How to Avoid Unfair Collection Practices

Due to the global financial crisis, the number of debt collection agencies in the market is increasing. They are established to offer services of collecting debts on behalf of banks, financial institutions, credit card companies and loan providers. For people who are drowned in debt, it is indeed stressful to receive irritating phone calls from debt collection agents constantly. Hence, it is important to know some useful information so that you are able to avoid the unfair collection practices. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-20 06:02:50

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BizWeek: Leading Arbitration Firm Favors Creditors Over Individuals

scales In its cover story this week, BusinessWeek offers up a lengthy critique of the National Arbitration Forum, one of the nation’s largest arbitration firms. The story focuses on credit-card collection ... that NAF enlisted law firms with ties to credit-card companies to help NAF win business from creditors ─ [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 08:45:00

The Visionary's "State of the Bankroll"

*Click Here To Receive a 100% Signup Bonus @ BetUS Sportsbook**Exclusive Offer* - $100 Min/$500 Max - *Credit Cards Accepted*I decided to make a short post addressing my current basketball slump and the current "State of the Bankroll". Giving credit where credit is due, I stole this title from my buddy over at the "Money Line Journal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:11:00

missed.

I got a call from my credit card company today telling me that my due date had gone past already! argh! how could i miss it for the world?! ... or if I actually need a debt help or something because they are actually offering free help with debt and even credit counseling. That is one of the many effects of the holiday season and the birthday [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 15:46:16

Millions misspent by Irvine-based California Avocado Commission

In the “what a crock of guac!” department, we offer this: The obscure, ... $2 million on questionable credit card purchases and employee perks; lavish hotel stays replete ... ’s report. The report, released Friday by the California Department of Food and Agriculture [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:12:32

Farewell Countrywide: How The Bank of America Merger Will Keep Wells Fargo As The Mortgage Origination Leader

WARNING!  Long commentary about the Bank of America/ Countrywide merger ahead: Bank of America Press Release from July 1, 2008 (italicized) ... with deposits and credit cards,” said Bank of America Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth ... and a broad distribution network that will offer more ways to meet our customers’ credit needs.” BA [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 19:19:14

Money Saving Tips from MommySavers

Kim Danger, founder of MommySavers.com is teaming up with Sprint and offering consumers several tips in a “Savvy Savings” series ... efficient, managing credit card purchases, making the best use of coupons and rebates and researching ... permanent” number. Related posts:Best Money Saving Application for your Phone:ShopSavvyContact Customer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:00:40

Family Finances: When you’re desperate, look out for fraud

At a recent home show, we were grabbed by a debt settlement company salesperson who offered to save us at least 40 percent in our effort to get ... Republican Searching For a Debt Consolidation Loan or Credit Card Counseling Service Beware Of Zombie Debt ... Collector? Bad Credit Debt Consolidation - Brutally Honest Advice Recent Debt and Foreclosure [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 06:20:00

World of Warcraft

WoW (World of Warcraft) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game ... to a retail account by supplying a valid credit card, or purchasing a game card as well as a retail copy of the game. You can also buy WoW Account from sites like www.buymmoaccounts.com, which offers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:47:21

Debt Consolidation Headquarters

Eliminate credit card debt. Surfers who participate in this offer can receive a free consultation and help paying down their debt. (U.S) [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 06:05:21

Debt Consolidation Advices

Many people are burdened with too much debt that their monthly salaries are not enough to cover their monthly loan payments, ... some advice from debt consolidation companies which offers good solution to debt problems. They will help you consolidate your credit card balances and various loans into one single loan which [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 14:27:00

Credit Card Debt Consolidation Services

Do not fall prey to counterfeit debt consolidation companies. Play smart and get to know everything that you need to Debt consolidation companies offer to take your debt burdens away and provide you with little peace of mind. This might be the apparent case but not everywhere. Some companies would be ready to take your undue advantage when you are emotionally drained and are facing high pressures from your creditors. They will be charging with high front fees and many hidden costs. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-08 06:26:58

How Will Debt Consolidation Affect My Credit And My Overall Level Of Debt?

