Archive for the 'Credit' Category

In The Past Six Months, All Of The Top Eight Credit Card Companies Have Applied Increased Interest Rates On Existing Cardholder Balances

Came across this recent report and it seems to re-affirm what you may be hearing on TV and Radio about even customers in good standing experiencing rate play from their credit card companies.
We took a quick sampling of credit card issuers’ recent activities to see how they have responded to the Federal Reserve rule changes [...]

Property Taxes Going Up, MythBusters, Central Banks, and How Our Inflation Compares To Japan

What Has Been Seen?
Well, quite a lot actually. After the bailout passed, the Dow continued to crash, and we’re seeing how things are affected on a world scale… what else is going on?
Looks like property taxes will be going UP, not down for Arizona residents:

Maricopa County homeowners saw an average 3.9 percent tax increase [...]

Don’t Worry – The FDIC Insures Your Money! Except Of Course When It Doesn’t Actually HAVE Enough Money…

This is frightening on many levels. People are slowly slipping back into complacency as gas prices settle, the US Dollar seems to be doing slightly better, and Bush has declared a “soft end” to the war in Iraq.
But don’t get too excited. With the recent mortgage loan crisis and massive shutdown of many [...]

Are Credit Unions Better Than Banks? Perhaps, But Even Credit Unions Are Being Hit By Delinquent Auto, Credit Card, and Home Equity Real Estate Loans

Growing up, I always heard, “Go with a credit union. Credit Unions are better than banks“. After getting pinched with one too many fees due to money being IN my account, but not posted yet, I began to agree with this. The little things that credit unions in Arizona like Arizona Federal [...]