Will The Foreclosure Rate Be Up In 2012 or in 2013? Since the middle of 2011, various housing experts, including Irvine, California based RealtyTrac, have expected that up 1 Million foreclosures would be delayed into 2012, mostly due to lenders being overwhelmed by the sheer volume of foreclosures, and more importantly due to the robo signing […]

The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act, also known as credit card holders’ Bill of Rights, or CARD Act for short, was introduced in 2009 and met with stiff resistance from banks and credit card issuers when it was first proposed, as their lobbyists declared that credit would become more expensive as well as […]

Have you wondered lately why China is in the news practically everyday, on a par with Europe? If you have, you are not part of the growing group of Americans who, over the past two years, believe that it is China, not the U.S., that is the leading economic power in the world. A Gallup […]

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act for short, was signed into law by President Obama on April 5, 2012, and as the name connotes, was designed to improve the small business landscape by making it easier for small businesses to secure financing. Small businesses have always been considered the cornerstone of the […]

Scams of Real estate seminar on Craiglist have been around for so long now, it makes you wonder why some people still fall victim to them. The most likely answer is desperation, and to a lesser extent, ignorance. People in dire financial situations will grasp at any lifeline that promises to get them out of […]

Some companies have had management problems for so long that it makes you wonder how they have managed to survive to this day. Others that are household names can fly under the radar and become hardly noticeable. However, all the following companies with bad management should be keenly observes for signs of further deterioration, especially […]

The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) has been launched for some two years, but had little effect and fell far short of its original goal of helping millions of distressed homeowners, according to Chief Economist Bob Walters of Quicken Loans, shutting out large numbers of homeowners due to restrictive eligibility requirements. To redress this issue, […]

Twitter is still very much a private company and a Twitter valuation is pure speculation at this point as it is a fast moving target. It has been rumored that the company may go public in 2013, but recent developments suggest a different picture, particularly in light of the recent disastrous Facebook IPO, where the […]

Property taxes are a significant source of funds for county governments, which have seen their revenue generating power decline substantially in the past several years due to the same harsh economic forces that have been gripping consumers. Senior citizens, particularly on a fixed income, are among the worst hit by rising property taxes, and a […]