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Prepaid cards come under government scrutiny
Fox Business
Card features: Most prepaid cards offer limited features, but some include add-ons such as a line of credit, credit repair program or savings account. The bureau plans to investigate these types of card features further to consider their costs and ...
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Transport Select Committee backs credit hire Competition Commission investigation
Post Online
The Transport Select Committee has welcomed the Office of Fair Trading's provisional decision to refer an investigation into credit hire and third-party repair to the Competition Commission. By Chinwe Akomah Louise Ellman MP, chairwoman of the ...
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OFT to refer credit hire study to Competition Commission
Post Online
By Chinwe Akomah It also criticised the lack of control of insurers of at-fault drivers over the cost of repairs and vehicle replacement for the non-at-fault driver creating an "inefficient" system where insurers, brokers, credit hirers and repairers ...
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Post Online
Credit Hire Organisation boss discourages potentially costly Competition ...
Post Online
The Credit Hire Organisation has said referring the motor insurance study to the Competition Commission would be similar to using a "sledge hammer to crack a nut" and could cost millions of pounds to solve the "dysfunctional vehicle repair service" ...
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ABI and Accident Exchange boss clash over 'scapegoating' of credit hirers
Post Online
Responding to the comment, Evans said: "The OFT has not referred anything to the Competition Commission for investigation at this stage and has certainly not highlighted the credit repair and credit hire markets as a single issue in what they assess as ...
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Post Online
OFT report - ABI welcomes referral of the credit hire and credit repair ...
Auto Body Professionals Club (subscription)
The ABI welcomes todays announcement on the referral of the credit hire and credit repair markets to the Competition Commission for investigation. For too long insurers have faced inflated rates for credit hire cars and excessive hire periods which ...
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Emergency Home Repairs Now Available To Virginia Residents
MarketWatch (press release)
... from expensive water line repair costs, especially in these difficult economic times," said Tom Rusin CEO of HomeServe USA. "This kind of coverage can provide a finance-saving alternative to credit card debt or borrowing from friends and family.
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DLG latest firm to support OFT's credit hire referral
Post Online
The Direct Line Group has become the latest insurer to back the Office of Fair Trading's decision to provisionally refer the study into vehicle repair services to the Competition Commission. By Callum Brodie News of the OFT's proposal had earlier ...
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Post Online
OFT Seeks Probe Of "Dysfunctional" Car Insurance Practices
Wall Street Journal
The OFT said that after a road traffic accident, the "at-fault" driver's insurer is responsible for meeting the cost of repairs and replacement vehicles for the "not-at-fault" driver, or the driver whose car got hit. However, in its market study, ...
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Professional Tips on Boosting Credit Score Released
PR Web (press release)
In the above-mentioned MSN Money article, one of the pieces of advice offered is to start early in order to repair a flawed credit history. Johnson states that it definitely does take time to mend a less-than-desirable credit score, that there is no ...
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PR Web (press release)
Ireland votes on Europe's deficit-fighting treaty
The Seattle Times
The government says Ireland has no choice but to follow this course if it wants to repair its credit rating by next year and resume borrowing normally on bond markets at affordable rates. Prime Minister Enda Kenny has warned that a "no" outcome would ...
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Absolute Capital Homes: New Foreclosure Numbers Good for Real Estate Industry
Equities.com
... many pro-foreclosed and bank-owned properties with the goal of rehabilitating them, but their services also help prospective homeowners, making these refurbishes properties easier to afford, through Rent-to-But programs as well as credit repair.
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OFT report - Aviva responds; they would like next April's referral fee ban ...
Auto Body Professionals Club (subscription)
"The referral of the credit hire and credit repair markets to the Competition Commission for investigation is a welcome step - credit hire and repair have been a source of excessive costs which do not benefit insurers or consumers.
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Regulator set to probe car insurance market
Financial Times
The Office of Fair Trading said it planned to refer the market to the Competition Commission as insurers' relationships with vehicle hire and repair companies may "prevent, restrict or distort competition". Regulators are concerned about the incentives ...
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TEXT-S&P revises Triumph Group outlook to positive
Reuters
Overview -- A strong commercial aerospace market, operational improvements, and debt reduction have resulted in improving credit ratios for US-based aerospace supplier Triumph Group. -- We are revising the rating outlook to positive from stable while ...
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'Insurance Spring' in the UK?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
After car accidents, many insurers of "not-at-fault" drivers refer those drivers to credit-hire organizations that tend to charge higher daily car-hire rates, in exchange for a referral fee of between £250 and £400 per car hire.
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Apil applauds investigation into motor insurers' "grubby practices"
Post Online
Excessive inflation on car repair costs from some credit hire organisations has almost doubled the claim cost since 2007. Referral fees being paid out for bodily injury claims has also lead to unprecedented claims inflation for BI, again almost ...
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Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation to help rebuild Philadelphia neighborhood in June
Examiner.com
You know the drill: pretend tickets for a Bon Jovi concert just went on sale, whip out the credit card and book a flight and arrange to be there to help the JBJSF and its' charitable partner make a huge difference. Just like scoring concert tickets and ...
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OFT report - Steve Evans of Accident Exchange says credit hire organisations ...
Auto Body Professionals Club (subscription)
Evans said the ABI statement, in response to the OFT probe into private motor insurance, suggests it is the credit hire and credit repair markets which are at the centre of the probe and therefore to blame. Evans claims that, in fact, credit hire ...
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Wind tax credit uncertainty could affect Aberdeen business, officials say
AberdeenNews.com
Giovannini said the tax credit has been in place for about 20 years but has expired three times. Each time it has, it's had a significant negative impact on the wind energy industry, though there's always been a recovery after restoration of the credit ...
