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Entries Tagged as 'personal finance'
The right overdraft protection
June 26th, 2009 · No Comments
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Shrinking credit
June 16th, 2009 · No Comments
As the New York Times reports, credit card balances are being slashed:
Mr. McClelland’s credit card company was calling yet again, wondering when it could expect the next installment on his delinquent account. He proposed paying half of his $5,486 balance and calling the matter even.
It’s a deal, the account representative immediately said, not even bothering [...]
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Hate to see this
June 15th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Krispy Kreme, Sbarro among other food chains could be victims of the recession according to this article.
Tags: personal finance
High credit score isn’t all good
June 11th, 2009 · No Comments
According to Walletpop, identify thieves target consumers with high credit scores.
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Good questions
June 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Robert Kuttner at the American Prospect poses some important questions about regulation of financial services, an issue we touched on in an earlier post. Here’s one key question from the story:
Should there be a Financial Product Safety Commission?
Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor who also chairs the congressional oversight panel on the banking bailout program, [...]
Tags: Ohio · alternatives · federal legislation · personal finance · regulation
We’re feeling negative
June 5th, 2009 · No Comments
It’’s been raining for three days, “Kung Fu” star David Carradine died yesterday, and now this:
Credit card defaults up.
Unemployment rose to 9.4%.
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That’s “microlending”?
May 29th, 2009 · No Comments
This San Fran Chronicle story says:
Microfinance lenders like Opportunity Fund provide small loans along with business coaching to low-income entrepreneurs. With a median loan size of $5,000, the San Jose nonprofit claims to create or retain two jobs per business on average.
The average payday loan is $325. Now that’s microlending!
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’tis better to have loved and lost
May 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Eight companies we used to love that have gone under during the recession.
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Debit cards are the future?
May 27th, 2009 · No Comments
I thought they were the present. Ezra Klein, who normally blogs and writes about politics and policy, has discovered debit cards. From his Washington Post column:
Credit, with all its benefits and dangers, and convenience. But with debit cards, you can now have the convenience of plastic without the temptations of credit. I, for instance, use [...]
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A moving story
May 26th, 2009 · No Comments
Santa Monica’s last pawnbroker has found a new homes. From the story:
More than a month after loosening zoning restrictions to help a pawn shop find a new home, the City Council is now set to become the business’ new landlord.
The council tonight is expected to enter a lease agreement with Angelo’s Pawn Shop for [...]
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