What Every Consumer Needs to Know

What Every Consumer Needs to Know Building good credit history is extremely important to one’s life ... that control credit. These rights have been stated as provisions on Fair Debt Collection Practices ... so as to bear witness on whatever maltreatments or unduly practices of debt collectors and lenders. Fair Debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 12:47:09

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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

How Do I Get Personal Loan With Fair Credit Score But Debt To Income Ratio Is High. I Had Been Declined?

I just got a new job as a nurse, my college loan, car loan, co-signer daughter car loan, mortgage payment, owned a house but no more equity left. my credit score is fair, no late payment. I need immediate financial need to keep me going for the next 6 month. Where can I get quick loan ? [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 10:51:16

What are my Credit Rights?

Knowing your credit rights as a credit card holder will be your guide and protection against unlawful practices that may be committed by creditors and debt collectors. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) has made distinct stipulations ... details or inaccurate information on your credit report. Notify a Consumer Reporting Agency [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 06:55:21

Repossessed Car Owners Shocked After Being Sued By Car Lenders

The latest in reality shows is Operation Repo, a team of “highly paid professionals” in the San Fernando Valley of California who repossess ... $2000. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, an auto loan deficiency debt can remain ... a creditor has to take someone to court to enforce a bad debt. Creditors in Rhode Island have ten years [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 15:51:27

Need a game to learn to manage your credit?

By Philip Brewer Everybody learns best in their own way ... under the fair debt collection practices act, debt collection agencies, bankruptcy (chapter ... calculators for budgeting, debt pay-off schedules, and the actual cost of items bought on credit. Among other [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 11:51:03

Are Bailouts Fair?

Paul Solman of The Business Desk on the PBS website received a question from an individual wondering if government money wouldn’t better be spent to pay off all of the outstanding credit card debt of Americans.  While to some extent we’ve already got a system to handle out of control credit card debt - known as bankruptcy, the thought [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 23:46:33

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

A Guide To Credit Counseling

Debt counseling has become a $7 billion dollar industry, but not all of them play fair. 10 years ago the credit counseling industry was dominated by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, who nonprofit affiliates, usually known as Consumer Credit Counseling Services, would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 13:00:09

Believe It, YOU Can Be DEBT Free

Yes, I hear you asking, “HOW is it possible to be debt free”? Fair questions require answers that make sense ... mortgage payment, water bill, credit cards, etc. can cause serious problems. As you know, banks and credit card firms have huge fees waiting to hit us between the eyes if we are late with a payment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 00:34:38

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

New Credit Scoring Model Set for Release in 2009- Finally!

Almost a year ago, we wrote about the new FICO 08 scoring model that was initially planned for roll-out at the latter part of 2008 ... -user information would be included. Small Collection Accounts Disregarded.  Accounts with debt less ... . Besieged with lawsuits between its creator, Fair Isaac, and the three largest credit bureaus [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:47:30

You Cant Handle the Truth.. THE NATIONWIDE COLLECTIONS LAWSUIT, Posted by Robert Paisola

COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY14th JUDICIAL CIRCUITSCOTT CIRCUIT COURTCIVIL ACTION NO.: 08-CI-_________MICHAEL S ... 1511 Louisville, Kentucky 40202NATIONWIDE CREDIT, INC. Serve: C.T. Corporation System ... for Defendant's violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1692, et seq [more...]

Date: 2008-04-23 02:53:00

Learn To Build and Manage Your Credit, While You’re Young

Everyone tells you that these are the best years of your life. But the rest of your life can be even better if you start building credit now and working ... credit bureaus—Experian, TransUnion, Equifax. Your financial activities dictate your FICO (Fair Isaac [more...]

Date: 2008-08-16 03:56:51

CLC Response to the Economic Crisis

http://canadianlabour.ca/en/clc-response-economic-crisis-summary This call for government action was the result of deliberations at yesterday’s ... have stagnated; rising household debt instead of a fair sharing of productivity gains with workers; over ... must be rejected. There must be regulation of credit [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 13:29:25

Fair Debt Collection - Know Your Rights!

  FAIR DEBT COLLECTION If you use credit cards, owe money on a personal loan, or are paying on a home mortgage, you are a “debtor ... Collection Practices Act requires that debt collectors treat you fairly by prohibiting certain methods of debt collection. Of course, the law does not forgive any legitimate debt you owe.   This brochure [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 18:39:33

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