where he tried, oh so gently, ... national laws protecting us against the worst abuses in credit markets predatory mortgages,abusive credit card terms, and payday loans with interest rates of 300 percent or higher. Finally [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 06:22:53

Killing The Unions-Podcast Script

I have spent the past few days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit ... into a morass of globalization, union busting and political maneuvering. People with high paying jobs ... auto industry, high fuel prices, tight credit and falling sales crept into the house and, much [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:21:33

The New Poverty

There's a new poverty - it's almost transparent, but it's there ... through good credit ratings, onerous lending and jobs that "get by", without actually advancing anything ... because of their grandparents' union membership, the weekends that they wouldn't even dream of if weren't [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:12:00

Europe Reimports Jew Hatred

Adolf Hitler talking to the Palestinian leader, the Grand Mufti Hajj Amin al Husseini ... Street JournalBy Daniel SchwammenthalGive Giancarlo Desiderati credit for his unintellectual honesty ... to do with anti-Semitism, the head of a small Italian union, Flaica-Uniti-Cub, wasted no time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:30:00

Europe Reimports Jew Hatred, by Daniel Schwammenthal

The following article from the Wall Street Journal offers a succinct overview of what one of its editors sees as the ideological currents behind the ... credit for his unintellectual honesty. While most left-wing detractors of Israel claim their animosity toward the Jewish state has nothing to do with anti-Semitism, the head of a small Italian union [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:57:03

Unions welcome jobs action but want more to curb banks

by Chris McLaughlin UNION leaders gave a qualified welcome to the Government’s “bold and pro-active” jobs initiatives this week but called on ... a £20 billion loan guarantee scheme aimed at filling a business credit gap caused by the banks’ ... financial restructuring” of car manufacturers whose bosses and workers have called on the Government [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:55:25

Global Bear Market Grips EMU, Threatens Monetary Union

About 12 months ago at a Sovereign Society conference in St. Kitts, I asked the audience if they were bullish or bearish about the U.S ... credit crisis costing the country trillions and massive trade and budget deficits. Just staggering ... poised to unravel this year as the credit crisis comes home to roost in a big way as weaker EMU (European [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:19:03

Ann Coulter Proves She's Not Afraid To Take On Opponents

GIRLS & SQUIRRELS Despite Open Hostility, Ann Coulter Takes On All Foes Even those who don't agree with Ann Coulter have got to give her credit for utter fearlessness in confronting political foes. Who else could take on the The View's ... Obamas we elect. "Global warming doesn't exist!" "Labor unions are evil and corrupt!" "Liberals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 07:09:57

Telstra strike could hit this weekend

Telstra's main union has signalled that this weekend could see further industrial action dog the telco if enough employees have come back from their Christmas break. (Credit: On Strike by Seth Anderson, CC2.0) Communications, Electrical ... on Telstra's business processes, Husic believed, adding a week to the company's fault repair schedule. As [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 00:57:01

He Gets Credit For Candor

He Gets Credit For Candor Jennifer Rubin - 12.18.2008 - 2:56 PM Pro-business groups and conservatives aren’t the only ones, ... . McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, told editors ... when the FBI linked a competing union to Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich’s effort to sell Illinois’ U.S. Senate [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 19:56:56

PIGS? omg! (FT/Aplphaville)

If it wasn’t so serious, this would be amusing. Except - it isn’t ... , a public service union leader has warned members that the International Monetary Fund could be brought ... . From FT/Alphaville What happens when a triple-A rated sovereign government’s credit rating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 09:54:13

One more reason California is circling the drain

Institutional malfeasance? As regular state workers braced for unpaid two-day-a-month furloughs, ... . The deal provided two years of extra service credit to anyone who was at least 50 years old ... why the public isn't taking the state's budget crisis seriously or why state worker unions seem [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:29:02

Small Biz Owners Beware!

NBCPhiladelphia.com: Stacey Pace runs a small florist in New Castle, Delaware ... pace. But Pace became suspicious and asked for the credit card number first. Pace checked the card ... . He wanted the items shipped to Ghana. The shipping company demanded Pace pay up front by Western Union — [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 15:08:00

Fairtrade or Free Trade in 2009?

This article appeared in the Birmingham Post in January 2009. Written by John Higgins It might have been a Credit Crunch Christmas this year but we still gave ... are wages a good deal less but you might not have the right to join a trade union or expect health [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:38:17

Madoff's ponzi scheme tax losses and union workers' home losses

Wall Street has not had a good year (and of course, the taxpayers have borne the brunt of the resulting chaos).  Credit default swaps, for several years the darlings of the industry, have become a giant albatross around taxpayers' necks, especially through the AIG bailout [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 16:11:40

Argument Recap: AT&T v. Hulteen

The second case argued on December 10, 2008, AT&T v ... other women who were denied full service credit for pregnancy leaves taken from AT&T between 1968 and 1976.  When the company calculated their pension benefits decades later, the women and the union [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:48:06

So What's Replacing Boarded-Up Payday Lenders? Credit Unions! [Credit Unions]

Consumers in Washington D.C. have apparently flocked to credit unions since the district outlawed payday lending last year. Payday lenders whined that lending without 300% APRs was utterly unaffordable, but credit unions ... percentage rate of up to 18 percent. Unlike payday loans, in which borrowers sign over part [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 14:15:43

Man Feels Opportunities Credit Union Screwed Him Over For $125 []

This will come as a serious blow to a number of our commenters, but we have a bad story about a credit union. Gasp, shock, horror, it's true. Opportunities Credit Union of Vermont, where reader Rick has his mortgage, told Rick ... Credit Union accessed the bill. Whoopsies. Here's Rick's letter to the Credit Union president, asking [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 20:47:02

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