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What could the savings be on a mortgage ...

About 6 months ago we had a client who was a successful Doctor that was interested in refinancing a very high mortgage. His score was a 680 and the mortgage was over one million dollars. He needed 40 points and his mortgage would go from $28,000 a month to $18,000. The savings he would enjoy were huge. This is typical in terms of the value of having high scores. It doesn’t matter...

Banning overdraft fee’s for ATM &#...

In July 2010 if the law passes Banks will not be allowed to charge overdraft fee’s on ATM and Debit cards unless each consumer Opts In to the fee. In the past banks would automatically approve the transaction and charge a hefty fee to the consumer. This was another avenue banks took to add to profits. In July consumers will have to approve the overdraft fee by taking the Opt In...

Giving your credit card to buy membershi...

Giving your credit card to buy memberships or products?
How many of us have been the victim of buying a exercise video or vitamins and finding continuous charges monthly on our credit card statements for more items we never approved?  We sign up for 30 days and months later find out that we are on a never ending cycle of 30 days and funds have been taken out of our credit card without our knowledge. It seems this is more of the norm these...

Opting out of Credit Cards?...

Opting out of Credit Cards?
Is opting out of credit cards really a good idea. One of the new credit card laws of 2010 is that consumers have the right to cancel their credit cards if they don’t like the offer they recieve. If they choose to close the account they have 5 years to pay off the existing balance at the interest rate they had when the account closed. There are problems with opting out that...

How do consumers manage high credit card...

How do consumers manage high credit card debt and credit scores in these difficult times?
With credit card debts going into default at record highs.  The economy diving deeper into a tail spin, unemployment up, and home values dipping creditors are having a very hard time getting paid.  Consumers are confused about how late payments affect their scores and what to do about making payments to creditors.  We find that many good people are making the wrong decisions out of...

Bankruptcy, Debt Settlement, Debt Consol...

In the past year I have had an enormous amount of consumers and professionals (Bankers, CPA’s, Realtors, Attorneys, and Wealth Management Companies) asking for clarity about the choices available to people suffering hardships in this economy. Of course thy want the most practical solution for every different situation. Although we deal with many extremely talented and...

Unemployment Debit Card FEES!!!...

Unemployment funds are now disbursed in the form of Debit Cards as opposed to checks. These Debit Cards are issued by Chase who has been contracted by the goverment to handle these funds. When the card is issued the unemployed card holder can use Chase and All Points ATM machines for free to withdraw funds. If an ATM is used out of this network Chase Bank will allow 2 transactions...

American Express back in the CHARGE CARD...

American Express, over the good part of the last 50 years, focused primarily on the more affluent consumers who can pay off their bills monthly. As credit card companies offered more and more credit card deals to the general public Amex was laured into cashing in as well. Consumers began to use credit cards for small ticket items, drug stores, grocery stores, $5.00, $10.00, $30.00...