Top-Line Facts: * Spending: The cost of the bill is .5 trillion over 10 years of full implementation (2014-2023). * Taxes Increases: Taxes will go up 3.6 billion—nearly half a trillion dollars. * Medicare Cuts: Medicare will be cut 4.6 billion—another half a trillion dollars. * Total Number of Pages: 2074 * Government Plan: The … Read more
The Federal Credit Reporting Act [“FCRA”] makes it mandatory for Credit Reporting Agencies such as Experian, Equifax and Trans Union “to follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information in the [consumer’s credit] report….” A willful and negligent failure to do so is violation number 1 of the FCRA. One wonders then … Read more
Despite numerous federal efforts to make bank loans available to small business owners, bank lending is still extremely low and merchant loans are still serving as an excellent alternative. In the last five months, the 22 biggest Tarp recipients have cut their outstanding lending balances by billion, according to Catherine Clifford of CNN Money. These … Read more