Holiday Cheer: Reality is Not All It's Cracked Up to Be

I am currently on blog holiday, and am re-posting some refreshing concoctions from Christmases past.Life. It's deep, right? ... surrounding (i.e. Shaolin), that credit card debt and those student loans aren't mundane, they suddenly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:00:00

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Helping Polly

I just thought of my answer to Fix Polly, a case study from Gail:Polly is 25 and single. She has almost $80,000 in debt, $60,000 of which is student loans. The rest is credit card debt ... . Polly can’t decide what to pay off next. She has contacted her credit card companies and cannot [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 15:02:42

Fewer Homes, Smaller Homes

Every municipality in Virginia bases its land use planning on the anticipated demand for new housing ... or the economic realities of student loans and credit card debt, I don't know. But it's happening [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 10:52:00

Reader mail: Student loan NOT received ruining credit (school fraud)

Permalink Page 1 of 442 pages 1 2 3 > Last » Search CreditSuit ... credit (school fraud) The new Trado site Judge prohibited lawsuits by disabled man, supreme ... and wealth Categories Credit crisis deliberately caused by the regulators *** 20 Reasons [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 20:21:00

Three Easy Steps For Climbing Out Of Debt

Yesterday I read a weeks worth of all the blogs I follow and one spoke about debt, specifically credit card debt. Some people rack up tens of thousands of dollars worth of credit card debt which to me seems ... dodged the credit card trap may still have mortgages, student loans car payments, etc. While debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 02:54:00

The new Trado site

Permalink Page 1 of 442 pages 1 2 3 > Last » Search CreditSuit ... Reader mail: Student loan NOT received ruining credit (school fraud) The new Trado site Judge ... * By Lizzy on 11 16 2008 Perspective: poverty and wealth Categories Credit crisis deliberately [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 09:21:01

Op-Ed Friday: Pretty Gross

Still, while such a transformation is, to put it mildly, undesirable, the policies are necessary. As outlined in these pages, the U.S ... securities such as credit card, student loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:02:55

Reader Question: My student loans went into collections! How do I get it off my credit score?

Reader's QuestionHi FB,A couple of months ago I was denied a student loan deferment and forbearance although I was unemployed and not earning any ... , like Debt Counselling of Canada. They should NEVER CHARGE YOU ANYTHING for their services ... debt shows. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 22:11:00

Higher Ed Roundup: Week of July 14 - July 18

Dept. of Ed Requests Emergency Survey on Credit Transfers Few Colleges Join TEACH program New Repayment Program for Borrowers May Not Help All ... turns in to a loan if students fail to meet their commitment to teach for four years following graduation. The change from grant to loan can occur even while students are teaching if their schools move [more...]

Date: 2008-07-19 00:31:00

Tuition hikes, not loan access, should frighten students By Michael Dannenberg Education9 ... Stafford Loan. Every family, regardless of income and credit history, is able to borrow at least $57,500 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 04:43:18

Student Debt Consolidation Loan

by Mary Bush Large numbers of college students make that common mistake each year of signing up for as many credit cards as possible ... . About the Author: Debt Consolidation Articles Advise For Rebuilding Your Credit with a Prepaid Debit Card ... application. Of course, once the credit cards start to arrive, they’ll be using them to finance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 21:05:55

debts to pay

The future for young Americans (18-35 set) does often look and feel bleak in economic terms ... , is up from 2007. That includes credit card debt (52 percent, up from 49 percent), student loans (37 ... their bill (19 percent) or have had their credit revoked, including a repossession or card [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 19:39:00

Should Christians Use Credit Cards?

This post was written by Linda Bustos is an editor for Creditor Web, where you can learn about debt forum. The Bible gives wise advice that we should not go into debt. There aremany reasons for this – ... there can be understandablereasons to go into debt – a mortgage, a student loan, a car loan – thedebt in itself [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 12:07:00

Feeling a little lost

Feeling a little lost Filed In: Uncategorized Can someone step inside my head and take a look at what’s going on please? ... , health insurance and deferred student loan all depend on me having 12 credits. That depends on my work [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:14:00

$75 user participation survey for those in debt

As I think I have mentioned before, I am working with a company called DebtGoal in development of their product ... in credit card debt At least 2 other types of debt (mortgage, auto, student loan, home equity loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:48:20

Derby County vs Man Utd Highlights Video

.fullpost{display:inline;}Derby County 1 - 0 Man Utd30' Kris CommonsOnce again, ... Advance,Auto Loans,Student Loans,Debt Consolidation,Credit Cards. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 11:18:00

Young Asian Americans Sound Off on Plunging Economy

SAN FRANCISCO — For some young Asian Americans, the country’s tanking economy hasn’t resulted in any major immediate changes to their pocket books ... if I have tremendously good credit, it will be harder for me to get a loan,” said UC Davis student Lily Wu ... generation and are taking stock of what may happen next. Sandra Fang, a student at San [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 20:03:09

Wigan vs Tottenham Highlights Video

.fullpost{display:inline;}Wigan vs TottenhamAfter an absorbing contest in the FA Cup, Wigan and Tottenham cross swords once again on Sunday, ... ,Student Loans,Debt Consolidation,Credit Cards. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 05:19:00

When Your Financial State Improves, Do Your Frugal Standards Change?

