Credit Cards Dealing With Bankruptcy
by John Steed When a person or organization or institution files for bankruptcy, it is not always because they are unable to pay their creditors ... . The commonest of these are the institutions that offer credit card facilities. The advantage of going ... . As a requirement, the debtor is required to have an up-to-date copy of your credit history, good [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 20:27:17
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Uncommon Money News (Vol. 42)
By: Roshawn WatsonIn preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news ... from more bad debt, credit problemsCitibank to receive $43 billion bailout but agreed to limit executive payCollege profit as banks market credit cards to studentsCredit card companies willing to deal over [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 12:00:00
Finance Issues Online
A good financial resource online can be found at Monitorbankrates.com, an abundant amount of financial quotes, articles, and links all at one site. With so much talked and written about credit that can be had while dealing with bad credit scores, I was surprised to see them talk concerning the issue of Excellent Credit Credit Cards receiving [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 05:48:23
Help Your Student Find the Right College Credit Card
If you’re a parent or a guardian of a college student, ... with being a card holder. Yes, the dangers of bad credit can be avoided if youngsters are properly educated ... for students that offer great deals with no annual fees at all. Check credit card review websites [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:36:37
Get the Best Out of Business Credit Cards
by Mary Bush Whatever kind of business you might be involved in, be it a small business or a big one, to run the errand of business dealings, ... with the financial issues. Today’s business credit cards makes it possible to get cash advances, keeps ... people who have a bad credit history. Many banks boast that they can issue a tailor made business [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 11:04:39
Get the Best Out of Business Credit Cards
by Mary Bush Whatever kind of business you might be involved in, be it a small business or a big one, to run the errand of business dealings, ... with the financial issues. Today’s business credit cards makes it possible to get cash advances, keeps ... people who have a bad credit history. Many banks boast that they can issue a tailor made business [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 21:37:03
Compare Credit Cards for Best Deals
Now is not the time to be spending unnecessary money; ... and what that means not only to our cash flow but our credit report. Further, the fees that we wind up paying ... . In this respect it can pay dividends to compare credit cards in order to find a situation in which [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 04:07:57
Lastest News in Credit Card Debt - Dec 15, 2008
Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich may allow special election for Barack … - Un… 15 Dec 2008 at 10:38am SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Gov ... , 2008 By PAMELA YIP / The Dallas Morning News pyip@dallasnews.com Is negotiating with your credit ... loosen his grip on the seat … To push for better credit card deals, get in shape - KVUE 15 Dec [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 18:43:11
Identity Theft – Will You Be A Victim?
Identity Theft – Will You Be A Victim? With the shopping season in full swing even though we are experiencing a difficult time across all industry ... do you shred you paperwork or destroy expired credit cards? Basic precautions are easy to put in place ... pre–completed credit card applications! You don’t care about that, you bank online, BIG DEAL [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 01:13:21
Visa
I don’t know what your credit card is like, but I swear by my Bank of America Visa card. Just today, I received a check for $250 from them ... have been “paid” for using her credit card. What’s wrong with that? The crucial part of the deal ... . We definitely live within our means. I might add that this Bank of America Visa card also benefits the UH [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 04:41:05
Does Bank Of America (BAC) Get The Next Bailout?
The Paulson/Bernanke bailout is now spreading across the financial system like a prairie fire in a stiff wind. AIG (AIG) got one deal ... on credit card, home, and auto loans increase, and commercial real estate and corporate loans fail ... of mortgages with its buyout of Countrywide, may not be a bad candidate. Neither is Morgan Stanly [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 11:16:38
Kennedy Refuses To Disclose Finances
Extremely wealthy and of famous pedigree, the Kennedy who wants to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S ... jobs that required it. Kennedy’s hometown newspaper reports that she twice utilized loopholes to avoid ... , publicly available report disclosing her financial assets, credit card debts, mortgages, book deals [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 15:12:47
David Sirota: Top 5 Reasons to Vote Against Paulson's $700 Billion Bailout
There's news this Sunday afternoon of a congressional deal to bailout Wall Street fat cats with $700 billion of taxpayer cash ( ... INHERENT FISCAL INSANITY COULD MAKE PROBLEM WORSE When an individual consumer uses a new credit card to pay off astounding debt from an old credit card, it's called kiting, and in many cases [more...]
