The National Bureau of Economic Research said today that the U.S. has been in a recession since December of 2007. They said that the massive decline in jobs in 2008 was one of the key reasons they decided to state why the recession started last year. They estimated that employers have cut jobs by 1.2 million. 

In a statement, White House Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto said that even though the recession is now official, it is more important to focus on the steps being taken to fix the economy.

“The most important things we can do for the economy right now are to return the financial and credit markets to normal, and to continue to make progress in housing, and that’s where we’ll continue to focus,” he said. “Addressing these areas will do the most right now to return the economy to growth and job creation.”

So, if you are in need of an economic stimulus package, look into credit repairing your credit. It’s one of the biggest factors lenders look at when determining your risk. Your credit score will also determine your loan rate. The lower the score, the higher the interest rate. You may be able to save hundreds of dollars a month by avoiding high interest rates on your credit cards, auto loans, and home loans. 

To read more, visit: 

http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/01/news/economy/recession/index.htm?postversion=2008120112

We’ve all heard the stories, nightmares really, of loan sharks, crooks, and leaches in the credit card space that impose unreasonable restrictions on consumers. Consumers seem to be in agreement that there need to be tighter controls to protect consumers in the credit-card space. There are complaints that these credit card companies often initiate arbitrary rate increases as well as penalizing consumers that marginally are late on payments, as marginal as payments that are 1 day late. Share these gripes, check out this MarketWatch article, Interest in new rules boils over. 

Let’s face it, America is a shopaholic nation. And this insatiable desire to shop is fulfilled by the use of credit cards, with 1 in 7 Americans carrying 10 or more credit cards. Americans can’t get enough of this lifestyle, meaning that Americans continue to spend more, year over year.   

But the wind of change is blowing and this time the American consumer is looking to simplify their lives and cut back their once insatiable desire to buy SUV’s, plasma screens, and extravagant homes. In fact, 84% are looking to buy “less stuff”. It’s an interesting and monumental change in consumer sentiment. Read on to find some intriguing signs on how this may be The End of Credit Card Consumerism.

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