and we lost 5 bucks in the laundry yesterday, too

talkleft tells us that the stock market lost $3 trillion in the last three days: more bad news on the economic front ... for the program to support financial markets that supply consumer credit in such areas as credit card debt, auto loans and student loans. he said, "with a stronger capital base, our banks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 04:27:10

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Bad Credit Lenders

by Luke Mika What if you need a bad credit lender? Do you know what one is, or what kind of credit is “bad”, in the first place? ... of this sort are more willing to take a chance on an auto or other type of loan to somebody with so-called ... of business in tough economic times. Varying Lending Rates: Because the risk to the lender [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 16:04:58

Bad Credit Repair In Smart Solution

Credit card is simple to use for buying any purpose, for internet online payment sistem or direct to many merchant at anywhere around the world ... services. This credit repair is absolutely needed when you willing to apply any home loans, auto loans and other kinds of loans services. That's why many people really need their services. But how [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 16:16:00

Things must be rough in California

This one particular auto title loan outfit has “eight offices throughout California.” (Note that they serve only California, and no other state.) ... credit, bad credit, it didn’t matter. (Just like the old “Bill Gehr” commercials on 41 on a Sunday ... or an auto title loan to help us ride them out forever. It is merely a step. But hopefully [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 10:49:27

Car Loans

Car Loans Filed under: Reviews — VOIP @ 4:39 am When wanting to get an auto loan it’s not easy, ... , just making applying for a car loan a big hassle. But when applying for Car Loans with Apex Auto Loan ... within no time. It doesn’t matter what your credit history may be like, whether you have a very bad [more...]

Date: 2008-09-06 04:39:18

Acronyms to watch for: Roubini supports Hillary's HOLC, not RTC/RFC solutions to financial crisis

Here’s a litmus test for whatever Congress comes up with as they huddle with the finance boiz over the weekend: HOLC good, RTC/RFC bad. I may not understand this class warfare finance stuff, but I can sure quote people ... , credit cards, auto loans and student loans) while their assets (values of their homes and stocks [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 19:22:53

Many People Have Realized the Convenience and Benefits of Online Personal Loans

The Internet has provided a whole new dimension to obtaining a personal loan ... to grant loans to people with bad credit. There are other financial tools available online ... anywhere else. Mortgage loans, auto loans (new [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 18:00:00

A Legion Of Pickpockets

It just never ends:Finance companies want US to buy bad auto loansWASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) ... giving car loans only to buyers with the best credit scores as the global financial crisis strains ... - Finance companies are preparing to seek authority from the U.S. Treasury Department to sell bad [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 16:42:00

Obama’s Joint Session Speech - Live Blog

For those who can’t get to a teevee.  You can also watch the address live at Hulu.com .  Check back often for updates ... responsibility.  Credit has stopped flowing.  Too many bad loans.  Create a new lending fund to provide auto [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 01:36:14

Car Sales Crash

Analysts had already predicted that the credit crisis would take a bite out of auto loans -- and therefore, auto sales. On Wednesday, we learned just how bad things are. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 20:32:34

Car Finance with Bankruptcy

If bad credit car loans candidates go out in market only one or two lenders come forward to offer an auto loan, for them online financing can be a great time saver. read more [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 06:43:25

Breaking News: Senate Passes $838 Billion Stimulus Package

The Senate passed an $838 billion bill to stimulate the economy, according to the Washington Post ... credit markets. The plan would create a $500 billion fund to buy up toxic bank assets such as bad ... business, auto and commercial loans. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 383 points [more...]