Date: 2008-09-28 23:35:52
The Basics of Dealing with a Loan Default
Credit Cards by Andres Rueda on Flickr! Over the past few weeks, ... that debt turned over to a collection agency (if your debt doesn’t have collateral). The impact ... , this will begin to affect your credit (usually when you’ve been in default for thirty days or more), which [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 20:00:29
Debt Consolidation Plan: “Plan” Before You Leap!
Too many debts to deal with? Has it become unmanageable? ... , credit card dues, overdrafts, or any number of unpaid bills that have built up over time ... with your requirement, your repaying ability, your credit history, the intensity of debt you’re into, etc. Thus, every [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 08:14:20
Princess Caroline Declines To Reveal Info About Personal Finances
The Caroline Kennedy for Senate story gets more and more interesting ... . Kennedy would have to file a 10-part, publicly available report disclosing her financial assets, credit card debts, mortgages, book deals and the sources of any payments greater than $5,000 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 15:38:33
Grieving Families Suffer Further as Identity Thieves Target the Recently Deceased
There is much to deal with after the passing of a family member, the last thing you think you would have to do is deal with credit applications ... is different than the one in the applicant's main credit file. This new FTC rule just went into effect ... was stolen and used to apply for AMEX and BestBuy among other credit cards. Identity theft accounted [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 22:31:36
Five Things To Do This Weekend
Don't lie in all weekend -- improve your life and your geek quotient with these ideas from the past week on Lifehacker: Work it if you can get a better deal for your money by comparing your current credit card and loan options at Mozo Try fixing up your photos with the mysteriously-named Qtpfsgui If that doesn't [more...]
Date: 2008-10-24 06:30:29
Dealing with a bad attitude
Dealing with a bad attitude Posted in Better Living by Seth Barnes on 1/7/2009 WARNING - If you're hoping for inspiration, ... that my credit card company hadn't received the online payment I'd sent from my bank on December 19. Instead, they'd charged me a finance charge. So I called the credit card people. What's annoying [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 14:13:06
Seriously, can I get a freaking break!??!?
I teared up yesterday when I got home as I was dealing with the garbage. And if you know me…I don’t tear up easily ... of rely on my credit cards. I spent about $100 at Toys R Us for the kids. But seriously, the rest ... , have to pay off my credit card, but that my life is good. I can focus on what is good in my life [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 19:04:29
No Credit Mastercard
This aside, for people with a poor credit history, both of these cards will seem remarkably similar and they probably won’t care a great deal which ... ), they will probably begin to see their credit history repair itself in a relatively short amount ... will be more than normal. Although by using the no credit mastercard properly and to guarantee the [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 03:41:01
How To Deal With Bill Collectors
In today's unstable economy people are consumed with financial matters ... , the credit card company may report you to a collection agency. This debt collection company is hired ... . Initially, you'll receive calls from your credit card company informing you of your late payment [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 01:40:51
Book Review: Good Deals & Smart Steals
I received a book, titled “Good Deals & Smart Steals” written by the experts of Good Housekeeping Research Institute ... if the item has a rebate, then use a cash back credit card or website (ebates.com), and save ... you how much the item has been discounted already. Online Shopping Pay with a credit card [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 16:30:33
holiday sales turd
HOLIDAY SALES TURDThe wife and I didn't make a huge deal out of Christmas. We haven't for years ... go out of business. People have very little need to go shopping in a specialty shop for scented ... will be shrinking as house re-fi's and credit cards credit limit retractions bump the upper middle class [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 19:54:00
Confession Time Again
A reader tipped me off to an article (thank you!). The most interesting part of the article is a quote from a Christmas shopper: “This year, we’ve decided to just go for broke. Yeah, the economy might be in bad shape, and times might ... in credit card debt way back then. But the thing is - I still deal with those thoughts. Why [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 02:39:48
Treasury bid to halt rent-back evictions
Owen and Moira Martin are among the many British victims of companies offering controversial sale-and-rent-back deals ... agreement to pay off about £26,000 of mainly credit card debt. 'My wife had a heart attack on my 50th ... offer to buy the property of someone facing repossession at a discount price, allowing the former [more...]
