When it comes to buying a new home, probably one of the biggest things on everyone’s mind is whether they’ll be able to find the property they want within the price range they can afford. It seems like everywhere you look property values are on the rise, and especially in urban areas, it’s becoming difficult to find a home that…
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Protecting Against Identity Theft
Identity theft is a horrible problem. Those whose identities are stolen must go through so much legwork just to get their lives back on track. The worst part about identity theft is the fact that so many people believe that it could never happen to them. In all honesty, they could be no further from the truth. More than 500,000…
Pavin Snaps 10 Year Golf Drought
After a 10-year drought, golfer Corey Pavin finally barged into the winner’s circle again on the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) by winning the 2005 U.S. Bank Championship in July 2006. The victory snapped a losing strea of 242 consecutive tournaments wihout a win. It was Pavin’s 15th PGA victory — and he did it in grand style. On the very…
Save Your Time By Paying Your Bills Online
Just about every big bank with a website offers you some bill pay online functions. If your bank doesn’t have a website, or if they do but haven’t quite figured out the whole bill pay online thing, you may want to consider finding a new bank. I think one of the greatest functions of the internet today are the bill…
Online Scams How To Avoid Getting Fooled
Beware of the three ways of getting fooled into giving up your money through seemingly innocent money-making schemes. Scams are all around us and it can be found in every single area of life, but more so in such areas where the risk is greater such as when dealing with credit cards, bank accounts and other activities which involve sending…
Online Scams How To Avoid Getting Fooled
Beware of the three ways of getting fooled into giving up your money through seemingly innocent money-making schemes. Scams are all around us and it can be found in every single area of life, but more so in such areas where the risk is greater such as when dealing with credit cards, bank accounts and other activities which involve sending…
Know More About The History Of Credit Cards
Credit cards that we use today have been all around for over half a century. The first credit card appeared in the year 1951 when some of the loan customers of the Franklin National Bank of New York were screened for credit and those who were approved were given a card to make credit purchases. The merchants who participated copied…
Bank Secured Credit Cards
Even though there are many types of credit cards out there for consumers, there are few for those with bad credit. Those who are looking to repair their credit have a few options available, one of which is the bank secured credit card. This credit card can help you to repair your credit, as it works in conjunction with your…
A Chinese Coup
Citigroup pushes at the limits to foreign ownership in Chinese banks IN A manoeuvre sure to incite the envy of its peers, Citigroup is poised to become the first foreign bank, and only the second foreign investor, to gain control of a Chinese lender. The American financial-services giant is leading a consortium that has bid some 24 billion yuan ($3…
Tips On How To Save Effectively In Banks
Many of us think that putting our money in the bank is a secure and wise way of saving. Yes, this is true if we are wise in dealing with banks. Banks are not charitable institutions, these are profit-driven entities which charge different kinds of fees and do all sorts of schemes to take away some of your money. The…