Kiss Courtesy Overdraft Fees Goodbye With WaMu Debit-Only Card? [Wamu] (2)
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Whoever came up with the name "courtesy overdraft fee" is one smart cookie. They figured out a way to let you do something you don't want to do, charge you a fee, and make it sound like they're doing you a favor. WaMu is one of the few banks that let you... ...opt-out of "courtesy overdraft fees" so that if you use your debit card and don't have enough money for what you're swiping it ...
Microsoft kicks Google while it's down (1)
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While Google was busy trying to have its advertising deal with Yahoo approved, it appears Microsoft was busy luring away the search giant's potential partners...
Chase-WaMu to help 400,000 avoid foreclosure (1)
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Chase, the retail bank of JPMorgan Chase, said today it plans to help up to 400,000 homeowners with $70 billion in loans avoid foreclosure. And it will stop putting loans into foreclosure for the next 90 days. The programs apply only to borrowers who live in the homes the loans are against. In addition to Chase customers, the bank is targeting borrowers with loans from Washington Mutual and EMC, a former unit of Bear Stearns. ...
Former ACORN staffer testifies - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (2)
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A former staffer for an affiliate of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now testified today that the organization was provided a donor list from the presidential campaign of Barack Obama in late 2007 for fundraising efforts.
4 Discounted Blue Chips For Huge Profits By 2010 (1)
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Today looks like another ‘Black Monday’ for global stock markets. But Andrew Snyder says this credit crisis could eventually go down as one of the most profitable periods in US history. The country’s biggest and oldest blue chips are selling at an unprecedented discount. Here, Andrew selects four stock bargains set to make huge profits in the coming two years. This from Today’s Financial News: All across America, huge companies are selling at deep discounts. ...
VIDEO: Post Implosion, Old WaMu Ad Has New, Dark, Meaning [Washington Mutual] (2)
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Now that Washington Mutual completely imploded on its garbage-pile avalanche of home mortgages, this old WaMu commercial from August 2006 takes on a new, darker, meaning... ANNOUNCER: The uncertainty of getting a home loan made Paul irritable. Paul pops child's balloon. ANNOUNCER:Then he went to Washington Mutual. Thanks to their flexible lending rules, he got quick approval. Now he's always in a GREAT mood. A series of horrible things happen to Paul, but he remains ...
Don't Start Yanking Your WaMu Accounts [] (1)
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The scary headlines about WaMu's stock slide have a few readers worrying if now is the time to pull their deposits. I'm a WaMu customer myself and I say no. For now, though I could be wrong, this just looks like more hot panic sweeping the market. First off, you're FDIC-insured up to the first $100,000. You will get your money. Secondly... In the event of WaMu failing, the FDIC will swoop in and your ...
A Web Without Africa (1)
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I recently wrote an article called “The Popularity of Programming Languages in Africa” where data from Google Insights was used to show how frequently different countries in the were world were searching for information related to various programming languages. Using that data (which was really only looking at the top ten countries representing each language) I was able to compare the results of African countries against each other. But what those results illustrated all too ...
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Socraton said:
The article “The Next 2 Billion: SinoAfrica Rising” is also worth reading.
Review: I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This (2)
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Each Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal productivity, personal development, or business/entrepreneurship book of interest. I’m lucky in that I’ve never been truly dissatisfied with my job. I’ve yearned for different challenges before, and I’ve also wished for more flexibility in my schedule, but neither of those actually led me to dislike what I was doing. But all I have to do is look around me a little bit to find people who are ...
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codemac said:
I feel like this is addressing a feeling almost everyone has felt at some time.
Get an Edge With Visual Communication (1)
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Having trouble working through complex concepts? Struggling to get a “simple” message across? As human beings, we are all pre-wired to absorb visual communication. You should take advantage of that to give yourself an edge when it comes to communicating. Thinking in Pictures Guy Kawasaki did an interview last week with Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures. There are eleven good questions with detailed answers, ...
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