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Shoppers Beware - Tis The Season


It's the number one complaint from consumers and it only takes a moment for you to become a victim. While you search for holiday bargains, identity thieves are searching for targets - unsuspecting consumers.

Balance Transfers Can Help You Stop Putting Money Down The Drain!


As you probably know, interest rates are at all time low right now and if you aren't getting the best deal from your credit card company then they owe it to you to either lower your rate, or you owe it to yourself to find a better deal. You see, credit card companies need your business in order to succeed and if you refuse to pay a penny more than you have to then you'll be doing yourself and others a big favour indeed.

How To Boost Your Credit Score


Years ago your credit score was a big secret, known only to a select few such as your mortgage and credit card companies. In 2000, Fair, Isaac Co.

Online, Phone, U.S. Mail or In-Person: Where is Your Credit Card and Personal Identify Safest?


Identity theft is the fastest growing crime according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It occurs when someone takes a piece of your personal information and uses it without your knowledge to commit fraud or theft.

Building Good Business Credit After Bad Credit


Can you establish good business credit if you have bad personal credit? The answer is yes..

Your Consumer Rights


If you have ever fallen behind on your debts you already know that dealing with your creditors can be a hassle. Sometimes it can be downright humiliating.

The Top 5 Secrets to Managing Your Credit Cards-So They Won't Manage You


You've probably never heard of Frank X. McNamara, but he revolutionized the way you shop on a daily basis.

5 Ways To Raise Credit Score


It's not as hard as you think to raise credit score. It's a well known fact that lenders will give people with higher credit scores lower interest rates on mortgages, car loans and credit cards.

Credit Help For Renters And Others On The Horizon


Sue is a homeowner and pays her mortgage and other bills on time like a good credit consumer. Sue's on-time mortgage payments are reflected in her credit score profiled by the three major credit bureaus; Equifax, Experian and Trans Union.

Legislators Ponder New Credit Protection Laws


Legislators in Washington, D.C.

Bankruptcy Myths Busted


The average American knows very little about bankruptcy. Most people probably are aware of bankruptcy's ability to dissolve debt and give the debtor a fresh start.

Free Credit Report - Really


2005 marks the year that consumers will be able to get a free credit report each year. The roll out of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act signed into law by President Bush actually began last December 1.

Save Money and Lower your Payments by Improving or Repairing Your Credit


Having a better credit score not only represents easier access to money from lending institutions, but more importantly represents instant money in your pocket.This probably sounds like something obvious for most of people, but it isn't until you start thinking in terms of real examples and real dollars that most of us start to understand the magnitude of the benefits associated with a good credit score.

Our World Of Credit Cards! Which One Is Right For You


There are not many of us who do not have a credit card these days. But, not all of us are as wise in the area of understanding how they work and how they make money.

Understanding Credit Report Score


Understanding credit report scores is important when you see your credit report because you need to be able to make some sense of it.Your credit score is used by anyone loaning you money such as credit card companies, home loan lenders, auto loan lenders and finance companies.

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Credit unions hit highest volume of loan originations in five years
Washington Post
First-quarter loan originations at regional credit unions hit the highest volume in five years, according to new data from Callahan & Associates, a District-based provider of analytical services for credit unions. The 330 financial cooperatives ...



Bloomberg

Yield Premium Nearing Record Spurs Subsidy Review: India Credit
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Credit-default swaps on the state-run lender, which some investors consider a proxy for the nation, cost 372 basis points on May 18, compared with 177 basis points a year ago, according to data provider CMA, which is owned by CME Group Inc. and ...
Pranab promises to delve deep on agri credit growth trendsHindu Business Line
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Troubles roil biodiesel credit-trading market
Houston Chronicle
If the companies couldn't produce the alternative fuels, they had to buy credits from others that did. But in recent months, the credit-trading market has been rattled by fraud allegations, plummeting confidence and lawsuits.



Asia-Pacific Bond Risk Falls, Credit-Default Swap Prices Show
Bloomberg
The cost of insuring Asia-Pacific corporate and sovereign bonds from default decreased, according to traders of credit-default swaps. The Markit iTraxx Asia index of 40 investment-grade borrowers outside Japan fell 3 basis points to 199.5 basis points ...
Corporate Bond Risk Falls in Europe, Credit-Default Swaps ShowBusinessWeek

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Image Credit: NBC
Entertainment Weekly
Mick Jagger has managed to stay both incredibly famous and beloved for half a century. Considering the modern era's notoriously short attention span, that's no small feat. But despite Jagger's celebrity magnetism, SNL viewers might find their minds ...

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PROFESSIONALS TO WATCH: Giving Credit her due
nwitimes.com
When Kelly Credit was a little girl, she enjoyed playing "office" instead. Nowadays the System Strategy and Marketing Director for Porter Health Systems has been pretty busy with a rather large office – the new Porter Regional Hospital opening in ...



Credit Suisse Seeks Buyers for JO Hambro, Sunday Times Reports
Bloomberg
Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN) is selling JO Hambro Investment Management, the Sunday Times reported, without citing anyone. Credit Suisse bought London-based JO Hambro, which employs about 100 people, in 2001 for 100 million pounds ($158 million), ...
Credit Suisse weighs up JOHIM saleFinancial Times
Credit Suisse looking for buyers for JO Hambro wealth managerCITY A.M.

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Time To Check Your Child's Credit Report
WFMY News 2
"The reason that thieves target kids is number one, they have pristine credit. Secondly there's a lack of over-sight. None of us are paying attention to our kids' credit and so nobody is watching it." A recent study of 27000 children found 10% of them ...

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Credit-card alarm
Jamaica Gleaner
"Credit, debit and ID card theft is an islandwide problem now and we have arrested several bank tellers and supervisors, hotel workers and even gas station attendants who have been involved in these acts," stated Detective Sergeant Karen Harrison, ...



New York Times

Credit Where Credit Is Due
New York Times
No credit went to them in The Times's series. As appreciative as Mr. Hirsch said he was for The Times's powerful articles, he expressed dismay at the paper's “riding roughshod over the dedicated hard work of journalists that preceded and made possible ...

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