Municipal ID program takes off
It took more time than it should have, but San Francisco's long anticipated ID Card program took off today ... banks and credit unions have also stated that they will accept the card to open a financial account [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:48:35
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TARP "Reform" Act only makes things worse
By Matt Hawes Representative Barney Frank, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, has introduced H.R ... and credit unions to 0,000 permanent, when it was enacted temporarily as part of TARP [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 04:23:08
Only at Great Lakes
So the other day I had occasion to go to the Navy Federal Credit Union while at drill at NAVSTA Great Lakes. There is not a branch here in Michigan, but this worked out conveniently [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 02:21:02
13 Best Practices For Client Presentations
For the marketing consultants, and the people who work with consultants, this one is for you ... of Atlanta, Martin Luther King Historic Site, Georgia Family Credit Union Project, Park Pride, MUST [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 04:43:33
Defense of Marriage Act author urges repeal
by Jay McDonough Bob Barr, ex congressman from Georgia and author of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act recommended the laws repeal today in a Los ... grounds legally, conflicting with the Constitutions Full Faith and Credit clause, but the U.S. Supreme ... (Civil unions and gay marriage) last week: According to a 1997 Government Accounting Office [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 00:23:38
5 Ways to Save Money on Your Next Vehicle Loan
by Ada Denis Don’t get stuck with a bad car deal. Here are five ways to walk away from an auto dealership and save money on the vehicle loan. 1 ... an application with your personal bank, credit union, finance company, or online auto loan broker [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 09:27:49
Quicken for Mac Lacks Extended Validation Certificate Support
A few days ago, in the middle of the first wave of snow that hit Seattle, I tried to download banking transactions from my credit union, BECU (once dedicated to Boeing employees) using Quicken 2006 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 19:24:50
Pensacola Bay Area Economy - A Balanced Look, Please!
Pensacola Bay Area Economy - A Balanced Look, Please! Unemployment, slow retail sales, falling home prices, and here we all go ... , Navy Federal Credit Union's $54 million building 3 on their Beulah campus and the much anticipated [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 03:01:40
Fed Funds Rate Drop Update: Locking In Higher Bank Yields Now
Given the recent drop in the Fed Funds rate to nearly zero, bank have been adjusting their interest rates accordingly ... ) Certificates of Deposit Pentagon Federal Credit Union is offering 3-year, 4-year, and 5-year CDs at 4.75 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 12:32:43
Leann Lane on "Publication: A New Book 'Pakistan's Strategic Culture and FP Making"
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Date: 2008-12-31 14:39:44
10 governors sign letter opposing union-endorsed, anti-worker, pro-bullying law; Sebelius not one of them
10 Republican governor's signed the following letter regarding proposed "card check" legislation that is supported by every major American union, and that Obama is expected to sign (credit to Club for Growth). The mis-named "Employee Free Choice Act" would take away workplace rights that workers have enjoyed for decades. The Honorable Harry [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 14:01:00
FBI searching for 'Wilson Bandit' bank robber
The FBI is seeking information about a man nicknamed the ''Wilson Bandit,'' who may have robbed credit unions in Ahwatukee and Tempe in the last three months. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 23:28:43
Ignoring Murders of Colombian Unionists, Bush Set to Honor Uribe
Ignoring Murders of Colombian Unionists, Bush Set to Honor Uribe by Mike Hall, Jan 6, 2009 Photo credit: Marcelo Salinas ... and a broad coalition of unions, human rights, environmental, religious and other groups have been able [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 21:14:52
Grades, not just economy, prone to inflation these days
Who would have thought that the grading system you use to award little Johnny an A, B, or C could cause such headaches for a school district? ... from teachers prompted the district and union to form a committee to consider modifications,” ... students more credit for harder classes.” A 10-point scale is the most common grading system [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 17:31:25
Anglers’ aid urged in sea-life effort; Goal is expansion of marine reserves
Anglers’ aid urged in sea-life effort; Goal is expansion of marine reserves Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on January 14, 2009 at 3:20 pm From the San Diego Union-Tribune: The idea seems outrageous: asking commercial ... , fishermen credit Oregon-based Ecotrust with mapping the most valuable fishing zones and helping decision [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 23:13:13
