This Week In Securities Litigation (December 5, 2008)

This week, the SEC enforcement division secured a default judgment in an insider trading case, while the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York obtained a guilty plea in a case based ... and which concluded this week when he won a settlement of $125 million in a suit against his former employer [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 04:43:15

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How to Avoid Being Scammed by a Bad Debt Consolidation Companies

Amazon.de Widgets It’s difficult not to notice the incredible growth that there has been in companies offering debt consolidation programs and solutions over the past few years. Debt consolidation companies are amongst some of the biggest advertisers on the internet and there are now more loan consolidation TV commercials than there ever has been before. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-19 11:43:43

Bush to blame for mortgage mess...NYT

White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire By JO BECKER, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and STEPHEN LABATON “We can put light where there's darkness, and hope where there's despondency in this country. And part of it is working together as a nation to encourage folks to own their own home.” — President Bush, Oct [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 21:19:17

The Cost of Getting Divorced

The cost of getting married can pale when put next to the cost of getting divorced. It is rare that bankruptcy accompanies the wedding vows ... strikes. The costs associated with a divorce settlement have caused many couples to delay divorce or opt not to do it. They may separate and establish separate lives while remaining married. Attorney's [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 12:16:29

Signs You Might Need Help From A Tax Attorney

Earlier in the week my law firm’s Tax Relief Blog posted a helpful article on the signs that you might need help from a tax attorney. Listed below are a few of the signs, but you can find the full article here . 1. You Cannot Remember The Last Time You Filed A Tax Return If you are earning income and have not filed a tax return for a few years, then you might want to consider hiring a tax attorney. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-16 22:21:00

Choosing a Credit Repair Firm

Credit repair is a million dollar industry with a lot of scams. Finding a loan with poor credit isn’t hard, getting a decent interest rate can be ... so you can qualify for low rate loans and credit cards. Debt settlement and debt consolidation ... . When you clean up your credit report you end up saving hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:49:38

Senior Loan Officer sentenced in Mortgage Fraud scheme

US Attorney’s Office FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT AUSA VICKIE E. LEDUC or MARCIA MURPHY at 410-209-4885 September 21, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/md SENIOR LOAN OFFICER SENTENCED IN MORTGAGE FRAUD SCHEME THAT TARGETED VICTIMS THROUGH LOCAL TV ADS Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Deborah K. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 15:30:35

Welcome…. Bienvenue…Willkommen … London Calling…. I have the pleasure of opening the batting for the series of 2009 Blawg Reviews. I did my first Blawg Review exactly a year ago.  I cannot quite believe that a year has gone by so rapidly and that I am one step closer to my own (free) trip across the River Styx [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:38:19

UnitedHealth “praised for major leadership effort”

Big Health Insurer Agrees to Update Its Fee Data By Danny Hakim and Reed Abelson The New York Times January 13, 2009 In a settlement with one of the nation’s biggest insurers, New York’s attorney general ... , to be announced Tuesday, is part of a settlement with the insurance giant UnitedHealth Group, which operates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 20:09:36

Early Presidents of the Senate

1789-1797: John Adams, 1st Vice President (1789-1797): Adams continued to devote a considerable portion of his time and energy to presiding over the Senate; Abigail Adams observed that her husband's schedule "five hours constant sitting in a day for six months together (for he cannot leave his Chair) is pretty tight service [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 19:30:13

Massive Surge In Municipal Bankruptcies Coming

John Moorlach, the accountant who predicted the 1994 Orange County bankruptcy sees Up to 10 Municipal Bankruptcies in Coming YearThe accountant who ... the $2.7 trillion U.S. market for state, county and city debt next year as public finances worsen amid ... , Rio Vista, with a population of 8,000, and Isleton, a 10th as large, have said budget gaps and deb [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 11:20:00

Happy Birthday, Sammy Davis, Jr: A legacy restored?

