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Credit Enhancements: Seven Tips For Enhancing Business Credit Transactions


What are the avenues available to businesses with weak credit profiles or to companies pursuing credit transactions that are perceived as too risky by credit providers? Many companies apply for credit at banks, finance companies or equipment leasing firms and are routinely rejected due to the high degree of perceived credit risks. When approaching a credit provider, it is helpful to understand what can be done to reduce the risk of a credit transaction in the eyes of the provider.

Have You Checked Your Permanent Record Lately?


As a young student I feared getting bad grades because I didn't want any bad marks on my "permanent record." Get an "F" in fifth-grade science and it goes in your record.

Fun with Credit Cards


For those of us who know how to use them properly, credit cards can actually be quite fun and lucrative. To those who do not know how to use them properly, I would say that you should stop reading this column right about now, or at least I would advise you not to try any of this stuff at home.

Credit Cards, Merchant Accounts, and Your Bottomline


Q: I'm opening a gift shop and want to be able to accept credit cards. I talked to the branch manager at my bank, but he didn't seem to know much about how it all worked.

10 Ways To Protect Your Financial Identity Being Used For Someone Else's Shopping Spree


Someone impersonating you could be spending your hard-earned money.Impossible! Not really, check, loan, and identity fraud are a real problem.

When You Are Eligible For A Free Credit Report


By Federal law, you are entitled to one free credit report per year directly from a credit-reporting agency only if you certify that:1. You are unemployed and seeking employment in the next 60 days.

First Major Regulatory and Legislative Victory of 2005 for Creditors and Consumers


Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, collectors are not allowed to disclose a consumers past due debt to anyone other than the debtor and in some cases a spouse. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act would have required collectors to identify the registered name of their business in any pre-recorded messages to consumers or debtors.

Ten Steps To Building A Good Credit History


Are you thinking of buying a house? Do you want to buy a new car to replace that old wreck? Trying to get insurance on you home, auto, or life? In each of these situations, what's on your credit report will determine if you can get a loan or insurance and what rates you'll have to pay.If you're trying to build or repair your credit history, you have a daunting but not impossible task in front of you.

How You Can Avoid Becoming A Victim Of Identity Theft


To reduce or minimize the risk of becoming a victim of identity theft or fraud, there are some basic steps you can take.The most important one is to ask periodically for a copy of your credit report.

Credit Report And Correction Techniques


The three major credit bureaus, Experian, Equifax and Trans Union are similar and feature a "Credit Score", which is created from credit report data submitted to them about you. Their report includes where you live, your bill-paying habits, and bankruptcy and arrest information.

Avoiding ID Theft and Credit Fraud


Article excerpted from the new book, "How to Do Space Age Work with a Stone Age Brain" TM copyright 2004, all rights reserved, by Eve Abbott, the Organizer ExtraordinaireEach year billions of dollars in credit fraud is perpetrated on unsuspecting citizens. With so much personal information publicly available (or easily available to someone with medium computing skills) it is essential to develop good habits to prevent your information from falling into criminal hands.

Ways to Look Good without Selling Your Soul to the Credit Card Sharks


1. Buy clothes at thrift stores.

Tired Of Being Broke?...Learn How To Force Banks To Give You Money!


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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Your Credit Report


Your credit report is a very powerful report that essential controls what you can and cannot do in your life. Unfortunately many people aren't aware of what a credit report actually is and what information is contained on the report.

New Law Provides Free Annual Credit Report


As of Thursday, December 1, 2004, one-third of Americans will be able to access their credit reports from all three main agencies for free. Passed in late 2003, the Fair & Accurate Credit Transactions Act creates a central source consumers can use to obtain a free annual credit report.

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Reuters

Credit cards Superprime slime
Economist, UK - 16 hours ago
As the credit boom reached its peak, the firm’s credit-card business was growing by a dizzying 20% or more a year, with younger consumers with scant track ...
Overdue credit card bills show rise in June Boston Globe
Credit Cards: How to Protect Your Limits BusinessWeek
Debt crisis spreads to credit cards guardian.co.uk
Barron's - Calgary Herald
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Reuters

Washington Mutual stock down on credit concerns
Reuters - 8 hours ago
Citing the thrift's financial statements for the period ending June 30, Gimme Credit analyst Kathleen Shanley wrote that "many creditors have quietly been ...
WaMu Drops Second Day as Gimme Credit Cites Liquidity Concern Bloomberg
UPDATE: WaMu's Stock Down As Investor Confidence Drains CNNMoney.com
WaMu spokesman: no need to rely on outside funding sources MarketWatch
Independent - MarketWatch
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Seattle Post Intelligencer

Credit Suisse's cautious tactics in credit crunch pay off for now
Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago
CREDIT SUISSE Group's slow and steady approach may yet win the race. It seems to be working so far for the Swiss bank. While most bank bosses a few months ...
Credit Suisse Bulks Up Despite Losses Forbes
Credit Suisse cautious despite return to profit Telegraph.co.uk
Credit Suisse defies fears by posting only a small markdown Financial Times
guardian.co.uk - Times Online
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FCStone Group increases size of credit facilities
Forbes, NY - 13 hours ago
AP 07.24.08, 3:55 PM ET FCStone Group Inc., a commodity risk management firm, said Thursday it has reached deals to increase the size of its credit ...
FCStone increases credit lines Kansas City Business Journal Bizjournals.com
FCStone Group, Inc. Announces Syndicated Margin Call Credit ... MarketWatch
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CardPartner Offers Two More "Micro-Affinity" Credit Card Programs ...
MarketWatch - 15 hours ago
"Until now, only large nonprofits could offer an affinity credit card. With CardPartner's help, we can now offer our supporters a high-quality credit card ...


CBC.ca

Credit-card firms investigate fraud at Canadian airport kiosks
Computerworld, MA - 13 hours ago
By Jaikumar Vijayan July 24, 2008 (Computerworld) Low-cost Canadian airline WestJet has temporarily stopped the practice of allowing customers to use credit ...
Does using your credit card to check-in expose you to fraud? USA Today
Expert says it's not surprising airport kiosks possibly targeted ... The Canadian Press
Credit card fraud at Pearson International Aiport has people worried 680 News
Canada.com - Globe and Mail
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New state law ties amount of tax credit with the level of ...
Newsday, NY - 23 hours ago
The legislation caps redevelopment tax credits and increases incentives for the cleanup of affected areas. While the Brownfield Cleanup Program was created ...


The Associated Press

Executive says bank has more than enough capital to endure credit ...
MarketWatch - 13 hours ago
The company has been one of the harder-hit banks during the credit storm, but analysts said it has effectively boosted its capital reserves to protect ...
National City Reports Loss On Write-Down, Credit Losses Wall Street Journal
National City Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript Seeking Alpha
City National posts lower profit as it sets more money aside for ... Bizjournals.com
MSN Money - Bloomberg
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Wall Street Journal Blogs

Extra! Extra! Credit Concerns at New York Times!
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - 17 hours ago
The NYT front page does not include a story about its credit default swaps. (nytimes.com) Shares of New York Times Co. are down 4%, but the newspaper ...
Extra, Extra: New York Times (NYT) About To Get Downgraded To "Junk" Silicon Alley Insider
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Ford Motor Credit Reports Second Quarter 2008 Preliminary Results*
MarketWatch - 21 hours ago
DEARBORN, Mich., July 24, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Ford Motor Credit Company reported a net loss of $1427 million in the second quarter of ...

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