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Entries Tagged as 'Financial'

$75M in gift cards could become worthless

March 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

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Here is another example of how american corporations fleece unsuspecting customers. The advertising gurus have duped us into thinking the gift card is somehow more acceptable than the old fashioned check or money order. Just think of all the time it saves shopping for gifts! The problem is many of these […]

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Tags: Financial · The Darkness

Credit Cards - True thieves - Why do we allow them to steal from us?

February 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Click the link below to watch a Frontline edition about the credit card industry.

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Tags: Financial · The Darkness

National Home Price Continues Its Dive

December 29th, 2007 · No Comments

National Home Price Continues Its Dive
from PFBlog.com: The Unique Personal Finance Blog Since 2003
Home price decline is showing no sign of deceleration these days. According to the latest monthly release of the S&P/Casae-Schiller Home Price Indices, the 20 cities in the survey is showing an average price reversal of 6.1% compared to a year ago.
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October foreclosure filings surge

November 29th, 2007 · No Comments

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Foreclosure filings have nearly doubled from a year ago and more people could lose their homes in 2008, according to a report released Thursday.
In October, 224,451 foreclosure filings were reported nationwide, up 94 percent from October 2006 and up 2 percent from September, according to RealtyTrac.
In the month, 53,609 U.S. homeowners […]

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