Written by admin on November 25th, 2009
Owning Your Dream Home Despite Your Bad Credit
There are certain basic needs that all people have, regardless of their station in life. The poor need to eat just as much as the rich, and the cost of food doesn’t affect this matter in the slightest.
Continue Reading...Written by admin on July 3rd, 2009
The Wide Open Frontier of Secured Loans
It’s said often that youth is wasted on the young; so are loans. It’s all too easy to come by loans when you’re young and inexperienced, and more often than not, all too easy to do the wrong things with those loans, putting yourself in a world of debt repayment cycles that may last a [...]
Continue Reading...Written by admin on August 20th, 2008
Bad Credit Effects More Then Just Interest Rates
The effects of a bad credit rating are well known to most consumers. Higher interest rates on credit cards, mortgages, and loans is reason enough to keep those scores in an acceptable range.
There are several other lesser known reasons to keep a mindful eye on that score even for those consumers who are not in [...]
- 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
- December Consumer Wages and Credit Figures Show Little Progress Written on February 9th, 2010
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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 [...]
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Students are Lured to Colleges by No Fee Applications
Written on February 15th, 2010
One of the debts that must be managed in many households is college tuition. The cost of attending college continues to rise every year which means the choice of college can have far reaching effects on finances. Choosing a college is not a decision that should be made lightly.