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Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
2007-09-11 16:41:26
FDCPA was enacted with the main purpose of eliminating abusive practices in debt collections, promote fair debt collection practices, provide avenue for disputing errors & obtain validation of debt information for ensuring accuracy of information. Guidelines have been specified in the act under which debt collectors have to conduct their business, and it also defines the penalties & remedies if the act is violated. Who are covered by FDCPA? Debt collectors use different names such as factoring company, collection agency and other similar name to claim immunity from the Act. But debt collectors have been broadly defined as persons who make use of instrumentality of interstate commerce in any business, where the principal purpose is collection of debts. It is also applicable to persons who collects or attempts to collect, debts owed or due or which are asserted to be due or owed. One important thing worth mentioning is that definition of “debt” and “consumers” is limited


Mortgage Fraud
2007-09-07 17:57:35
Mortgage fraud has been declared as one of the rapidly growing crimes (named as white collar crimes) in the country. After analysis it has been found that every fraud has some kind of material misrepresentation, misstatement or omission relied upon by a lender or underwriter to purchase, insure or fund a mortgage. But the true level of this type of fraud is largely unknown as majority portion of mortgage industry is void of any kind of mandatory mortgage fraud reporting. And added to that, such frauds in the secondary market are often under reported. Mortgage fraud can be broadly divided into two categories; fraud for profit & fraud for property. Fraud for property involves borrower as the perpetrator. Borrower makes misrepresentations about his income, value of the property or personal debts. But the borrower is interested in repaying the loan & keeps the property in such kind of frauds. Such kind of fraud comes to about 20% of all mortgage frauds. On the other hand fraud for
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How to recognize credit repair scams
2007-09-03 15:45:14
Almost everyday we get to hear about companies offering to help consumers clean up their credit reports for a fee. They promise that by accepting their service, they would be able to repair their credit and easily qualify for loans & jobs. But the truth is that they don’t do anything after taking hundreds and even thousand of dollars from the customer and simply vanish with the money. So how a person can save himself from falling prey to any such credit repair scam offer? We have summarized some of the most common signs where it is likely that the offer is nothing but a scam: A credit repair company does not tell you about your legal rights & what the customer can do by himself for free without taking their help. Customer is asked to pay for the services upfront before they provide the service. Any company which recommends customer not to directly contact any credit reporting company. Customer is advised to create a new credit identity and


Understanding basics of Credit Repair
2007-08-29 17:23:50
The credit agency will have a hard look on the financial credit-worthiness of the person when he applies for a loan or credit card. His financial healthiness will decide the terms and conditions of the loan or credit card. So it is very important to maintain a good credit history to utilize loan opportunities. But all of us not able to maintain it properly; some have poor credit history and some have good history. Those who have poor credit, they need to repair it with proper guidance. What is credit repair? Credit repair is a process in which consumers try to re-establish their credit-worthiness by procuring a credit report from the reputed credit rating agencies and then taking proper steps. It involves issues like errors, omissions, misreporting or wrong entries correction. Various laws are there to protect the consumers if there are any errors or wrong entries in their credit report. What is the necessity of repairing credit? The credit record of a consumer has a significant influe
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Subprime Mortgage Crisis
2007-09-27 14:10:19
According to a study conducted by a nonpartisan research & policy organization called Center for Responsible Lending, more than two million people who had taken subprime mortgages are facing foreclosure this year & about 20% of such mortgages drawn between 2005 & 2006 have been projected to fail! Other disconcerting news is that few subprime lenders have filed bankruptcy this year and many others closed last year. Some observers are putting the blame on predatory lending & ignorance on borrower’s part about terms & conditions of the mortgage they were taking. In this article we will try to look at the causes because of which this crisis developed and how it is affecting us. Subprime mortgages are available for consumers with poor credit records or those who cannot prove their income which would be required for making monthly payments on the loan. This type of loan is considered risky for lender as well as borrower due to combination of bad credit profile, high int
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Helpful Financial Advice Online
2007-09-26 16:43:43
How can you be healthy financially? Do you have any definite ideas? Here I am trying to share my thoughts with you. 1) Make a habit of saving - If you want to stay financially healthy then you must have this habit. How little and how much you can save it’s not matter too much but the important aspect is your saving habit. So try to save as much as you can from your total earning for future. 2) Know the difference between “need” and “want” - We must have the basic knowledge of the difference between the two word need and want. Food, water, cloth, shelter is your need whereas entertainment goods like a latest mobile or car are your want. 3) Live within your limit - You should know your limit of earning and expenses should also be within that range. If expense outgoes income then you are going to be in a downfall. So know your means of living in better ways to make your financial position healthy. 4) Make budget for new financial year - A better plan a
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Fair Credit Reporting Act
2007-09-17 12:45:13
FCRA or Fair Credit Reporting Act was created to regulate collection, distribution & use of any consumer’s credit information. There are some responsibilities as well as guidelines that information furnishers & consumer reporting agencies have to follow regarding collection and distribution of consumer information. In this article we will look at the responsibilities of consumer reporting agencies and information users, as well as the guidelines to be followed by information furnishers while reporting consumer information. Consumer reporting agencies CRA is an entity which collects & distributes information about consumer which is used in credit evaluation & some other specific purposes. Under FCRA, they have the responsibility to: Supply consumer information about concerning him in credit reporting agency’s files & take steps for verifying information accuracy if consumer disputes any information in his credit report. Not re-insert any negative inf


