Five Tips for Finding Small Business Friendly Banks
July 21st, 2010
If you are in the market for business financing you may have noticed that the SBA is tentatively reporting a healthy increase in small business lending.
MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise; RAK, AMP, AIR gain
July 21st, 2010July 23 () – New Zealand stocks rose for the third time in four sessions, as a slew of positive corporate results on Wall Street helped bolster sentiment for equities worldwide. Rakon Ltd., AMP Ltd., and Air New Zealand paced gainers on the day.
The NZX 50 rose 13.54, or 0.5%, to 2994.9. Within the index, 26 stocks rose, 11 fell and 13 were unchanged. Turnover on the day was $70.1 million.
U.S. stocks rallied after companies including UPS, Caterpillar and 3M posted sturdy earnings and raised their guidance. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 2.3 percent.
“Markets around the world rallied on the positive results from the financial reporting season in the States, and we’re hoping the New Zealand reporting season is up there as well,” said Grant Williamson, a director at Hamilton Hindin Greene. “Local co
Article On Three Ways To Stop Collectors From Calling You
July 21st, 2010We are often asked by Alabama consumers “How do I get collectors to stop calling me?” and “Should I send a cease and desist letter?”
We wrote a short article on this subject that covers three options you have:
1. Pay the debt;
2. Send a cease and desist letter; or
3. Sue the collector.
In the article we talk about when each step is normally appropriate. We hope this is helpful and if you like this article you might like our book on Stopping Abusive Debt Collectors.
Mortgage Rates 7-23: Home Mortgage Rates Today Decline: 30 Year Mortgage Rates at 4.69%, 15 Year Mortgage Rates at 4.13%
July 20th, 2010
Mortgage rates declined again reversing the trend of higher mortgage rates the past two days. Current 30 year mortgage rates are averaging 4.69 percent, down from Wednesday’s average 30 year mortgage rate of 4.78 percent.
Today’s 30 year jumbo mortgage rates have also gone down since Wednesday. 30 year jumbo mortgage rates are averaging 5.20 percent, a decline from an average 30 year mortgage rate of 5.39.
Comparing mortgage refinance rates and mortgage rates today? Search our mort
Make Money With Google Adsense & HubPages
July 17th, 2010If you have ever looked into making money online you may have already come across HubPages. I came across the site HubPages.com just over two years ago, and even though I haven’t created many hubs since then (my total count is currently seventeen) I have plans to add a lot more.
Why is this you may ask? Well I have discovered that it is well worth creating these short articles known as hubs, mainly because you can add Google Adsense to them. And that means you can earn an income from your writing that keeps accumulating over the long term.
Now I should say here that this is one of those classic situations where you get out of it what you put in. I
Flagstar Bank 12 Month CD Yield of 1.55%
July 16th, 2010Flagstar Direct is offering one of the best 12 month CD rates available today. The current 12 month CD rate is 1.54 percent with an annual percentage yield of 1.55 percent. The bank’s yield is one of the highest 12 month CD rates available right now and tops our 12 month CD rate list.
For more information about Flagstar Direct’s 12 month CD rate visit: Flagstar Direct 12 month CD Yield of 1.55%.
Flagstar Direct’s 12 month CD rate is also higher than the current national average 12 month CD rate of 0.83 percent. The minimum