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Strands Absorbs Another Personal Finance CompanyWashington Post, United States - May 15, 2008Both are personal finance applications that Strands' wanted mostly for their human capital, but also for some of their technology assets. …Strands acquires NetworthIQ Portland Business Journal Bizjournals.comStrands buys NetworthIQ The Oregonian - OregonLive.comStrands Acquires Social Money Site NetworthIQ Northwest innovationall 15 news articlesRead full story ... (Read More)

RTT NewsJumbo loans still hard to getSeattle Post Intelligencer - 3 hours agoBy HOLDEN LEWIS Higher loan limits, set early this year by the federal government as part of an economic stimulus package, were supposed to make jumbo loans …Interest rates falling on jumbo loans San Jose Mercury NewsFannie Mae to Drop Down Payment Rules in Worst Areas (Update3) BloombergFannie Mae cuts mortgage down payments USA TodayBizjournals.com - CNNMoney.comall 89 news articlesRead full story ... (Read More)

Bundelkhand package calls for debt reliefHindu, India - May 15, 2008Among other measures for relief, the Bundelkhand package suggests a debt relief for farmers in the region. It calls for contingency cropping, …Read full story ... (Read More)

Best SyndicationHomeowner Debt Consolidation: Conquer The DebtsBest Syndication, CA - May 15, 2008So, Homeowner Debt Consolidation is a friendly debt consolidation program that benefits homeowners to get rid of irritating debts in an easy and hassle free …Read full story ... (Read More)

Have you checked your credit record recently?Times Online, UK - 8 hours ago4 Credit account information includes the lender, the type of credit and details of the agreement. The status history charts repayments for the past 36 …Read full story ... (Read More)

The Tech Herald3 charged with hacking into US restaurant chain, stealing credit …International Herald Tribune, France - May 12, 2008Prosecutors say the trio hacked into the cash register terminals in order to acquire "track 2" credit and debit card information. Track 2 data includes the …Officials: Hackers may have stolen millions of cards Newsday3 charged in hacking, theft at Dave & Buster's Bizjournals.comThree Charged With Hacking Dave & Buster's Chain Washington PostInformationWeek - Boston Globeall 119 news articlesRead full story ... (Read More)

If you invest in real estate, you need cash to buy houses. Even if you have a full bank account and great credit, you’ll eventually run short on funds - or short on time to obtain a loan - for the next deal. Private lending is the answer. It is a bottomless pool of readily accessible funds: whether you have great credit or poor; whether you have cash reserves or not. “Private Lending” refers to the process of borrowing real estate investment funds from private individuals at rates higher than these lenders can normally achieve in the marketplace. The attraction of private len... (Read More)

One of the easiest “things” that can happen in life is the ratcheting up of a large credit card debt. For whatever reason, making purchases with credit cards seems easier than spending cash to obtain a product or service. Maintaining high levels of credit card debt is not prudent. The interest rates associated with most credit cards is high. In fact, many people have managed to rack their card balances up so high that only the minimum payment is made each month. As a result, these people are taking years if not decades to pay down their credit card balances, all the while wasting a... (Read More)

Do you have a poor credit rating? If so, you are one of tens of thousands of Americans with the same problem. In fact, it seems that this has become a national ‘disease.’ And just what do people need that have a disease? They need a cure. Here are some sure-fire solutions to ‘ repair bad credit ‘. Keep in mind, like most ‘diseases,’ credit repair can take some time, but complete healing is possible. The First Step The first thing you need to do is find out what is being reported about you. This is easy and inexpensive. For under $10, you can get your credit ... (Read More)

Ben Stein has a book called How to Ruin Your Finances. To be honest, I’m not sure an entire book is needed on the subject-there are some fairly quick and easy ways to accomplish the task. (Before continuing, let me be clear that I do not actually recommend such activities-This is a reductio absurdum argument, meant to spur an opposing realization.) #1: Buy everything, yes, everything You never know when a neighbor may come over to use your dish towels, so make sure they are Ralph Lauren, less than six months old, and all the same color. While you’re at it, buy things that you don&#... (Read More)