Excerpt from Randall Blaum's Book, "Dump It!"

Greetings Debt Dumpers... In the downloadable version of my Dump It! book (www.dumpdebtgrowwealth.com) there are 52 Keys to dumping your debt ... on a solution.  Using the FDCPA, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you can request from any creditor ... .  I am yours in success, Randall Key #2 What to do When You’re Having a Debt Disaster Debt dis [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:55:09

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Shiller on Housing and Bubbles

Robert Shiller of Yale University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the current housing mess and related financial market problems ... Zeckhauser. Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. "Corporate Debt," by Annette Paulson. Discussion of agency costs. Concise Encyclopedia of Economics. Podcasts and Blogs: "Report from Jackson Hole [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 10:36:06

Knology arbitration clause

Overlawyered favorite Justinian Lane thinks he’s discovered a smoking gun in the Knology arbitration clause: ... ) that arbitration isn’t cheaper than court for debt collection! Except Justinian, as his is wont, hasn’t read ... -arbitration report.) Are there jurisdictions with efficient debt-collection procedures in court [more...]

Date: 2008-06-14 03:34:34

More reactions to Bill Redpath’s list of Libertarian Party promises

There has been no shortage of reaction among libertarians to Bill Redpath’s list of Libertarian Party promises which he issued upon the occasion of the party’s 37th birthday last week. Earlier, we covered the reaction by Classically Liberal blog. At Delaware Libertarian, Brian Miller writes Introducing The New and Improved NeoConTarian Party ™: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 15:57:28

Debt and Debt Harassment

One thing you may not realize when you first start to accumulate debt, is the possibility that you could get in over your head ... can escalate quickly. If the collection agency fails to resolve the debt with you in the amount ... . That is when debt collection harassment begins. If you have been through it you know how it goes. First [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:08:33

Offshore Banking Guide: How To Get An Offshore Bank Account

by Benjamin Mulletonin Offshore accounts are typically located in a tax haven, or a place with a low tax burden on the offshore banking account depositor. Offshore banking accounts are administered by banks and give well known banking services which make it more convenient to utilize the assets held in the accounts for everyday spending, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 08:43:26

In Search of the True Credit Repair Professional

by katie George Now is the Time for Credit Repair The quality of your credit has never been as important as it is today ... by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and state statutes of limitation will contribute significantly ... to look for in a credit repair professional. Knowledge of the Laws A credit repair professional [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 10:32:48

In Search of the True Credit Repair Professional

by katie George Now is the Time for Credit Repair The quality of your credit has never been as important as it is today ... by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and state statutes of limitation will contribute significantly ... to look for in a credit repair professional. Knowledge of the Laws A credit repair professional [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 17:26:50

Seeing through the Myths by Dale Allen Pfeiffer

Posted by dandelionsalad on November 1, 2008 by Dale Allen Pfeiffer featured writerDandelion SaladDale’s blog postThe Mountain Sentinel Nov 1, 2008 * Introduction * The War on Terror * The Surge and Decline of Oil Prices * The Bailout * Election 2008 Introduction US democracy and free market capitalism are nothing more than myths [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 22:49:23

The Bad Credit Special Loans.

by Denzel Abintenk Many of the citizens are able to take delivery of bad credit loans after filing the bankruptcy, ... debt load. still with the novel laws there are those who carry on to pile on debt and file for bankruptcy each seven years or as almost immediately as the law permits. There Are No Laws to Govern [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 08:05:19

Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival 84

Monday is Blog Carnivals Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a list of Article Titles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:10:29

Boise, Idaho - BSU Game Day Advisory: Parking, Traffic, Alcohol

Boise Police want Bronco Football Game Day to be a Safe Celebration for everyone! Click here for parking, traffic, and alcohol advisories.Boise, Sept. 28, 2009 – The BSU football season is underway. Boise Police are reminding citizens to celebrate the Broncos safely!Once again this football season, Boise Police are reminding fans to:• Drive safely to and from the football games. Do not drink and drive. • Park safely and legally. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 13:03:57

California Debt Consolidation

California Debt Consolidation January 16th, 2009 Debtors are the ones who face tough times ... in the deferred presentment business would therefore be termed as illegal in California. The debt consolidation ... in California through their debt consolidation loan help you to improve your credit score. They abide [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:11:25

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

Bankruptcy: Two More Guys Who Don't Know What They're Talking About

It's always unsettling to read an author you think is really really smart and then observe him writing about something you actually know something ... or impossible collection mechanisms; and three, “exemptions.” It's the third point that causes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 22:20:00

Is Volkswagen Violating The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? [Debt]

Tim's neighbor received a call from VW Credit asking her to walk across the street and leave a note on her neighbors' front door and VW Bug asking ... , and they are a direct violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Tim writes: My neighbor "Pam" recently ... not communicate, in connection with the collection of any debt, with any person [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 18:15:03

Sprint posts Q3 2008 results

Sprint has posted its Q3 2008 financial results, and the numbers show a sad consistency with previous quarters: ... the quarter, the company retired approximately $1 billion in principal of debt and incurred a $694 ... and maintain substantial liquidity while continuing to reduce debt. At the same time, we made [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 17:28:10

FDIC Insurance Coverage: Limits and Strategies

recent history of bank failures in the United States. Unfortunately, just over a week later, the graphic that I put together is already out of date… Just yesterday, the FDIC announced that two more banks failed: The 28 branches of 1st National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank N.A [more...]

