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There are millions of credit cards in Canada, that come in all flavors and sizes. This article will help explain various aspects of what is a credit card.
Who provides credit cards? Plastic money, as it's called, is provided by companies who specialize in managing vast amounts of purchases by millions of people in countries around the world. A credit card companie must have the computer systems and database systems to be able to manage the individuals current personal and credit information, and help perform instant lending transactions.
This "systems lender" makes its money by annual fees charged to the vendor each time a purchase is made, along with interest fees charged, and service fees charge to the individual customers.
Who uses credit cards? Anybody who is of the age of majority who is able to sign legal agreement is able to have a charge card. Business people and individuals alike use credit cards for travel expenses, household purchases, electronics, online purchases, groceries etc. Pretty much everything can be bought with the instant loan card.
What types of credit cards are there? There are high interest cards, low interest cards, travel reward cards, line of credit cards, and other types of reward points cards. Credit cards themselves are usually made of thin plastic that you can fit in your wallet. Each company has a different logo and identifying and security marks to protect the customer. Each card has an electronic strip so that you can swipe it when making a purchase. The electronic strip holds your information which is instantly sent to the credit card processor which either approves or declines your purchase.
Where can I use a credit card? Convenience cards can be used at pretty much every retail store, restaurant, hotel, airline and online store around the world. It's good to ask a retailer which brands they take before making a purchase. Some retailers will take Visa and Mastercard, but not American Express. The beauty of carry a travelling charge card is that you can use them all over the world. Again, if you're travelling, you may want to call ahead to ensure that the countries and retailers, hotels etc use your credit card before you take your trip. I've heard of cases where people have gone on a trip and have been left cashless because they took the wrong credit cards.
When can I get a credit card? All Canadian banks offer their own version of Mastercard or Visa. They even offer American Express. There are other retailers like Canadian Tire, Capital One, MBNA that offer "independent" credit agreements.
Why do people use credit cards? People use credit cards for various reasons: 1) They don't want to carry cash with them. 2) They want to collect rewards points & cash back points. 3) They like other peoples money for as long as possible. 4) They are short of cash and need a loan to make purchases. 5) They want to buy something online in a secure fashion. That is the beauty of this type of loan facility. It offers flexibility and convenience.
How do I get a credit card You can go to a bank or credit union and go through the paper credit card application process. You can apply at retailers that have their own credit cards. You can apply online for cards such as Capital One. You need to ensure that your credit history and credit score will be within the requirements of the creditor. If you're not sure what this means, give your credit card company a call and ask them what qualifications such as credit history they will ask for to be approved for their various plastic money products.
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What is a Collection CallA collection call happens when a collection agent, working at a collection agency calls a debtor who is behind on payments as according to the terms and conditions of the credit agreement.
Who Makes Collection Calls?
Only Provincially licensed collection agents who are working at Provincially licensed collection agencies are allowed to make collection calls.
These third party collection agencies should have written agreements with creditors to collect debts that are past due or where payments have stopped
Who Receives Collection Calls?
An individual who is behind in making payments, or stopped payments altogether will receive notifications by telephone, or mail from a licensed firm.
In the agreement the debtor signed, they've allowed the creditor to use a third party bill collector should they not make payments up to date and as agreed to.
Where is a Collection Call Made to?
A collection call can be made to the individual's home, or to their place of employment. Agents will call all sorts of places trying to locate the debtor, if the debtor's contact records are out of date.
Usually a collection call is made to the debtors home, and there are rules and regulations that need to be followed by the debt manager. Each province has regulations that limit where and when a call can be made.
When is a Collection Call Made?
Contacting a debtor should usually be done at reasonable hours. Usually the hours are between 8 am and 9 pm, the same times that telephone solicitors are allowed to call.
Each province has different regulations on when collection calls are allowed. Most times collection personnel are not allowed to call on weekends or holidays and at certain hours.
Why are Collection Calls Made?
There is an agreement set in place between the debtor and the creditor. In short, the debtor borrows money from the creditor and agrees to make interest and principal payments at agreed times.
If these payments are not made, that usually triggers collection activities.
As to why the borrower isn't making payments could range from pure neglect to the fact that they just lost their job, or acquired an illness and their cash income has been cut off.
A creditor's income is the interest it charges to the borrower. It must be able to control the payments coming in from it's customers.
Understanding that it's customers payments are not always going to be smooth and steady, it has to use a system to encourage prompt payments. This ensures that the creditors cash flow is in tact.
How are Collection Calls Made?
When the payments are not made by the debt, the creditor's computer system flags the late payments automatically and then these database records are sent (hopefully securely) to the collection agencies computer system.
These days, collection agencies are usually automated with powerful computer systems and data management systems.
Many times collectors are based in call centers with several employers. Using an automated dialling system, the collection agent makes several calls over the course of a day. The more efficient the telephone and data system, the more calls can be made by the debt management company.
Collection calls are regulated by each province. If you're having more questions or problems please contact your local consumer protection for advice on how to deal with individuals and companies that work for creditors to herd in their payments.
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Michael Jackson - The machine was too much Despite how weird and uninteresting I thought Michael Jackson had become, I watched the news yesterday, as it was interesting on a business and personal finance level. The news agencies reported that Michael Jackson owed $500 million or 1/2 billion dollars, and that these debts were backed up by all of his musical and real estate assets and incomes.
I'm absolutely dumbfounded that an individual can owe $500 million. They had Michael Jackson's business consultant on CNBC this morning and the consultant mentioned that he had helped Jackson from avoiding bankruptcy in 2004.
