Written on December 20th, 2008
As of November 14, Freddie Mac, the mortgage-lending giant taken over by the federal government only two months ago, requested an additional $13.8 billion from the US Treasury. The move was an effort to stabilize the company after it suffered record quarterly losses. The amount was authorized and the company will begin receiving [...]
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Written on December 12th, 2008
People who are faced with immense debt often panic and wonder what they can do to remove it from their lives. Making payments only seems meaningless when being challenged by the enormity of the task. If a student owes tens of thousands of dollars in debt, or a home was recently purchased, then effectively managing [...]
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Written on December 8th, 2008
As we go through life, we’re all faced with important financial decisions. For better or worse, one of the ways in which our country operates economically is by means of credit, and it is with credit that we can find ourselves in debt. This isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, it can be beneficial [...]
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Written on December 8th, 2008
It’s a fact that a large majority of Americans are in debt. The economy is also suffering, and this too is something that can’t be denied. However, the good news is that the current circumstances of the world and in the United States are causing the nation’s citizens to realize the harsh disadvantages of consumerism. [...]
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