Weichert Realtors announced the launch of its new Claim-No-Claim Home Protection Plan. This home protection plan, provided through HMS Home Warranty, now includes coverage for unknown pre-existing conditions, lack of maintenance and jetted bathtubs in addition to the coverage already provided by the previous protection plan.

Weichert Financial Services said it is committed to offering its clients ‘best-in-class’ products and services. “The innovative Claim-No-Claim Weichert Home Protection Plan is a unique offering within the industry and lives up to the expectations we have for Weichert branded products.” said Bill McMahon, vice president for Weichert Financial Services.

Founded in 1969, Weichert Realtors has grown from a single office into one of the nation’s leading providers of homeownership services by putting our customers first. With near

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More than a year after 100 million credit card numbers were stolen from Heartland Payment Systems, two industry experts disagreed over who was at fault.

This information is currently protected by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, which sets 12 specific goals to build and maintain secure networks. Compliance with PCI standards is mandatory for all companies storing or processing payment card identification. Heartland executives originally said they were compliant, but later disclosed that assessors incorrectly informed the company.

In a report by NetworkWorld, Lieberman Software CEO Phil Lieberman said improved payment technology could be used to prevent future security breaches, which can be devastating to consumers’ credit scores. Read more…

Frank and Myriam Warren sold a five-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 834 E. 44th St. in Bronzeville to Craig and Owinda Marchbanks for $375,000 on Jan. 7.

The Warrens bought the property for $318,000 in Jan. 2001. The 3,154-square-foot house was built in 2001.

Ms. Warren serves as a special counsel at Faegre & Benson in their Minnesota office. Her practice concentrates in the all aspects of general and complex commercial litigation.

She graduated from Dartmouth College and earned her J.D.

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Prime U.S. credit card asset-backed securities (ABS) performance stabilized in December, with most trusts reporting minimal changes in delinquencies and chargeoffs following record delinquencies in the previous month, according to Fitch Ratings.

In addition, credit card ABS trusts excess spread cushions widened further as pricing changes begin to take full effect boosting portfolio yields. (Click chart to enlarge)

Julia writes in:

What do you do when frugal living catches up with you? As a family we had a much lower income from 2002 to 2007 (layoffs in the IT industry led to trying to survive on short contract work). We did not move home as that would have cost a fortune in fees here in the UK. Instead we bought nothing beyond the essentials. No holidays, outings, clothes, entertainments, etc. What we needed beyond food and fuel came from Salvation Army shops, garage sales, etc. We hung on to our cars as they had done low mileage but were not worth a lot in resale value.

We no longer work in IT but have found alternative permanent jobs.

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I dreamed of floating above a green carpet of vineyards interspersed with trays of fine meats and poultry with clouds made of Roquefort and Brie cheeses. Then I awoke to a “real” fantasy not unlike the dream. I was on a fabled French canal exploring an Edenic garden of edible delights.

I spent a week on L’Impressionniste, a 126-foot-long hotel barge, cruising the Burgundy region of France. It was late summer and the vines were full of their famous fruit. All that was needed were a few days of rain and a week or so of warm weather. Then the harvesting could begin.

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I’m not an advocate for buying new vehicles versus used. However, there is some merit in buying an extremely cheap new car and driving it until it’s time to take it behind the woodshed and put it out of its misery.

That being said, below is a list of the 10 cheapest vehicles of 2010 (from most to least expensive), based on MSRP. If you only buy used, go out and get one of these models in 3 years as their resale values are typically only about half of MSRP.

Foreign Automakers Dominate The List of Cheapest Vehicles

You’ll find that foreign automakers swept the list: Nissan (2), Scion (2), Toyota (1), Hyundai (1), Kia (3), and Honda (1). At th

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