Consumer Debt Bailout – Reduce Your Consumer Debt Through a Settlement

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Owais Siddiqui Jr asked: Consumer debt bailouts form a very important part of recent recession campaign. Like various other countries, United States of America is facing a very tough environment. In some departments, it is among the worst affected countries. An example can be the finance department. All the money ...

Consumer Debt Settlement – How to Do

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Jerry Cole asked: Concept of a consumer debt settlement is to settle a debt with a reduced amount, negotiating with the creditor and to pay a lump sum payment. This type of plan is very effective for debtors who are not in condition to choose a bankruptcy. Benefit to a ...

Consumer Debt Relief

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Bryan Burbank asked: Consumer Debt Relief can help you if you have recently got into a problem with your credit card debt. There are programs that are available to you that can help you get rid of your debt and find the relief you need. A lot of people get ...

Consumer Debt Advocate – How to Locate Legitimate Debt Settlement Services

Monday, May 10th, 2010

Hector Milla asked: In life and in business you can overcome any obstacle if you're willing to look for solutions. Ironically, however, when it comes to charge card debt people appear to experience a sense of learned helplessness. They tend to believe that since they can't pay their bills that ...

ICFJ Panel Discussion | Covering Personal Finance News

Friday, May 7th, 2010

ICFJournalists asked: The Hispanic Personal Finance Reporting Program of the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) will provide hands-on training to Latino journalists working in New York City and Washington, DC The purpose is to provide an opportunity to improve personal finance literacy in Hispanic communities in the United States by ...

When will the giant ponzi scheme that is the US economy finally unravel?

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

John 360 asked: When will America's (a) massive budget deficits financed by the sale of US treasuries to foreigners, (b) sky-high trade deficits and current account deficits, (c) unrestrained money-printing, (d) sinking dollar, (e) ceaseless expenditures on foreign wars, (f) low-levels of personal savings combined with massive consumer debt and ...

Would some of you explain why you are horrified by student loans?

Friday, October 30th, 2009

mickiinpodunk asked: In all of my years in financial aid the one consistent thing I see is that students and parents of middle income ranges are horrified by the thought of taking out student loans to finance higher education. Yet, OTOH, I see the same students and parents with ...

Consumer Debt, a Large Concern

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Usha Pradhan asked: Consumer debt is becoming a large concern as Americans are finding themselves increasingly in debt; in fact, America's consumer debt has recently topped $2 trillion for the first time. Any debt that is used for anything other than investments is considered consumer debt. The most common forms ...

Ignored the IRS for years. where to start?

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

dlbham asked: I have not filed my taxes in about 6 years... in that time i had a levy or two, but now I need to make things right. Should I call the IRS and throw myself at their mercy or visit a tax lawyer first? I don't have any ...

Is “Loan Insurance” a legal way to obtain difficult financing in the US?

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Bigdadda asked: With poor credit and the desire to refinance my consumer debt to aid my cash flow and get out of debt I am bombarded with offers of great loans if only I obtain loan insurance....I am very, very skeptical of this and believe it to be a scam....has ...