By: Jim Kaz Insurance Views: 5045 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
The group includes public, private and nonprofit companies. One-quarter of public companies and 14% of private/nonprofit organizations said they increased their D&O limits of liability. More
By: Mary Ellen Wilson Real Estate Views: 5042 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
Addition to the New CA Short Sale Laws Video There is a new California law that will protect homeowners while pursuing short sales by prohibiting first and secondary lien holders from going after sellers for money owed after the short sales close. This new law, which became effective immediately, now prohibits secondary lien holders from pursuing deficiencies after a short sale closes. More
By: Mark Goldman Credit Repair Views: 5038 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
This is an addenda to my recent rant on American Express "Leave Home Without It" article. I just got my statement with a "Notice of Changes to Your Account". If you have an American Express Card, you may be interested in the ways that company gets to unilaterally change their terms and increase your costs and reduce your options as their customer. More
By: Telecom Advisor Personal Finance Views: 4989 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
2010 is set to be significant year for the respective banking industries of many countries around the world. In the UK customers look set to find the best savings deals, and banks are predicted to make moves to re-establish trust with savers more eager to switch to new accounts and new providers. So how is the offshore savings sector likely to change? More
By: Mark Goldman Home Loans Views: 4982 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
DENVER (MarketWatch) — Caylin Crawford found herself out of work after a snowboarding accident and went to U.S. Bank for some help with her mortgage. The 24-year-old homeowner said she was up-to-date on her monthly payments in January 2011 when she called to ask about loan-modification options. But the bank didn’t modify her loan. Instead, it foreclosed on her home. U.S. More
By: 1888pressrelease.com Banking Views: 4980 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
The members agreed that the expectation of an increase to 2 percent inflation was reasonable.An analyst at Tokyo, Japan based wealth management firm Sapporo International stated that the BoJ now anticipates that inflation will reach the targeted 2 percent at some point in the fiscal year that ends in March 2020. More
By: Kenneth R. Harney Tax Planning Views: 4956 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the health care reform law on federal tax grounds, it restoked a housing issue that had been relatively quiet for the past year: the alleged 3.8 percent “real estate tax” on home sales beginning in 2013 that is buried in the legislation. A sample: “Did you know that if you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it? More
By: Kerry Freeman EA Tax Planning Views: 4949 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
With many offices doing multiply services, Taxes, Insurance, Financial Products. What protection does the taxpayer have to the confidentially of his or her information. Under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) sec 6713, If any person who is engaged in the business of preparing, or providing services in connection with the preparation of a tax return. Mr. Mr. Mr. More
By: Kenneth R. Harney Home Loans Views: 4944 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
Picture this nightmare financial scenario: You've taken out a $150,000 home-equity credit line to remodel your house, you've already pulled out thousands to pay contractors and owe thousands more, when suddenly you get a curt letter from the bank. Effective yesterday, it says, we've shut down access to your credit line. You're in shock. The bank later reinstated the owner's credit line. More
By: Amanda Gleason Education Planning Views: 4936 | Comments: 0 | Votes: 0
Bankrate.com just released their 2007 College Financing and Career Guide, and there are some articles included that are definitely worth checking out. I'd had internships during college, but my last one wasn't something that could pan out into a full-time job (the company was too small, I think). It was then that my parents sat me down and had a little talk about "networking". More
