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Senators Calling For Greater Transparency In Business Credit Cards

July 1st, 2011 No comments

Four Democratic Senators are asking the Federal Reserve to increase the transparency in business credit card ads.

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Online petition calling for the live export ban to be lifted …

June 28th, 2011 No comments

Please take a few seconds to sign the online petition calling on the Federal Government to lift the ban on Australia's live export trade, so live exports to Indonesia can resume immediately. It's vital that live exports …

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Why are many people inaccurately calling the Federal Reserve a …

June 19th, 2011 No comments

by Smartvoicegr Question by Brad: Why are many people inaccurately calling the Federal Reserve a libertarian.

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Rhode Island senators call for online ticket resale investigation …

June 16th, 2011 No comments

Rhode Island senators call for online ticket resale investigation. By Alfred Branch Jr

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Citi Bank Security?

June 10th, 2011 No comments

Citi Bank says that a relatively small amount of credit card information was hacked (20,000,000) !!!! Small? And to top it off the Federal Government will generously re-imburse you up to 50 dollars for being the victim of fraud. Citi Bank also, even though at fault, graciously does the same amount of  50.00 dollars WOW! And I can’t help but wonder what the card holder is still responsible for and if Citi Bank is collecting huge amounts of the card holders money that they did’nt spend and what they pay for in insurance against this happening. And if so I also would question who really hacked the information for profit! FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Americans’ equity in their homes near a record low

June 9th, 2011 No comments

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Falling real estate prices are eating away at home equity. The percentage of their homes that Americans own is near its lowest point since World War II, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. The average homeowner now has 38 percent equity, down from 61 percent a decade ago.

 

Yet they keep saying we are on the rebound,someone is fibbing.

 

 

FTC Puts 'Deceptive' Prepaid Calling Card Operator on Hold …

June 3rd, 2011 No comments

Filed under: Fraud, Consumer AllyA prepaid calling card company accused by the Federal Trade Commission of deceiving customers has been slapped with a court order preventing its illegal practices while it faces an FTC …

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Budget Deficit on track to exceed 1 trillion Dollars

May 11th, 2011 No comments

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The government is taking in more tax revenue as the economy improves, but not nearly enough to keep the federal budget deficit from exceeding $1 trillion for a third straight year.

 

Just keep spending and spending and spending,what a Country.

Payday Loan Online Providers: New Credit Card Rule Could Keep Moms …

April 21st, 2011 No comments

The Federal Reserve has added one more change to the credit card rules in a market already reeling from sweeping shifts mandated by Congress. The addition is this: credit card companies must consider only individual income, …

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FHA Backing for Manhattan Luxury Condos

March 28th, 2011 No comments

Manhattan Luxury Condos Try FHA Backing in `Game Changer’

 

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Whitney Gollinger, marketing chief for a Manhattan condo building with an outdoor movie theater and panoramic city views, is highlighting a different amenity to spur sales: the financial backing of the federal government.

The Federal Housing Administration agreed in March to insure mortgages for apartments at the 98-unit Gramercy Park development, known as Tempo. That enables buyers to make a down payment of as little as 3.5 percent in a building where apartments are listed at $820,000 to $3 million.

“It’s a government seal of approval,” said Gollinger, a director at the Developments Group of New York-based brokerage Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate. “We need as many sales tools as we can have these days, and it’s one more tool.”

The FHA, created in 1934 to make homeownership attainable for low- to moderate-income Americans, is now providing a lifeline to new Manhattan luxury condominiums after sales stalled. Buildings featuring pet spas, concierges and rooftop lounges are applying for agency backing to unlock bank financing for purchasers. The FHA guarantees that if a homebuyer defaults on his mortgage, the agency will pay it.

 

 

Welcome to the oligarchy. When will people figure it out? It’s not Dems vs Repubs – it’s rich vs Middle class & poor