New Year, new credit card
by James Noon The impact of the infamous ‘Credit Crunch’ of 2008 still has a grip on the UK economy as we head into 2009 ... credit card companies are only accepting people with good credit histories. So before you plan your 2009 ... an outstanding credit card balance onto a new card. This fee is normally around 3% of the total transferred [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:12:54
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The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Holiday Reading Edition
As the New Year rolls around, I find myself engrossed in several new books received over the holiday season ... a credit card to establish their credit history. (@ carrie & danielle) Is Your Business Prepared ... . (@ new york times via get rich slowly) The “One Big Lump” Theory of Your Money The advice here [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 14:00:53
History Repeating Itself or a New Start in 2009?
History Repeating Itself or a New Start in 2009? Posted on January 1, 2009 by Susan Mangiero Philosopher George Santayana once said that " ... Defotis cites a Credit Suisse report that has S&P 500 companies facing a "pension deficit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 11:54:30
Rise in Overdue Mortgage Payments
In the first three months of this year more than a fifth of homebuyers in the UK, who have a chequered credit history, have fallen behind on their mortgage payments and even those with top-quality ratings have seen a statistically significant rise in delinquencies. New research from Standard & Poor’s is based on the behaviour of homebuyers, whose loans have been packed in to mortgage-backed-securities, accounting for 80 percent of the £43bn sub-prime mortgage market. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-25 03:11:53
Could the USA go bankrupt?
As Americans go to the polls to elect a new president this week, ... , there is a long and regular history of domestic and foreign credit default. (including the USA and one province in Canada) As one blogger writes: a longer-term examination of debt markets [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 17:37:08
Lending Club P2P: Review of New Post-SEC Changes, Free $25 Lender Bonus
Now that LendingClub has finished their SEC filing and is one of the only P2P lenders currently operating ( ... 660 with a debt-to-income ratio (excluding mortgage) below 25%. In addition, your credit history ... you get. Then you can simply compare this rate with your other options - credit cards, home equity loans [more...]
Date: 2008-12-14 14:30:58
EconLog Book Club on For a New Liberty?
Tyler's been having fun with his MR Book Club on Keynes' General Theory: I will go through the book, chapter by chapter, ... Liberty? I've got a lot of history with this book, which is now available online. I read ... ). For extra credit at the end, we can also talk about the original 1973 edition. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:21:27
Posh, Er, Katie Holmes Promotes Alien Clothing Line
Katie Holmes, earlier today in a ridiculous ad. Now it's Victoria Beckham turn to model - in next to no clothing at least. Posh is the new face ( ... Kim at a Klub Kim and Brandon On the Go Making an Escape Photo Credit: Splash News Maybe ... to convince us Jason Mesnick is not the hottest star in The Bachelor history. And we don't think [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 16:37:14
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