(CSRwire) American Savings and Hope Community Credit Unions Merge
HOPE significantly expands affordable financial options with five new branches in three states [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 15:22:00
Times: Madoff Losers List
Top 86 Madoff losers from the Times (1/13/09). In descending order, rounded with explanations removed.1. Fairfield Greenwich Group, $7.5 billion2 ... International Advisors, $1.4 billion8. Fortis Bank Netherlands, $1.4 billion9. Union Bancaire Privee, $1.08 ... million27. Aozora Bank, $137 million28. Credit Mutuel, $124 million29. Dexia, $107 million30. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 16:04:00
Ssangyong enters receivership
Filed under: China, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Earnings/FinancialsCould it be too late for Ssangyong? Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) ... sales have fallen a whopping 50%, money was clearly tight. With the global economic crisis, credit was evidently unavailable to pay workers and new negotiations with the unions weren't going anywhere [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 22:29:00
Dandelion Salad By Paul Craig Roberts 10/06/08 “ICH” America has become a pretty discouraging place ... , social programs, and national debt reduction. However, without the Soviet Union as a check ... office. It was in 2000 that derivatives and credit default swaps were excluded from regulation [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 02:29:39
Ten things the president got right
Bush’s Achievements The postmortems on the presidency of George W. Bush are all wrong ... , not all of them–have only been a little bit kinder. They give Bush credit for the surge that saved ... Democratic senator Edward Kennedy. The teachers’ unions, school boards, the education establishment [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 18:22:50
OECD says EU Should Consider Single Financial Supervisor
The OECD urges a more centralized and integrated approach to financial regulation in European Union, including considering a single supervisor ... reporting forms introduced.” Technorati Tags: credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 16:00:44
Nu’man Abd al-Wahid: Thus Spoke George W. Bush.
By Nu’man Abd al-Wahid “We insist on the right to bomb n*gg**s.” British Prime Minister David Lloyd George. With the George W ... . When the CIA refused to endorse this intelligence, Bush had no option but to credit these fraudulent findings to the British government in his State of the Union speech in 2003. The other allegations [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 23:11:20
None
It is true that we cannot depend on government alone to create jobs or long-term growth ... than continuing with more and more government deficit spending.Hiring more government employees union ... an inability to lend and borrow stops growth and leads to even less credit.~President-elect Barack Obama [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 23:48:56
The Tangled Web of TARP
It’s deja vu, all over again. Republic Window and Door announced it would be closing its doors next month ... Obama supports the union’s effort. Federally-detained Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and State ... its line of credit. Faced with the prospect of going it without any money, Republic rolled over [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 15:19:57
Hundreds of Union Members to March in Inaugural Parade
Hundreds of Union Members to March in Inaugural Parade by James Parks, Jan 14, 2009 Photo credit: Proof Productions ... and Health Care for All. The overall theme of the labor float is “Honoring America’s Workers.” [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 19:10:05
Charge this: 7 tips for a successful credit card dispute
August 16, 2009 When Carla DeLuca canceled her room at the W Hotel Union Square in New York a week before her arrival, the hotel decided to ding her for a night’s stay anyway.Despite assurances from several W employees that the erroneous charge would be reversed, DeLuca, who owns a marketing company in San Francisco, was asked to pay an extra $330 on her next American Express bill.So DeLuca did what increasing numbers of travelers are doing: she filed a dispute with her charge card company. [more...]
Date: 2009-08-16 10:00:43
UPDATE: Caterpillar to NLR More to come, but I just caught news that a Caterpillar motor grader production plan is slated for the vacant video ... with a union representing assembly employees) announced layoffs elsewhere in the company. Big jobs ... Arkansas – provides income tax credits based on payroll of new employees (credit earned each tax [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 16:56:58
It’s a Labor Day Carnival of Debt Reduction
Happy Labor Day everyone! Labor Day originated in 1882 when the Central Labor Union of New York City sought a day off for those who work ... rid of credit card debt the smart way. Early Retirement Extreme tells how he would get rid of debt ... articles Think that using a debit card is a cure-all for debt problems? Master Your Card warns [more...]
