Senators: credit scores shouldn’t determine insurance rates.
A person’s financial history should not determine how much they pay for auto insurance, say three south central Senators. “If you have a low credit score you pay a higher amount,” said Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau ... it so insurance companies could set premiums based on credit scores. She is co-sponsoring the measure [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 23:01:51
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The Trump Blog, I thought the information in Trump’s blog would be worthy to share with you ... . According to the article, the breakdown is as follows: 35% - Payment History 30% - Amounts Owed ... debt. Don’t use your whole credit line every month, even if you pay your balance off in full every [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:20:37
CES 2009 home audio wrap-up
With its unique design, built-in BD-Live Blu-ray player, Netflix onboard, and Wi-Fi compatibility, the Samsung HT-BD7200 encapsulated cutting-edge home theater this year. (Credit: Samsung) The 2009 Consumer Electronics Show is history. As far ... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 03:42:39
Bush, Obama, the Financial Rescue, and Housing Prices
Ya, that sums it up pretty well. Of course, maybe not all the blame should go to Bush regarding management of the financial crisis ... -backed and other credit-related securities. And if Obama succeeds in reducing foreclosures ... (as if history or his legacy need any more damning judgements on Bush) that he wasted months dilly-dallying [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 04:04:50
Temper, temper
I might be raising a brat. We already know he is a biter, and lately, The Boy has taken to throwing tantrums ... , like the end of dinner. Maybe it's just the willful ones (credit for that phrase to Oz over ... , especially when he already has a history of biting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 02:30:29
CASINO WALL STREET
Bill Werner is an Engineer in Missouri City, Texas. The following is his attempt to Encapsulate All of Modern Economic History ( ... The Vast Matrix of Models of Mind-stuff” we abide in. ~~~ “Credit-default swaps… have become mainly side ... the United States government will go bust.” -Michael Lewis & David Einhorn in How to Repair [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 23:28:11
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
Review: Blessed is the Match
The most truthful moment contained within Roberta Grossman’s documentary, Blessed is the Match, comes from parachutist Reuven Dafni ... t make any serious efforts to ask whether Senesh’s martyrdom was premeditated, or whether history ... and a missed opportunity. For are not noble actions committed without the expectation of credit? If Senesh [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 14:47:55
It's Magic! Al Franken creates 359 votes out of thin air
Over the course of the last decade the Democratic Party has assembled an impressive history of vote fraud ... cocaine.Barack Obama's presidential campaign intentionally disabled all elements of credit-card security ... recount, Rossi lost by 133 votes and subsequent investigations found rampant fraud involving [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 01:13:00
Presidential Inauguration Day of Events
As you are busy making your plans for the next week, keep in mind that if you aren’t able to make it to DC, but still want to partake in this making of history, check out the timetable of events ... tuned for local events in South Florida. Photo credit: tiltti @ flickr Tags: obama, presidential [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 19:53:49
Pitts to Bush: Live Long So History Can Judge You
As usual, Leonard Pitts nails it in his column today in the Miami Herald: Dear President Bush: I am glad you are, at 62, ... . History, it is implied, will say you were a far better president than we ever gave you credit ... likelihood of your being with us for decades yet to come, and I dearly want that. You see, history’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 19:36:17
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
We’re starting off with a little history. During the presidential campaign in 1932, Frankin D ... everyone borrows from the banks, licensed lending companies, credit unions and the car makers who offer ... up in Washington can talk about “freeing up the credit market” and “easing liquidity”, but it all comes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 11:51:55
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
Recession Journal Part I: 'Fast' Money in the '09
By Jabulani Leffall The year 2008 is history in every sense of the word ... bailouts, volatile equity, debt and commodities corrections and the worst credit conditions in perhaps ... and doting on doing a drastic, detailed, (and apparently alliterative) debt-diet, why not just try [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 00:11:29
10 Great Tips For Credit Repair
You need to clear up your credit report and make yourself look credit-worthy before applying for a major loan ... thousands of dollars to attorneys, credit clinics and other professionals who claim ... you or your wife made the debt. • Check out your pay history making sure that it is correct. If you find [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 00:49:42
Credit Card Fraud–How to Protect Yourself
This is a guest post by Bill Hardekopf, CEO of LowCards.com . This week, Albert Gonzalez was charged with involvement in the biggest case of credit/debit card data theft in United States history. Federal prosecutors allege that he was part of a group of hackers that seized access to 130 million credit and debit accounts. This is a startling number and a good reminder of the importance of protecting account information. [more...]