Reasons Of Personal Bankruptcy Filing
2007-09-15 16:46:22
Here are some good reasons why people file for personal bankruptcy: Eliminating legal obligation of debt - It is one of the main reasons why people go for Bankruptcy. Main goal of bankruptcy filing is to get a rid of debt and to have a fresh start. Either Chapter 7 Bankruptcy or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy helps people clear many debts. Loss of employment - It can be identified as the other very important reason for filing bankruptcy. It is very common reason that loss of job forces people to file for bankruptcy. Suppose in a family there are 4 members, out of which 2 are earning members. If one of them loss his job for some reason then the financial planning of that family tear down. This is the time when they are forced to file for bankruptcy. Stop foreclosure - Foreclosure of house can be stopped at any time prior to the sale with the help of Chapter 13 Bankruptcy. Through Chapter 13 Bankruptcy mortgage on prope
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Real Estate Appraisal
2007-10-01 15:35:25
To begin with let us first look at what a real estate appraisal means. Simply, it is a judgment of property value. This value is arrived at by a certified or licensed appraiser by following process of analytical comparison along with use of comparable sales and information regarding the property that is appraised, its neighborhood & community. Why an appraisal is needed? There can be many reasons that a person need to know value of his property. Let us look at some of the most common reasons for which an appraisal is sought: Appraisal is necessary to validate property’s purchase value for obtaining a mortgage. Taxing authorities like Internal Revenue Service (IRS) require appraisal for establishing estate’s value when a death occurs. Appraisal is essential to contest annual appreciation increases asked by insurance companies if such an increase in insurance coverage leads to unrealistic premium amounts. Sometimes insurance agents also order appra
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Negotiation Strategies for Buyers
2007-10-11 14:18:34
If you have a good negotiation strategy in your mind then Real Estate negotiation process can be an exciting experience. There should be some basic rules by which you can identify that you are going in the right direction and doing fair deal in time of negotiation of buying property. Target Price Determination: You must fix up a target price in your mind in the time of negotiation to make the deal effective. But you need to quote your price by balancing the current market price and your capacity. If the price that you have quoted is fair enough then you can definitely be strict on it at the time of negotiation. Offer less than your expectation: You should always give lesser quote than your expectation in the time of negotiation. If you don’t know anything about negotiation or you never heard of negotiation strategy then also this process of making lesser price always helps to reduce the respective price by some percent. Bracket your offer price: This means you have fixed up your
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Mortgage Interest Deduction
2007-10-08 14:38:40
Many people ask me whether they would be able to deduct the mortgage interest they pay. In this article we look into what is considered as home mortgage interest and what conditions are to be fulfilled to avail the mortgage interest deductions. Mortgage interest is the interest a person pays on a loan secured by his home, which can be the main home or a second home. The loan can be a mortgage to buy a house, a 2nd mortgage, a home equity loan or a line of credit. A borrower can deduct mortgage interest only if all of the following conditions are fulfilled: Borrower is legally liable for the mortgage. It means, borrower cannot deduct payments he makes for someone else if he is not legally liable to make those payments. There must be a true creditor-debtor relationship between borrower & lender. Both borrower & lender must intend that the mortgage be repaid. Borrower must file Form 1040 & itemize deductions on Schedule A of Form 1040. Mortgag
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Fraudulent Conveyance in Bankruptcy
2007-10-04 13:59:41
At the time of filing bankruptcy a debtor should be aware of what is considered as fraudulent conveyance. Lack of proper knowledge can result in his asset sale/transfer be considered as fraudulent conveyance and cancelled. In the following sections we will look at the types of fraudulent transfer as per bankruptcy law and situations when an assets transfer is not considered as a deliberate attempt to defraud creditors. If a debtor transfers his assets to a third party with the intention of preventing creditors from putting a claim over those assets for recovery of debts, then such a transfer is called as fraudulent conveyance. In bankruptcy law there are two types of fraudulent transfers: Actual fraud Constructive fraud We now look in detail into transfers which can be considered as actual frauds & constructive frauds. Actual Fraud: It is considered that actual fraud has been committed when; asset transfer is done with the intent of defrauding or hindering a creditor & the
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Identity Theft
2007-10-17 22:06:38
It’s always been important to have accurate financial tracking and to be in the right track, it is necessary to get appropriate snapshot of credit reports. But now a day it has been found that many people are having a particular problem of Identity Theft. It is essential for you to know the dangers of this particular problem and its possible solution. According to FTC’s final rule identity theft can be defined as “a fraud that is committed or attempted, using a person’s identifying information without authority.” According to the non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center, identity theft is “sub-divided into four categories: Financial Identity Theft (using another’s name and SSN to obtain goods and services), Criminal Identity Theft (posing as another when apprehended for a crime), Identity Cloning (using another’s information to assume his or her identity in daily life) and Business/Commercial Identity Theft (using another’s business name to obtain cre