The Machine is too big for an individual. In my opinion, Michael Jackson was on so many drugs, reports include demerol and morphine, just to avoid his life and his debt responsibilities.
He had a major tour scheduled in London and the revenue was reported at $50 million for 50 days. If the star is on that many drugs, and in that rough of shape, would he be able to even do a tour? The point that I'm getting at is this: business and individuals are great at building structures these days. But we're building things that are too large to handle. The banking system almost failed because it was too large for even the government to handle. In Michael Jackson's case, it seems that his empire was way too large for him to handle.
TOO BIG TO FAIL?!! This is certainly a attribute of our society these days. It seems that there are many companies that are too large to fail, including General Motors and AIG Insurance.
Many individuals have taken on considerable amounts of debt in their lifestyle, and it's causing structural problems for themselves and their families. Too much debt can be a problem if your health suffers, and you begin to lose control on how to make payments on the debt. I think this is definitely the case with Michael Jackson - especially since his debt was an unbelievable $500 million
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What is an annual percentage rate (APR) Annual Percentage rate is calculated on many consumer loans, mortgages and credit cards etc. It's a term that every body who has credit , or is interested in credit should learn about. The reason being is that this is how you're being charged interest on your loans. Just as you should know how to calculate GST & PST on purchases made, you should also know roughly how to calculate the interest costs on your loans.
If you're not a math wizard and do not understand the terms, then it would be prudent to get a friend or professional to help out. The more you understand how annual percentage rate is calculate, the better you can base your decisions on the types of credit you use, the amount of interest you pay, and which creditors are charge the highest, or lowest interest rates.
You could be spending more money on interest costs than you really need to. You could use any extra interest rate costs saved on paying down your debt. It's imporant to know that interest can be calculated daily, monthly, semi annually or annually. It all depends. It is good to ask your creditor how they're charging you, and if there is any more cost effective way you could pay.
Also...If you 're paying a high annual percentage rate, ask the creditor how you can get the lowest APR possible.
DEFINITIONS Who what where when why how?
According to http://www.businessdictionary.com annual percentage rate is Standardized method of quoting the effective interest rate (actual cost of credit) on consumer loans, specially where interest is computed on monthly or other non-annual basis. An APR includes all fees (except penalties), and takes into account the continual reduction of principal amount through amortization. See also add on loan.
According to http://www.mortgagefit.com/apr.html APR (Annual Percentage Rate) to compare mortgage lenders If you're willing to know how much your mortgage costs, the APR or Annual Percentage Rate is what you should watch out for. Lenders are required to disclose the APR as part of the Truth-in-Lending disclosure (as per the Truth-in-Lending Act). What is APR? The APR is not the actual rate or note rate advertised by the lender. It is the effective rate which represents the cost of borrowing a mortgage loan. Lenders calculate APR taking into account the closing costs and the interest rate on a mortgage. As a borrower, you too can calculate the APR using the APR Calculator.
The Annual Percentage Rate is often used to compare mortgage lenders and the programs they offer. However, it is not an effective tool for lender/loan comparison because a mortgage with high APR may often be a better option compared to one with a low APR.
What fees/costs does the APR include? Some of the fees/closing costs that the APR includes are: Points (discount and origination points) Prepaid interest (from closing date to the end of the month) Loan processing fee Underwriting fee Document preparation fee Private mortgage insurance
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What is high interest credit?High interest credit cards, and loans are pretty common these days. They can range from high interest car loans, credit cards, and lines of credit... even mortgages.
As the major source of income for banks, credit card companies and other lenders, high interest is charged as a way to make money, and build a reserve against non-payment of loans and other expenses.
Who, where, when, why, and how
Who Charges high interest
Any credit provider who has high risk clients. Generally, a creditor will charge high interest rates if they are in a higher risk situation.
Payday loan companies are usually the highest interest rates charged as they deal with people with all types of credit situations. Many times people with no credit rating use payday loan companies for loans because they can't get credit with more traditional lenders.
Merchant credit cards like Sears, or HBC, or HomeDepot will charge 29.99% on purchases where a balance is outstanding.. This is called retail interest rates. The retailer makes some of it's profit from the interest charged.
Who pays high interest rates?
There are two kinds of consumers who pay expensive interest rates.
The first are those who have bad or no credit score, and are penalized for their new credit history or less than perfect credit history.
The second are those who pay excessive interest costs because they aren't aware that they could lower their interest just by asking for lower interest rates. The truth is, creditors aren't going to promote their high interest products because this is where they make their money. So... if your credit score has gone from bad to good, they're not going to automatically to move you from a ballooned interest charge to lower interest without you asking.
Ask for a lower interest rate. the best thing that can happen is that you'll learn what the creditor requires to move you away from higher margin products.
Which rates are high interest?
High interest rates are considered to be 14.9% and higher. If you're getting lower than 14.9% you'll need to have a pretty good, low risk, credit story.
If you're paying 29.9%, this means that either you're really bad risk, or you're not really savvy when it is available in the market place.
When do you get charged high interest?
Interest charges are usually calculated monthly. On a credit card, the interest charged will be on the outstanding balance at the time of the statement. Please see your credit card agreement and contract for more explanation.
Some interest is compounding daily, but I'm sure that most interest is accumulating by the month.
Why do you get charged high interest?
As mentioned above, people who pay exhorbitant interest rates are those with little credit history, bad credit history, or people who don't know about asking for low interest rates.
