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By Andrea Coombes, MarketWatch
Last Update: 7:49 PM ET Apr 27, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- If your mailbox is overflowing with
preapproved credit-card offers, you're not alone. Card issuers mailed more
than 6 billion offers in 2005, a record number and a 16% jump from the 5.2
billion sent in 2004, according to a new report by Synovate, a market
research firm.

While consumers can opt out of preapproved credit offers, Synovate's
findings suggest that ...   more »

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Some 323,102 properties nationwide entered some stage of foreclosure in the
first quarter of 2006, a 38 percent increase from the previous quarter and a
72 percent year-over-year increase from the first quarter of 2005, according
to a press release from RealtyTrac yesterday. The nation's quarterly
foreclosure rate of one new foreclosure for every 358 U.S. households was
higher than in any quarter of last year. States with first-quarter
foreclosure rates ranking among the nation's 10 ...   more »

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April 19, 2006

by Anthony Kirlew

It is unfortunate that many bankruptcy attorneys do not give their clients
more direction with regard to restoring themselves after their bankruptcy.
There are some simple steps that anyone who files a bankruptcy needs to take
in order to restore themselves financially.
Using these steps below, you can restore your credit and prepare yourself to
become a home owner.
1. Get a copy of your credit report. Many times (most ...   more »