Money Mart mounts defense A class-action lawsuit that was filed in Ontario went to trial Tuesday. The suit against Canada payday loan company Money Mart alleges that the defendant charged an unlawful amount of interest to its customers. Money Mart maintains that it did not charge illegal interest or interest rates of any kind, as its services ...

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I’m a realtor in Marin County, California I am painfully aware that that simple sentence may conjure up images of a shiny new Mercedes Benz parked outside a chichi Parisian-style café in the middle of the afternoon on a nice summer day in some swanky Northern California neighborhood. But that’s a far cry from me. ...

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What to do when options are few Welcome back to “Repair Your Credit.” CLICK HERE if you missed part three of this article on how credit repair and a lessened dependence on payday loans in Tampa can help you to keep your financial boat afloat. As you look at your balance transfer options, isolate the best offers ...

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April is National Financial Literacy Month in the United States. In most cases, schools do not extensively teach financial skills. Teenagers, highly susceptible to messages from the media, often do not have guidance from teachers, who are not trained to teach financial skills, or from parents, many of whom do not model healthy financial behavior. ...

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Our waning hope According to an April 2009 Gallup poll, for the first time this decade, a majority of non-retired Americans, 52%, doubt they will have enough money to live comfortably once they stop working. We may be able to solve our money worries today with a quick payday loan or a debt consolidation. ...

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