Written by admin on April 30th, 2009
Recognize Your Spending Habits To Improve Them
One of the problems with having debt is that it can be hard to figure out just how you got there in the first place. Anybody can say that you ended up with debt because you didn’t watch your expenses, but pinpointing what you did wrong takes a critical eye that sees the trees along [...]
Continue Reading...Written by admin on April 16th, 2009
Impending Fed Purchases Increase Treasury Bond Prices
The recent increase in U.S. government debt prices was due in large part to the activities of traders hedging bets in advance of a second buy out of Treasury bonds by the Federal Reserve. The move was part of the Fed’s $300 billion bid to slash the rates.
Continue Reading...Written by admin on April 16th, 2009
Don’t Delay Your Savings
Handling your financial matters involves a lot of personal responsibility. Even if you make enough to cover your bills, you should aim to optimize your expenses so that you play less towards the things that matter on a daily basis. Less expense means more money, and that’s something that should go towards an investment or [...]
Continue Reading...Written by admin on April 11th, 2009
Hartford Financial Debt Protection Cost Rise Following Downgrade
The price of providing, fourth largest U.S. insurer, the Hartford Financial Services Group, reasonable debt protection increased dramatically on March 24 after Moody’s Investors Service slashed the ratings on the insurer’s debt the previous day.
Continue Reading...Written by admin on April 7th, 2009
Procrastinating On Bills Only Makes Debt Worse
There’s no effortless solution to paying your bills. It’s simply a matter of having to be assertive and straightforward about your expenses and meeting them directly on a basis of when they’re due. However, this is not always easy.
Continue Reading...Written by admin on April 1st, 2009
US Dollar Experienced Increases By Sales On Bonds
The dollar experienced better than average increases recently due largely to the strong demand for US Treasury bonds as well as the speculation on reduction of rates made by European governments to mitigate the consequence of its serious economic downturn. The bright day for the US dollar was less so for the euro and [...]
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- Predatory Lending Leads to Foreclosures Written on March 10th, 2010
- Bankruptcy Fraud On the Rise Written on March 3rd, 2010
- Consumer Loan Defaults Seem to be Slowing Written on February 24th, 2010
- Some Hope…Maybe…For Those Facing Foreclosure Written on February 19th, 2010
- Students are Lured to Colleges by No Fee Applications Written on February 15th, 2010
- Foreclosures Rise In December Disappointing Everyone Written on February 13th, 2010
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Predatory Lending Leads to Foreclosures
Written on March 10th, 2010
As more and more consumers face foreclosure there are disturbing stories coming to light. It seems that some people are losing their homes after agreeing to a series of refinancing arrangements that were almost sure to lead to eventual eviction.
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Bankruptcy Fraud On the Rise
Written on March 3rd, 2010
According to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website there were 1.7 million bankruptcies in 2003 and 10 percent of them had fraud involved. Bankruptcy fraud is when a person or company tries to hide assets through the bankruptcy process. The IRS takes this kind of fraud very seriously and will prosecute anyone it suspects [...]
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Consumer Loan Defaults Seem to be Slowing
Written on February 24th, 2010
Consumer loan defaults seem to be slowing down according to the banks. Since the start of the recession there has been a mountain of defaults in both the mortgage and credit card industries. Millions of households are experiencing unemployment or reduced earnings after pay cuts and/or reduced hours. Just last week the U.S. government [...]
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Some Hope…Maybe…For Those Facing Foreclosure
Written on February 19th, 2010
There is some hope still for homeowners wondering if there will be more foreclosure statistics in 2010. The federal government is working on a plan that will hopefully make it easier for people to qualify for the Making Home Affordable program. The government is also trying to find a way to convince banks to [...]