Month: August 2009

Big Changes Coming for the Credit Card Industry The credit card industry is beginning some major shifts in response to requirements put forth in  the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act signed into law on May 22, 2009.  The law was enacted to help American consumers who were battling years of unfair rate hikes...

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[caption id="attachment_28" align="alignleft" width="413" caption="A growing number of foreclosure signs are appearing in neighborhoods across the country."][/caption] The real estate boom of the late 1990’s and early 2000’s caused a super inflated valuation of both property and the attached mortgages.  Many individuals and families anxious to assume their place in the American Dream became homeowners...

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