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[2 May 2010 | 22 Comments | 1,135 views]

We have had some complaints about mortgage quoting companies not returning phone calls after consumer’s fill out a free mortgage quote form. We did our own research and here is what we found.
The first Company we called was one of the largest and most popular, lendingtree.com owned by news corp. We filled out thier app it took about 25 minutes and we recieved a single  phone call 3 days later. the person was polite and genuine, but was unable to help us because we put on our app that we owed …

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[27 Apr 2010 | 25 Comments | 1,035 views]

Do you have Credit card that has been in collection status for more than 4 years? If so you might want to think about negotiating a settlement with the holder of that account. Most states have a SOL Statute of limitations on how long you can be sued for such a debt, but it doesnt seem to be stopping attorneys from filing suit, regaurdless of the time limit. It can be time consuming to fight off one of these debt companies, and your time could be better spent doing something …

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[21 Apr 2010 | 34 Comments | 923 views]

Consolidating your credit card debt into a home loan can be a great way to lower your interest rate and overall monthly payments. With home loan interest rates in the 3-4% range right now might be the right time to get rid of those high interest credit card payments that never seem to go away.
Credit card rates are typicaly 10% – 27% , and most cards charge high fees if you go over your balance. Some new programs are allowing homeowners to finance as much as 103% of the value …

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[20 Apr 2010 | 58 Comments | 1,297 views]

If paying off credit card debt were as easy as racking up the debt, then there wouldn’t be a need for sites like this. There are several systems and your income plays a factor in how to go about doing so. The ladder method is a poular method, with this method the borrower pays off the smallest debt first paying no attention to Interest rate.
Example: Mary and Joseph have 3 debts. Visa 12,000 @ 22% - Mastercard 7000.00 @ 24% - and Amex 4000.00. @18% ,they would like to be out of debt in 12-24 …

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[18 Apr 2010 | 7 Comments | 1,457 views]

The Utah Statute of limitations on credit cards is 4 years, however the law is vague in it’s wording, and your case might extend it to 6 years. here is the deal, very few if any have been given 6 year SOL , most attorney’s like to use the 6 year SOL to scare you. They might have one or two cases that won this way, but keep in mind they dont show you the dozens or hundreds that win with the 4 Year SOL. I will post cases for …

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[14 Apr 2010 | 80 Comments | 894 views]

Can you rotate credit card payments?
Rotating Credit card payment is a dangerouse thing to do, and why anyone would want to do it is beyond my comprehension, but here is the deal. Some people are under the impresson that if they pay there visa with thier mastercard they can live a cash free lifestyle, this concept will catch up to you eventually and you’ll be left with 2 maxed out credit cards to pay in full. this concept was popular in the ninties when credit card companies were handing out …

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[13 Apr 2010 | 109 Comments | 1,262 views]

Welcome to CreditcardWatchdogg.com This site will Help you with whatever Issues your having with your finance Companies. from Debt Collection to Legal Questions, were here to help. We do not offer Legal advice, but we show you past court cases and the out come of such events. So you can decide from there. We cover all areas of Finance such as how to get the best rates on Credit Cards to tips and advice on  Paying off your credit cards and other personal debt. Personal debt is the leading cause …