Category Archives: Economy
- Debt Advice and Debt Help Less Needed Survey Shows
A survey by Bankrate.com that was conducted at the beginning of February, 2012, which found people are feeling more confident about their financial standing. That’s good news for a rebounding economy. Bad news for debt advice providers. The most shocking figure for me, in a positive way, was that more than 70 percent report having [...]
- Economic Birth Control : Steady Decline In Births Since Start Of Recession
A new study out by The Pew Research Center shows a correlation between a decline in the economy and birth rates. Apparently since 2008 there has been a sharp decline in not only our economy but also fertility rates in the United States. In 2007 the United States hit 4,316,233 births, a record high number, [...]
- Brits Urged to Deal With Their Debts. Pay Off Credit Cards to Help Economy.
In a somewhat follow-up bit of news to my article yesterday, Should We Eliminate Consumer Debt For Everyone and Start the Economy Over the British Prime Minister David Cameron was scheduled to tell UK citizens “The only way out of a debt crisis is to deal with your debts. That means households – all of [...]
- Should We Eliminate Consumer Debt For Everyone and Start the Economy Over
As crazy as this idea sounds, one thought floating around right now is that of forgiving large tracts of consumer and mortgage debt to swiftly deal with the debt problem in the country today so we can get consumption back on track. As long as consumers are buried in debt, and they are, with little [...]
- Would it Be Better For Banks to Lend With More Care or Lend With Abandon?
I was reading It’s Official: You Can’t Blame Banks For Not Lending Anymore and the statement was made: There’s also the possibility that, while there is less of a demand for new debt, banks are also on the brink of tightening lending standards again, worried about new capital requirements from the Fed and Basel III. [...]
- Severe Debt Scarcity Coming to US
By Ron Robins, Founder & Analyst – Investing for the Soul If US consumers believe it difficult to borrow now, just wait! In the next few years credit conditions are likely to go back seventy years when private debt was difficult to obtain. Most Americans intuitively believe there is too much debt at every level [...]
- Mortgage and Credit Card Delinquency Rates Predicted to Decline.
TransUnion released its annual forecasts today on consumer credit, which indicate that national mortgage loan delinquencies (the ratio of borrowers 60 or more days past due) will drop nearly 20 percent by the end of 2011 to 4.98 percent from an expected 6.21 percent at the conclusion of 2010. The projected decrease in 60-day mortgage [...]
- Debtors’ Prison, Why Creditors Don’t Care if You Repay Your Debt, and Bankruptcy – The Get Out Of Debt Guy Show
On today’s show I talk with Dr. Louis Hyman, an expert in the history of debt. Not only was it great talking with him but we chatted just as long off the air. This is one guy you’ll be hearing more from in the future on this show. We talked about the history of debt, [...]
- Congress Holds Hearing on Financial Literacy
The Honorable Dennis McKinney, Treasurer, State of Kansas U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Representative Moore, Chairman August 24, 2010 Testimony by Kansas State Treasurer Dennis McKinney Good morning Chairman. As Kansas State Treasurer, I believe financial literacy is a national priority. As a result, my office provides [...]
- AutoTune the Bankers: The Gregory Brothers Strike Again
I was wondering when I’d get a chance to feature The Gregory Brothers on the site. It is a wonderful day. Here is one of their latest songs entitled: Bankers’ Song – We Didn’t See It Comin
- GAO Takes Closer Look at Home Loan Modification Scams
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) comprised a report, Homeownership Preservation: Federal Efforts to Combat Foreclosure Rescue Schemes Are Under Way, but Improved Planning Elements Could Enhance Progress, based on “information available to federal and state agencies and nonprofit organizations, such as consumer complaints and the number of enforcement actions.” The report revealed two predominant schemes [...]
- Are Humans Innately Risky With Money? Or Is It All Just Monkey Business?
Today I bring to you a video from the TEDGlobal 2010 (TED, standing for, Technology, Entertainment and Design, is a small nonprofit devoted to “Ideas Worth Spreading”) in Oxford, England entitled “A monkey economy as irrational as ours”. I will be the first to admit, when I see a video that is just shy of [...]
- America’s 35 Hardest Economically Hit Cities
Nice infographic from BillShrink that helps to show the hardest hit American cities during this economic crunch. @GetOutOfDebtGuy
- Business Noticing Increase in Credit Card Purchases. Not a Good Sign.
Business noticing increase in credit card purchases Bay News 9, FL - 1 hour ago Americans now owe an estimated $850 billion in credit card debt , which is four times as much as in 1990. Consumers aren't the only ones affected by the …
- Indiana, Michigan, and Kentucky – Worst Places for Auto Loans in 2010
TransUnion released its annual auto loan forecast today indicating national auto loan delinquencies (the ratio of borrowers 60 or more days past due) will increase approximately 7 percent at the end of 2010 to 0.92 percent from an expected 0.86 percent at the conclusion of 2009. Only one state – California – is expected to [...]