Date: 2009-02-10 21:42:04

The bailout may be killed by add-ons

The bailout may be killed by add-ons Posted Sep 22nd 2008 4:01AM by Douglas McIntyre Filed under: Deals, Bad news, Law, ... to potentially allow purchases of instruments such as car loans, credit-card debt and other devalued assets ... , if the plan is extended to include individual home mortgages and things like auto loans, the size [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 12:35:18

The bail-out may be killed by add-ons (pfblogs.org)

Filed under: Deals, Bad news, Law, HousingThe list of additions to the $700 billion Paulson bail-out plan could well kill it ... , "a change to potentially allow purchases of instruments such as car loans, credit-card debt and other ... , if the plan is extended to include individual home mortgages and things like auto loans, the size [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 08:51:01

How To Keep Banking in the Private Sector

Robert Reich:Yet the real issue here isn’t about day-to-day operations. It’s about something much larger. Put simply, the big banks are going under ... . Toxicity has spread to loans made to people and companies that were good credit risks as recently ... on paying their own bills. Auto suppliers are can’t pay their bills. And so it goes.A “bad bank” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-29 15:50:11

Fed Rate Cut

What if the economic bailout package is not enough to free the locked-up credit markets? Big banks may sell bad assets to The Treasury Department, but will they loan that money to the man ... , reported car sales figures were down over 30% for September for many auto companies. The major excuse [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 13:20:00

Eric Posner Imagines a Non-Discriminatory Auto Bailout

From the Volokh Conspiracy: The government would offer cheap loans to foreign automakers as well as domestic automakers, for example ... on you. In bad times, economic nationalism is hard to control. Perhaps another way to do this, with less of an outcry, would be to offer a tax credit to consumers for each car purchase.   Still [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 14:42:36

Positive Psychology Workshops to boost happiness at work

THE fear of looming job losses is affecting workers’ morale so much some employers have resorted to “happiness classes” for key personnel. Even companies that seem to be weathering the storm are suffering from “pre-absenteeism” among staff who can’t focus because of the fear of losing their jobs, according to a survey by Drake recruiters [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 07:53:53

Bank Bailout Puts Taxpayers At Risk

ABC News' Betsy Stark reports: It all feels less frantic than the government's rescue of the financial system a couple of months ago -- and we can ... , it is reasonable to expect more loan defaults on everything from mortgages to credit cards. And if banks ... these bad assets that are draining bank reserves and investor confidence. In other words, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:01:22

It's Time to Break up the Big Banks

Mike Whitney Timothy Geithner is putting the finishing touches on a plan that will dump $1 trillion of toxic assets onto the US taxpayer ... up to $1 trillion of financing for buyers of new securities backed by credit card, auto and small business loans ... , we are creating a new lending fund that represents the largest effort ever to help provide auto [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 02:30:11

A Cautionary Tale

Folks clamoring for bank nationalizations ought to pause and reflect on this story about the Department of Energy's turn as a financier:February 27, ... of the American auto industry is getting off to a slow start. The Energy Department has $25 ... Manufacturing Loan program, established in 2007, has received applications from 75 companies, including [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 16:35:20

“I know, we’ll dig our way out!”

When exactly did the current economic “situation” stop being a crisis and develop into a full-blown parody? ... all be happy as clams… except this ignores the underlying problems facing the auto industry. Car ... , they are money pits. The average loan in the United States is for 98% of the car’s total value (couldn’ [more...]

Date: 2009-03-10 16:57:52

Because Looking Is Free and the Recession Is a Drag

I hate shopping, which is good because it helps keep me from spending. I love, however, looking. I especially love looking online, where there are no mirrors or salespeople or other customers or distracting sale racks. When I shop, it is almost exclusively online and it is Strategic. But Lindsey is so, so much better at it than I am. See! [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 23:22:05

In The News Today

Dear President Obama, You think you have problems now? Present challenges, economic or political, are nothing compared to when this one lands on your desk; the implications of which are generational in nature. Respectfully yours, Jim Pakistan ‘bigger problem’ than Afghanistan: US diplomat LONDON (AFP) [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 19:22:00

Obama's Big Chance

Albeit reluctantly, the Senate gave the go-ahead to release the additional $350 billion in TARP funding contemplated by the original plan ... to breathe life back into this economy.” To his credit, President-elect Obama acknowledged ... for banks to lend money? A really, really bad idea. While some of the badness that happened over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:29:19

CNBC Liveblog 2/3/09

CNBC's Closing Bell Now, listening to the financial talking heads is about as useful of licking your finger and holding it into the wind for ... . The question is whether the taxpayers will be owners or insurers of the bad loans. Which would ... to find out how bad the economy really is. We all know that it’s very bad. Today’s auto sales looked [more...]

