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1) Wamucreditcard.com, should we apply for it since Wamu collapsed?
Author:
Clint Johnson
Category:
Finance
Some of the best credit cards are presented by Citibank, Advanta, American Express, Bank of America, Capital One, Chase, Discover, MasterCard, Visa and others. Prospective credit card consumers must have thorough knowledge about the credit card offers along with their terms and conditions. Wamucreditcard.com and getmyvisa.com are websites by Washington Mutual used for applying for their credit cards.
Even before choosing from these credit cards at getmyvisa.com or wamucreditcard.com, one wo...
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2) Real Estate Investment in a Recession
Author:
Brian S. Icenhower, BS, JD, CRB, CRS, ABR
Category:
Real Estate
Have you ever noticed how buyers flock to purchase property in droves when real estate prices are at their peak, yet buyers are relatively scarce when prices are most affordable? Notwithstanding the fact that this occurrence defies the generally accepted investment strategy to "buy low and sell high", one can't help but wonder why attending social gatherings during the real estate boom years of 2005 and 2006 would inevitably lead to engaging in a conversation about someone's real estate investm...
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3) Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac Come Back to the Nest
Author:
Brian S. Icenhower, BS, JD, CRB, CRS, ABR
Category:
Real Estate
Now that the entities known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been thrust to the forefront of national media coverage due to their rapid decrease in stock values which has resulted in a multitude of emergency congressional hearings, cabinet sessions, press conferences, and government conservatorship, many Americans have been left confused as to what role these two enterprises have actually played in the mortgage industry.
Both Fannie and Freddie are commonly referred to as "government spons...
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4) Addressing Financial Crisis Misconceptions
Author:
Brian S. Icenhower, BS, JD, CRB, CRS, ABR
Category:
Real Estate
Now that the entities known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been thrust to the forefront of national media coverage due to their rapid failures which have resulted in a multitude of emergency congressional hearings, cabinet sessions, press conferences and ultimate government conervatorship, many Americans have been left confused as to what role these two enterprises actually played in causing our nation's financial crisis. Both Fannie and Freddie are commonly referred to as "government spons...
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5) A New Direction for Senior Housing
Author:
Brian S. Icenhower, BS, JD, CRB, CRS, ABR
Category:
Real Estate
Home builders are currently facing a rapidly emerging demographic that has forced the housing industry to begin shifting away from traditional forms of real estate development into methods that cater specifically to the needs of seniors. According to the United States Census Bureau, 100 million U.S. citizens, or a third of the country's population, will be 50 years or older by the year 2010. Many of these seniors and retiring Baby Boomers are now starting to transition from larger homes in whic...
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6) Mortgage-Backed In-Securities
Author:
Brian S. Icenhower, BS, JD, CRB, CRS, ABR
Category:
Real Estate
With 2008 having been an election year, it has been convenient to levy all blame for our country's current economic condition on our nation's presidential administration for the last eight years. However, a significant portion of the fiscal woes now plaguing both Wall Street and Main Street originated well before the current administration ever set foot in the White House. In fact, it was in 1999 that the previous administration openly urged the Federal National Mortgage Association (aka "Fanni...
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7) Visa Debit Cards Gain Popularity as the Credit Crisis Continues
Author:
Mass Vision
Category:
Finance
With the credit crisis taking its toll, many people are cutting up their credit cards and electing to replace the empty space in their wallet with a Visa Debit Card. The temptation to use traditional credit cards is too strong in normal circumstances, let alone when times are as tough as they are today. Removing the temptation altogether seems to be the only intelligent solution, but, up until recently that meant forgoing purchasing online or over the phone. Financial institutions have finally...
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8) Visa Debit Cards Educate College Students about Money
Author:
Mass Vision
Category:
Finance
As soon as students step foot on college campuses they are bombarded by credit card companies who have erected funky teen-targeted promotional booths, and are distributing free caps, t-shirts and water bottles all in an attempt to entice students to sign-on for their company's credit card. The lure of being able to purchase online and over-the-phone, in addition to credit limits far greater than the amount of money they have in their bank account is very attractive, especially to those who hav...
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9) Identifying and Avoiding Mortgage Fraud
Author:
Brian S. Icenhower, BS, JD, CRB, CRS, ABR
Category:
Finance
Recent financial industry distress publicly attributed to widespread mortgage loan defaults has generated mounting pressure on federal prosecutors to increase investigations into incidents of mortgage fraud across the nation. On February 6, 2004, CNN reported that the FBI warned that mortgage fraud was becoming so rampant that the resulting "epidemic" of fraud could trigger a massive financial crisis. Mortgage fraud has now become so prevalent that the United States Department of Justice and th...
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10) Students to Attend Schooling with School Sector Visa
Author:
Nationalvisas Australia
Category:
Travel and Leisure
School Sector Visa can be availed of by students wanting to complete their primary and secondary schooling.
National Visas, the premier visa assistance company assists in the possessing of School Sector Visa. Students can study in Primary and Secondary Schools in Australia with the School Sector Visa.