Amazon.de Widgets The use of debt consolidation is essential if you are wanting to avoid paying huge amounts of interest that will subsequently cause a great deal of anxiety when the day arrives that you are unable to make payments.Debt consolidation can be used as a solution to excessive credit card debt as well as other types of personal debt such as loans and offer relief to individuals. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-20 22:07:28

Headline News - September 29, 2009

New Javelin Report: Multi-Channel Authentication Via Mobile Banking US News and World Report: Credit Card Fees: 5 Things You Should Know Alaska Option Joins Acculynk Internet PIN Debit Pilot Transaction Wireless Signs AMC Entertainment for wGift Mobile Solutions South African Airways Adds CyberSource to Its Anti-fraud Arsenal CGAP: Why M-PESA should offer savings accounts Note: Throughout the day, as Payments News happens, this post is updated. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 11:31:08

Dividend Paying Stocks from The S & P, Volatile Stock Market: The Roundup

School is back in full swing and a new writing gig is keeping me pretty busy. But I managed to squeeze in some financial reading (and extra writing) ... about her credit card accounts. Intelligent Speculator: What are leveraged ETFs? The intelligent speculator ... ? The Smarter Wallet offers traveling tips for the early bird traveler. We should be [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 22:37:41

Book Review and Giveaway: Good Deals & Smart Steals

By Lynn Truong Good Deals & Smart Steals: ... receipts, avoid paying credit card interest, always comparison-shop, and takes advantage of savings ... offers hundreds of ideas for getting the best value for your money on every kind of purchase. I've also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:59:03

I WANNA A NEW DRUG... ONE THAT WON'T MAKE ME SICK

Some may say this is a bit of a rant, but I believe it needs to be said, and it's my blog, so I will say it ... 2.  Credit card debt is at an all-time, unsustainable high 3.  The banking industry is in total meltdown ... and wait to see what happens?   I'd like to offer another alternative... Pay Attention!  Each [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:52:31

Beware: Scammers Impersonating KIA Offer Fraudulent Job Opportunities

.fullpost{display:inline;}Every day con artists look for new ways to scam internet users from their money ... that could result in identity theft or possibly the misuse of bank and credit card details. Gary Tomlinson ... was not caught out, but this is a particularly callous attempt at fraud as it hits people desperately looking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:39:00

in here too :D

Are you also been thinking of applying for a loan that is being offered on sites that promises and in fact gives out a minimum amount of interest one way to get help with debt. Why I wanted to do this? because I need debt help! lol. and  would want to settle my credit card billings already, too tired of taking care [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 16:06:04

Annals of BioSpam

I've recently received an email offering me, for a mere $245, a yearly subscription to Surgical Technology International ... -Specific Rectocele Repair with Dermal Graft Augmentation: Comparison of Porcine Dermal Xenograft (Pelvicol ... serious, not just an attempt to harvest credit card numbers from credulous urogynecologists.   Surgical [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 04:22:14

Hooverville

Who abhors a vacuum? Nature and, close second, your credit card company ... of freedom, the relief that, in this one part of my financial life, I had gained control ... business with, never even heard of sent me offers and come-ons and those scary blank checks anyone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:35:59

Scotiabank offers some finacial advice for Canadians

These are some of the items that Scotiabank has offered to Canadians in order to improve their financial situation ... such as higher rate department store and other credit cards. Inform yourself about interest rates and options ... have a financial plan, now is the time to get one that emphasizes debt management and map out your short [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 09:57:00

Unsecured Debt Consolidation Loans - What You Should Know

Unsecured loans can be the answer for anybody who is having trouble managing their expenditure and does not have anything to offer as security for ... of monthly bills. A Debt consolidation loans is a loan that pays off all of your other loans ... on credit cards, store accounts, plus car loans, etc that they are paying each month [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 08:15:00

Debt Consolidation.

