Posted by Sophie Egge on April 2, 2011
Let’s take a look at the world of sports If your son (or daughter) came to you one day and said, “Dad, I’m signing up to become a racing driver,” or perhaps “Dad, I’m signing up to become a basketball player,” you may well be upset and start doing your best to discourage him or her. Read on and you may change your mind.
Nascar Most people know that the National Football League (NFL) is the most popular sport on TV, but it may surprise you to hear that the second highest-rated sport is NASCAR, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. No longer just a heartland sport, NASCAR is broadcast in over 150 countries. With all this television coverage come the big money and high annual salaries. Unlike NFL salaries, however, NASCAR drivers’ salaries are closely-guarded secrets.
Drivers’ salaries There is some information on NASCAR drivers’ salaries, thanks to SportsIllustrated.cnn.com. According to them,
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Posted by Zachary Ogilvie on March 24, 2011
Applications are invited for The Economist‘s 2011 Marjorie Deane internships. Financed by the Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation, the awards are designed to provide work experience for a promising journalist or would-be journalist, who will spend three months at The Economist writing about economics and finance. Applicants are asked to write a letter introducing themselves, and an original article of no more than 500 words that they think would be suitable for publication in this section. Applications should be sent to deaneintern@economist.com by April 15th 2011.
Posted by Sophie Egge on March 23, 2011
Identity theft is on the rise Like many people today, you probably worry that someone might try to steal your identity. So you shred your bills before you throw them away, sign up for a service like LifeLock to make sure that your personal credit score is protected and shy away from sharing too much information publicly about yourself. But what if all your efforts, all your careful planning comes to naught because the identity thief isn’t some nameless stranger diving in your neighborhood dumpster, but is instead a close relative or close friend?
My Son Stole My Identity Chris is a retired store clerk, living in New York City. He’s never had much money, but over the years, he worked hard to build a small nest egg and to protect his good credit rating. He always paid his bills and never spent beyond his means. That is, until his youngest son, John came home from college, broke and without his diploma. John decided to “borrow” his father’s identity. He bought
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Posted by Madison Backhouse on March 23, 2011
As Norco loan modification lawyers, we spend a lot of time suing loan servicers for failing to live up to their basic contractual obligations under HAMP — the federal Home Affordable Modification Program. So we were interested to see articles suggesting that homeowners across the nation are pursuing similar lawsuits. MortgageLoan.com reported March 17 that a class-action lawsuit in New Jersey accuses CitiMortgage of reaping the rewards of being part of HAMP while denying permanent loan modifications to people who had met all of the requirements in a temporary trial. This is against HAMP rules. Another lawsuit out of Texas accuses BAC Home Loans Servicing, a division of Bank of America, of intentionally misleading, verbally abusing and delaying requests of borrowers.
The Texas article focuses on plaintiff Donna Batts, who is fighting to hold on to her home in northeast Austin. After months of phone calls that gave her confusing, misleading and contradictory information, she got a temporary loan modification.
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