ATM fraud issues in the most part involve credit card fraud and debit card fraud. The ATM machine may be the ‘common purchase point’ (CPP) where analysis shows that a significant number of credit cards or debit cards were used genuinely in one specific location prior to detection of subsequent fraudulent transactions. Even when not [...]

The term “toxic assets” is tossed around quite a bit these days, especially now that the Treasury Department has announced plans to buy up U.S. banks’ bad assets to the tune of $1 trillion dollars (more on that in a minute). Terms like toxic assets have become common place, like the terms mortgage meltdown, financial [...]

There’s an old television program that aired in the 1960′s called Hogan’s Heroes. Sgt. Schultz (John Banner) was one of the main characters. His constant exclamation throughout his tenure on this show was, “I know nothing!” Is that where you are in regards to how to buy a home without a down payment? If so, [...]

For most of us, our mortgage pipelines are in dire need of some good solid loan business. If you fall in this category, it may be time to evaluate the business opportunities that await you in the Reverse Mortgage marketplace. If you’ve been paying attention at all, you probably know that the projected potential of [...]

Last year we struggled with the fact that we needed to fund our college students dreams without much money in the bank. When we turned to student loans we had no idea there were so many different types of student loans. Let us walk you through a quick recap of what you can expect from [...]

The turbulence in the world financial markets during 2008 is blamed on a failure in the banking system. While it is certainly true that many leading banks acted imprudently and incompetently, the crisis was made worse and will be perpetuated by the high levels of both government and consumer debt in the US and EU. [...]

The world is increasingly becoming a busier place with the passing of each day. Time is money, and people are very conscious of the need for saving time and reaching their destination via faster and cheaper transport. What is more convenient than getting a car which is always at your disposal 24 hours a day [...]

Home equity loan is a type of loan in which the borrower uses the equity in their home as collateral. But, there could be occasions when the home does not have any equity, especially if home values have decreased considerably or it has a second mortgage. In such cases it is often difficult to get [...]

Logbook loan is considered by many as the best loan option if you require money for urgent or regular expenses. It is particularly attractive for those who are looking for easy borrowings. One the key reasons for its increasing popularity is because it is available totally without any hassle and interest rates are fairly reasonable, [...]

If you have never been to Costa Rica or another Central American country, you may be quite surprised at how local banks outside of a first world country operate.Banks in Cost Rica often behave as if they are doing the customer a favor in serving him and not vice versa. Despite the fact that private [...]