Date: 2008-07-24 10:06:53

Today’s Science Policy News for December, 23rd 2008

A look at today’s science and health policy news: Obama Science Adviser Supports Long-Term Coal, ... care Maryland hospital debt series Baltimore Sun– A three part series by the Baltimore Sun investigating the debt collection practices of Maryland hospitals. Bay Area fails to meet U.S. clean air mark [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 15:54:50

Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights Reintroduced

The Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights was reintroduced into Congress today ... is the issue of rising credit card defaults and debt forgiveness.  The earnings reports of J.P. Morgan ... debt will hit 8 percent in the near future.  Congress should find a way to step in now to protect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:42:23

The Basics Of Offshore Bank Accounts

by Benjamin Mulletonin Offshore banking accounts are typically found in a place, or a place with a low tax burden on the offshore bank account depositor. Offshore accounts are administered by banks and give traditional banking services which make it more convenient to utilize the funds held in the bank accounts for everyday spending, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 20:18:20

Is Volkswagen Violating The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? [Debt] (pfblogs.org)

Tim's neighbor received a call from VW Credit asking her to walk across the street and leave a note on her neighbors' front door and VW Bug asking ... , and they are a direct violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Tim writes: My neighbor "Pam" recently lost ... . The representative was from VW Credit agency. They get to chatting and the rep [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 21:17:51

Is Volkswagon Violating The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act? [Debt]

Tim's neighbor received a call from VW Credit asking her to walk across the street and leave a note on her neighbors' front door and VW Bug asking ... , and they are a direct violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Tim writes: My neighbor "Pam" recently ... not communicate, in connection with the collection of any debt, with any person [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 18:15:03

What Is Bad Credit Debt Consolidation?

What Is Bad Credit Debt Consolidation? Debt consolidation loans are made available to help individuals manage their debt in a more contolled fashion. Bad credit and debt consolidation go hand in hand; if you owe money, you are subject ... and other penalties is central to meeting repayments on your monthly debt. If you stumble on a corner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:27:38

Globalisation..Who…Where…And When…

“One World or None” “Time is Running Out” Globalization Index - Peter Myers, Canberra, Australia, ph.                +61 2 62475187        . August 31, 2001; update January 16, 2006. My comments in quoted text are shown {thus}. Write to me (Peter Myers) at myers@cyberone.com.au [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 11:47:46

What is a Junk Debt Buyer?

Junk Debt Buyers, also known as Debt Acquisition companies, buy debt by the bulk in large portfolios.  Often, original creditors are selling debts that were absolved due to bankruptcy or debt settlement.  And collection agencies also sell debts in bulk to other collecting companies.  Why would [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 18:00:07

Explainer: How the Senate Rescue Bill Is Different

Explainer: How the Senate Rescue Bill Is Different By Ben Pershing Two days after the House failed to pass a financial rescue bill, sending the stock market into free fall, the Senate will take its own shot tonight by voting on a measure with extra sweeteners designed to attract additional votes [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 17:10:57

International debt collection

International debt collection Such cases have little chance of true resolution, but if the company is still ‘alive’, there may yet be a chance ... to be your eyes and ears, and ultimately your mouthpiece in the debt collection and resolution ... all you can in resolving your international Debt Collection case. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:16:49

How to get rid of credit card debt with debt settlement

There are a lot of people who are facing financial constraints these days ... in settling financial problems. Understanding debt Settlement debt settlement is one of the best ways to reduce the amount of credit card debt you have.  In this process the debtors negotiate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:01:49

Consumer Credit Reports

Consumer Credit Reports A consumer credit report is a factual record of an individual's credit payment history. It is provided for a purpose permitted by law: to help a credit grantor or lender quickly and objectively decide whether to grant you credit. Most of the information in consumer credit reports [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 09:00:04

Is Bankruptcy the Right Choice for You?

by Harvey L. Cox Current economic conditions are making a lot of individuals who have never before considered filing bankruptcy to now consider it ... to see whether bankruptcy is right for you. You don’t need a particular level of debt. You don’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:21:15

Ternus delivers State of the Judiciary

Iowa Chief Justice Marsha Ternus -- the state's first female chief justice -- delivered the 2009 State of the Judiciary address to the Iowa Legislature this morning. In her two previous addresses before lawmakers, Ternus has successfully pressed for more help with juvenile courts and juvenile offenders [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:19:26