Date: 2008-09-01 05:00:37
Back to School to Learn Labor History
Back to School to Learn Labor History by James Parks, Jan 5, 2009 Photo credit: Labor Arts Inc. ... history in our classrooms. With the key protections for workers unions have gained under attack [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 14:00:35
Tap My 401(k) or Borrow From Family?
A while back (actually, almost a year and a half ago now… how time flies…), I talked about using a 401(k) to pay off credit card debt ... with a person who used my credit recklessly. I am now left with about $30K in debt, almost all of it high ... union and have no way to consolidate that debt. This leaves me with two options: tap into my 401 [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 14:00:33
What’s in a credit history?
Sep 29th, 2009 | print | email | Post a comment | Listen to the Article - Dana El BaltajiThe Union of Arab Banks (UAB), a community of Middle East-based financial intuitions, has called for the establishment of a central credit bureau and risk management firm for banks in the region, reported Gulf News on Monday.“A unified credit bureau will strengthen the GCC financial sector and lead to greater transparency in the regional economies. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 10:24:23
Re: Edwards to speak publicly again
Senator John has been a modern day Paul Revere. I remember his July 2007 Coopers Union speech where he tried, oh so gently, ... national laws protecting us against the worst abuses in credit markets predatory mortgages,abusive credit card terms, and payday loans with interest rates of 300 percent or higher. Finally [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 06:22:53
Killing The Unions-Podcast Script
I have spent the past few days at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit ... into a morass of globalization, union busting and political maneuvering. People with high paying jobs ... auto industry, high fuel prices, tight credit and falling sales crept into the house and, much [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 22:21:33
The New Poverty
There's a new poverty - it's almost transparent, but it's there ... through good credit ratings, onerous lending and jobs that "get by", without actually advancing anything ... because of their grandparents' union membership, the weekends that they wouldn't even dream of if weren't [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 07:12:00
Europe Reimports Jew Hatred
Adolf Hitler talking to the Palestinian leader, the Grand Mufti Hajj Amin al Husseini ... Street JournalBy Daniel SchwammenthalGive Giancarlo Desiderati credit for his unintellectual honesty ... to do with anti-Semitism, the head of a small Italian union, Flaica-Uniti-Cub, wasted no time [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:30:00
Obama’s school policies called ‘Bush III’
In a speech on reauthorizing No Child Left Behind , Education Secretary Arne Duncan gave the law “credit for exposing achievement gaps, and for requiring that we measure our efforts to improve education by looking at outcomes, rather than inputs.” Duncan called for developing better tests to monitor progress and more focus on student growth. But the biggest problem with NCLB is that it doesn’t encourage high learning standards. In fact, it inadvertently encourages states to lower them. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-26 21:39:06
Britain’s banking dilemma
It’s been a crazy week for international relations, with a whole series of important meetings and agreements. Some of them are real breakthroughs, like China’s new ambitions on climate change. Others are less noble, in particular the US and the UK objecting to reforms of the banking system. The sight of our government standing in defence of big bonuses and hedge fund deregulation is pretty dispiriting. The reason for it is fairly simple though: Britain is hugely dependent on the City. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-25 10:24:05
Other Famous Cases of Consensual Adult Incest
Casanova and His Daughter, Leonilda Image Credit Casanova may be remembered as the definitive ladies’ man, seducing courtesan’s throughout Europe, but the truth is quite a bit darker. Stories of rape and battery followed this troubled man on his trail through Europe. He also had his share for STDs in an age before penicillin, but the most cringe worthy tale he penned himself in his memoirs involves his incestuous relationship with his own daughter. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 14:09:47
Who has clout with Congress?