Bad credit comes from not complying with your credit agreement. If you pay your bills late, or do debt settlement, consumer proposal etc, then these types of activities will lower your credit score, and indicate to the creditor that you're a bad credit risk.
A creditor who lends to higher risk clients has to assume that they'll have a certain percentage of clients who default on payments. Defaulting means that the customer doesn't pay the interest and principal amounts uptodate and as agreed.
How do you get charged high interest?
The creditor simply decides that the based on your credit history, and credit score, they'll charge you rates that make sense to them.
In the contract, usually, the creditor is able to increase your interest rate, by first giving you notice, whenever they feel like it. It's as easy as that.
If you get a notice that your interest rate is going to get higher, then I suggest asking them to keep the rate the same , or lower, and / or move the debt to a less expensive credit facility.
Please check the written agreement you received from the creditor . This could be at the time you signed up for the account, or a revision sent to you at a later date.
The creditor has a great deal of power to give you a more expensive interest rate, if they choose to.
Ultimately, a profitable interest rate means that you're paying more money for credit. This allows less money for spending on other necessities.
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What is Making Money?
The idea of making money is as complex as there are people and products and services in Canada.
Who Can Make Money?
Any individual at a responsible age and older can make money. That's a basic fact. Starting from a child of 10 years old with their newspaper carrier route all the way up to a 90 year old who is self employed with a home based business.
What Can Make You Money?
Any product or service that is found to be valuable by an individual or company. If a product or service is valuable and in demand then it is likely to make a return on investment. In the North American market place, there are thousands of products and services that individuals and corporations use in day to day living and operation.
The key to this is to find a product or service that you're passionate about, and that you have a competency in selling.
Making Money - Where Can You do it?
The location of where you make your money can range from an employers place of work, to your own home. While there are millions of employees who commute to work each day from their homes, there are also individuals who work out of their homes. It all depends on the lifestyle that you would prefer.
The place where you make money needs to make sense. If you're working out of your home, you would need to be doing selling a product or service that would lend itself to the home and neighbourhood.
It would not be appropriate to have a heavy manufacturing plant using toxic chemicals in your house. It could be appropriate to sell retail items or even do accounting or advertising out of your house.
Making Money - When Should You Do It?
Obviously there is a need to generate income all throughout our lives. From the time the children are young, til the time we retire, we need to have a source of income to then become wealthy enough support ourselves.
A teenager will usually want to make some extra money with a part time job, so that he/she can have some spending money to buy electronic gadgets, go to the movie, or buy junk food to hang out with their friends.
As adults we need to make money to pay for our basic needs such as food and shelter and transportation, and then afterwards buy the luxuries that we want to enjoy. Our goal should be to thrive and prosper.
By the time we get to retirement age, we'll need to have our retirement funds make money for us, so that we can enjoy our retirement without financial worries.
Making Money - How Can You Do It?
As talked about earlier, there are many different ways to generate income. You can "strike it rich" so to speak, by either being self employed, or by being employed.
If you're employed by a company, they will generally give you a job description and a corporate structure in which to work. They will have products or services that already have a demand to work with. Their marketing department, human resources, financing, software systems etc will already be in place so that you don't have to create them.. All you have to worry about is fulfilling your job description.
Being self employed is alot more complicated way to create dividends. Simply put, being self employed means that you need to create a product and/or service and then the business structure with which to sell & service your product.
There are many things to consider when we talk about the different aspects of What is Making Money?
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Review of www.onlinecasinoreports.caI was asked to do a review of this canadian online gambling guide, and, as it relates to spending money, I thought I would accept.
This is a new Canadian site that relates to: online bonuses
online games, Gaming, Entertainment, Gambling, Personal, Reviews, Sports, Media for Canadians.
This site is a canada gambling directory and it lists software and organizations such as responsible gambling to international trade agreements. It seems to be more of a full featured gambling reference.
Another feature of this site is that is lists canadian dollar online casinos. This page lists many sites that allow you to gamble online in Canadian dollars.
If you've got sufficient funds to gamble, this may be the site you want to check out.. if you're researching online gambling in Canada.
PLEASE NOTE: It is the strong opinion of this site that a person needs to use self control when gambling. Gambling should be treated as entertainment, and as such we recommend that you have a budget allocated for entertainment, and stick to this budget in a strict manner. IE... putting gambling expenses on your credit card when you don't have cash reserves to cover the gambling expense is a bad idea. Gambling is only a good idea if you have sufficient cash to make your expenses and then have enough room in your budget for extra entertainment expenses. This is the opinion of this website.
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What is a Collection Agency?
A collection agency is defined by Wikipedia as a business entity that pursues payments of debts owed by individuals or businesses. Most collection agencies operate as agents of creditor and collect debts for a fee or percentage of the total amount owed. There are many types of collection agencies. Most of first-party agencies are subsidiaries of the original company. Third-party agencies are separate companies contracted by a company to collect debts on their behalf for a fee. Debt buyers purchase the debt at a percentage of its value and then attempt to enforce collections.
Pls. refer to: wikipedia.org
The article talks about the collection agency, the Canada Collection Agencies Act, the recommended process of dealing with collection agencies and how to deal with collection agencies.
What is the Canada Collection Agencies Act?
