More and more credit card companies are taking steps to ensure that all of their credit card accounts are profitable and that means cutting credit limits, raising interest rates, charging annual fees and initiating inactivity fees.Up until recently, credit card...
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The New York Attorney General's office announced today that they're charging Bank of America and its former CEO Ken Lewis with fraud. The charges stem from BofA's disastrous merger with Merrill Lynch and their alleged failure to disclose important information...
Existing laws and policies don't seem to be enough for lenders here in Florida when it comes to foreclosures. Claiming that finalizing foreclosures are both "time-consuming and expensive" they're looking to speed up the process. If members of the Florida...
The recent economic stimulus package included billions of education dollars. We all know that whenever large sums of money are involved, it is of utmost importance to follow its trail -- right from the start! How else do we know...
Pennsylvania homeowners Margaret and John Krenitsky were hit with some tough news. John was laid off and Margaret learned she was living with a brain tumor. Most of us, myself included, would think that's enough for any family to deal...
While the banks sit high and mighty on their perch on the shoulders of the average American citizen, homeowners struggle to come to terms with the fact that the banks simply do not care about helping them out. Today's economy...
Harvard Law Professor and Chairman of the TARP Oversight Committee, Elizabeth Warren made another appearance on The Daily Show last night. When sharing her knowledgeable viewpoint on CEO's, banks and people in power she declared, "They get it. And they...
You can't stop identity theft, so you have to take measures to reduce your risk and the impact one can bring into your life before it occurs. In a more secure manner than ever, new technological identity theft protection measures...
If you are stuck with a high-interest credit card and your credit card provider refuses to lower your interest rate, you may consider transferring your outstanding balance to a new card.But simply put --borrower beware! Before you agree to a...
An earlier blog noted the filing of class action lawsuits over the illegal suspensions of home equity credit lines by Wells Fargo, WAMU, Chase, and others without cause.The lawsuit alleges that the big banks engaged in mass reductions of Home...

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