Today would have been the 83rd birthday of Sammy Davis, Jr., who was more than $7 million in debt when he died 18 years ago ... 1990, named Rhodes and Sammy’s Cleveland-based attorney John Climaco as co-executors of Sammy’ ... of the home and possessions failed to put a dent in the massive debt, which left the IRS no choice [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 20:31:06

Debt Settlement Is A Solution To End Your Financial Problems

by katie George Are you constantly hoping it is not another creditor calling you, every time you hear the phone ring? ... about relieving some of the stress that comes with knowing you are in debt? Debt settlement is a solution that can ease your financial pain. Maybe you have heard of the term “debt settlement” but you aren’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 21:51:57

How You Can Remove a Tax Lien

How You Can Remove a Tax Lien Posted By Matt Douglas on @ 1:44 pm by Matt Douglas If you have a tax lien on your credit report, ... or federal government and ask for verification that the debt does exist. If it is verified then you will have to make some form of payment. It may be in your best interest to talk with a tax negotiator [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:14:19

A Statement By The Financial Economists Roundtable

During the last few decades, securitization has become a primary channel for enlarging financial markets and transferring ... market in which investors count on ratings firms to ascertain the quality of debt. Meeting in Glen Cove ... debt. The scope and scale of ongoing ratings downgrades and defaults on securitized debt make it [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 00:29:11

Media & Politics

Media & Politics 08-Dec-08 Permanent link to MTA daily media news The Heretik Obama Warns of Further Economic Pain WASHINGTON — Saying that the United States economy was likely to worsen before it improves, President-elect Barack Obama on Sunday pledged to pursue a recovery plan “equal to the task ahead, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 18:50:40

Acushield Financial Assists Attorney General McGraw in its Inquiry of the Services Received by West Virginia

LAS VEGAS, Nev., Sept. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Acushield Financial, Inc, a Nevada corporation delivering outsourcing customer service, billing, ... Settlement Companies 2. Acushield received the fees for its services directly from the Debt Settlement ... not initiate the debt settlement accounts that are the subjection of this Assurance, it [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 16:22:25

New Year - new start?

So, I haven't made a New Year's post yet... guess I'm still in shock over everything that has happened in the past year ( ... for a debt that was supposed to be handled by the Debt Settlement Company. Sent it on to the Debt ... if I do convince the Debt Settlement Company to add this account - that anything we do here isn't going to keep [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 17:48:00

Liveblogging the AG Debate

Just before the Republican Attorney General debate here at the Homestead, and the Kenney Bros. are in the very back of the room, having cleared off a section of a table and access to a plug to create our own special little "Bloggers Row". Of course, there are no accomodations for press or bloggers... no web access either [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 15:47:07

Debt Settlement, Bankruptcy and Credit Ratings

by Eric Jilson Debt is often one of the largest expenses people may have. Paying off a debt should always be of a higher priority than savings and investments. It makes perfect sense that reducing debt quickly will result in a better return to consumers than putting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:53:06

Lawsuit Cash Advances

A lawsuit cash advance can help the claimant win a personal injury lawsuit if all other means of obtaining funding have been exhausted ... attention that has been directed at, for example, the payday loan industry and its alleged “predatory ... advance is not technically a loan, as the claimant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:16:44

Top 16 Seller Benefits of A Short Sale

Top 16 Seller Benefits of A Short Sale Posted by Aaron Rice under For Buyers, For Realty Professionals, For Sellers, ... credit Closing costs and settlement fees paid by lender.  No cost to seller. Does not go against your credit Negotiated settlement No attorney fee Seller’s peace of mind Buy again in 2 years [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:30:38

HUD Explains How To Buy a Home With A Reverse Mortgage

If you have been wondering about the use of a reverse mortgage to purchase real estate, ... reverse mortgages are used to refinance a home with mortgage debt, thus effectively eliminating monthly ... mortgage to acquire real estate, seniors should speak with an attorney who specializes in elder law [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 07:25:53

Attorney Roberto A. Reyes Joins Houston Law Firm Busby & Associates, P.C.

Houston and Harris County Bankruptcy and Family Law Firm Busby & Associates Announces Addition of Associate Attorney to Firm ... County bankruptcy, debt negotiation, divorce and family law firm. To learn more about the firm ... , he settled a divorce case for a client which resulted in a five-figure settlement and child support [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 10:45:00

Reformers

by hilzoy John McCain, via MSNBC: "The crisis on Wall Street, my friends, started in the Washington culture of lobbying and influence pedaling and he was right square in the middle of it," McCain said, painting Obama as a Washington insider. "My friends, this is the problem in Washington. People like Sen [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 16:18:06

Stand Against Adversity

Dear Aunt B,I saw your web page and would appreciate the opportunity to ask you for advice ... many years; she has accumulated a credit card debt of over $30,000, and a few years ago, she had to borrow $40,000 on her house to pay off a similar credit card debt accumulated in the same manner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:52:00

Student credit card:Is it a need?

