Consumer Credit News
New Approach to Medical Bills Does Little to Help Most Needy
January 30, 2006 ? In his State of the Union Speech tomorrow night, President Bush will propose a new approach to dealing with soaring costs associated with health insurance. But the proposal he wi...
Ameriquest Mortgage to Pay $325 Million Settlement in Predatory Lending Case
January 24, 2006 ? Yesterday, Ameriquest Mortgage agree to pay $325 million in restitution to those who had borrowed money from the company. The agreement settles legal disputes with 49 states and ...
Economic Survival in a Natural Disaster
January 19, 2006 ? There is a lot of talk in the media about natural disasters. In the past year the United States has faced hurricanes, flooding, tornados and fires. The first thing on the mind of...
New Bankruptcy Law Not Having Intended Effect
January 17, 2006 ? Three months ago today, the United States new bankruptcy law went into effect. The law was hailed by Congress and the banking industry as a way to crack down on ?abuses? by dead-...
Wondering Where Your Old Tax Refund Is? It May be Frozen by the IRS!
January 11, 2006 ? If you are missing an old tax refund and wondering when it will show up, the answer may be ?never?. That is because the IRS now uses software to identify possible cases of ?refun...