News 12/31/08

From The PACS Designer: "Re: 2008. TPD is blown away by the success in 2008 for HIStalk! ... by Shands Healthcare. The CEO of Shands blames bad debt and reduced Medicaid payments. I found Greg Hall’s analysis of the crippling effect of institutional debt in healthcare fascinating, the idea [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 02:32:34

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Henry Paulsen as Mary Bailey

The disjointed and ad hoc reaction of the Bush administration to this mortgage crisis stands in ... to be rid of, reducing their bad debt and increasing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 05:27:22

Save Thousands by Prepaying your Mortgage

If you’re determined to cancel your home loan as soon as possible this is not a bad idea, ... penalties There also some loans that have prepayment penalties. Since the lending company earns money ... while reducing debt If you’ve read the small print and there are no prepayment penalties [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 09:18:15

Carnival of Debt Reduction: Summer Solstice Edition

Welcome to the 145th Carnival of Debt Reduction: Summer Solstice Edition! If this is your first time visiting Squawkfox, welcome! ... Bottom. If you ever wanted to know how bad payday loans can happen to good people, then give this heart-felt account a read. Find out how TooSmart is getting a handle on reducing his payday loan debt [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 03:59:29

This sounds less bad

I doubt anyone can know how much it might help, but the desperation apparent in this move should be obvious. From Bloomberg: The U.S ... and college education while also reducing the cost of credit-card debt. If we really need ... it improves auto sales much. Maybe people pay off some credit cards and take some classes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 05:46:00

MBS Purchase Plan: Bad News

All I can say is this is bad news, as far as I am concerned ... relieve these companies of good securities? Does that help them? Of course not. So we continue ... and reduce foreclosures, but doing anything to foster more debt at the moment is foolish. When houses [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 09:08:04

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