Date: 2008-11-09 00:04:48
Debt Relief Solutions and Tips For Everyone
It used to be that if you needed debt relief help, you just went to Mom or Dad to help bail you out ... problems are a very common occurrence in modern life. We live in a society that promotes instant ... or have your credit card company suddenly get blown to kingdom come. The sooner you deal with the problem, the sooner [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 16:51:54
Money in marriage
This is a post that discusses this post about a man who finds out that his wife has been hiding credit cards from him while he’s been working to pay ... . The post describes a husband dealing with his wife’s duplicity in finance. Many of the commenters were ... generally deceitful. There were also several women saying “It’s not just women who are bad at [more...]
Date: 2008-07-31 03:01:20
Reality-Defying Futurama Flying Car For Sale On Amazon For A Mere $50,000! [Novelties]
Good news everyone! A recently-launched merchant on Amazon — named Jetson — is offering the "Futurama Flying Car" for the bargain price of only $50, ... up for the Amazon Visa credit card after we added it to our cart - talk about a deal! Hold on, our Nigerian ... .. No more bloody traffic! I cant say a bad thing about it.. It also is compatible with my [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 20:00:00
Book Review: Personal Finance for Dummies
Another book review. This time I’m reviewing Personal Finance for Dummies by Eric Tyson! ... your net worth. It explains to you about FICO and what your score might mean. It also discusses ... to deal with debt. Do you use savings or cut up your credit cards. Should you file bankruptcy [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 19:53:54
FICO Toolkit for 50% Off
We wanted to share with our readers a great deal on learning about your FICO score and helping to get out of debt. Not sure what your FICO score is? ... is some of what it offers: Action Plan personalized to your credit report and goals 3 Credit Reports (from all three ... which cards to pay off first, etc. Fairness - It checks the fairness of rates to [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 19:02:07
Bookmarks and Links SITE garden banners
Later, she left an anguished message saying that she loved him, but couldn’t deal with his angry, hurtful outbursts ... is, debt costs! If you are paying interest on credit cards, a car payment, and a house payment ... of free traffic to your site is by writing and creating your own free report or ebook, based [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 16:33:59
After my personal experiencing the difficulties I have faced when I was dealing with the debts after my marriage I have decided to share some advice ... Collection Agency: So finally I just want to introduce this website which can be helpful ... . The big amounts I was having was $15000 in credit card debt and 3 years on car payments [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 15:04:28
Bailout Gets More Costly Due to “Bipartisan” Deal; Foolish Limits on Foreclosure Should Be Removed
Liberal Congressional leaders have apparently reached a deal with the Bush Administration on the principal elements of a $700 billion bailout of the ... student loans, car loans, credit card debt and any other ‘troubled’ assets held by banks.” ... . Although it is being sold as a “bipartisan” — a buzzword often used to push bad policies – Republican [more...]
Date: 2008-09-28 20:34:55
How To Deal With Bankruptcy, a Job Hunt and The Wild Stock Market
I always enjoy going to Ginger’s site — the blog called “Girls Just Wanna Have Funds” ... . Credit Card: How To Dispute An Item On Your Credit Report In the meantime, Dollar Frugal hosts [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 16:07:31
A La Carte (1/7)
On Our Watch Ray Ortlund has six valuable suggestions on how to combat the shocking biblical illiteracy that exists in the church today ... I almost feel bad linking to this as the deal somehow just seems wrong. But here it is. "If you sponsor a child online today and make your first month's payment by credit or debit card, you'll receive [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 13:27:00
How Bad Is It?: Leveraged Loans at Slowest Volume Since 2002
How Bad Is It? is a Deal Journal feature focused on confirming or debunking the worst fears about the credit crunch ... after the credit crunch hit, investment banks still are facing full trash bags of old leveraged ... of high-yield debt for Canadian telecommunications operator BCE; $4.3 billion for credit-card processor [more...]
