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Published on April 29th, 2013 09:32 AM

Last week, Earth Day was celebrated by more than a billion people across 190 countries, the Energy Department reported. First started in 1970 to encourage environmental reform, Earth Day is a time for each of us to take steps to protect the planet’s ...

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FTC: Sending Checks to Victims of Medical Discount Plan Scheme

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Published on March 22nd, 2013 02:52 PM

Victims who were tricked by an alleged health care scam will be receiving refund checks in the mail thanks to efforts by the Federal Trade Commission.

The FTC is sending out $1.1 million worth of checks to over 50,000 consumers, ...

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IRS: Use Refund Tracker Tools No More Than Once per Day

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Published on February 15th, 2013 04:36 PM

The IRS tax refund tracker tool has become so popular for people expecting a tax refund that the IRS has put out a notice asking taxpayers to limit their inquiries to no more than once per ...

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USPS: Saturday Mail Delivery to End in August

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Published on February 6th, 2013 06:51 PM

The U.S. Postal Service announced on Wednesday its plans to drop Saturday letter delivery to street addresses beginning in August. The move is expected to save the financially ailing agency an estimated $2 billion ...

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Tax Season Opens January 30 for Most

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Published on January 29th, 2013 04:24 PM

Though the tax filing season is open for most taxpayers - whether they are filing electronically or on paper - on January 30th, the Internal Revenue Service will not be ready to accept returns claiming education credits until ...

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NAR: 2012 Most Affordable Year in Housing

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Published on January 11th, 2013 02:21 PM

Americans who were able to get a mortgage and bought a home last year took advantage of the low prices and great mortgage rates in the most affordable housing year on record. Housing affordability set an annual record in ...

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Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Admit Responsibility for Financial Troubles

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Published on January 9th, 2013 11:25 AM

Almost two-thirds of Americans admit that their financial troubles are of their own doing, according to a December poll by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. Of poll respondents, 63% said their financial woes self-inflicted for reasons such as overspending or being financially unorganized, and 37% said ...

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Ten Banks Agree to $8.5 Billion Settlement on Foreclosure Charges

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Published on January 8th, 2013 06:49 AM

Ten U.S. banks have agreed to pay $8.5 billion to settle charges that they wrongfully foreclosed on millions of homeowners in the aftermath of the housing bust, the Federal Reserve reported on Monday.

Banks involved in the settlement are Aurora, Bank of America, Citibank, ...

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Shared Housing and Food Stamps Rose in 2011

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Published on November 29th, 2012 01:14 PM

The number of adults living in shared housing and the number receiving food stamps increased since before the beginning of the recession through 2011, but the there was little change in the number receiving public assistance, according ...

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Avoid Falling Victim to Post-Disaster Scams

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Published on October 30th, 2012 01:29 PM

Hurricane Sandy slammed the Northeast on Tuesday and left devastation in its wake. Dozens of human lives were lost, millions more have been affected by flooding and power loss, and property has suffered billions of dollars in damage.

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Re: Report Your "Credit limit Increases" Here!

I had to request it. No hard pull involved!
hjm331 May 18th, 2013, 12:37 AM

Re: Report Your "Credit limit Increases" Here!

Cool. Was it automatic, or did you request it?
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Re: Report Your "Credit limit Increases" Here!

$1,500 CLI on my Citi Diamond Preferred card from $2,000 to $3,500.
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Bankruptcy should always be a last resort, how ever, with that said, I have been a finance manager for quite a few years and can tell you, most if not
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Having been through bankruptcy, my opinion, DO NOT FILE! The only people that benefit from BK are the lawyers and the court system, not the debtor.
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