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Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Retreat
Mortgage rates broke a streak of three weekly increases, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage falling back to 5.21 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.38 discount and origination points. To see mortgage rates in your area, go to http://www.bankrate.com/funnel/mortgages/ The average 15-year fixed mortgage pulled [...]
Continue reading...Where’s Our Money?’ Calls on Congress to Roll Back Interest Rates
Sunday, April 18, 2010
As interest rates for mortgages, car loans and credit cards soar, American consumers are being forced to borrow their own money at exorbitant rates from the financial firms who access funds from the Fed at rates near zero. That’s another odious element of the trillion dollar Wall Street bailout, notes “Where’s Our Money?” – a blog [...]
Continue reading...Have Some Fun on Tax Day With New Red Stripe Light and Words of Wisdom from the Ambassador
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The makers of the world-renowned Red Stripe lager and everyone’s favorite emissary of happiness, the Red Stripe Ambassador, are bringing some fun to one of the biggest days of the year, Tax Day, April 15th, with new Red Stripe Light. Red Stripe Light gives consumers just what they want in a light beer – easy-drinking, refreshing [...]
Continue reading...Consumers Union Urges Fed to Require Banks to Roll Back Recent Unfair Credit Card Interest Rate Hikes
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
After Congress passed legislation last year reining in some of the worst credit card lending practices, many banks responded by hiking interest rates before the new rules went into effect, including on customers with perfect bill paying records. Now Consumers Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports, is calling on the Federal Reserve Board to require [...]
Continue reading...To Itemize or Not? Jackson Hewitt Helps Taxpayers Evaluate This Essential Tax Filing Question
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Standard Deduction Amounts Increased for 2009 Tax Returns One of the first decisions taxpayers must make when preparing their returns can also be among the most challenging. Should they itemize or simply take the standard deduction? With less than a week to go to the April 15 tax filing deadline, Jackson Hewitt Tax Service® [...]
Continue reading...Spring Auctions are in Full Bloom for Max Spann
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
A nationally-known real estate auction house is holding multiple auctions across four states in the Northeast during the next few weeks, offering a large portfolio of prime properties at great discounts. Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co., one of the nation’s premier auction companies, is holding seven separate auctions in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and [...]
Continue reading...Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Rise Following Job News
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Mortgage rates increased for a third straight week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rising to 5.35 percent, according to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey. The average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.47 discount and origination points. The average 15-year fixed mortgage hit a new high-water mark for 2010 at 4.69 percent and the [...]
Continue reading...CA Ushers in New Level of Agility with CA Agile Vision for Application Development from the Cloud
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Proven and Robust Agile Planning App Built and Delivered Fast on Salesforce.com’s Force.com Platform Helps Accelerate the Market Shift to Cloud 2 Salesforce.com Cloudforce 2 Tour today announced the general availability of CA Agile Vision™ Team Edition, the first native Force.com agile development planning tool, designed to enable business companies to unlock the competitive advantage of [...]
Continue reading...Consumer Credit Options Trampled in Push for Financial Regulation
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
The newly proposed and widely debated creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) under house legislation (H.R. 4173) have critics questioning how its regulation could realistically help the current state of economic crisis and its potential for limiting consumer credit options, reports Pay1Day.com. In an article by South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint, the following was [...]
Continue reading...Southwest Airlines Announces Double Credit Days
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Fly Just Four Roundtrip Flights and Earn a Free* Roundtrip Ticket Anywhere Southwest Serves Southwest Airlines is introducing “Double Credit Days” rewarding frequent flyers with one bonus Rapid Rewards credit on every flight, anywhere Southwest flies. Therefore, Rapid Rewards Members can earn free travel on Southwest by taking just four roundtrip flights from any city [...]
Continue reading...Bank of America Commits to Clarity for Small Business Customers
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Two Million Small Business Customers Receive Credit Card Clarity Commitment and Improvements to Account Terms In line with its commitment to provide customers with clear and concise information, Bank of America has expanded its industry-leading Clarity Commitment® to its two million small business credit card accounts. The Clarity Commitment – a one-page summary of each customer’s [...]
Continue reading...Only Seven Percent of Americans to Use Tax Refunds on ‘Fun’ Activities
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
New Bankrate poll reveals how the American consumer is planning to use tax refunds this year A new study released by Bankrate, Inc. shows that, with economic uncertainty still lingering, many Americans plan to use their tax refunds in a fiscally conservative fashion, with 84 percent intending to pay down debt, save or invest, or use [...]
Continue reading...Living Like the Locals While Visiting Paris, France
Saturday, April 3, 2010
When commercial real estate website guru, Tom Brady, president of The Destination Group, invited his parents Tom and Kathie on their 50th wedding anniversary to Paris recently, he chose to base their visit, not in a snazzy hotel, but among the locals in upscale 6th Arrondissement real estate apartment digs offered by host, Delphine Olivier. “After [...]
Continue reading...Landrieu: Economy Improving, But More Help Needed
Saturday, April 3, 2010
United States Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., Chair of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, made the following statement on the announcement that approximately 162,000 Americans were put back to work in the month of March: “Last month, approximately 162,000 Americans were put back to work - a sign that the measures Congress is [...]
Continue reading...Don’t Be Fooled This April Fool’s Day: Good Housekeeping Reveals The Top Five Mistakes Consumers Make
Thursday, April 1, 2010
April Fool’s pranks are fun, but feeling like a company’s customer service department is taking advantage of you isn’t a joke. Too many shopping people are getting the run-around. Good Housekeeping reveals the “Top Five Mistakes” consumers make and provides tips for what people can do to protect themselves in the future: 1. You Don’t Know [...]
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
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