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OFT to refer motor insurance market to CC
Stock Market Wire
... have little control over the way in which these repairs and vehicle replacement services are carried out or the associated costs. Instead, insurers of the not-at-fault driver and others, such as brokers, credit hire organisations and repairers, ...
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OFT report - Accident Exchange responds; welcomes OFT recognition of the value ...
Auto Body Professionals Club (subscription)
The OFT study, which included the role that Credit Hire and Credit repair services play in the market, found that the manner in which insurance companies operate may push up motor premiums by an estimated £10 per year per policy.
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Car insurance market faces competition inquiry
The Guardian
They may also receive a typical £155 in referral fees from repairers, paint suppliers and parts suppliers, with that money clawed back through higher repair charges. The OFT also found that credit hire agreements tend to run for longer periods than ...
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The Guardian
Don't get dinged at the end of your lease
Globe and Mail
After getting the fender-bender damage repaired through insurance, and a half-price detailing job inside and out, our end-of-lease inspection left us with an invoice for $1980.08. We were charged for a chipped windshield, a scuff to the front bumper ...
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Globe and Mail
Industry must work together to tackle motor insurance costs, Mass chair says
Post Online
The Motor Accident Solicitors Society has called the Office of Fair Trading report into the third-party vehicle repairs issue the "tip of the iceberg" with a Competition Commission investigation almost inevitable. By Chinwe Akomah The OFT revealed this ...
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Car insurers referred to the Competition Commission
Moneywise Magazine
When there is a car accident the insurer for the person who is at fault is responsible for car hire and repair charges, but they have no control over the costs. According to the OFT, some insurers of the not-at-fault driver and others, such as brokers, ...
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Saveology's June 4 Job Fair Aims to Hire 100 New South Floridians for Sales Team
PR Web (press release)
The company is particularly interested in interviewing candidates who have interacted with customers in any of the following areas: satellite TV, alarm services, loan modifications, precious metals, debt settlement, auto warranties, credit repair, ...
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Quincy selects $30.8 million bid for Central Middle School
Boston.com
While that slightly shrank the accounted-for contingency time in the construction schedule, it has not delayed things beyond repair, Walker said. In addition to being on time, the bid came within the construction budget proposed by the Massachusetts ...
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Neale mansion officially sold
Republican & Herald
Township officials had sought to have the mansion either demolished or repaired. Roperto had testified at a March 6 hearing that he wanted to restore the mansion, had a $100000 line of credit available to him and was willing to invest as much as ...
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Republican & Herald
Car insurance facing Competition Commission study
BBC News
The OFT says artificially high car hire and repair charges add £255m a year to drivers' premiums and it wants the commission to investigate the sector. The watchdog says insurers connive with garages and suppliers of courtesy cars to let them charge ...
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BBC News
Garment repair store gives clothes new life
Basingstoke Observer
She was made redundant from her job as a credit controller in September 2010 and admitted it was a risk buying into the business. "Most people don't have the time or skills to repair or alter their own clothes and perfectly good clothes are left ...
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Shady car dealers targeting military buyers
msnbc.com
He was able to get the dealership to pay for the repairs. But about a week later, the studs broke again. This time they refused to pay. Cameron couldn't afford the repair work, so he took the car to another dealer, hoping to get some money for a ...
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Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Refinances Two
Private Equity Hub (press release)
Tronair raised a $50 million senior credit facility in May 2012 and Global Franchise Group increased its senior credit facility to $63.5 million. Levine Leichtman Capital Partners ("LLCP"), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, announced today that ...
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Heritage Home Program SM Announces 2% Fixed Interest Rate Lowered Fees and ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Repairing an older home is more affordable than ever before. The Heritage Home Programs, a specialized house maintenance and rehab loan program for homeowners of houses that are 50 years old and older is lowering the fixed interest rate to 2% from 3.5% ...
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Competition Commission called in to investigate car insurance market
Law on the Web (blog)
This practice is making the average car hire £560 more expensive, and the average repair £155 more expensive. "Insurers of the not-at-fault driver and others, such as brokers, credit hire organisations and repairers, can take advantage of this lack of ...
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Competition Commission could launch car insurance probe
UK Net Guide
It noted that artificially high car hire and repair costs were adding some £225 million a year to motorists' premiums. However, the solution may not come that easily, with OFT chief executive officer John Fingleton claiming: "Competition in this market ...
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UK Net Guide
West Lafayette pool closes for good
Coshocton Tribune
WEST LAFAYETTE -- After more than two years of officials exploring repair and replacement options, the West Lafayette swimming pool will be permanently closed. The pool never was a major moneymaker for the village. It was lucky to break even most years ...
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The stupidest war
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
I agree with his assessment that President Obama had nothing to do with the killing of bin Laden and shouldn't take credit for it. However, no one will say Mr. Obama is as dumb as the former president, George W. Bush, for getting us into the stupidest ...
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Inflated car insurance costs to be investgated
bdaily
According to the OFT, artificially high car hire and repair charges add up to £225 million annually to drivers' premiums. They are now calling on the commission to investigate further. It was also found that some insurers connive with garages and ...
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Blogs1 new result for credit repair
 
How to conduct credit investigation?
When trying to conduct a credit dispute, there are a few steps you must take before starting the credit repair process. Please understand that restoring your credit takes time and patience. It can be frustrating at times, but it's possible to start ...
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Web5 new results for credit repair
 
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You can now edit an existing or previous credit repair round, by pulling up your customer, clicking Credit Score Information tab, find the round you would like to ...
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Obtaining a credit repair services are the first thing that might come to the minds of many ...
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