Capital Gains Tax Exemption
2007-10-15 12:55:08
If you are thinking about selling your house but are concerned about the capital gains tax you may have to pay on profit made from sale then there is some good news for you. You might not have to pay any tax on the profit made if certain conditions are fulfilled. In the following sections we will look at how you can retain the total amount of profit made from sale of your house without having to pay any taxes. When a person sells his house and makes a profit then this profit can be exempt from taxes up to the maximum exemption limit of $250,000 if: He meets the use of house requirement and The ownership requirement, and also Had not used capital gains tax exemption in the last two years before the house is sold. The exemption limit is $500,000 if: The seller is married & files a joint return and Both he and his spouse meet the use of house requirements and Either he or his spouse meets the ownership requirement, and lastly Neither
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Are points paid for the mortgage deductible?
2007-10-22 13:17:38
In our previous article we looked at mortgage interest deductions. Now we go through the details of whether points paid are also deductible or not and if they are, would the full amount of points be deductible in the year they are paid. But let us first start by looking at what are points. Points generally are the charges paid or treated as paid by borrower to get a mortgage. These are also called as loan discount, maximum loan charges, discount points or loan origination fees. A borrower can fully deduct points in the year they are paid if the under mentioned conditions are satisfied. If all these conditions are not met then borrower has to deduct them equally (ratably) over the term of the loan only if certain other requirements are fulfilled (we will look at those requirements in the following sections). Points deduction allowed in the year they are paid if – Paying points is a common business practice in the area where the mortgage was made. Borrower uses cash method of a


Payday Loans and Your Budget
2007-10-19 21:59:16
Whether you have a budget formally laid out or not, everybody budgets their monthly finances in one way or another. This system can work for you for quite some time, but if you have a financial emergency that can spell disaster for your budget. However, there are tools that you can utilize in a responsible manner and still make your monthly budget work such as payday loans or a cash advance. When it comes to needing money on demand to supplement their monthly budget, consumers typically have two options. One is to get a traditional loan via a bank or credit union and the other is to get a cash advance or payday loans. What consumers should keep in mind is that if you need a long term loan, a traditional loan is more your speed. If you need a smaller amount of money quickly payday loans are a good alternative. One important step to making sure that a short term loan works for you and doesn’t become another expensive burden of debt is to ensure that they pay the loan off wit
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Is Debt Relief Program necessary for you?
2007-10-25 13:44:41
Debt relief program may be translated in many ways like debt management, credit counseling and many others repayment plans. Your unsecured debts include credit cards, medical bills, legal fees and many more. Now you have to decide whether you should opt for debt relief program or not. In other words do you really require debt relief program? If your situation is such that you are unable or finding really difficult to pay the minimum amount of payment then indeed you need debt relief program. Several options are available now a day to get relief from debts. You are to choose the appropriate option for you. After finding the right option, do some market research about that particular service providing companies whether they are the best company to assist you. To know about the company and their services or complaints you can search them in BBB (Better Business Bureau) website. Then compare the service with the other similar debt relief companies. By opting debt relief program you don
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How to recover from Bankruptcy?
2007-11-05 12:18:51
If we have been through bankruptcy then maximum of us think that our credit is shattered and we will not be able to regain it, but not that all times, you can regain credit through some unique ways. After filing bankruptcy your goal or motive should be to start establishing credit and straighten things out. Find 10 ways to recover from bankruptcy below: Find the causes of the bankruptcy Prepare a suitable budget Pay your bills on time Check your credit report Use a single credit card Re-establish credit steadily Avoiding unfair deals Don’t give up hopes Beware of credit repair scams Acquire positive approach 1) Find the causes of the bankruptcy: It is really important to find the cause of filing bankruptcy. You need the find the problem from the root and to remove it. Think about new type of employment or some specific budget, so that you find yourself in different position after five years from now. 2) Prepare a suitable budget: One of the most important things in life is t


