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1. | Latest Work From Home Offer Just Another Scam
Many Americans would love to work from home. The reasons vary; some people may not wish to commute and some may simply not enjoy working in an office environment. Others may have small children at home ...
[Added: 16 Mar 2006 Hits: 74 Words: 376]
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2. | Medicare Drug Plan Lures Identity Thieves
Among the many problems facing senior citizens is that of trying to pay for their necessary medications while trying to live on a fixed income. This problem drew the attention of Congress, which passed a prescription drug plan last year that was designed to help older ...
[Added: 11 Mar 2006 Hits: 63 Words: 447]
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3. | Credit Repair Usually an Empty Promise
Americans have more debt than ever before. A recent study shows that Americans, as a whole, are saving money at a lower rate than at any time since the Great Depression. In fact, the savings rate is actually negative, and that means ...
[Added: 09 Mar 2006 Hits: 65 Words: 458]
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4. | Telemarketing Fraud is Making a Comeback.
Financial scams have been around for a long time. Anyone who has ever received a message from someone in Nigeria with millions of dollars to share might be surprised to find out that this scam has been around, in ...
[Added: 04 Mar 2006 Hits: 63 Words: 378]
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5. | Internet Scams and Fraud in a Nutshell
In the last ten years, the Internet has gone from an odd curiosity embraced by computer geeks to a tool that nearly everyone finds indispensable. We now use it for shopping, paying bills and all manner of other useful things, from finding sports scores ...
[Added: 27 Feb 2006 Hits: 71 Words: 460]
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6. | Internet Scams Add to Worries of Online Banks
The advent of the Internet has been a huge boon to the banking industry. Long concerned about the costs of doing business, banks have quickly embraced the Internet as a way of doing business with their customers without having ...
[Added: 25 Feb 2006 Hits: 66 Words: 398]
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7. | Debt Consolidation - Don't Hire an Agency; Do It Yourself
The average American household now has more than $9000 in credit card debt and the savings rate in this country is lower than at any time during the Great Depression. And a quick glance at all ...
[Added: 23 Feb 2006 Hits: 56 Words: 442]
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8. | Credit Score Lowered When You Cancel Credit Cards
Most people are aware that anytime they seek a loan, the lender will check their credit report to see if their credit history warrants such a loan. Along with the credit report, the lender will almost certainly check the borrower's credit score. Also known as a ...
[Added: 23 Feb 2006 Hits: 63 Words: 356]
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9. | Payday Loans are the World's Most Expensive Cash
If someone told you that they would lend you $500 today if you repaid them with $5000 a year from now, would you take it? What if the repayment amount were only $2500? Would that strike you as a good deal? ...
[Added: 16 Feb 2006 Hits: 49 Words: 411]
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10. | Credit Score of 800 is Not Impossible
By now, most consumers with even a minimal history of credit are aware that something known as a credit score has a tremendous amount of influence on his or her financial lives. The score, a distillation of one's ...
[Added: 14 Feb 2006 Hits: 58 Words: 481]
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11. | Rapid Refunds Rapidly Take Your Money
At tax time, most Americans find themselves expecting a refund. That's no surprise, as most people have too much money withheld from their paychecks. It would be a simple matter to adjust the withholding so that the amount of money withheld is roughly equal to the amount of ...
[Added: 08 Feb 2006 Hits: 58 Words: 369]
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12. | Debt Consolidation Scam Claims Repayment Unnecessary
Most Americans have a problem with debt; the fact that the average household owes nearly $10,000 on their credit cards makes that pretty clear. And with interest rates and minimum credit card payments rising, consumers are finding their bills harder to pay each month. In years past, those who cannot ...
[Added: 08 Feb 2006 Hits: 55 Words: 396]
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13. | Establish Credit and Join a Health Club
Everyone knows how difficult it can be to establish credit. It's the old "chicken and egg" situation – you need credit in order to get credit. The fact that you have nothing in your history to suggest that you will not repay a loan will not help you ...