What collection agencies can and cannot do

Debt collectors, collection agencies and bill collectors are all the same. With the current recession and job losses going on, the complaints against collection agencies ... t care, collection agencies will try all kinds of things to get you to pay them, many times [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 02:02:30

I told you so – but I wasn't the first

Roger Thornhill has posted a speech by Ronald Reagan... .. ... out of the state-provided system entirely. In this way, everyone is in debt to the state. And as long as everyone is in debt to the state, the state, fundamentally, has the right to tell the population how [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 02:39:41

Your Options When Seeking Bankruptcy Advice

Your Options When Seeking Bankruptcy Advice January 13th, ... low credit score due to years of missed payments, collection accounts and charge-offs, then bankruptcy ... s not for everyone. Bankruptcy advice has gotten more liberal over the years due to changing laws [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:40:49

Nationwide Debt Collection Services

Fair debt collection broadly refers to regulation of the debt collection industry at both the U.S. Federal and state levels of government. At the Federal level, it is primarily governed by the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). In addition, many U.S. States also have debt collection laws that regulate the credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:15:09

moving your money to a safer bank. *Based on FDIC data from March 2008. ... luck with eBay). Lazy Man talked about good debt vs. bad debt. The Good Human pointed out that gas [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 10:10:35

The Head Of The New York Federal Reserve System Did Not Pay His Taxes From 2001 To 2004 -- Technically, He's Done Nothing Wrong

* Editor's Note -- I did not have to wait long in regard to a prior post to see if Intel would again start to attack me more aggressively with ... have a tax problem -- its called the Federal Reserve System and its collection bagman the IRS [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:26:00

CIS Nationwide: Be Your Own Private Investigator

Find out how anyone can find out about you -- and more importantly -- how you can find out about anyone. CIS Nationwide used by private investigators on a variety of tasks and reasons offers services to consumers. Save yourself some time and money and do your public records search yourself [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 21:03:14

Assessing Your Debt Situation (3)

C. Understand Your Options for Dealing With Your Debts You normally have about a half dozen options for dealing with your debts—probably more than ... Strategies to Cope With Your Debts, by Robin Leonard and Deanne Loonin (Nolo). Taken From : Credit Repair [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:53:31

Superb Complaint piercing the heart of Deutsch Bank’s authority to collect money, file suit, seeking recovery of property and money through receiver and damages against the lawyers who filed the foreclosure suits

Superb Complaint piercing the heart of Deutsch Bank’s authority to collect money, file suit, ... false, deceptive or misleading representation or means” in connection with the collection of a debt, in violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Procedures Act, 15 U.S.C. Sec. 1692e. It also [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:39:23

The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794

"Freedom an' whisky gang thegither": The Problem of Governance in the Early American RepublicBy Carl Watner(http://wendymcelroy.com/news.php?extend ... Washington and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton after Congress passed a federal revenue law [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:03:00

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

"The poorest of the Philippines' poor live among mountains of garbage." Photo by Jan Pleiter ... and Unequal Devlopment(Monthly Review Press, 1977).A collection of essays by Egyptian Marxist economist [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:56:57

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (also known as the FDCPA) ... debt collection agencies or methods. It also gives consumers a way of challenging inaccurate ... to another institution such as a bank. If the bank is collecting the debt itself, the FDCPA does not apply [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 22:59:48

Socialists Brian Moore and Stewart Alexander send their thanks

Ed, Art, Socialist Party Members, Family and Friends: No, it is Stewart and I who wish to thank all of the SP members, friends, ... , long hours, for our party and our candidacies. Thank you, Mark. We owe you a debt of gratitude [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 17:04:36

When The Bill Collector Calls

A couple of weeks ago I received a very unusual phone call ... I have a common name, she refused to believe it. She kept going on about the debt that I had to pay. I realized [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 11:00:33

Terrorist and Credit Card Co.s, co-dependant

terrorismanti-terrorisminsurgentsal qaedaterrorism+toolbaranthropologistBlogroll Me!al qaeda Terrorist and Credit Card Co ... I have seen froma reader increased the bill from $800 to $2,300.When they write the credit card debit ... Terrorist and Credit Cardcompanys is an extension of the criminal activitiesthe Credit Card [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 20:32:00

Your Alternatives When Looking For Bankruptcy Advice

Your Alternatives When Looking For Bankruptcy Advice January 4th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed credit card debt reduction If you already ... , such as all unsecured credit card debt, wage garnishments, utility [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 12:44:07

Obama's 'Main Street' Focus

Obama's 'Main Street' Focus President-elect Barack Obama at today's press conference announcing his economic team. AP Photo/Charles Dharapak President-elect Barack Obama had but one central message in his brief press conference today announcing his economic team: I feel your pain [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 19:00:00

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