Surprise job growth but markets fall
2007-11-02 14:57:46
In the last five months, October has added most number of jobs for U.S. economy. Despite of this good news in the job market, stock markets were still in the swing to the downward. Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 2.6% or 362 points on Thursday, and today at 12.45 p.m. ET, was also down by 36 points to 13,531. Although Nasdaq was up by 1 point at 2,796. Want to know more about this news? Visit this article.
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Steady Way out of complex debt problem
2007-11-13 15:47:18
Today’s small debt can turn into big ones if you are not conscious enough. Usually it can be seen that in festive season people spend lot more than their affordability. Many marketplace and shopping malls offer special festival discounts to the customers and these discounts make people pay out more using credit cards and other cards. Many young especially students are not getting proper financial advice from their parents regarding personal finance. Due to this problem they found themselves in debt problem every now and then. There are many financial advisors and debt management companies who offer free consultation. So if you are in this category then you can have free advice from this companies or organizations. Huge amount of credit card bills and unsecured loans against your name can create lots of difficulties if you don’t have the ability to pay them on time. So if you are having problem of this kind then it can be advised that you should consolidate all your credit card bil


Brief idea on Loan and its abuses
2007-11-17 15:29:41
Loan can be termed in other word as debt. It is the redistribution of financial assets between lenders and borrowers. The circle goes in this way, the borrower receives money from lenders and they pay back to the lenders with some additional cost which is known as interest. Contractual agreement between lender and borrower makes a loan secured. It is the principal tasks of the financial institutions to act as a provider or lender of loans. It is always important to raise the money supply in a nation and the bank or other financial institutions are playing that role. Types: Generally loans are categorized in two parts: Secured loans Unsecured loans Secured: Secured loan can be defined as “a loan in which the lender or borrower pledges assets like property, land, home, car etc. as collateral.” Mortgage loan is one of the most common and popular types of secured loan which individuals used to purchase home. The financial institutions are given the license to repossess the h
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The Federal Reserve’s act on money and banking
2007-11-15 16:03:47
The Federal Reserve is just a name on dollar to Most of the Americans. They don’t know the act of the Central Bank (Federal Reserve) to the economy of USA. If you want to know about Federal Reserve and its act on money, banking and to the economy then you must watch this video. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-466210540567002553


Stores attract a large number of shoppers Before Black Friday
2007-11-23 12:41:13
News from all over the US report that retailers have opened their shops, offering online deals on Thanksgiving to give the Holidays shoppers a good start. The retailers have lured the shoppers to a great extent ahead of the traditional Black Friday kick-off. CompUSA Inc. opened its doors on Thanksgiving and added an extra incentive for the consumers this year by providing pumpkin pie for those in line. Iconic toy store FAO Schwarz who has its locations in New York, Chicago and Las Vegas opened the stores on the holiday as well. They kept the stores open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Looking back in the past, the holiday shopping on the Thanksgiving Day was limited to a few discount stores like Kmart and Wal-Mart, or some of the grocery retailers and 24-hour convenience stores like 7-Eleven Inc. Kmart, operated by Sears Holdings Corp. now they are moving one step ahead by making special offers on the Thanksgiving day and airing it on TVs to GPS systems. One of the attractive offers made by Km
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Stock Market falls ahead of Thanksgiving Day
2007-11-21 20:56:29
Stock market falls in front of Thanksgiving Day about the worries of Mortgage Market and the high oil price. Wall Street restarted its journey on Wednesday because of the dropping mortgage market. Dow Jones Industrial average and S&P both fell by more than 1.5 percent, Dow Jones index dropped by 210 points and ends up at 12,799.04. S$P dropped by 22.93 and ends up at 1.416.77. And the Nasdaq index down by 34.66 or 1.33 percent and finished at 2,562.15. The stock market is in negative mood for the year because of the decline in the S&P index. Many investment policies and the value of the mutual fund is dependent on S&P. The investors are shifting to the Govemment securities for safety. For the first time since 2005 the yield of Treasury’s 10-year note dropped by 4 percent. The stock market has been dropping for several days because the investors are gauging about the reaction of the companies after the slowness in the U.S. mortgage and housing market. People worried about
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How can you convince your creditors to pay off a past bill?
2007-11-30 14:22:39
Every person struggling in debts has a different situation in paying off their dues with their creditors. Try the following steps here. This will dig you out as it will apply to most of the creditors. Keep your financial situation in the highest priority. This will take time, energy and perfect management but the results will be definite. 1. Make a folder with the list of all your creditors and enter the following information. The bills. Keep a record of the dates and amounts paid on each bill in the past. Keep a log file regarding every attempt you make to pay the debts with your creditors. This must include date and time, name and title of the person contacted, nature of contact (whether you spoke on the phone or left a message on their voicemail) and a brief summary of the conversation. 2. Keep a different list of all creditors you owe money to. This will include the name of the lender, the amount due, the interest rate and the minimum monthly payment.


