In July, we wrote about credit card companies who were lowering credit limits on credit cards in an attempt to minimize their exposure to the credit markets. The accounts with lowered credit limits were current with payments being made on time.
Now American Express is aggressively cutting spending limits on consumer accounts and is being […]

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Buying things on credit cards has never been easier and consumers have taken advantage. Experian reports that the average household has $16,000+ in debt other than mortgages. Online shopping is ubiquitous; Ebay has just announced that they will be no longer accepting checks and will only accept credit card purchases and PayPal […]

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Many people are finding out they are “upside down” on their home these days if they bought during the real estate crazy years of 2005-2006.  In addition, many those are not able to afford the payments on their mortgages as interest rates rise. In the metro areas that saw the biggest […]

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Wow, you can actually learn something from TV News! This story at Channel 2 KUTV News tells of the story of how a woman might lose her home over an unpaid dental bill.
How does this happen? This bill went to collections, the collection agency sued and they got a court order […]

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Well, actually, you have to read the fine print. They are up 57% from one year ago. But March’s figures were up 5% from February, so no matter how you slice it, things are getting bad. And I predict they will get worse.
According to a Reuters story today, the 4 top states for […]

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