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'Site to See': ftc's Money Matters - Examiner.com

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Scam Watch: Information on scams related to mortgage and foreclosure rescues; work-at-home deals; secured credit cards; federal grants; economic stimulus; bank failures, mergers and takeovers; credit repair; advance-fee loans. ...

Stock Market Rally Is for Suckers as Credit Destruction Lingers - Seeking Alpha

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The consumer will not save the day as he remains focused on balance sheet repair and cash savings. In the absence of a global consumer now that the United States is raising its savings rate, there isn't one nation that can supplement US imports. ...

Credit Repair Companies Charged With Misleading Consumers - creditfyi.com

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that it had charged seven companies with deceptive marketing and violations of the Credit Repair Organizations Act. The companies named in the FTC lawsuit include: United Credit Adjustors Inc. ...

Health care complaints top reports to attorney general - WRAL.com

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Credit: 1692 filed complaints about credit repair scams, debt collectors and identity theft. Under North Carolina law, it's illegal to charge an upfront fee for credit repair or debt settlement help. 5. Motor Vehicles: 1293 consumers complained about ...

Caution about using line of credit for payoff (San Francisco Chronicle)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 12:40 AM PDT

Q: We have a home-equity line of credit (HELOC) at a current interest rate of 4.75 percent. We have not drawn on the account. We are 20 years into a 30-year home mortgage with a fixed rate of 8.75 percent and owe about $32,000. Our home is listed on the... Presented By: You Need the Speed of Norton 2009 Introducing the revolutionary Norton Internet Security 2009. With a one-click, one-minute ...

Cleaning up the Home Ministry (The Malaysian Insider)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 11:46 PM PDT

NEWS ANALYSIS APRIL 12 – Review the Internal Security Act. Actually, repeal it. Reform the police force. Repair the damage from the "Allah" ban for Christian publications. And implement the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (Siap). That, in a nutshell, is the inbox of the new Home Minister when he takes office this week. Datuk Hishammuddin Hussein will have to clean up the mess of his ...

Market rally could trip over the bottom line (AP via Yahoo! News)

Posted: 12 Apr 2009 05:10 AM PDT

It's the earnings, stupid. Optimism that the fortunes of financial companies like Citigroup were improving sparked a four-week rally beginning March 10 that drove the Standard & Poor's 500 index up 25 percent.

Market rally could trip over the bottom line (AP via Yahoo! News)

Posted: 11 Apr 2009 09:01 PM PDT

It's the earnings, stupid.