Since I quoted Simon Johnson yesterday doubting that meaningful financial regulation will come of recent financial follies, I was interested to read Ezra Klein's interview about such regulation with Congressman Barney Frank. What Frank has to say matters: he's the chair of the House banking committee and is widely thought to have been one of the sharper players during the worst crisis moments of last fall's panic. Frank thinks better regulation will get done. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 07:07:00
3 Things To Consider Why Your Organization Needs Debt Scoring For Your Delinquent Debt
by David P. Montana In today’s challenging and difficult economy, organizations of all sizes are facing ever-growing delinquencies in their accounts receivable and expanding debt portfolios. Whereas any organization’s internal collection processes serve an essential role in collecting on past due delinquent accounts, many companies simply don’t have the resources, time and expertise necessary to recover consistently and effectively on these unpaid accounts. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-26 07:46:42
In The News Today
Dear Extended Family: Please watch the following video and keep these points in mind: 1. That it comes from CNBC. 2. That is was presented without the usual argumentation from interviewers. 3. That it errs only in saying gold is the enemy of all central banks which we know is incorrect for Asia and even the Germans who are now backing off selling. Better said, gold is the enemy of some central banks. 4. Its major reference is to the US dollar. 5. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-27 23:20:59
It’s Money In The Bank: BillShrink Now Helps Choose Your Ideal Savings Account
We all like the idea of setting aside a nice chunk of money in a savings account and putting it to work for us, but it’s a bit easier said than done — if you want the best rates, you have to choose from one of hundreds of CDs and savings account products offered by various banks, each of which has its own rates and restrictions. BillShrink , the startup that targets a variety of verticals to help users save money, is launching a new service today that looks to help make this decision much easier. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 08:03:20
Nation’s real stimulus package comes from growing economy, personal responsibility
Column by Adam French There is no doubt that we are currently sitting in the middle of the most trying economic times since the Great Depression. Virtually every American individual and business has in some way been affected by the current economic situation and the road to recovery is both long and winding. What is doubtful, however, are the stimulus packages/takeovers President Obama has used as a market corrector. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 00:41:17
Frequently Asked Questions About Health Insurance
Author : Francis Lua There are many questions that people have regarding health insurance This is because the insurance purchasing process involves many people, from the customer and the agent to the underwriter and insurance company For the average consumer, it is easy to become baffled by the process; but, learning about the process, educating yourself, gives you much more purchasing power Below are some samples of questions, and answers, which are believed to be among the most common that [more...]
Date: 2009-09-26 22:46:33
Bailouts and Bankrolls
Lawmakers are holding hearings on Capitol Hill to try to figure out solutions to the newspaper industry’s troubles. U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y., at right), who chairs Congress’s Joint Economic Committee, has proposed a bill that would allow community and metropolitan papers to become nonprofit organizations. Similar legislation has also been introduced in the Senate. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 17:23:43
Operation Rollback
Posted by Review-a-Day, September 29th, 2009 3 CommentsFiled under:Review-a-Day. The Retail Revolution: How Wal-Mart Created a Brave New World of Business by Nelson Lichtenstein Reviewed by Jefferson DeckerThe Nation In October 2003 employees at more than 800 chain supermarkets in California walked out of their jobs after management demanded pay cuts and a reduction in health insurance benefits. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 09:54:00
Strategic Reality Dictionary
– New from Autonomedia – Konrad Becker’s Strategic Reality Dictionary is being launched on September 29 at Eyebeam in New York – an excellent occasion to publish the preface. . Phantasmagoric Systems . “Information is indeed ‘such stuff as a dreams are made on.’ Yet it can be transmitted, recorded, analyzed and measured,” remarked Karl Deutsch in his 1963 book The Nerves of Government . [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 21:31:25
Two clubs for small mortgage banks; Freddie pushes back 10/1 changes; GMAC steps in to TBW role
Out here in California, some in the business have been following the case of 28-yr old Garret Gililland III. Originally from the Sacramento area, he was just captured in Spain and brought back to California to face charges of a $100 million mortgage fraud ring. In yet another example of what seems to make the headlines for mortgage brokers, Gililland fled in June 2008 with at least $250,000 in cash. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-28 14:40:26
7-Eleven serves up Big Gulp of Big Government to credit card consumers
Tomorrow, 7-Eleven Inc. and other big retail chains will hit Capitol Hill to offer Congress members and their staffs a supersize serving of hypocrisy. Retailers, who rightly complain about costly government mandates in health care and other areas, are now calling for Congress slap price controls on the interchange fees they pay to banks and credit unions for services associated with the credit and debit cards of retail consumers. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 20:36:44
A Terrible Waste of Perfectly Good Oil
Just when I thought that our distinguished representative from Georgia’s 10th district might be content to rest on his laurels, we are witness to another fireburst of his all-consuming ambition. Paul Broun had upped his name recognition big-time last fall by voicing his concerns that President-elect Barack Obama intended to establish some sort of [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:29:28
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