... replaced. We have very few debts now - just one student loan and a mortgage, no credit cards [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 20:00:34

My Husband is Going Back to School

For the last couple years, my husband has been thinking about going back to school ... using a home equity line of credit. However, we need to consider getting a student loan. Taking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 13:15:58

Student Loans By the Numbers

I can’t believe summer is actually over. Where did the time go? As summer comes to a close, it is nice to welcome the start of football season. Let’s just hope my fantasy football team can actually win a game. I’m not excited about the prospects of becoming the Detroit Lions of my fantasy league. First off, I wanted to share this awesome graphic from College Scholarships.org . I’m so glad they shared this with me and I could then share it with my readers: Ask Mr. Credit Cards Spe [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 22:45:22

Letting go of the old and moving on to the new

Welcome to 2009.2008 was quite a year for us. So many exciting things happened, there are things that I haven't even written about yet. Yikes! ... for something NEW!Debt reduction and elimination is our other main focus this year. This is the continuation ... of credit card addiction. It's that other debt we are looking at now: student loans, home equity [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:25:00

7 Don’ts for Fiscal Freshmen

( This is a guest article by Jack Busch* ) As a student, your financial picture is a bit unique. You have few assets and few hours to devote to a job, thus little income. You have little credit history (good or bad) but some limited access to revolving credit and other loans. Because of this, the years between matriculation and graduation are somewhat of a testing ground for your creditworthiness. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 08:59:15

Achieving the Goal of Financial Freedom

Every year on my birthday, I set goals for myself for the coming year ... of my outstanding student loans, three weeks ahead of my self-imposed deadline. I carry zero credit card debt, so we can check that off of my list. But I still have my loan from SCI to pay off. However [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 15:25:39

Student Loan Default: How to Deal with It

by William Blake The Department of Education has many different avenues with which it works hard to get money back from individuals whose student ... t come from legal proceedings, wage garnishment ... the right course you can even regain your eligibility for financial aid, improve your credit rating and even [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 10:06:43

Understanding Credit Information And How It Governs Our Everyday Life

When you ask for a student loan, try to get financing for a car or apply for a mortgage, the lender will look at your credit information ... slip into collection or made a settlement offer on a past credit card. By assessing this financial [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 09:07:06

College Loan Slavery: Student Debt Is Getting Way Out of Hand

I have seen this first hand. No one holds a gun to these people's heads. They don't understand sacraficing now to have more later ... debt. And don't get me started on all the credit card kiosks around campuses. Only fools get those ... into a pit of debt from which many will never recover. Raya Golden thought she was handling college [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 13:25:34

I Can’t Pay Sallie Mae - Carlos

I Can’t Pay Sallie Mae - Carlos Posted by as Ask Steve, Bankruptcy, Customer Service, Get Out of Debt, Student Loans, Web If you're new here, ... question. If you have a credit or debt question you’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:05:56

Stocks dive as US Treasury plans to prop consumer lending

Stocks dive as US Treasury plans to prop consumer lending Submitted by Sahil Nagpal on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 23:06 ... rescue fund to credit card and loan companies reflected growing concern over drops in consumer spending, auto buying and student borrowing. "This market, which is vital for lending and growth [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 23:06:43

YouTube & Leadpile Lead Exchange

... Business cash advance Credit card processing Equipment leasing Internet marketing services Web design ... repair Debt consolidation Debt settlement Tax debt relief Bankruptcy Student loan consolidation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 14:49:18

Speculating on the credit crunch

WHEN I was an economics undergraduate student and petroleum was still stored in the original dinosaurs, ... comes for a loan it must have something worse than the general rot to hide and the general rot's pretty [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 19:55:08

Credit Suisse brokers take Auction Rate Securities fraud to new depths

Credit Suisse brokers take Auction Rate Securities fraud to new depths Posted Sep 4th 2008 9:48AM by Peter Cohan Filed under: Products and services, ... up student loan securitizer -- as they sold investors their most toxic Collateralized Debt [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 14:15:09

6 Steps to Doomsday: A Great Depression II Scenario

I have to get this out of my system. BP’s interview with historians Michael Allen and Larry Schweikart helped assuage my fears some ... , out of money, default on their mortgages, car loans, student loans, credit card loans, etc. Bond ... access to credit, you can’t get that loan to start up the new business you’ve been planning [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 18:00:29