[Added: 27 Jan 2006 Hits: 62 Words: 371]
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14. | Instant Credit Cards Can Be Expensive
One day, while you are shopping at your favorite department store, the sales clerk says to you, "If you apply for our credit card, you can save ten percent on your purchase." You think about it and decide, "Why not?" You provide some ...
[Added: 21 Jan 2006 Hits: 58 Words: 299]
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15. | Credit Cards Without Late Fees? What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Americans know all too well how much it costs to use credit cards. The average household in the U.S. now has nearly $10,000 in credit card debt. Carrying such debt is fine, as long as you realize that ...
[Added: 02 Nov 2005 Hits: 72 Words: 408]
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16. | Bankruptcy - More Signs That You May Be in Trouble.
Bankruptcy attorneys all over the country are reporting that their business is up 25-50% over last year. The reason? New bankruptcy legislation is set to take effect later this month, and the laws are much stricter than ...
[Added: 08 Oct 2005 Hits: 101 Words: 426]
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17. | Bankruptcy - Look for the Warning Signs
The Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act, signed into law last April, will take effect this month and bring with it some of the most sweeping changes in debt law in history. As the new requirements are much ...
[Added: 08 Oct 2005 Hits: 103 Words: 389]
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18. | Credit Reports - Errors Can Be Costly
In today's society, we can't function without credit. We need it to pay bills, borrow money, and to buy our homes and cars. A luxury of the current age is that credit is often granted easily and quickly, a result of years of automation and refining of record keeping. The ...
[Added: 30 Sep 2005 Hits: 46 Words: 414]
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19. | Credit Reports - Fixing Errors Can Be Difficult
Most Americans are aware that any time they try to borrow money, the lender consults with a credit report outlining the borrower's credit history. These reports are prepared by the major credit bureaus – Experian, Equifax and Trans ...
[Added: 30 Sep 2005 Hits: 48 Words: 373]
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20. | Bankruptcy and Debt - New Law May Hurt Katrina Victims
The world remains horrified at the tremendous destruction caused throughout the Gulf Coast recently by Hurricane Katrina. An unknown number of people are dead and thousands more are homeless, jobless and completely destitute. It may be months before the city of New Orleans ...
[Added: 13 Sep 2005 Hits: 93 Words: 393]
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21. | Debt Management - More Ways to Save on Gas Consumption
The price of gas continues to climb, and with continued uncertainty in the Middle East, they will probably continue to do so. In California and elsewhere, prices for some grades of gas have now reached the previously unthinkable three dollars a ...
[Added: 25 Aug 2005 Hits: 76 Words: 376]
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22. | Credit Report - Watch Out for Parking Tickets
The economic downturn of the last five years has affected millions of Americans, but it has also affected the budgets of states, cities and counties. With limited tax dollars with which to work, various government entities have had to try to stretch their ...
[Added: 20 Aug 2005 Hits: 65 Words: 434]
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23. | Debt Consolidation Primer - Four Things You Can Do to Get Out of Debt
Problem debt is rampant throughout America. In addition to mortgages and auto loans, the average household in the U.S. has nearly $10,000 in credit card debt. As the major credit card companies have recently doubled their minimum ...
[Added: 19 Aug 2005 Hits: 67 Words: 474]
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24. | Credit Counseling - Six Tips to Avoid Counseling Scams
Credit counseling is a useful service for anyone with problem debt. A good counseling agency can provide advice regarding money management and debt consolidation. They can also help arrange a repayment plan with your creditors to help you get out of debt. A bad agency ...
[Added: 17 Aug 2005 Hits: 48 Words: 523]
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25. | Credit Card Debt - Watch Your Credit Report and Your Bill
Most consumers are aware of the importance of their credit report. This document, offered to consumers and lenders by the three major credit bureaus, offers a fairly complete list of financial transactions and debts incurred by a consumer. Lenders examine the report, along with the associated FICO ...
[Added: 17 Aug 2005 Hits: 48 Words: 416]
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26. | New Bankruptcy Law - Five Essential Things to Know
Last April, Congress passed the Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act, the most sweeping reform of our nation’s bankruptcy laws in more than twenty-five years. Proponents of the bill argue that most consumers who file for bankruptcy do so simply because they ...
