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RISMEDIA, March 12, 2009-Over 70% of consumers identify errors on their credit report. Twenty-five percent of those are serious enough to deny consumers and business owners access to credit, preferred interest rates or even a job. With over 54 billion credit updates occurring each year, it's very...

RISMEDIA, March 17, 2009-Nearly all parents (98%) polled in a LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc- commissioned Harris Interactive survey agree that reading to children from a young age is very important, although the priority may get lost in the shuffle as parents spend more time Online or watching TV tha...

RISMEDIA, March 17, 2009-Your clients are faced with many challenges, and now more than ever they are looking for ways to cut costs, cut down necessities, and still have everything they want. Below are some tips you can give your clients to cut down the cost of their move and at the same time get...

RISMEDIA, March 2, 2009-(MCT)-Melissa Farrell's three kids might not know the word "recession," but they notice there are fewer snacks around the house these days and that a trip to McDonald's has been replaced with hamburgers at home. Which might not be all bad, according to their mom. "We were ...

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2009-(MCT)-It really is the oldest profession in the world-swapping stuff you have for stuff you want. But with credit crunch and tight economic times, bartering is gaining a new, higher profile.From individuals trading with one another to networks designed to bring people tog...

RISMEDIA, March 9, 2009-Recently, in several articles, I point out that loan modification is a no-brainer for lenders. They essentially have the following choices: Loan modificationForeclosureForbearanceDeed in lieuShort sale All things being equal, offering a loan modification to borrowers is us...

RISMEDIA, March 10, 2009-(MCT)-It's coming. But will it help? The long-awaited federal program to try to get up to $1 trillion in loans flowing into the hands of consumers and small businesses is ready to be launched March 17, but it has taken so long in coming that some analysts wonder if it wil...

RISMEDIA, March 3, 2009-(MCT)-Stunned by falling home values and rising foreclosures nationwide, mortgage lenders have become more critical of the appraisal process and begun insisting the assessment of a home's worth be far more rigorous than it used to be. Even if the Pittsburgh region may not ...

RISMEDIA, March 3, 2009-(MCT)-We are living, you might say, in the Age of the Slash. Everywhere we turn, it's all about slashing. Slash jobs. Slash profits. Slash budgets. So much slashing we're starting to shake. No wonder we're scramming. To the four walls and the roof we call our own. It's one...

RISMEDIA, March 3, 2009-When trying to contact your lender to work out a payment plan or some other deal, knowing who owns your mortgage can be very helpful. Unfortunately finding out is not as easy as it sounds. You should be able to call the phone number on your last mortgage statement or the n...