Archive for May, 2008

Beware debt counseling groups that aren’t helpful - Daily Oklahoman

Saturday, May 31st, 2008


Oklahoma ranks fifth nationwide in bankruptcy filings: 1 in every 40 households, compared with 1 in 60 nationally. Of the nearly 43.5 percent of Americans who carry a credit card balance, the median debt is $2,200. The average debt per household with …

Economic confidence at 16-year low - Portsmouth Herald
WASHINGTON (AP) Consumers turned in the weakest spending performance in 17 months in February, while their confidence dropped to the lowest level in 16 years, raising further fears of a recession. The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer …

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Saturday, May 31st, 2008


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Federal government sues AmeriDebt - MSNBC
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 - Federal regulators filed their first lawsuit against a credit counseling company Wednesday, charging that industry giant AmeriDebt used deceptive marketing to bilk hundreds of thousands of customers. AmeriDebt touts itself as …

Taking a loan to pay off credit cards - CNN Money
If you’re saddled with a lot of high-interest credit card debt, you might be tempted to pay it off quickly by borrowing from your 401(k) or taking out a home equity loan. There are two primary advantages to home equity loans: They typically charge …

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Top 10 scams: Fraud schemes harder to track - Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Friday, May 30th, 2008


Lotteries and sweepstakes top the list of the Better Business Bureau s top 10 scams in Montana last year, including several that have targeted Bozeman residents. The number of scams and the number of victims increase more and more, bureau …

Digging Out Of Debt - KSAT 12
THE SECRET to paying off credit-card debt is really very simple: All you need to do is earn more than you spend, and apply the savings toward paying down your debt. So then what makes tackling credit-card debt so hard ? Sadly, many seem to be losing …

Ask Amy (Denver Post)
Dear Amy: My beautiful wife of seven years is a shopaholic. She can’t go into a store and come out empty-handed.

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Color of Money Book Club (Washington Post)

Friday, May 30th, 2008


Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with James Lardner, Jose Garcia and Cynthia Zeldin, authors of “Up to Our Eyeballs: How Shady Lenders and Failed Economic Policies Are Drowning Americans in Debt” (New Press and Demos), on Thursday, May 22 at Noon ET.

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Top 10 scams: Fraud schemes harder to track - Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Friday, May 30th, 2008


Lotteries and sweepstakes top the list of the Better Business Bureau s top 10 scams in Montana last year, including several that have targeted Bozeman residents. The number of scams and the number of victims increase more and more, bureau …

NeighborWorks(R) America Recognizes Money Management International for its Innovative Foreclosure Prevention Strategy (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
HOUSTON—-Money Management International is the winner of NeighborWorks America’s 2008 Innovations in Homeownership Contest for its innovative post-purchase strategy for consumers.

Family Finances: How to handle a problem gambler (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
We encourage investments in stocks or stock mutual funds only as a long-term way to save for the future.

Ask Amy: Shopaholic wife is burying couple in debt (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Dear Amy: My beautiful wife of seven years is a shopaholic. She literally can’t go into a store and come out empty-handed.

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Family Finances: How to handle a problem gambler (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Friday, May 30th, 2008


We encourage investments in stocks or stock mutual funds only as a long-term way to save for the future.

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Shopaholic wife may be burying herself and her husband in debt (Contra Costa Times)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008


DEAR AMY: My wife is a shopaholic. She can’t go into a store and come out empty-handed. We have plenty of children and grandchildren between us, so there are lots of potential recipients of her generosity.

Decrease The Debt Burdens with the Help of Debt Consolidation Loans - Best Syndication
One of the popular perceptions is that whenever you take a loan, the amount of debts steps-up. If a person takes a loan and use it to repay his expensive credit card debts, the only thing that happens is the reduction in number of debts and …

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Economic confidence at 16-year low - Portsmouth Herald
WASHINGTON (AP) Consumers turned in the weakest spending performance in 17 months in February, while their confidence dropped to the lowest level in 16 years, raising further fears of a recession. The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer …

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Decrease The Debt Burdens with the Help of Debt Consolidation Loans - Best Syndication

Thursday, May 29th, 2008


One of the popular perceptions is that whenever you take a loan, the amount of debts steps-up. If a person takes a loan and use it to repay his expensive credit card debts, the only thing that happens is the reduction in number of debts and …

Fannie Mae boosts mortgage counseling program - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fannie Mae, the largest provider of funding for U.S. residential loans, is boosting its program that pays counseling fees for delinquent borrowers as it works to curb foreclosures and its own losses. Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote …

Louisiana Business: Major New Orleans Convention, Jobs, UNO Arena Opens, Hispanic Population (Bayou Buzz)
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) announced today that Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, will provide a keynote address at The Cable Show 08, on Monday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m. Central Daylight Time. The comments of Secretary Gutierrez, the 35th U.S. Secretary of Commerce, will come at the top of the Monday General Session at the Show.

Beware debt counseling groups that aren’t helpful - Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma ranks fifth nationwide in bankruptcy filings: 1 in every 40 households, compared with 1 in 60 nationally. Of the nearly 43.5 percent of Americans who carry a credit card balance, the median debt is $2,200. The average debt per household with …

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Beware debt counseling groups that aren’t helpful - Daily Oklahoman

Thursday, May 29th, 2008


Oklahoma ranks fifth nationwide in bankruptcy filings: 1 in every 40 households, compared with 1 in 60 nationally. Of the nearly 43.5 percent of Americans who carry a credit card balance, the median debt is $2,200. The average debt per household with …

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Beware debt counseling groups that aren’t helpful - Daily Oklahoman

Thursday, May 29th, 2008


Oklahoma ranks fifth nationwide in bankruptcy filings: 1 in every 40 households, compared with 1 in 60 nationally. Of the nearly 43.5 percent of Americans who carry a credit card balance, the median debt is $2,200. The average debt per household with …

Securian Survey: Debt Sitting in Consumers’ Blind Spot - PR Newswire
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 12 /PRNewswire/ — The greatest risk to financial security during retirement may be the debt consumers don’t see today. A recent survey of consumers found that nearly half (46 percent) declined to classify at least one common …

Economic confidence at 16-year low - Portsmouth Herald
WASHINGTON (AP) Consumers turned in the weakest spending performance in 17 months in February, while their confidence dropped to the lowest level in 16 years, raising further fears of a recession. The Commerce Department said Friday that consumer …

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