Date: 2009-08-20 18:57:27
Fire Sean McDonough
Devil Rays superstars Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton and Scott Kazmir were at historic Tropicana Field to witness history — the inaugural St ... he could have picked Scott Kazmir out of a lineup five minutes ago.” To the credit of the producers [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 11:59:15
Government Bail out fails - That’s a good thing
Yesterday was most likely one of those days that will go down in economic history ... the panic? Fear that Congress might not be able to come up with a fix to the nearly frozen credit ... to continue day-to-day operations. Businesses of all types depend on these loans and lines of credit [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 10:49:17
Financial gain will occur again in the USA
Finally there appears at some point there will be the chance that this economic downfall may fade into history. Untold numbers of American households have been left deserted by what has occurred and left holding a burden of credit card debt. The best resolution people have been utilizing is a plan called debt settlement . This process emphasizes saving tons of money and time on the road to debt freedom. [more...]
Date: 2009-08-08 07:16:18
NO JUICE CREW DIS
Kool G Rap and DJ Polo: I Declare War Craig G: Drop a Bomb On 'Em From The Juice Crew EP (DWG, 2008) (Originally posted to Side Dishes) ... $80? And is vinyl only? Give DWG (Diggers With Gratitude) credit - like Kane, ain't no half ... edition items have been a part of hip-hop (and pop music) history for ages. I do feel bad for genuine [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 22:33:11
Weekly Giveaway - “Birth of a Statesman: Barack Obama”
On Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 history will be made in the United States ... has more books from other photographers. You have to give someone real credit though [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 22:54:58
Better Hope the “Blame Bush” Part Works
Better Hope the “Blame Bush” Part Works Jennifer Rubin - 12.22.2008 - 12:48 PM Well, let’s give Alice Rivlin credit ... concrete results in areas such as providing mortgage relief or extending unemployment benefits ... a legacy of debt, transforming the biggest surpluses in history into the biggest deficits and affecting [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 17:48:14
Best Prepaid Credit Card – What To Look For
September 27, 2009 | By Dan Moskel In Finance | by Dan MoskelYou may have heard of these and asked, “why are they called credit cards if you receive no credit?” To answer that question and many others, let’s look at them in detail.Nearly all of the major issuers offer these. The concept is very simple. Once you are approved, and nearly everybody regardless of their history is, you get a card in the mail. It looks identical to a regular one typically with a Visa or MasterCard logo. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-27 18:13:10
Think Big 3 Bailout's A Good Idea? Jaguar's History Suggests It Isn't
By JOHN TAMNY | Posted Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:20 PM PT With England's economy gasping in the mid 1970s due to a combination of nosebleed rates ... by the British government in 1975 thanks to skeptical credit markets, and it remained that way until ... up for frequent Jaguar sightings at auto-repair bays wherever the car was sold.In later years, after [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 02:59:00
That Epic Fail That Was 2008: #2
Wall Street Crumbles Unlike more financially successfully friends, I didn’t spend much time studying Economics while in college ... their credit card bills. The government can bail us all out. That’s it. I’m buying an Audi R8 on my starter Visa. Future failings: You know what happens to those who don’t follow history, right? Failed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 21:22:48
Mood Shift Underway
A quick read of history reveals that good times and good relations among nations generally go hand-in-hand ... are now widening as dramatically as the spreads on financial risk at the onset of the credit crunch. Whether it is the Indian rupee, the Shanghai bourse, or Kremlin debt, the stars of the credit boom have fallen [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 20:20:33
RICHARD RYDZE SPEAKS....AND MORE STILLER NEWS
One of the most under-reported stories in Pittsburgh sports history has to be the case of Dr ... with the team in 2007. I distinctly remember a report that he had purchased $150,000 of HGH on a credit card, which probably didn't look good given today's touchy atmosphere on that topic. Today, ESPN [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 00:23:00
Gaza, Trash Heap of Moral Authority
History’s running update on moral myopia, Gaza edition, kicks off with Jimmy Carter, who never failed to not stand up to a terrorist he didn’t like ... productive? Sounds perverse, but Jimmy might actually be on to something. Credit where were credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 14:37:09
Live Review / Photos: Imperial China, Title Tracks, Edie Sedgwick @ the Black Cat (2009.01.07)
_1810 Photo credit: Greg Szeto DC’s Edie Sedgwick is a unique performer that you might say bears little in common with his namesake ... all he wants to in pop without forsaking his history. And really, I can’t say more about Imperial China [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 21:35:18
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
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