Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is something we normally associate with military members. But the reality is that many who have faced traumatic situations can also suffer from the impact PTSD creates. Through news reports and media coverage we are also aware of the...
The latest statistics out from the United States Courts show that bankruptcy filings are dropping. That's good news for consumers and bad news for companies that sell debt relief services. According to filing data, the number of non-business bankruptcy filings for the same...
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The Federal Trade Commission announced some additional coordinated enforcement actions against companies that promised fraudulent debt relief help and interest rate reductions. Recently I wrote about actions the FTC took against Purchase Power Solutions and The Green Savers....
So much of what you hear about the recent economic trends of people learning grand lessons about avoiding debt, are just not true. While the level of unsecured consumer debt has decreased over these past four years,...
Consumers’ insanity was indoctrinated by materialism and false publicity to buy more stuff, as factually was needed. People were made jealous or greedy by showing that others and even their neighbours had...
On Friday the Federal Reserve has reported US consumers are no longer consuming. For the fifth consecutive month consumer debt fell, by $10.3 B. US consumer debt is estimated at $2.5 T. Analysts expected a $4.7 B reduction. "Outstanding U.S. consumer debt fell $10.3...
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Every single year a new crop of unprepared consumers gets blindsided by the post holiday bills which begin to arrive after the middle of January. It is a predictable phenomena. Credit counselors and debt...
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CAPC is a for-profit debt management firm located in CA. They offer a free online debt management quote for interested consumers. A credit card calculator and other debt resources are also available to consumers through their website.