In Canada, regulation is provided by the province or territory where the collection agencies operate. The law is called the Collection Agencies Act and permits a government ministry to make regulations as needed. Regulations include calling times, frequency of calls and requirements for mailing correspondence prior to making telephone contact. There is a limitation period of two years for debt collection in Ontario and Alberta. The limitation period for other provinces is six years. When the allotted period of the debtor’s formal intention to pay the debt expires, the collection agency nor anyone else has legal authority to collect it. Credit bureaus will still retain the debt and the collection on your credit file for 6–7 years depending on the province. Although the collection agency can continue to collect or attempt to collect the debt, they cannot garnish or place a lien on the debtor past the limitation period. This is the rule unless the court upholds a new date of last activity on the account. In Manitoba, the governing document is the Manitoba Consumer Protection Act. Complaints regarding violations of the Act should be directed to the Manitoba Consumer Protection Board which can mediate or enforce the act.
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How to Deal with Collection Agencies?
You are behind in your payments and debt collectors or collection agencies start calling you. What should be your initial response? You will need to formulate the right strategy in dealing with collection agencies.
You should know your rights as a consumer. How do you stop collection calls? What are your responsibilities? How should you be dealing with collection agencies? These are the basic questions that come into your mind. Remember that the people that you owe money from or your creditors have a right to try and collect that money. If they do not talk to you, how will they become aware of and understand your situation. Thus, it is important to be informed about the rules about collection procedures.
What are the Rules regarding Collection Agencies?
Money Problems.ca has outlined the rules that Canadian’s must know about collection agencies. Be aware about what debt collectors can and cannot do. You must also understand fully what you need to do to help you deal with collection agencies. The rules for Ontario and the legislation is similar but not identical in other provinces and territories.
- Collection agencies may not harass you or your family. Calling you once or twice a day is acceptable but doing this ten times a day is harassment. If you believe a collection agency is harassing you, keep a record of the time, date and frequency of the calls. This information is required if you decide to make a formal complaint against the collection agency.
li> Collection agencies may not call you on a statutory holiday, on a Sunday before 1 pm or after 5 pm, or on any day before 7 am or after 9 p.m.
- Collection agencies may not contact you (by phone, voicemail, or e-mail) more than three times in any seven-day period on behalf of the same creditor.
- Collection agencies may not contact your friends, relatives, neighbours or employer for any information other than your address or telephone number, with limited exceptions. These involve special cases, when, for example, someone has co-signed for a good or service you have purchased.
You should deal with collection agencies in a straightforward and professional manner. Try to treat them the way that you like to be treated yourself. Don't allow them to bully you into making commitments that you know you cannot keep. If you do make a commitment - keep it. If you cannot, be certain to explain to the agent why this is not possible. Ignoring collection agencies' attempts to contact you will not help you solve your problems. It might stop the collection calls but they may simply proceed with the legal action.
How should you deal with collection agents?
- Do not ignore them as they will not just walk away. Talk to them and explain your situation. Tell them directly if you are not employed or cannot make any settlement. Avoid a long discussion with them. They want to keep you on the phone and upset you so you will pay them money. Tell them your situation and then hang up.
- If you can pay them, tell them what you can afford, and offer to send them the money. If you can afford $200 per month, offer to send them $200 per month. They may ask for $400, but never commit to pay more than you can afford.
- Finally, if you cannot afford any payment, consider your options. Debt problems will not simply go away. Bill collectors are calling because you owe money. If you eliminate the debt, you eliminate the phone calls.
Use the Debt Options Calculator to estimate your monthly payment if you find a way to actually eliminate your debts.
If your money problems have become too big and dealing with collection agencies is more than you can handle, seek professional help. Each of our consumer proposal administrators and licensed bankruptcy trustees provide free initial consultation. They will analyze your situation, possibly advise you on how to stop the collection calls, and explain the debt management solutions available to you.
Manage the Problem Smartly
Make sue to handle these issues properly and in a clever way. Since the guidelines and pointers have been given, follow the tips so there will be an early resolution of your problems.
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Site back up!! - Running Smoothly
Okee Dokee...
I finished up moving most of the web pages on this site.
I went through and tested all of the pages I could think of.
I NEED YOUR HELP:
I'm sure we're going to run into little snags here and there..
Please let me know if you run into any snags on any of the web pages on this site in the next few days.
Thanks,
Monty Loree
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June 18, 2007
SITE GOING DOWN FOR A FEW HOURS
Canadian Money Advisor will be going down for a few hours while we switch it to another hosting company.
Sorry for the inconvenience...
Hosting the site on a new server is good for me as it means that I won't have to worry about the guts of the server and keeping it maintained.!!
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This is the first blog post that has to do with saving money - reducing expenses for people in Canada.
I'll be listing and talking about items that Canadians can use or buy to save money in their day to day lives.
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This is the first blog in the Increasing revenue section...
We will be listing and talking about money making opportunities that Canadians can get involved with.. we're looking for ward to it.
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TAKING OFF JUNE FOR "HOLIDAYS"
I've been over working lately on some different projects. I decided to take the month of June off to rest and relax a little. I kind of over exhausted myself over the last few years.
I will start to think about the Tour of Canadian Personal Finance blogs and when we should schedule the next event.
A lesson I've learned over and over again about over working is this: over working is bad... it's good to get a rest on a regular basis!!
I'll be posting more and more about this in the months to come.
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I had a talk with a former client that I thought I would talk about today. (I'm technically on "holidays" for the month of June, however, this is a good story.
THIS CLIENT HAD THE WORLD'S WORST CREDIT
When I started my credit repair service I had a client that had totally bad R9 credit. It was so bad that this client moved a few times and was missing in action as far as the creditors were concerned.
He had collections, judgments, R9's, write off's etc. He had bad credit. There wasn't much I could do for him except dispute a few items that were actually incorrect. I also got him in touch with the creditors again, which started a bit of the "collection process".