[Added: 12 Aug 2005 Hits: 83 Words: 454]
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27. | Credit Counseling - Congress Offers No Details in New Law
The recently passed Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act was hailed as a breakthrough in bankruptcy law. Passed with bipartisan support in Congress and signed enthusiastically by President Bush, the law creates sweeping changes in debt law and will make it much more ...
[Added: 03 Aug 2005 Hits: 45 Words: 421]
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28. | Identity Theft - Additional Protection for Soldiers on Active Duty
Congress passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act several years ago in an attempt to smooth out some problems in the credit reporting industry. The best known provision of this Act is one that permits Americans to receive a free copy of their credit ...
[Added: 03 Aug 2005 Hits: 64 Words: 433]
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29. | Debt Consolidation - Be Careful When Trading in Your Car
The automobile has long been recognized as the classic American status symbol. America’s millions of miles of roads and overall lack of long-distance mass transit leave the automobile as the primary method of transportation for most Americans. Because so many people spend so much time in their ...
[Added: 27 Jul 2005 Hits: 92 Words: 595]
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30. | Credit Report - Look Out for Your Debit Report, Too
Most consumers are aware that there are companies that keep track of their personal financial transactions – installment loans, mortgages, credit card accounts, bankruptcies and judgements. These items are assembled by the three main credit bureaus into a credit report, which is ...
[Added: 26 Jul 2005 Hits: 54 Words: 435]
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31. | Identity Theft - Guard Your Children's Social Security Numbers
Identity theft is a growing concern among Americans, and rates among the top five complaints received by states’ Attorney General’s offices. A stolen identity can lead to tens of thousands of dollars worth of debt in the victim’s name and it can ...
[Added: 26 Jul 2005 Hits: 74 Words: 578]
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32. | Credit Counseling - Get in Line Now to Avoid the Upcoming Rush
Credit counseling is a valuable service for consumers who have trouble managing their finances. A distinctly different service from debt consolidation, credit counseling assists consumers with problem debt by educating them about the basics of money management. Americans really don’t get the education they need about how to manage ...
[Added: 25 Jul 2005 Hits: 51 Words: 478]
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33. | Free Credit Report - A Website Typo Could Be Costly
In 2003, Congress passed the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions act (FACT), which made it possible for consumers to obtain a copy of their credit report for free. In fact, the legislation makes it possible for consumers to ...
[Added: 25 Jul 2005 Hits: 47 Words: 375]
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34. | Credit Report - How Your Credit Score is Determined
Most consumers are aware that they have something known as a credit report that is used to determine whether or not they would qualify for a loan. Fewer are familiar with the FICO score, a creation of the Fair, Isaac, and Co. which distills their entire credit report down to ...
[Added: 22 Jul 2005 Hits: 47 Words: 510]
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35. | Identity Theft - More Tips on How it Can Be Avoided
Recent security breaches at several credit card companies continue to worry Americans, as stolen financial information can lead to identity theft. Identity theft occurs when someone obtains your Social Security number and/or other vital information and uses it ...
[Added: 21 Jul 2005 Hits: 40 Words: 550]
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36. | Identity Theft - Monitor Your Credit Report
The recent security breach at credit card processor CardSystems Solutions has many consumers worried. Thanks to a well-placed computer virus, nearly forty million credit card numbers were stolen, and cardholders nationwide are justifiably concerned about identity theft. Should a thief steal your identity, he or she could ...
[Added: 20 Jul 2005 Hits: 47 Words: 362]
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37. | Identity Theft - Beware of Phishing Attacks!
“Dear Bank of the West customer”, the message begins. I’ve just received an e-mail message, purportedly from the security department at the Bank of the West. The message explains that certain features of my account have been suspended due ...
[Added: 20 Jul 2005 Hits: 43 Words: 489]
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38. | Debt Management - Watch Out for Bank Fees!
During the last twenty years, banks have offered a number of improvements in the area of being customer-friendly. The old 9 AM – 2 PM “banker’s hours” are gone, replaced by a schedule that makes it easy for most ...