Date: 2009-02-03 23:01:24

Scanning the Auto Blogosphere

Hello again, car fans. Let’s get one bit of bad auto news that’s been widely reported over the last week out of the way pronto: ... that the automaker will make up to 3 months of car-loan payments for any Hyundai new-car buyer who loses ... scribe” (does anyone at GM know what newspaper reporters get paid?), was just plain weird. The Car [more...]

Date: 2009-02-26 22:44:42

A Tale of Two Automakers: Ford, GM

I’ve been keeping a close watch on the fortunes of the US auto industry for a number of years, ... million in possession at year end, four billion was a federal loan. Since then, GM has acquired ... Though Ford would have loved to have gotten a line of credit from the feds, they were turned down [more...]

Date: 2009-02-27 07:18:19

Better In The Long Run

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “From the front porch of her shotgun home in the Portland neighborhood, ... loan officer who lives in Old Louisville, according to state licensing records, lost the most homes ... , Crandall is not alone among struggling investors. James Heleringer, a mortgage loan officer who lost 10 [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 19:30:59

Address to Joint Session of Congress

Did you watch? What are your thoughts? (I was actually impressed by how often the Republicans in the chamber stood and applauded.) The full text of the president’s speech, as prepared for delivery, may be read below the fold. Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery Address to Joint Session of Congress Tuesday, [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 03:50:46

Bad Credit Automobile Financing

Many people have utilized the World Wide Web in recent years and have found that they are able to obtain new and used car financing for far better ... for credit issues, they can always apply for online low interest rate car loans as the internet auto loan ... after a long day, looking for the best car loan isn't exactly at the top of their list. [more...]

Date: 2009-02-26 04:47:09

Toyota Asks for Loan

Underscoring how bad things are in the automobile industry, even Toyota and Nissan are looking for help: Toyota’s financing unit is in talks with a Japanese government-backed bank on possible lending, the automaker said Tuesday, underlining the serious woes facing the car industry amid plunging [more...]

Date: 2009-03-03 11:47:13

Happiness and healthiness

Recent scientific studies prove what ancient people have known from, well, Antiquity, and namely that individuals who are always in a good mood and remain positive throughout the day experience less diseases and less sickness than those who are always gloomy. Researchers from the University of Kansas (UK) [more...]

Date: 2009-03-05 23:18:21

Portugal Sustains

“Art has a function of teaching about the human condition. We live in hope, hope is fundamental” - Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira (photo and quote above) is a living example for the Potuguese people of how to force their way out of the low growth/low per capita income trap into which they have steadily stuck their neck. Oliveira [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:37:23

Ten Recession-Busting Money Tips for Young Professionals

Over three million, six hundred thousand jobs have been lost since the recession started over a year ago. Three million, six hundred thousand. If you’re one of the three million, six hundred thousand, my heart goes out to you and I hope you’ll follow my friend Sarah as she chronicles her battle against joblessness in Diary of a Firee [more...]

Date: 2009-02-12 12:11:57

Tell me something I don’t know!

Open letter to the people who bring us our news - That’s it! I finally did it. I turned off the television.  Stopped watching the news.  And you want to know why? Because just like the rest of my neighbors, family and friends, I’m tired of hearing the same regurgitated “gloom and doom” story that’s played, over and over, again and again [more...]

Date: 2009-03-09 18:22:45

DrumBeat: February 13, 2009

The Complexity Theory Complexity Theory argues that societies become progressively more unstable and vulnerable as the network of interconnections within them increases -- not particularly good news for a globalizing system in which increasing complexity is precisely the thrust of economics, finance, manufacturing, [more...]