His debts were already a few years old when I first talked to him. This means that he had been hiding from creditors for at least 3 years.
I got a call from him yesterday. This would be 3 or so years after I worked on his credit. It was enough time for 6 full years to transpire and wipe off ALL of the bad credit items from his credit report.
He told me that he applied for an auto loan for a new truck. As soon as the word Equifax came up with the car dealership, he thought he was in big trouble. It turns out that all of his credit now is R1's . He's now got perfect credit!!
He purchased a $40,000 Ford truck on credit and was completely amazed that his credit was finally on an upswing.
6 YEARS MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE..
I think this is a good story as it illustrates that even if you have really bad credit now... you can turn things around and have perfect credit. It may take 6 years, but that's okay!
The thing that impressed me with this client was the lengthes he went through to hide from his previous creditors. He was so afraid of them and what they would do to him if they found him. I'm not sure why he was so scared, however, it was enough that he actually hid from them.
WHY 6 YEARS?
6 years is like a credit cycle period to creditors. They feel that if things happened 6 years ago, they're probably not relevant to your current situation.
This is the case with my client. 6 years ago, this fellow was unemployed, getting social assistance and doing some small jobs on the side for cash. This is how he existed for years.
Now he's working more than full time and is making really good money.
He treats his credit with respect so as to not get into the same situation as before.
Sometimes it literally takes years for us to learn these credit lessons.
I'm glad that this former client called me and told me about his new truck purchase. It was a shining example for people who currently have bad credit, and the way it can be.
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Bad Credit Unsecured Personal Loans: Collateral Free, Tension Free Loans by Rebecca Adams
Bad credit is not a problem at all in obtaining loans and this is aptly illustrated in the benefit package of bad credit unsecured loans. Given the premise that bad credit holders generally prefer loans without collateral, the lenders have come up with the funding of bad credit unsecured personal loans.
The main thrust of Unsecured Personal Loans UK lies with the fact that they are advanced without any collateral attachment. Without collateral loans means loans without hassle and burden free loans. And, this is why bad credit unsecured personal loans have become so successful these days in helping the bad credit holder's pursuit of easing the burden of bad credit. These loans are also available for several personal needs. You can obtain bad credit unsecured personal loans to meet your debts, to raise business capital, to improve the decoration of your home. Even, you can use the money of bad credit unsecured personal loans to buy a car or for holiday trips.
Unsecured Personal Loans UK are advanced for a term ranging from 6 months to 10 years while the amount varies between ? 1000 to ? 25000. However, the rates of interest may come at slightly higher than the regular loans. Yet, these rates remain modest since there is the online process involved. The online process makes these loans cheap as well fast. There, you have got a lot of options to choose also.
However, the best benefit bad credit unsecured personal loans is the credit record improvement facility where you can improve your credit record by regularly paying off the installments of repayment. Every regularly paid installment gets marked in the credit record and thereby makes the credit record a fairer one.
Bad credit unsecured personal loans have earned a reputation of being a friendly type of loans, since they act just like so, as a friend in the need of bad credit holders.
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Rebecca Adams works as a consultant in Unsecured Personal Loans UK. She is proficient in the credit market because of a degree in finance from the esteemed University of Oxford. To find unsecured personal loans, bad credit unsecured personal loans, cheap personal loans, debt consolidation loans visit http://www.unsecured-personal-loans-uk.net
I'm looking for an unsecured loan and I've got bad credit? What should I do?
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Secured Loans UK: Collateral Assures Cheap Rates Here by Peter taylor
Security is a primary demand as well as need for every human being, and the UK folk are no exception. So, the people who seek money from loans may also look for a security. Loans are unique solutions of money needs which themselves offer security from financial crunch. Still, there are secured loans UK which offer you also security of cheap rates and easy tenures also in terms of loans.
Secured loans are quite popular in UK which require collateral pledging as a mandatory practice. You are needed to pledge the collateral not only as a security of the lender's money but also to secure better benefits yourself. In secured loans UK, it is your collateral which gives the lender a satisfaction that his money will be paid back. In return of this, he gives the loan at cheap rates and with easy terms. Secured loans UK are advanced for a period ranging from 5 to 30 years while the amount advanced ranges between ? 3000 and ? 250000.
Secured loans UK are also open for the bad credit holders. And, not only this, but you can also improve your credit chart through the use of these loans. Every regularly paid installment gets counted in the credit chart which makes the chart far better in the long run. However, secured loans UK are available online where rates become unbelievably cheap because of the easy and fast processing as well as for the competition among the lenders thronged in the web.
However, secured loans UK are available for any reason. You can grab an amount for meeting your debt, to repair your home, to invest some bucks in the business or even to go for a jaunt. Secured loans UK are the loans which are available for any of your needs, and at cheap rates.
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Peter Taylor is a senior financial analyst at Loansx with an acumen for finance and insurance. His articles are widely read because of the lucid manner of writing and thoroughly researched datas. To find Secured loans UK, Bad Credit Loans, Self Employed Loans, No Equity Loans, Debt Consolidation Loans that best suits your need visit http://www.loansx.co.uk
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Debt Consolidation Services Allow Making Debt Burden Easier by Ann Gibson
Debt consolidation is not easy a matter since it is related with your unpaid debt burden. But, it becomes easy to handle to when you go for debt consolidation services which have assumed the shape of popular choice among the people today.
