Thought you all would like to see this. A friend of mine took it upon himself (I really had no hand in it!) to play test rat with a debt negotiation company and see what they would tell him about their services and fees. Here are his results:
For fun I called an 800 [...]
Entries from December 31st, 2008
A Real-Life Debt Settlement Application
December 31st, 2008 · 6 Comments · Consumer Debt, Credit Counselor Front Lines
Tags: Application·Credit Card Balanaces·Credit Card Relief·Debt Settlement·Preferred Financial Services
Taking the Mystery Out of Credit Card “Minimum Payment” Requirements
December 30th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Banking, Consumer Debt, Credit Cards
If you are one of the savvy consumers who pays off their credit card balances in full each month, the required minimum payment “mystery” is probably of zero interest to you. I admittedly am one of the few and proud, using the minimum payments strictly when I have taken advantage of a zero interest credit [...]
Tags: consumer credit cards·credit·credit card balance·credit card minimum payments·Credit Cards·payment criteria
2009 Could be the Biggest Cyber ID Theft Year Ever
December 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Identity Theft
Did you hear the one about 36-year-old Rene Rebollo who spent his Sunday nights last summer copying a total of more than 2 million of Countrywide’s customer records and selling it to identity thieves? You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet.
According to numbers released November 18 by the Identity Theft Resource Center, financial institutions were responsible [...]
Tags: 2009 Identity Theft·Cyber ID Theft·Financial Institutions Breach·Insider Job·Plug Leaks
How to Manage Your 401K for 2009
December 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Banking, Consumer Info
My sister works for a financial services company and seems to always be on the money, if you’ll forgive the pun. Last night she was explaining a few things to me about 401Ks, and I thought it would make a great blog post. I may know a thing or do about credit [...]
Tags: 401k·Investing·Managed Accounts·Self Directed 401K·Stock Market Advice
