Thanks to a fellow MyFICO’er, I shot an email to a Verizon exec on Friday afternoon, pleading for help on resolving a charge-off that I was wholly unaware of. I offered a PFD via email. This morning, I received a note from an assistant to the exec team thanking me for my email, and asking that I let them know the mobile number and account number so a member of their team could assist me.

 

Could this be the light at the end of the tunnel? I’m afraid to get my hopes up. Fingers crossed!

 

 

Purrr-sonal finance: Owning a pet is like running a business
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (MCT) — The devotion and companionship provided by a beloved pet is priceless. That said, properly caring for a pet carries a price that people need to be aware of before bringing home a new pet.

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Corporations Using Ballot Inititives To Gut Regulations, Consumer Protections
The phenomenon of corporations buying their way onto the California election ballot is fast reaching epidemic proportions. If the multimillion-dollar initiative campaigns by Mercury Insurance and Pacific Gas & Electric weren’t enough — the first on behalf of an initiative to gut the state’s insurance consumer-protection law, the second to immunize private utilities from public competition …

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YOUR PLACE TO CALL HOME: Utilizing a Realtor is a great investment
Your doctor prescribes a regimen of treatment for your illness. Instead of following the doctor’s advice, you decide to research your illness on the Internet and treat yourself. Not a smart move!

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Pittsburgh Pirates Team Report
Pitchers and catchers had barely begun filtering onto the field for the first workout of spring training when the Pirates received their first dose of bad news for the 2010 season.

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Mortgage brokerage president, employee charged with fraud
ST. LOUIS — A mortgage processing company president and an employee are charged with defrauding lenders and homeowners, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

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‘Drive’ author Daniel Pink: Raises make bad motivators
Money and promotions can reward cheaters and short-term thinking. Instead, author says, give employees a sense of satisfaction.

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Mortgage help is available
As the number of foreclosures rises, so does the need for help.

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Vancouver Canucks Team Report
The Canucks admit sniffing around Carolina center Matt Cullen before he was traded to Ottawa, but said the price the Senators paid young defenseman Alex Picard and a second-round draft pick was too steep for a Vancouver franchise eager to rebuild, not tear apart, a farm system thin on top prospects.

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Va. team debuts light car at Detroit auto show; gets more than 100 miles per gallon
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — George Mayo casts an appraising eye over the sleek and futuristic car in his auto body shop where he will momentarily begin painting the vehicle a shiny silver.

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