Debt consolidation services are there in large number today and this shows the trend that people are getting debt. But, why this is happening? People get debt when they try to use too many credit cards or like things. too much use of these things pose a threat since they also include paying too many interest rates also, which are possible to be paid for everyone. But, people often get this fact when they end up in getting debt already.
However, debt consolidation loans often get included in debt consolidation services. These are the loans through which you can combine and pay off all your existing debt. These are the single loan solutions where the unpaid debts are combined and paid off. These loans are again to be paid back through a single and affordable interest rate.
Yet, before going for any debt consolidation loan or like solutions, decide yourself not to get too many debts any more. Then, only you will be able to implement viable debt consolidation services. So, availing debt consolidation services does not mean that you are done with your task, indeed, availing debt consolidation services means the task has just started.
Debt consolidation services are available online too and there you will find a number of debt consolidation services thronging the web. These online debt consolidation services offer free of cost advice in the form of articles. You can enrich your wisdom through a reading of them. However, there are a number of lenders of debt consolidation loans also available online who offer cheaper rates there. So, as there are unpaid debts, there are debt consolidation services also who are ready to get you hooked off any hour you need them.
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Loan borrowing is like once in a life time decision and much is at stake. As a financial consultant the only driving force of Ann Gibson is to provide proper knowledge. He works for UK debt consolidations. To find Debt consolidation services, Bad credit debt consolidation Loan, Cheap debt consolidation loan, Debt consolidation secured loans visit http://www.ukdebtconsolidations.co.uk
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Instant payday loans Get Enabled for Cash Urgency by Angela Alderton
Unexpected break down of financial budget at the time when need of money is an indispensable asset. What should a man do? Not presence of the required money, and so does the expectation of any financial assistance. No other than the fiscal market, this always craves out solutions for the financial-hit individuals. A solution of instant payday loans is coming out in quick succession to assist those who are in desperate need of money. The required money individuals get within 24 hours after applying online instant payday loans.
As the term connotes, Instant Payday Loans are interim finance providers, these loans are offered for a period of two weeks. But taking stock of borrowers' financial inconvenience into consideration, the lending authority can extended the period up to four weeks too. Advisably, if one keeps the repayment of the instant payday loans short, as interest paid upon the loans is quite higher to other loans.
The amount raised by the lending authority to the borrowers is ? 500. This amount can be further increased up to ? 1, 000 too. By the amount, one can make all his all due payments. Pending phone bills, late children's tuition fees, car repairing etc. are some of benefits of Instant Payday Loans. These loans prove successful at the time of eventuality too.
There are galaxies of sites available online for providing the advantage of the instant payday loans. Only the need is of right selection of lenders these sites. It becomes quite difficult for an individual who is new to the loan arena. So, it is advised that just go through about the instant payday loans before counting upon any lender.
Nowadays, candidates have to fill in a simple application form for the instant payday loans. Rest they have to qualify the prerequisites regarding the loans. The candidate should be citizen of the UK and has crossed 18 years of age. He should be employed in regular employment with a minimum salary of ?1, 200. Importantly, the candidate should have a current bank account. Since all the transactions regarding the instant payday loans work through the candidate's bank account. The rest of the works remains to be done by the selected lender. And individual gets money within 24 hours after online processing of the instant payday loans and these loans get enabled the individuals for cash urgency.
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Angela Alderton is a specialist advisor of payday loans and is curently working with Instant Payday Loans. She holds a masters degree in economics from University of Warwick. For further details of Instant payday loans online, payday loans, bad credit online payday loans, cash advance loans, instant payday loans visit http://www.instant-payday-loans-online.co.uk/
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There Are Loans for Everyone, With or Without Collateral by Mary Jones
Everyone has got his kind of needs. And, many a times you may not have the required money to fulfill your requirements. Indeed, this is a problem which is faced everyone among us. So, the premise goes, everyone should have the chance to grab loans. Well, there are Loans for everyone
Loans are there for everyone and are for any type of requirements, for any type of requirement of the borrower. You may opt for loans when you are in dyer need of debt consolidation, when you want to improve the fabrication of your home or want to put some bucks in your business. Even, one can go for loans to have a jaunt.
Loans for everyone mean loans for both the kind of people who can pledge collateral and the people who can not. Obviously, the secured sorts of loans are better choice since here your collateral pledged works as the security of the lender's money. In return of this collateral, he advances the loans at cheap rates and easy terms. Unsecured loans on the other hand do not need any collateral attachment and therefore are the burden free loans. Again, loans for everyone mean you can not forget the bad credit holders. They should be given equal chance for taking loans and they are, indeed given the chance, only they have to pay the interest rates with a slight surge.
Yet, the rates of these loans for the bad credit loaders or the normal loans, whichever may be, remain minimal online. This is possible because these loans are designed for everyone and therefore they are to be cheap. However, most of the lenders throng the online platform which makes these loans cheap enough because this mass availability of the lenders online intensifies the competition also among them. So, loans are there for everyone, cheap and with a large variety of choices.
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Mary Jones is an expert financial advisor in Loans For Everyone.She has done Masters in Finance from London Business School. To find Loans for everyone, Bad credit small business start up loans, Personal loans for everyone, Unsecured loans for everyone visit http://www.loansforeveryone.org
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Personal Loan: Enfolding Numerous Opportunities for You by George Bell
If your demands are many and income is stable, and your limited income is insufficient to carry out tour demands, then you are indeed need of external finance. To overcome such instances, you are seeking for a loan which you can easily approve and repay along with carrying out your demands. If so, then there is no other better solution then considering personal loan. In short, personal loan provides financial support to a person and enable him to carry out his demands.