With the holidays coming, it’s no doubt that December is the most expensive month for all ... of credit card debts because of their unstoppable swiping and also fall into rental debts because ... her to check out the financial institutions offering medical debt consolidation. I read somewhere [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 08:51:59

Reader Mailbag #30

Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance ... if it would be a smarter idea to take the money I would be investing to continue paying off my debt over the next 6 months, after which I will have eliminated my credit card debt and half of my [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 14:00:56

How to Get Out of Debt and Credit Card Tips

Taking care of our finances requires a great deal of knowledge and implication on our behalf. As adults, we must take responsibility when it comes to money and put to good use all the advice that is being given to us. Fortunately, we have one more hand offered and that is represented [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 16:41:06

Alienware customer service - a contradiction in terms

Alienware customer service - a contradiction in terms January 15th, 2009 · This order was placed online yesterday, and since then, ... an automated e-mail stating that my credit card had been declined, and advising me to speak ... not processing the transaction properly. The bank then kindly offered to stay on the line while [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:31:36

Debt Management Tips

Debt Management Tips September 24th, 2008 Subscribe To Our Feed Personal loans can offer individuals a way to have the funds for an array of ... with personal loans is debt consolidation. Within a year most people who use personal loans for this find ... of your credit cards that you place into a consumer debt manage [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 04:09:25

california home loan mortgage second

Your kids are growing and your house is getting smaller. Thinking big? ... . You won’t regret it. You don’t need any equity, and this loan program will actually allow ... offered with a fixed interest rate for 15, 20 or 25 year repayment terms. If you have credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:07:26

American Red Cross Web-based Classes in Santa Rosa

RED CROSS OFFERS A NEW WEB-BASED LEARNING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS IN SONOMA & MENDOCINO COUNTIES (JANUARY) ... (have credit card ready) • fax registration information to (707)543-8523 (include date and time of class desired, VISA/Mastercard information, phone and all contact information) • mail check or credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:20:52

Debt Management

As their tagline claims, they offer debt solutions not loans. I am referring to American Debt Consolidation Resources where the burdensome kinds of experience in managing like for example of your credit card debt is outdated.  Well, things happen [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 22:34:35

Treasury bid to halt rent-back evictions

Owen and Moira Martin are among the many British victims of companies offering controversial sale-and-rent-back deals ... agreement to pay off about £26,000 of mainly credit card debt. 'My wife had a heart attack on my 50th [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 00:04:48

What will Citi sell? - BloggingStocks

What will Citi sell? BloggingStocks - 5 hours ago ... a 3799 branches around the world that offer car loans, home-equity lines and personal "debt-consolidation" loans to repay credit cards and other bills. ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:53:46

Slacker Radio slides onto the iPhone

Updated 1/14/08 at 12:16 a.m. with U.S.-only service details. Slacker on iPhone (Credit: CNET) Leave it to Apple to make Slacker look like a.. ... it's Apple's doing and not Slacker's, we miss the app's ability to cache songs onto a Micro SD card ... tasks. The next best thing Slacker can offer is to resume playing your station when you reopen the app [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 18:03:02

Consolidate Your Bill.

Being a credit card owner, I constantly receive persistent calls from credit card telemarketers offering their newest products, ... to pay on time. This bill consolidation doesn’t only apply to credit card balances but it can also ... of absolutely no interest at all. If you have several smaller payables to different credit card companies [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 07:37:08

Isralog.com Blog Readers Put CASH in your PayPal!

This site is going to show you how to get fash, free cash delivered into your PayPal account in as little as 8 minutes. That’s all it takes! ... from Water ! ) HOT OFFER!! One Time Buy (International) Requirements: Order with valid Credit card ... a subscription purchase with valid credit card. Offer Value: 0.25 credit(s) ( ! Save Your ID [more...]

Date: 2008-06-08 22:09:58

Evil Credit Card Tricks

It was really interesting reading the comments in my Why You Should Never Live on Cash post. Many of you understood what I was talking about ... to avoid them. Do Not Pay Until 2010 This one is a classic. You’re offered a credit card with a free ... Cards are evil mindset. When it comes down to it, it’s not the Credit Card that is bad, it’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:32:16

Use Credit Cards Wisely

Credit cards, if used wisely, can be extremely handy and useful ... to theft. Additionally, if you choose the right credit cards they could come with rewards ... for your money. Most companies that offer credit cards, also offer rewards of some type, it is important [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:27:42

How to Become Debt Free using 6 Powerful Tips?