Credit card is really a necessity in modern world. Without carrying so much cash, you can just buy using the credit card ... card can be used the same way as a traditional credit card, although they do come with certain ... and credit cards issuer require co-signer for student credit card application to avoid the risk [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:47:16

The goals of Real Estate Asset Protection

Keep the ownership of the real estate anonymous. Anonymous Panama Corporations and Anonymous Panama Foundations do this extremely well; ... Firm for asset protection so you have attorney client privilege. The law firm used should ... and equitable you wouldn’t be reading this. Don’t make the mistake of using a law firm in another country [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 16:50:50

Dell agrees to pay $4 million!

The New York Attorney General announced a settlement agreement has been reached with Dell Inc., and the state of New York for $4 million. New York government lawyers-New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo settles deceptive business practices lawsuit against Dell Inc. New York, NY–The New York Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo, announced on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, a settlement agreement between the state of New York against Dell and Dell Financial Services (DFS) has been reached. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 23:57:22

Biden pays off much debt, Giuliani a little, Ron Paul still has zero

Joseph Biden, who's been regularly claiming he's not "the guy" who will be Barack Obama's vice presidential selection, was busy in July paying down the debt from his own, unsuccessful Democratic presidential campaign. Using federal matching funds, Biden slashed his debt to $173,999 from $1.15 million the previous [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 01:43:06

How A Forgotten Blockbuster Video Caused A 2 1/2 Year Battle With Discover Card And Collection Agencies [Universal Default]

"Universal Default" is when your credit card company adjusts the terms of your loan because you "defaulted" with another company. In reader P.'s case the "default" was a Blockbuster video that his friend forgot to return. Discover Card took ... , it launched him into a 2 1/2 year legal battle with Discover, a collection agency, and now the credit [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 16:23:12

2009 - The Year Of Tackling Debt

2009 - The Year Of Tackling Debt Posted by BK Dallas on 7 Jan, 2009 in Debt and Tax Relief The Dallas Morning News has another interesting, ... that debtors should consult credit counseling and debt settlement agencies to help them pay down ... at achieving the same goals that credit counseling and debt settlement agencies claim they can achieve [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:41:54

Debt Negotiation

Debt Negotiation happens in two basic ways: by a professional, or by yourself. Here are a few strategies the professionals use when handling a debt negotiation on your behalf ... loan, boat loan, etc. Before you start any debt negotiation, you should expect that you’ll take a “ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 03:32:25

THURSDAY JANUARY 08, 2009

THIS SITE SUPPORTS ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, EMS CREWS, IN ADDITION TO ALL SERVING IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, NO MATTER WHERE YOU MAY BE NEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY HIGH RISK MOOSE & DEER LOCATIONSNEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY VIDEO CAMERASNew Brunswick Weather: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 00:02:00

“We can put light where there’s darkness, and hope where there’s despondency in this country. And part of it is working together as a nation to encourage folks to own their own home.” — President Bush, Oct. 15, 2002 THE BLUEPRINTS In June 2002, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 16:01:46

New 2008-2009 Top Paying Adsense Ads (Top 1000)

Taken from DP Forum, this is an updated version from this one This list not for n00b, if you are new in this business, better you try some niche that you’re  really interest. If you try your luck with “mesothelioma” i bet you will get nothin but headache. Today “mesothelioma” search result in google [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:26:15

Quigley Worries More "Friends & Family" Hiring On The Horizon

Forget the grandstanding about a moratorium on foreclosures ... with $740 million worth of new debt. "The story that isn't being told is what are they going ... Board members who supported taking on the debt -- along with refinancing $3 billion more -- say [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 16:12:35