Known to house the most rep...
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11) Get on to the Right Immigration Company
Author:
Nationalvisas Australia
Category:
Travel and Leisure
Applying for an immigration status is not that simple like what some people thinks of. Visa application is very arduous, and choosing the right application is critical.
Since there are one hundred fifty subclasses of visas in over eighty classes, to know and select which is the best needs an expert knowledge. It is best to have an expert determine which sub class is suitable or fitted. There are options and issues attached to each visa application, designing and planning the best strategy h...
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12) English Language Course to Raise Number of Foreign Students
Author:
Nationalvisas Australia
Category:
Travel and Leisure
(Hawthorn, Victoria) Student Visa can be availed of by students wishing to take an English Language Course in Australia.
National Visas, the premier visa assistance company has opened the gates for further assistance to applicants willing to take the visa sub class. ELICOS or the English Language Course is for applicants wanting to complete an English Language Course in Australia.
Australia, who live with the reputation of having one of the world's leading reputation is one of the most so...
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13) Over 180,000 students from different countries look forward for an Australian Education.
Author:
Nationalvisas Australia
Category:
Travel and Leisure
They flock the country with an expectancy to get the best education from a reputed first-class education provider. Each with armed plans to pursue internationally acclaimed courses in a progressive, dynamic and conducive learning environment.
Aside from being a nice place to get a first class education, it is a great place to live. The place has a reputation of being one of the most amiable countries in the world, which is at the same time, safe, fresh, clean and has a low crime rate. Austra...
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14) The Edge of Having a Visa Advantage Service
Author:
Nationalvisas Australia
Category:
Travel and Leisure
More and more people flock Australia to visit its famous natural beauty and some to stay for good. Alongside every attempt to step on Australian territory are strict compliance to standard requirements.
In every attempt to reach the dream land, applicants wishing to cross the seas to reach Australia exerts all their effort financially in procuring necessary documents. At this stage, assistance is much appreciated and is timely for a speedy and more accurate processing.
What comprises the...
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15) A Brand New You: Identity Theft and the Growing Need to Protect Yourself
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
News and Society
In the wake of taxpayers discovering that their money may be at risk following the government's £24bn rescue of Northern Rock, people up and down the country were shocked and worried to learn about the apparent loss of sensitive data on over 25 million people after two computer discs containing records of all British families with children under sixteen - that's over seven million families - had been lost in the post!
These records included details such as parents' and children'...
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16) More Kiwis than Brits move to Oz
Author:
Nationalvisas Australia
Category:
Travel and Leisure
The number of New Zealanders crossing the Tasman increased by nearly 5000 in the past year, outstripping the United Kingdom as the largest source of permanent migrants to Australia.
Department of Immigration statistics released today show 23,906 New Zealanders migrated to Australia in the 2006-07 financial year, up from 19,033 the previous year.
The number of UK migrants remained steady at 23,223 in 2006-07, having topped New Zealand for the previous three years.
Numbers of New Zealand...
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17) David Vs Goliath?: The Global Arguments Over Interchange Fees
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Finance
With 69% of Britons preferring to use plastic rather than cash, a whopping 3 million of them juggling 5 or more credit cards, and someone every two seconds switching credit cards in order to take advantage of introductory 0% interest balance transfer offers, the credit card business is bigger than ever.
However, despite a somewhat fashionable status among individual consumers, who watch and wait for the best credit rates and credit card fees (people nicknamed Rate Tarts!), there...
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18) Aussies find love in global market
Author:
Nationalvisas Australia
Category:
Travel and Leisure
TENS of thousands of Aussies are finding love overseas each year and bringing their partners home, new figures show.
The Immigration Department issued about 40,000 spouse visas last year, up 7000 on 2004-05.
The size of the intake is staggering when it is noted that the total number of marriages conducted in Australia annually is little more than 100,000.
The top source country for spouses in 2006-07 was Britain with 5085 visas, down by about 400 on the previous year.
Next were Chin...
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19) Top tings that only Australia Offers.
Author:
Tal Gur
Category:
Self Improvement
Australia is sixth largest county in the world and made up of eight states. Australia is surrounded by fantastic beaches, has ice covered slopes along with cool lagoons and lush rainforests. With cities like Adelaide, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth Australia is a country to visit. It has wonderful places to see like the Great Barrier Reef, snowy mountains, grape growing valleys of Barossa, beautiful Whitsunday's island of Queensland etc. There are many good hotels like Palazzo...
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20) 16,000 Indians seek to make Australia home
Author:
Nationalvisas Australia
Category:
Travel and Leisure
As many as 15,865 Indians sought permanent residence in Australia under the skilled migration programme in 2006-2007, making them the second largest group in the category after Britons. The figure seems to belie fears that freed terror suspect Muhammad Haneef's case would deter prospective Indians from making Australia their home.
Partha Mukherjee, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, came to Australia three years ago wit...
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