Date: 2008-08-20 12:22:00
The Most Common Questions About Debt Collections
by Jon Ochs If this current economic slow-down has found you in a position of financial difficulty, ... common questions people have in dealing with debt collectors. I got a letter in the mail from a collection company regarding a credit card balance. Why do they have my information? Why am I not being [more...]
Date: 2008-10-21 19:54:23
Get Help With Debt When Necessary
Having debt is something that almost everybody has to deal with in their lives ... that determine its seriousness. Things like missed payments on magazine subscriptions or credit card debt shouldn ... . There are numerous forms of debt, so it’s not necessarily a bad thing. While debt is essentially [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 10:02:27
Facing Debts after Wedding
After my personal experience in the difficulties I have faced when I was dealing with the debts after my marriage I have decided to share some ... . 3) Debt Collection Agency: So finally I just want to introduce this website which can be helpful ... much debt. The big amounts I was having was $15000 in credit card debt and 3 years on car payments [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 15:04:28
The bailout may be killed by add-ons
The bailout may be killed by add-ons Posted Sep 22nd 2008 4:01AM by Douglas McIntyre Filed under: Deals, Bad news, Law, ... to potentially allow purchases of instruments such as car loans, credit-card debt and other devalued assets ... , if the plan is extended to include individual home mortgages and things like auto loans, the size [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 12:35:18
Obama helped ACORN register fewer voters
The GOP is making a big deal out of the fact that Obama was part of a team of lawyers that represented ACORN in a 1995 lawsuit against the state of ... imaginary voters. The bad actors are the equivalent of those annoying people in chain stores who pressure you to sign up for a store credit card. Sears probably has thousands of these people [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 17:15:04
Fed Announces $800 Billion in Homeowner, Consumer and Small Business Aid
The U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department announced yesterday (Tuesday) ... often taken for students, car owners, credit card ... directly into U.S. banks and insurance companies, firing off a flurry of takeover deals – [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 15:26:47
Fed Announces $800 Billion in Homeowner, Consumer and Small Business Aid
The U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department announced yesterday (Tuesday) ... -backed securities (ABS) – loans often taken for students, car owners, credit card holders and small ... directly into U.S. banks and insurance companies, firing off a flurry of takeover deals – [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 13:05:07
Wrangling with email contact lists and Christmas card mass mailing options
I have spent at least four hours today (and yes, it IS/WAS Christmas, so this was ostensibly fun/vacation time) ... License photo credit: notoriousxl I have been dealing with two related but different challenges: “ ... email addresses (without identifying names) over the years. (This is in-part due to bad contact [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 07:20:00
Bank of America (BOA), Wells Fargo (WFC) End 2008 with Major Buyout Deals
Two major U.S. banking deals were completed yesterday (Thursday), enabling the suitors to finalize the deals before 2008 came to a close ... buyouts worldwide, and not lending at home, as a Money Morning investigative report demonstrated ... in merger advice in 2008, Thomson Reuters reported. The combined company’s brokerage, credit card [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 12:36:15
Putting Up an e-Commerce Website
By Ethan O. TannerWith more and more consumers utilizing the web to shop and execute business dealings, ... . This insurance will assure customers that you will never supply a third party with information ... PayPal and other online payment sources, credit and debit cards, online checks, and money orders [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 21:47:00
After the Bailout, Bank Stocks are a Bad Deal for Investors Now
The $250 billion bank bailout announced Monday is a great improvement on the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) ... have invested in troubled mortgage loans, relics of a home mortgage bubble that should never ... . You haven’t received Uncle Sam’s credit card bill yet. Under the new bailout plan, the government [more...]
Date: 2008-10-17 12:59:00
The bail-out may be killed by add-ons (pfblogs.org)
Filed under: Deals, Bad news, Law, HousingThe list of additions to the $700 billion Paulson bail-out plan could well kill it ... , "a change to potentially allow purchases of instruments such as car loans, credit-card debt and other ... , if the plan is extended to include individual home mortgages and things like auto loans, the size [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 08:51:01
How to Become Debt Free and Secure Your Financial Future
There is no greater threat to your financial future then having to deal with overwhelming debt ... cash on yourself. That’s the problem with borrowing money through the use of personal loans, car loans, and credit cards; once you start paying that interest its money that is now working [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 06:24:15