by Finance-Experts-Team It does not matter if you are a beginner or an expert business owner ... Your Credit Card Statements. On the one side, low interest credit cards offer an attractive offer ... one or more of them that consequently lead to a non-desired late in the pay and, therefore, your credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:36:59

Credit Card Settlement Can Trigger Tax

Credit card banks may offer settlement at a reduced amount if you get behind and fail to keep current on your payments. My colleague, Doug Jacobs, talks about Negotiating Your Credit Card Balance in an earlier series of articles on this website. However, if a bank or other finance company agrees to settle a debt [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 00:48:44

The Pros and Cons of Credit Cards

Credit cards have a bit of an identity crisis in our society.  In some circles they are vilified, along with the companies that offer them ... emergencies.  I personally fall somewhere in the middle. Credit Card Can Be Useful Tools Grace periods ... reward and rebate programs. I doubt anyone has ever become rich off credit card awards [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 11:00:38

You Can Seek No Credit Loans In Emergencies

credit card offers A financial crisis usually rears its ugly head at just about the worst time possible; ... financial burdens come up and in many cases people have no credit at all, such as credit cards ... earning a living. It is at these times when not having credit cards for emergency purchases because [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:26:47

Incidental #1,341

see more Engrish WITH BANKERS ALL THE MORE TIGHTENING THEIR CREDIT-QUALITY STANDARDS AND TESTS IN RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT SOCIOECONOMIC SITUATION over recent months, Your Correspondent has to wonder if we may be about to see within measurable distance a resurgence of "guaranteed approval" loan and credit card offers targeting such with no established credit or even problem credit made all the more so by their bring tricked into "sub-prime" or "Alt-A" mortgages through deception or trick. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 19:30:00

The Bare Minimum You Should Expect From A Credit Card

by Mary Bush The days when a credit card was just a credit card are long gone ... credit issues to take into account. It’s quite usual for a card which offers extensive benefits ... during this period. The grace period should be long enough to ensure that by settling your debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 16:58:43

The Bare Minimum You Should Expect From A Credit Card

by Mary Bush The days when a credit card was just a credit card are long gone ... credit issues to take into account. It’s quite usual for a card which offers extensive benefits ... during this period. The grace period should be long enough to ensure that by settling your debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 09:49:26

The Bare Minimum You Should Expect From A Credit Card

by Mary Bush The days when a credit card was just a credit card are long gone ... credit issues to take into account. It’s quite usual for a card which offers extensive benefits ... during this period. The grace period should be long enough to ensure that by settling your debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 19:41:25

Free Money

Every Friday, it’s time for Free Money here at My Dollar Plan! ... Gift Cards from MyPoints Earn Cash Back with Big Crumbs Cashbaq $5 Signup Bonus Credit Card Bonuses ... Transfer Credit Card Offers The Best Airline Rewards Credit Cards Best Travel & Hotel Rewards [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 14:29:46

Forgiven Debt Isn't Really Forgiven At All

By Kate Luther If you've been struggling with the rest of the economy, chances are you've been forced to rethink your financial priorities. And as a result, credit cards are often the first thing to go. The good news is that once you get behind, many credit card companies will offer to "settle" your account, some for as much as just 40% of your original balance. And if you're looking at a large chunk of credit card debt, making it go away for 40% of its value sounds like a pretty good deal. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 13:00:09

10 Tips on Saving Money

Tip 1 ” Although credit cards are a convenient way to pay for things they can lead to trouble if you cannot afford to keep up with the total repayments. Interest on credit cards is often offered at an extremely low rate for the first few months and increased dramatically therein after. Debt can quickly spiral out of control and become unmanageable for many people therefore it is sometimes necessary to consolidate all of the debt into one manageable package by engaging in one small low cost loan. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-19 11:18:31

Credit Cards Dealing With Bankruptcy

by John Steed When a person or organization or institution files for bankruptcy, it is not always because they are unable to pay their creditors ... . The commonest of these are the institutions that offer credit card facilities. The advantage of going ... from giving credit. Most of them may have experts who can assess the ability of any debtor to pay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:27:17

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