Personal loan can be approved and obtained by persons who are having bad credit records. The lenders allocate loans to the bad creditors under the same provision and proposals, offered to a good credit score holder. Persons having any sort of grave credit like CCJs, defaults, arrears, late-payments and such tags can also approve loans and discontinue the unwanted tags. Moreover, besides dissolving such irritating issues, they can also execute their demands in this single amount.
Borrowing personal loan will enable borrowers to fulfil numerous ends in a single amount. You can wrap one or more ends and execute them in a single loan, for example: consolidation of debts, buying a car, higher education of children, weddings, holidays are to be named a few. Personal loan offers a loan package which starts and ends from ?1,000 -?75,000 for a stipulated period. The repayment date is determined based on various factors like loan amount, interest rates, equity of the collateral and such. But in general, the minimum persona loan has a minimum and maximum period of 1-25 years. This loan scheme can be approved with or without placing collateral by applicants. All such terms and offers are implemented to both good and bad credit holders.
Approval of personal loan is easier and faster as compared to other loans. But, if you are a bad credit holder and want to approve loan, then furnishing of details concerning to personal and credit score will be an added advantage Moreover, for instant approval, always switch to the online application as it provides instant results.
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George Bell has been associated with Cheap Secured Personal Loans. Having completed his Masters in Finance from Lancaster University Management School. To find cheap secured personal loan, personal loan, personal finance uk, personal loan finance, personal home finance visit http://www.cheapsecuredpersonalloan.co.uk
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Paul's Hot Stock Picks For The Week of June 3rd, 2007 by Paul Johnson
HOT STOCK PICK OF THE WEEK:
Twin Disc (TWIN) is forming a consolidation area on quieting volume after a bit of a shake out a few days go. Twin Disc designs, manufactures, and sells marine and heavy duty off-highway power transmission equipment primarily in the United States. TWIN carries earnings and relative price strength readings in the high 90's and a B ranking in terms of institutional sponsorship.
MARKET COMMENTARY
With solid employment growth, as seen in Friday's jobs growth for May and a tame reading on the inflationary component of the report, the Dow and S&P 500 indexes set new highs last week, taking a lot of leading stocks higher with them. Along with the growing prospects of a strong 2nd half of 2007, the market continues to flash signs of institutional accumulation, as indicated by strong volume on up days. There is also a growing number of growth stocks now starting to break out--something which had been noticeably absent just a short couple of weeks ago as the Dow was hailed as Wall Street's undisputed leader. So all in all, a solid uptrend in the market with few disturbing signs on the horizon at the moment. In economic news this week, look for Tomorrow morning's factory orders for April, the Institute for Supply Managemen'ts services report Tuesday morning, and the revised 1st quarter production and crude oil inventories on Wednesday morning.
RECENTLY FEATURED STOCK PICKS:
Leading stocks mirrored strong market conditions last week. Take recently featured stock pick Millicom International (MICC), for example. It blasted up $7.14 Friday, $5.45 above our buy point. Another of my stock picks, Cynosure (CYNO). broke out Friday on big volume too. Baidu.com (BIDU) broke out last week, briefly retested its buy point, then sailed $7.41 above our original buy point by Friday's close. Flotek (FTK) broke out Thursday, and ended the week nearly $5 above its buy point. Then there were Temple Inland (TIN), Netgear (NTGR), BASF (BF), Century Aluminum (CENX), and Amerigon (ARGN) which were also in breakout mode. Why, even Wimm Bill Dann (WBD), featured here at the beginning of May suddenly hit its mark, and now resides $3.37 above our buy point.
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Paul Johnson is an internet, real estate and stock market entrepreneur and publisher who has written a number of articles, ebooks and publications.
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Retirement and the Mortgage Loan
There is an untapped reserve of cash in our homes; it's the equity we've built into our homes over the life of the mortgage, or simply in owning our own home. If you're looking for a great financial tool, learning to use the equity in your home to its fullest extent is something we Americans aren't very good at accomplishing. Fear of a loss is the number one reason we don't utilize our equity asset. But, if you will take the time to investigate many of the investment options available to us, the risk is minimal, and the return is great. Especially now during this period of extremely low interest rates, your home's cash equity could be earning you a return of 18-20% in certain investment funds. Even if you borrow money in order to cash out the equity, you're making money. The interest you pay is substantially less than the interest you're earning.
Why are we so reluctant to take out a second line of credit, or increase our mortgage balance through refinancing? Many of today's homeowners reaching retirement age do not fully understand all their investment options, nor do they understand how investments like growth funds work. They are very reluctant to try anything that is beyond the sure bet of a certificate of deposit. In so doing, they are missing a tremendous opportunity to earn a greater return on their money, and let their money work for them.
Take a look at your 401k, where are your investments? Are they earning 5-8-10 %? Unless you're ready to retire, your 401k should earn at least 6-8% on your investment. Your home is earning you nothing on your investment, at least, not in the sense that the money must stay in the home in order for the home to increase in value. Quite honestly, your home will appreciate in value if you do nothing but maintenance work and live in it. Your equity you have in your home, can earn you up to a 15% return, while you still are fairly safe with your principal investment.
Speaking of 401k investments, are you investing the maximum each year in your 401k? If you're self-employed, are you making use of the SEP retirement options that reduce your tax liability? If you're not, you should really consider the equity in your home as an investment option for adding to your 401k, or establishing an SEP that will allow you to invest your money in profitable and fairly safe global and growth funds. There are still many excellent opportunities in the stock market. There are segments of the market that are experiencing phenomenal and stable growth. The overseas markets, the domestic real estate markets, and the energy markets are growing, and are expected to see sustained growth. Put your money to work for you, especially if you are several years away from retirement.