Date: 2009-02-13 14:06:11

Retweets February 2009

Here I am reblogging some retweets for the past month that broken down by subject matter. Some of these tweets also cover events that occurred in January 2009. If you like to follow along, befriend me and I’ll be sure to follow back. News Israel says that UN sponsored cease fire is not practical, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-02 15:54:33

Economist's View - 7 new articles

Christina Romer Answers Criticisms from Robert Barro and "the Best Man at My Wedding, Greg Mankiw" Christina Romer's speech at the Chicago Booth forum at the University of Chicago: The Case for Fiscal Stimulus: The Likely Effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act : There are many thrills to my new job: [more...]

Date: 2009-02-28 06:53:00

High Paying keywords $16 part 3

Here is the best Adsense high paying keywords for $16 and up next week we will give you more higher keyword do not forget to check out RSS for more ... 16.68 florida injury lawyer 16.68 defaulted student loan 16.68 associate card credit 16.68 bad ... car rental 16.63 online paralegal degree 16.62 no fee refinance 16.61 air miles credit card 16.6 [more...]

Date: 2009-03-08 05:28:41

Full Text of President Obama’s February 24 2009 Speech to Congress

People are looking all over online for it - so here it is: the full text of President Obama’s address (it’s not a “State of the Union Address” as that officially happens after his first year in office, although for all intents and purposes it was a State of the Union - or, rather, a State of the Economy or State of the Economic Recovery address) [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 03:08:47

How to Find an Auto Loan

They key word in both these options is Wait. Irrespective of how you go about procuring your loan, you should wait, ... better loan rate online than you can from a local bank, and the time expended waiting for loan ... is the capability for the vehicle buyer to try a few shops to get the best IR for a second hand car loan [more...]

Date: 2009-03-06 12:32:15

Optimism - the heart of happiness and positive psychology

For those who’re familiar with my writings and work it won’t come as a surprise to read me touching, yet again, on the important topic of optimism ... payday game instant payday loans quick payday loan borrow money online with quick guaranteed ... fax free payday loan starting payday loan company payday loans guaranteed no fax montana [more...]

Date: 2009-03-02 21:53:22

President Obama’s Awesome Speech

President Obama addressed both chambers of Congress tonight. In short, it rocked. I would hate to be in Bobby Jindal’s shoes. To check out the entire transcript, flip to the other side. Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United States: [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 03:03:43

'We Are Not Quitters' [Speaking Engagements]

In his not-really-but-actually State of the Union address, President Barack Obama did his best to inspire a nation scared out of its wits. After the jump, the speech text, as distributed while he delivered it. Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United States: [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 02:58:48

President Obama Goes to Capitol Hill

President Barack Obama opened his first speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday by telling the nation we will rebuild, we will recover, and the United States of America will emerge stronger than before. From there he launched into a litany of initiatives that will get us from here to there [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 05:14:00

In defence of positive psycholgy and Seligman

Over the last few weeks, as a result of a Senate Committee hearing, Martin Seligman and the Positive Psychology training program offered to teachers and other employees of the Department of Education and Training, has received much flak! Thankfully, someone has finally come out and defended the offering of “happiness”, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 22:21:25

Seeking Bootcut Jeans in Dark Rinse, Must Love Dogs

For our second date D. invited me over to his apartment for dinner and after eating outside in his backyard we watched a movie and after we watched a movie I walked home, and as I walked home my dainty little silver sandals caught a jagged spot of sidewalk somewhere around 76th Street and I fell, [more...]

Date: 2009-03-03 01:49:28

President Obama's First Speech to Congress

Remarks of President Barack Obama - As Prepared for Delivery Address to Joint Session of Congress Tuesday, February 24th, 2009 Madame Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and the First Lady of the United States: I've come here tonight not only to address the distinguished men and women in this great chamber, [more...]

Date: 2009-02-25 10:50:31

Sunday Show Review

Promoted from the diaries by Jeff. Well done, timetolead. FOX News Sunday Host Chris Wallace launched this week’s round of talk shows, speaking with Obama Senior Advisor David Axelrod who claimed the stimulus package will improve the unemployment situation, or slow its ascent, [more...]

Date: 2009-02-15 22:30:46

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