Archive for April, 2009
New Exilim Casio steams up YouTube (source: Cnet)
By admin on April 12th, 2009
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A blurry screencap of the Casio Exilim camera phone(Credit: Gearlog)
Casio took an unusual approach to confirming the existence of a rumored Exilim camera phone: a steamy YouTube video Thursday. I did not have the… uh… privilege of watching said vide… (source: Cnet) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
Laurence Christ Becomes Advantage Bank’s New CCO (source: Financetech.com)
Former Merrill Lynch Commercial Finance Corporation exec assumes chief credit officer role.
(source: Financetech.com) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Recession hits private pensions (source: BBC)
By admin on April 10th, 2009
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The value of private pensions of 3.7 million people in the UK has been severely damaged by the credit crunch and the recession. (source: BBC) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Intruder, 18, admits guilt in holdup of older couple (source: Chicago Chronicle)
In September, 18-year-old, 155-pound Deangelo James Holland forced his way into the home of an older couple and made off with $4 and a credit card.But not before he struck an 89-year-old woman in the … (source: Chicago Chronicle) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Get involved in metro Detroit: Learn how your credit score affects your life (Detroit Free Press)
By admin on April 10th, 2009
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Macomb County residents can learn about credit during “How Does Your Credit Score?” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Chesterfield Library, 50560 Patricia Ave. The free program, offered by the Macomb County MSU Extension, is to offer information about how credit scores influence borrowing power and tips on building credit and raising credit scores.
Corporate Bond Risk Falls in Europe, Credit-Default Swaps Show (Bloomberg)
April 9 (Bloomberg) — The cost of protecting European corporate bonds from default fell, according to traders of credit-default swaps.
BSkyB Credit Rating Upgraded At Moody’s (Fox News)
BSkyB Credit Rating Upgraded At Moody’s
Moody’s strips Berkshire Hathaway of top rating (source: Reuters)
By admin on April 10th, 2009
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Moody’s Investors Service cut its credit ratings on Berkshire Hathaway Inc from Aaa, the top rating, saying the recession and investment losses at insurance operations of investor Warren Buffett’s holding company reduced its ability … (source: Reuters) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Colleges in 3 States to Set Basics for Degrees (source: New York Times)
Instead of defining degrees by the courses taken or the credits earned, universities and colleges in Indiana, Minnesota and Utah will establish what students must learn. (source: New York Times) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Police: Chandler cafe owner stole credit card numbers - KTAR.com
By admin on April 9th, 2009
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CHANDLER, Ariz. - A Chandler cafe owner was arrested after police said he used patrons credit cards to purchase various items via the Internet. Andrew Paparella, 36, owner of Citrus Cafe, is accused of purchasing items and delivering them to vacant …
Federal debt consolidation services
The bankruptcy laws in most states have changed with the overabundance of individuals having credit problems. Many states, including Colorado, wanted to make it harder for a person to file bankruptcy when they stated having credit problems. The states believe that if a person has the education regarding finances they would be able to make more educated decisions regarding how to spend their income and ways to save money to the end that there would be less credit problems and bankruptcies. Having established these new laws there are federal debt consolidation services that were created to help maintain their new laws. The state of Colorado has made it mandatory that any person seeking bankruptcy, must first go to a federal debt consolidation service, speak with the analysts, and then take a bankruptcy and financial course. Upon completion of the course they are then allowed to file for bankruptcy if their lawyer and the federal debt consolidation services recommend that they do so. The idea again is to make sure the individuals are educated in what went wrong, how they can fix it, and how they can avoid it in the future. When you go to one of the several federal debt consolidation services you are asked to fill out a form with all of your financial data. This data is kept confidential between you and the analyst. Both of you will talk over your financial situation, where you can save, and whether you need the course. They will also state whether they would recommend bankruptcy for you. If they recommend bankruptcy they will offer you the class to enroll in with the earliest date possible. If you are not recommended to take the class you can elect to take the class anyway just to find out if there is anything more that you can learn. Often the classes are going to talk about bankruptcy options as well as some of the things you can do to avoid debt issues in the future. Since many of us have finance issues and lack the determination to save it could be a good thing to voluntarily take. To find federal debt consolidation services you can tour the internet. You can also speak directly with your bankruptcy lawyer or accountant. These three resources generally find you the federal debt consolidation services as well as a company that you can trust to offer the best advice.