Know more about the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
2007-11-28 12:32:36
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act better known as the FDCPA legally offers protection to the consumers from the illegal and unethical debt collection practices. This federal law was enacted to protect us from collector abuse. Each and every consumer must better understand their legal rights and the purpose of this article is to make them aware while dealing with illegal and ethical debt collection situations. The most common question asked by a consumer when called by a debt collector for one of their past debts is “Can debt collectors demand payment or can they even take legal actions during the thirty day period for disputing a debt”. The answer to this question is pretty simple and obvious. If you have disputed the debt with the collection agency in writing, they can’t sue you in the court. But if you don’t have any documentation to prove that the debt is disputed and they are required to verify the item with the original creditor, they may take legal actions against


Can stock market crash again?
2007-11-26 12:33:23
There are only few measures to prevent the type of crash that occurred in the stock market in the year 1929 or in 1987. The biggest question is can their be another crash? Or will the measures adopted really work? No one knows the answers for sure, but it is reasonable to assume that many people in this industry are working everyday to make sure that the disaster is not repeated again. The stock market crash in the year 2000-2002 was quite painful, but if you think it was big enough, see the list of the ten worst crashes. It barely made to the list of the ten worst markets crashes in U.S. history. Worst Stock Market Crash Ever: Date Started: 4/17/1930 Date Ended: 7/8/1932 Total Days: 813 Starting DJIA: 294.07 Ending DJIA: 41.22 Total Loss: -86.0% Investors lost 86% of their money over this 813 day beast. If you had $1000 on 9/3/1929 (beginning of the 4th worst crash, it would have gone down to a whopping $108.14 by July 8th, 1932 (end of the worst crash) or an 89.2% loss. 2nd Worst S


Know ways to pay off a judgment filed against you
2007-12-07 13:01:49
Below are the different ways by which you can pay off an existing judgment if it’s filed against you. Pay directly to the court. Pay directly to the person you owe. Arrange to make monthly payments. Follow the steps below if you want to pay the judgment directly to the court. Go to the court and get the form called “Request to Pay Judgment to Court.” Fill the form and include any interest you owe. See for the collection costs and interests added on your judgment. File the form with the court clerk at the courthouse where the case was heard. Pay the filing fee and the full amount of the judgment to the court. After you have paid off the judgment, the county clerk will enter a Satisfaction of Judgment in the court record. It will be a proof of the judgment being paid off. He will also contact your judgment creditor and update him with the payments made to the court. Always check your credit report and see if its timely update


Die early and save your government from bankruptcy
2007-12-05 12:55:44
It may be surprising to know the fact that once you retire from your work, you are of no financial use to the government of any country where you are living. Thus the government does not see any financial incentive to invest in your longevity or long term health. The fact is that the government who offers any sort of social programs, including social security, saves money when you die as soon as possible after retirement. If someone is living up to 80’s or 90’s, the government is incurring a lot of expenses on the person over the long haul, whereas if a person dies immediately after his retirement, that person has lived our his productive, tax paying life, and yet have not cost the government by staying on the public payrolls. Sometimes, it can be quite surprising to believe that the government hopes to die at an even early age. The US government in particular is promoting prescription drugs and discrediting nutritional supplements to make sure that no one lives for a very
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Debt consolidation becomes more interesting with the falling mortgage rates
2007-12-03 12:32:32
Mortgage rates were seen falling over the past couple of months. This sustained trend towards lower mortgage rates has increased the possibility to save more by using a home equity mortgage as an important debt consolidation tool. Home owners who have already paid down a portion of their existing mortgage have built some home equity against which it will be easier for them to borrow some funds from creditors and pay other debts. Using your house as collateral for paying your existing debts will be a good financial decision, provided you are able to keep up with the payments and avoid raising your debt any further. There are three basic reasons for consolidating debts into a home equity mortgage: The existing interest rates with your creditors will go down. The repayments can be simplified by putting all the debts into one source. Monthly payments can be stretched for a longer duration to make the monthly budget manageable. Out of the three reasons above, the first is the most luc
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