'Typical Rate APR's in the UK' - What Do They Mean and Do They Help the Customer?
What does Typical APR mean and does it help consumers?Nowadays it is very rare to see an advertisement for a loan without seeing a typical APR. Some people know what APR stands (although alarmingly many do not if you are one of them it stands for Annual Percentage Rate and is meant to reflect the ... more...

History Of The Federal Income Tax
The powers of Congress, and the limitations set upon those powers, are set forth in Article I of the United States Constitution. Section 8 specifies both the power to collect, "Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises," and the requirement that, "Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout ... more...

Shopping for a Payday Loan
You wouldnt consider buying a new pair of shoes, a bicycle helmet, or an extra pair of jeans without trying them on first to make certain they fit. After all, a pair of shoes that is two sizes too small will never fit and they amount to money wasted. Shopping for anything products or services ... more...

Industry Regulation and Recent Legislation
A number of states from coast to coast are attempting to impose further regulations on the payday loan industry, but without much success in many cases. Consumers of payday loans have generally argued against more stringent measures and limitations, that would limit their access to payday loans. ... more...

Don't Buy Your On-Line Marketing Articles From Article Factories
I was busiy submitting some articles I ghost wrote for a client to some web portals late one night, when I was struck by a message a web site editor left for visitors. I wont tell you the actual site name, or mention the company that they are targeting with their message in order to protect ... more...

Mortgage Loan What are No Doc Loans?
No doc mortgages are often referred to as stated income loans. These mortgages allow individuals with good credit and sporadic income to qualify for a mortgage. Here is all you need to know about no doc mortgage loans.No doc loans are intended for homeowners that have trouble documenting their ... more...

Flexible Mortgage UK Mortgages to Specially Suit the Self-employed
While a person drawing a fixed salary every month finds it easy to repay loan in fixed monthly instalments, those with a fluctuating income will find it otherwise. In order to tap the potential of the latter group, which principally consists of self employed people and people whose income is ... more...

Understanding Credit Card Penalties
Because most of us have one or two credit cards and we use them every day, understanding credit card penalties and fees is a significant issue since one time or another we have paid a penalty for some reason. Every user of a credit card must first understand that every charge on the credit card ... more...

Is My Money Safe? On The Soundness Of Our Banks
Banks are institutions wherein miracles happen regularly. We rarely entrust our money to anyone but ourselves and our banks. Despite a very chequered history of mismanagement, corruption, false promises and representations, delusions and behavioural inconsistency banks still succeed to motivate ... more...