Appraisal Fraud and Industry Standards Described in 2003 Official White Paper-RED FLAGS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL WITH EXCELLENT DIAGRAMS EXPLANATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF BEST PRACTICES

loan_origination_mortgage_fraud_ffiecloan_origination_mortgage_fraud_prevention_response_nelsonRed Flags • Critical loan processing activities, ... the FI’s review of insurance coverage. √ Establish procedures to ensure the bonding company is notified [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:33:10

Madigan: Foreclosure Prevention Lacking

It's no secret that home foreclosures are soaring. In a front-page article today, the Tribune noted that 30 percent of all U.S ... of 11 attorneys general -- nearly eight out of 10 "seriously delinquent homeowners are not on track [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 18:43:33

Send2Press Weekly Summary of Entertainment and Tech News Copy - Sept. 26, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Sept. 27 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The weekly Send2Press Newswire summary of business and tech news includes this week: The Houdini Museum nominates magician David Blaine for first Houdini Award; former 'Pope of Pot,' author, and actor, Pastor Craig X Rubin to run for Los Angeles Mayor; and Insight Research Corp [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 12:57:29

Free HPK (High Paying Keywords) for AdSense

Googling for the topic of this post can have you looking through subscription and pay sites all day - but we managed to find an actual free list of ... school loan consolidation $76.54 college loan consolidation $74.93 car insurance quotes $74.78 auto insurance quotes $74.23 school consolidation $71.71 consolidation college $67.42 consolidation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:12:02

LPs Bristle at Apollo’s Plans for Huntsman Settlement

Laura Kreutzer, of Private Equity Analyst, files this dispatch on the behind-the-scenes rancor at Apollo Management over the deal terminating its $6 ... will invest $250 million in Huntsman in exchange for debt. It is also paying Huntsman $425 million [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 16:14:11

Redding Real Estate ~ Short Sales ~ Do You Qualify for a Short Sale?

Redding Real Estate ~ Short Sales ~ Do You Qualify for a Short Sale?[ ... , then you may be protected by the Debt Relief Act signed by President Bush from tax consequences ... when your mortgage debt is higher than the value of your home.   I have taken special training on how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:15:20

OBAMA HYPOCRISY---> Ex-Subprime Bank Executive Finances Campaign

Senator Obama constantly rails against those banks that pursued the deadly strategy of Subprime loans. His website says: Ensure More Accountability in the Subprime Mortgage Industry: Obama has been closely monitoring the subprime mortgage situation for years, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 03:55:06

Unbiased Guide to Debt Collectors And Collection Agency Have To Abide By Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Debt Collectors and the Collection agencies they work for can be held liable by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Debt collection companies can be ordered to pay high fines for violations. Violations such as debt collectors misleading, threatening [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 07:18:26

Commercial Bankruptcies - Personal bankruptcies - Rising Tsunami of Economic Disaster Ahead

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/227/story/57742.htmlBy Tony Pugh | McClatchy NewspapersWASHINGTON — As the curtain falls on one of the most devastating financial years on record, business bankruptcies — both large and small — continue to soar.The nearly 58, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 05:48:41

Mazin Qumsiyeh - The US vs. Obama, McCain, and AIPAC

By Mazin Qumsiyeh, PHD * ... of the Palestinians; Israeli extrajudicial executions; Israeli settlement activities; maintenance of US occupation [more...]

Date: 2008-06-08 08:00:04

Ten years later, tobacco deal going up in smoke

Consider this the next time you see a teenager take a drag on a cigarette: ... , when a collection of state attorneys general delivered a crushing blow to Big Tobacco. On Nov. 23, 1998 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 10:00:00

Orrick Agrees to Settle San Diego Malpractice Suit for $2.8M

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has agreed to pay San Diego $2.8 million to settle a malpractice suit that contended the law firm failed to uncover the extent of the city’s unfunded pension debt in time to help avert the problem. San Diego city attorney Michael [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 15:34:56

THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIONIST COMPANY UNIONISM IN ISRAEL…the story of the Histadrut, the General Federation of Jewish Labor in Greater Israel

from the WORKERS ADVICE CENTER: From Challenge # 88  November-December 2004 The Unmaking of the HistadrutDani Ben Simhon In May 2004, ... of the “yishuv” (the pre-state Jewish settlement of the land). Even when it functioned as a labor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 11:08:48

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