Five Things That a Generation X Financial Planner Did, That You Can Too

This is a guest post from Jeff Rose, an Illinois Certified Financial Planner(TM) and co-founder of Alliance Investment Planning Group ... student loan and credit card debt at ease.  Luckily, I stumbled into a career as a financial ... students graduate with a combination of student loan and credit card debt. Most of us are just kind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:45:19

Bernanke Acts While Paulson Dithers

bernpaul1.jpg Today, in yet another transformation of the ever-changing Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) ... to creditworthy consumers,” by extending relief to holders of “auto loans, student loans, credit card loans ... to a plan being implemented by the New York Fed that is aimed at easing the current credit crunch. The NY [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 19:26:04

Naughty and Nice

It's undeniably been a busy year for higher education with financial crises, continued student loan controversies, ... , Pennsylvania, and others are all looking to slash spending on higher education. Student Loan Panic ... followers of the student loan market this year. When credit and asset-backed securities markets froze [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:20:06

Want to Consolidate a Student Loan?

Just finished school and now it’s time to start paying on those Student loans fall into two categories. 1 ... consolidation services. A federally funded student loan also cannot be consolidated with credit card debt. If you are considering consolidation of your student loans, gathering the appropriate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:29:44

Why not just give US the money?

Lame Duck Teasury Secretary Henry Paulsen insisted on talking again today, as did his boss, sending the markets south, ... the risk that big investors took when they bought junk credit card and mortgage debt. Then, magically ... toward consumer loans in the form of credit cards, auto loans and student loans, as well as some forms [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 19:38:09

Paulson's New Program: Giving People Money They Can't Afford To Spend

The news is as old as the Magna Carta. The consumer is broke. He does not have a dime. He is out of work. He is defaulting on his home equity loan, and the bank has reposed his credit card. It may ... of auto loans, student loans and credit cards." The head of the Treasury is concerned that people [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 10:50:07

Rule of Thumb For Reasonable Housing Costs?

In an earlier post on motivating myself to work harder, I had thrown out a piece of “common” financial advice: ... from a mortgage calculator. The “other debt” is the sum of your other recurring monthly liabilities - car loans, credit card balances, student loan payments. There are usually two lender ratios [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 13:58:59

Depending on a Student Loan Without Cosigner When Nothing are Possible

Choosing a post-secondary course will provide you with a variety of options. After seeking advice from a guidance counselor before graduation day, there are many modes of financial assistance available for the college bound individual. Student loans no cosigner may be the only reasonable option for you once you have researched about scholarships, grants, work programs and other types of loans. Without a strong credit rating, getting this loan may be difficult. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-18 14:21:50

TARP goes TALF as FRBNY lends against AAA ABS

For all those people out there who want to know why they're not seeing more of this government bailout money directed at ordinary folk, boy do I have an acronym for you. Meet TALF, the Term Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility ... gin up lending for things like auto loans, student loans and credit cards, essentially disappeared [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 16:23:55

Eliminate Debt

We can't deny the fact that our world suffered economic crises nowadays ... own more than one credit card, car payment, mortgage, bills, student loans, personal loans, home ... , lower credit card payments, budgeting debt, stay debt free and many more. It's guaranteed safe [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 16:25:14

Charge it

BACK in October, my colleague in Los Angeles wrote, apropos of the government's puchase of a stake in Capital One: ... -Backed Securities Loan Facility, which will lend as much as $200 billion against new or recent vintage asset backed securities collateralized by "student loans, auto loans, credit card loans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 20:46:10

Does The Economy Make You Want To Pay Off Debt Or Build Up Savings?

Editor’s note:  I set this post to publish yesterday and made the classic “New Year” mistake of setting the date to 2008! ... , and then systematically started debt-killing.  First the credit card, then one student loan, then the car loan.  Now, we’re left with a $10000+ student loan, and a minimum payment of $145 versus [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:08:06

TARP II: The Wrath of TALF

In normal times the Federal Reserve responds to crises by using teeny, gold-plated hydraulic levers to raise and lower interest rates ... which it will lend up to $200 billion to support the issuance of debt backed by consumer and small-business debt -- such as credit-card loans, student debt, auto loans and loans backed by the Small [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 15:35:02

Student, Car Debt Quietly Added to Bailout Plan

Jeez! This country very well may be doomed beyond hope! This is not the time to be sneaky, and push even more expenses on the taxpayers ... its bailout plan to include buying student loans, car loans, credit card debt and any other “troubled” assets ... program to foreign banks with extensive loan operations in the United States, potentially added tens [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 02:08:02

Ctrl BG: A Shortcut to Financial News 11/29

Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving weekend and got some great bargains yesterday! ... facility to support consumer finance, including student, auto, and credit card loans and loans backed ... consumers get home, car and credit card loans easier. I haven't figured out all the implications [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 14:40:00

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