September 2007 Archives

Some Lenders Attempting to Bury Students in Debt for Life The old adage that "if a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is" certainly applies to student loans. Some lenders are now advertising directly to students, attempting...
Hackers Getting More Professional Online Crooks Finding New Ways To Propagate Spam And Send Malicious Software (AP) Online crooks are quickly enlarging an already vast sales and distribution network to propagate spam and send malicious software in hopes of infecting...
"Don't Get F#%'D" SEE VIDEO! Source: Americans for Fairness in Lending Are you familiar with Ashton Kutcher's cable TV hit "Punk'd"? Check out Americans For Fairness in Lending's new animated video parody about campus credit card marketing here. Then take...
Shelby County Deputies Break Identity Theft Ring Suspects Stole Credit Cards, Social Security Cards, Checks Shelby County Sheriff's deputies have arrested 3 people for breaking into vehicles and stealing credit cards, social security cards and checks. The information was then...
Speaks for itself......
The below question was asked of Mortgage Professor Jack Guttentag and addressed in his column "Ask the Mortgage Professor" "I noticed an on-line petition to require all mortgage lenders to provide borrowers with monthly statements of their account. Is this...
If students are not vigilant in protecting their credit identity, they will find more in their future than just a degree. Many of them will destroy their credit rating if they fall victim to an identity theft. A thief can...
A memoir exposing the steep price consumers pay when facing mortgage servicing errors, inaccurate credit reporting, illegal debt collection practices, identity theft and weak consumer protection laws. THE BOOK » DENISE'S STORY »