Another retirement option that involves a mortgage loan is the reverse mortgage. This however, is not a way to build retirement savings; it is a way to simply access the equity you've built in your home, so that your monthly income levels are adequate to sustain your most vital needs. Food, clothing, heat, and medicines are a must as you reach or near retirement age. Many times, the elderly are not as prepared financially as they anticipated that they would be. How can they supplement their monthly incomes? The reverse mortgage is the answer to many older citizens' financial needs. The reverse mortgage allows a person to withdraw a monthly sum against the equity they've built into their home. The interest payments are deferred until death, and the homeowner doesn't have to worry about making a monthly payment, or borrowing money. They are able to use the money they've already put into their home, just when they need it most.
If you are past the age of 40, and you haven't taken the time to consult with a financial analyst, I would recommend that you seek out one that you can trust and that you are comfortable in discussing your financial affairs with, and begin to look at your retirement options, your retirement needs, and your ability to meet those needs, based on your current income and savings. What you may find is that you aren't near as prepared for retirement as you thought. The monthly income needed will probably greatly exceed your anticipations. But, if you own your home, you may have just prepared more than you think!
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Reverse Mortgage Loans
If you were to ask the average consumer to define the reverse mortgage concept, you would find very few able to do so. Many consumers, especially those who aren't up on their mortgage products and their availability will never have heard of a reverse mortgage, much less able to explain the concept. But it may just be one of the best financial planning tools available to many seniors and those reaching retirement age.
As many individuals reach retirement age, their fixed incomes simply aren't adequate. They aren't receiving enough through social security or a pension fund to take care of the rising costs of living and the medical attention many older citizens must have. So what is the solution? Many of these retirement age citizens have children. Why can't their children supplement their incomes, or simply take care of their elder care needs? The simple fact is that many of their children aren't in a position to care for their elderly parents. Their incomes aren't enough to have money left over, and if both spouses work, there is no one to take care of an aging parent.
It is at this juncture that many people have begun to turn to the reverse mortgage in seeking the increase in monthly income that is so desperately needed. The reverse mortgage offers older citizens a way to benefit from the equity in their home, because the reverse mortgage turns that equity into a monthly income. Quite frankly, unless you live with your parents, or you intend to move into your parents home when your parents pass, you aren't going to retain the home; statistics attest to the fact that the vast majority of children sell their parents home, once their parents are no longer in need. Why not cash in on that equity when your parents are alive, and need the monthly income?
The popularity of the reverse mortgage has been steadily increasing, and many reverse mortgage companies expect 2007 to be a banner year. As the idea begins to catch, and spread among the elderly, there are more mortgage companies that offer a reverse mortgage product. The key here is that most of these elderly did plan for retirement; they did try to make the necessary adjustments so that there monthly incomes would be enough to see them through their retirement years. Thanks, however, to the rising cost of medical care, prescription medicine, and heating fuel, many older citizens have found that their planned retirement income each month is simply not enough.
There are those reaching the retirement years, for which the reverse mortgage is not an option, simply because they have no equity in their homes, or they don't own a home; but for the remaining seniors, it's an option that I would exercise, especially if I were certain my home would be sold during an estate or inheritance sale. The money that the reverse mortgage generates, can add so much to the few years we have during our retirement in the areas of travel, entertainment, and sheer enjoyment of life.
Since we can never be sure that we've properly prepared for retirement, or that some unexpected emergency won't knock us off our feet, or that we simply do not have enough thanks to the stock market losses of recent years, the reverse mortgage is one of the best ways for older citizens to access the equity in their homes and turn it into ready cash.
We have saved the best part, however for last: any proceeds from the reverse mortgage are tax-exempt proceeds. In other words, you will not have to pay tax on the money. There are other, tax-exempt options, but the reverse mortgage remains one of the most conducive to the senior citizens needs, as well as those of their families. The interest payments on a reverse mortgage are deferred until death, therefore, seniors do not have to be concerned with making interest payments or tax payments on the proceeds.
If you're not familiar with the reverse mortgage, and you think you might benefit, or that your parents might benefit, take a moment to seek the advice of a financial officer, and then quite possibly your attorney. Never make any decision before you fully understand what the consequences of your decision might be, legal or otherwise. For more information about Mortgage please visit the website.
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I'll explain the new format a little:
I'm excited about the new CMA format that we're in the midst of publishing. It meets several requirements.
The main requirements for this website 1) the information, products and services are valuable to our readers. 2) the site earns revenue through sales of products, services and advertising.
Up until now we've done more of the first than the second. :( The site has become popular with Canadians but hasn't been the best sales wise.
I searched for a way that would be valuable to our readers, and make us more of a living.
I also like the idea of writing blogs, discussion posts, comments etc. I like staying in touch with our visitors. We needed a hybrid between a shopping site and a content site.
I've designed the site to be a mix of shopping and commenting. It's a way that our visitors can tell us what they like and don't like. I'm pretty excited about this format.
Another problem that I was having with the site was that it was built in a way that was hard to maintain and upgrade. There are a lot of pieces to the site, and I was having trouble trying to upgrade them into the new format. This meant a whole new site rebuild.
I'm glad we took the time to rebuild the site. It means that with the new structure, I'll be more flexible when it comes to adding on new services, products etc.
This is going to be a strong and far reaching site in Canada.
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