Undermining a New Effort to Promote Public Service

Is the U.S. Department of Education deliberately trying to undermine a new program created by Congress to encourage students to pursue careers in ... by consolidating their debt into Direct Lending. The program is a reaction to reports that student ... government will forgive the remaining debt of Direct Student Loan borrowers if they make 120 [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 18:43:00

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Dear iPhone: I Love You and Your New Great Price, but…

… I still won’t buy you. I love the screen. I love the software. The ability to have GPS in my pocket is especially near and dear to my heart. ( ... : Prosper.com - Make money by lending money or join and consolidate debt. Share This ... but you lock me into AT&T’s service. Alas it’s that last thing that will prevent us from being phone [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 16:55:20

Prosper is Dead

Just a few hours after I received an e-mail from Lending Club announcing that they were open again, ... by lending money or join and consolidate debt. ... are focusing on the small amounts of money the Prosper and Lending Club service. In the immortal words of Seth [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 16:19:08

Peer to Peer Lending Offers High Returns In Low Rate Environment

One of the side effects of the atrocious market we have endured in recent months is incredibly low interest rates on deposit accounts ... your $10,000 debt consolidation loan, but I can pitch in $100 along with dozens of other investors ... the current loan listings at Lending Club I see a variety of loan requests from debt consolidation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 11:00:20

Lazy Man Politics Policy (and personal finance links)

You may have noticed that I didn’t mention much about politics in the last few weeks ... Elimination Provision. Teaching Kids about Money - Oprah Again blogs Million Dollar Journey. The Digerati ... - Make money by lending money or join and consolidate debt. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 02:56:34

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just want to take a minute and wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are having a fine dinner and watching lots of football ... Recommended by Lazy Man: Prosper.com - Make money by lending money or join and consolidate debt. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 22:09:44

Vultures and Victims

Has anyone noticed how many loan companies now fill up the commercial breaks? ... and debt consolidation loans - specifically to people who have an impaired credit record ... be particularly vulnerable to unmanageable debt.” Lending to people with an impaired credit record [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:22:29

Twitter Just Saved Me Money: Quickbooks Pro Free Today Only ($199 Savings)

I’d like to thank Free From Broke for passing along news via Twitter that Quickbooks Pro is free after rebate today from Staples ... . Recommended by Lazy Man: Prosper.com - Make money by lending money or join and consolidate debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 19:15:25

Lending Club Portfolio Reorganization

Hello frugal people!!!! I have written about Lending Club in the past and how much I love the service. I got a loan with LendingClub to help take care of some credit card debt and it was truly ... on my debt because I was able to consolidate my higher credit card debt into one lower interest loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:17:20

Learn The Art Of Making Money Online Line With Cash Jobs

Need money fast? click here now to find out how the pros do it! A personal loan is money you borrow from a lender for your own private use ... or remodeling, legal bills, and debt consolidation. The average personal loan maximum is $15,000. The amount ... . The lending institution can be a bank, investment broker, or private lending company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:53:26

Learn The Art Of Making Money Online Line With Cash Jobs

Need money fast? click here now to find out how the pros do it! A personal loan is money you borrow from a lender for your own private use ... or remodeling, legal bills, and debt consolidation. The average personal loan maximum is $15,000. The amount ... . The lending institution can be a bank, investment broker, or private lending company [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:34:13

Best Web Sites to Learn About Consumer Law Issues -- Our Chicago Consumer Attorneys Can Assist You in Your Lemon Law, Predatory Lending, Auto and RV Fraud, Unfair Debt Collection, Unfair Wage Practices Claims and Other Consumer Rights Lawsuits

[ consumer%20protection%20m-Chicago%20Consumer%20Protection%20Attorneys%20--%20Chicago%20Consumer%20Protection%20Lawyers%20--%20Chicago%20Class%20Act ... more trouble Managing credit card debt Stopping eviction, lockouts and utility shut-offs ... consolidation options How to find effective credit counseling agencies Alternatives to filing bankrupt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:28:31

The Consequences Of Devil-May-Care Lending

The Des Moines Register reports from Iowa. “Deb Baker believes she’s one of about 31, ... go to existing homeowners and pitch debt consolidation financing’ with the promise of helping homeowners save ... all of that debt into the mortgage. So, these brokers would align themselves with unscrupulous [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 15:54:59

The 401k Debit Card: Is This a Good Idea?

Miranda Marquit edits information on debt consolidation for DestroyDebt.com. She also writes on personal finances for YieldingWealth.com ... secured credit card."  Unfortunately, it is yet another ... of plastic card) to money. And, in an era where lending standards are making it difficult to take [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 15:30:18

Beneficial Finance - Mortgage Review

Beneficial Finance, does personal, auto, and mortgage lending as a retail subsidiary of mega-bank parent HSBC Group (NYSE: HBC) ... of Beneficial Finance should be avoided. They are big pushers of credit cards, home equity loans, and debt consolidation mortgages. You can’t expect much better being a subsidiary of HSBC Mortgage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:05:31

P2P Lending Gets Tougher As Another Door Opens

With Prosper and Loanio working on regulatory paperwork, LendingClub was the only peer-to-peer lender in town last quarter ... % for the highest-rated borrowers to 20.11% for the lowest. Borrowers are using the loans for debt consolidation, education, small business and other expenses under $25,000. The increase in traffic [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:36:17

Consolidating Your Debt

by William Blake Debt can overpower your life and make your life more stressful than you need it to be ... for getting back on the right financial path. Debt Consolidation - Unsecured An unsecured loan ... Information on Debt Consolidation Almost all lending institutions, banks, credit unions [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 15:08:33

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