[Added: 15 Jul 2005 Hits: 40 Words: 420]
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39. | Credit Reports - Why Your Credit Score is Important
If you have never heard of a FICO score before, you should become familiar with the term. Named for the firm that invented it, Fair Isaac Corp., the FICO score is the three-digit credit summary that, in essence, reduces your entire financial ...
[Added: 30 Jun 2005 Hits: 57 Words: 461]
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40. | Debt Consolidation - How to Protect Your Credit Accounts from Theft
Last week, a security exploit at CardSystems Solutions, Inc, a credit card processor, may have allowed thieves to obtain as many as 40 million credit card numbers from unsuspecting victims. The theft was brought about though a virus introduced into the CardSystems that allowed external ...
[Added: 21 Jun 2005 Hits: 74 Words: 446]
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41. | New Bankruptcy Law - Targeting the Wrong People?
Last April, President Bush enthusiastically signed into law the oddly-named Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act. This bill, representing the biggest overhaul of bankruptcy law in twenty-five years, was written in order to discourage “bankruptcy of convenience.” Proponents of the bill, which included ...
[Added: 15 Jun 2005 Hits: 87 Words: 395]
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42. | Website Promotion - Where to Get Ideas for Writing Articles
Some six weeks ago, I began writing and submitting articles to free content sites in order to promote the six commercial Websites I own. The results have been both swift and dramatic, and the number of links from external ...
[Added: 14 Jun 2005 Hits: 89 Words: 478]
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43. | Website Promotion - Writing Articles May Be Better Than Hiring SEO Firms
It is a well-known fact that a key to obtaining a good search engine position is having a lot of other Websites link to yours. The quantity is important, and the quality is important, too. A link to your site from Amazon.com is regarded by ...
[Added: 14 Jun 2005 Hits: 93 Words: 571]
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44. | Credit Report - Check Yours Regularly…and for Free
In the twenty-first century, there are few documents that have a greater impact on the lives of Americans then their credit report. Credit rating determines one’s ability to buy a home, a car, or to obtain a credit card or ...
[Added: 02 Jun 2005 Hits: 59 Words: 499]
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45. | Debt Consolidation - Ways to Save on High Gas Prices
Memorial Day has come and gone, and the great American travel season is here. During the summer, most Americans take at least one extended vacation, and four fifths take that trip by automobile. Unfortunately, this year, the price of gas is near record highs, and no one likes ...
[Added: 31 May 2005 Hits: 60 Words: 404]
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46. | New Bankruptcy Law Will Not Protect You from Identity Theft
Recently passed by Congress with overwhelming support, the oddly-named Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act was designed to eliminate “bankruptcy of convenience.” The perceived problem is that many compulsive gamblers, shoppers and drug users often run up huge debts on easily available credit cards with no intention ...
[Added: 28 May 2005 Hits: 48 Words: 545]
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47. | Debt Consolidation - Can You Negotiate with Your Credit Card Company?
The average American household has nearly $10,000 in credit card debt, and many people are only able to make the minimum payment of 2% of the balance. Even 2% is $200, and by paying the minimum payment, you could be paying on ...
[Added: 28 May 2005 Hits: 70 Words: 486]
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48. | Utah, the Nation's Bankruptcy Capital
Congress recently passed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, designed to minimize frivolous bankruptcy filings and to require debtors to repay some of their debt. Once it takes effect in October, 2005, the ...
[Added: 26 May 2005 Hits: 58 Words: 460]
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49. | New Bankruptcy Legislation May Make it Harder to Find an Attorney
The recently passed Bankruptcy Abuse prevention and Consumer Protection Act will make it harder for people with problem debt to have their debt eliminated through filing for bankruptcy. This new legislation will make it harder to have debts wiped out by the courts, and will require more ...
[Added: 25 May 2005 Hits: 54 Words: 426]
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50. | Minimum Credit Card Payments to Rise
For years, major credit card companies have allowed cardholders to make minimum payments of 2% of the outstanding balances on their credit cards. Having customers pay the minimum doesn’t reduce the balance by very much, but when the 18-30% interest rates that many credit cards ...
[Added: 25 May 2005 Hits: 76 Words: 426]
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