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New legal and professional bills submitted for court approval adds $750,000 to the Philadelphia Orchestra Association bankruptcy tab.

According to U.S. Bankruptcy Court documents,  the orchestra’s Chapter 11 proceeding had produced $2.4 million in expenses and fees to outside forms and consultants by the end of June. With months remaining in the Chapter 11 process, the cost of the proceedings is closing in on the $2.9 million the association once forecast for the entire process.

“The $2.9 million projection referenced in the most recent draft of the strategic plan reflects only bankruptcy-related professional fees and was based on an estimate of reasonable progress in the case,” orchestra spokesman Matt Broscious wrote in an email. “There are any number of factors and costs . . . The orchestra does not plan on issuing a revised projection for costs of reorganization until sometime in early fall. With the

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| Tags: Bills, Orchestra’s Bankruptcy
Posted September 26, 2011 by Brayden Laura under Credit Report

The first annual Financial Blogger Conference is coming up in a couple of weeks, and as part of the conference Ive agreed to participate in whats being called Ask The Experts session. There will be several tables set up in one of the main conference halls where conference attendees can come to ask questions of bloggers about their areas of expertise.

Phil at PTMoney.com (the conference organizer) asked me to be at the Twitter Expert table to answer any questions that people might have. While Im not sure Id consider myself an expert in all things Twitter, I do use Twitter as a part of my overall blog strategy, and I have almost 9000 followers currently. So I guess I do know more than some.

Before the conference started I thought I would put together a post on my site that I could direct people to that gives some tips and tricks to using Twitter, setting up your Twitter presence, as well as giving links to some helpful tools that people can use to make the most out of Twitter.

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| Posted September 24, 2011 by Imogen Lay under Credit Report Tips

Before signing any paperwork for poor credit car loans be sure you know what a branded title is to avoid buying a vehicle that has one

How we know

Lenders that offer terrible credit auto loans won’t finance cars with title issues, but that doesn’t mean some dealers won’t try to slip one past both you and the bank.

We’ve seen this more than a few times nearly twenty years in bad credit auto sales here at Auto Credit Express.

In addition to supplying this information, we can also walk you through the horrible credit auto loans process to help you avoid the many pitfalls that can lead to repossession.

People with bad credit can be even more exposed to used car title issues, even though practically all bad credit lenders refuse to finance branded title vehicles.

Used car titles

The majority of used cars have what is called a clean title. If the

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| Tags: Title, Title Problems
Posted August 27, 2011 by Amelie Hampton under Bankruptcy Articles

Everyone knows the importance of their credit reports but people tend to only focus on the credit scores and don’t realize the impact that the credit reports can have. In some instances, it may be difficult to separate out the credit score from the credit report. But, these are two major sources of information for banks and lending agencies and it is used to determine the creditworthiness of a person. Hence, it is important to understand the difference between the two as this can help in better decision making and will help you in the long run.

It is important to understand that the credit scores are based on the information that is contained in your credit report. The credit score is just a three-digit number and it is used by financial institutions and creditors to get to know the kind of risk involved in lending to the individual. Going through the entire credit report is a tedious affair and most lenders prefer browsing through your credit scores which is much easier to understand.

Information from the credit report is used in order to come up with the credit scores. T

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| Tags: Credit Reports, Credit Scores, Scores
Posted August 26, 2011 by Brayden Laura under Credit Report

Here are the stats for some of the high profile GPs that count the CPP Investment Board as a direct limited partner . Most funds reported an increase in NAV during the quarter, matching the concurrent rise in public equities during the period.

Some of the more notable large moves between Q2 2008, Q1 2009 and Q1 2011 are below :

- Apollo Inv.

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| Tags: General Partner, Partner
Posted August 25, 2011 by Imogen Lay under Credit Report Tips

Did you hear that Facebook’s rival is in town? As Im sure some of you know, Google released a new social media site called Google+.

If you haven’t received an invitation to join Google+, please let me know! The site is invite- only and it’s amazing! Where Facebook lacks, Google+ takes off.

For instance …

1) Google+ is fertile ground for you to build your business (or promote your job skills). It’s really easy to stand out because, unlike Facebook, there aren’t bunches of people competing in the same space.

2) The folks at Google+ are ultra-sensitive about privacy issues, so they don’t capture the same personal information that Facebook does.

3) It’s really, really easy to separate friends, family, and co-workers, which means you can share photos and personal information with friends and family members, but not the guy who sits in the cubicle down the hall!

Like I said, if you want an invitation, let me know. I look forward to connecting!

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Posted August 25, 2011 by Brayden Laura under Credit Report

By the time you read this post, policyholders along the East Coast will likely be suffering damages caused by Hurricane Irene. As so often noted on this blog, being prepared for major catastrophes means making sure your family is safe, your property is secure, and that you have good insurance coverage.

To demonstrate the importance of reviewing insurance coverage, I want to revisit a North Carolina case that considered claim preparation expenses. If you have been following Michelle Claverol’s posts on understanding business interruption claims, you will remember Fountain Powerboat v. Reliance Ins. Co., 119 F. Supp. 2d 552 (E.D. N.C. 2000) was discussed in The Value of Ingress/Egress Coverage – Understanding Business Interruption Claims, Part 33. Michelle’s post discussed the Court’s interpretation of the policy coverage for loss caused by lack of access to a facility. I am writing about another aspect of the case — coverage for claim preparation expenses.

Hurricane Floyd struck North Carolina on September 15, 1999. At

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| Tags: Covered Policy, Policy
Posted August 25, 2011 by Imogen Lay under Credit Report Tips

While bankruptcy provides a lot of protection for debtors, it provides very little protection for any co-signers, unless of course they file for bankruptcy as well. Under the provisions for a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the automatic stay doesn’t even protect co-signers. A creditor is free to chase debts from that co-signer the moment a Chapter 7 petition for bankruptcy is filed. There are some steps a debtor can take that may offer some protection to their co-signers.

Under a Chapter 7 petition for bankruptcy, debtors can reaffirm debts that include co-signers. However, this removes that debt from the bankruptcy process and with the protection that comes with bankruptcy. Creditors are free to continue to harass the debtor for payment, to apply for a wage garnishment, or to chase the co-signer for payment. Debt reaffirmation is the only protection offered to co-signers when a debtor files for a Chapter 7 petition for bankruptcy.

Under a Chapter 13 petition for bankruptcy, co-signers receive the same protection as a debtor. T

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Posted August 24, 2011 by Amelie Hampton under Bankruptcy Articles

Before taking out a refinance proprty loan, you should first have your property appraised to determine its market value. Here are some things that you could do or prepare for the appraiser so that the valuation process can be done as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

1. Make sure to have a copy of the plat of survey of your home ready. Although the appraiser would still need to verify measurements, having the plat of survey would be able to provide you as well as the appraiser with plenty of useful information that could help in the appraisal process.

2. It is also advisable to clean your house in a way you would if there was a prospective buyer who was going to see it. You should also make all the areas of your home accessible. When the appraiser arrives, turn on the lights and open the curtains to make the interior of your home as keeping rooms or areas dark might make them look older or might make the appraiser think you are hiding something . Read more…

| Tags: proprty loan
Posted August 21, 2011 by admin under Credit Report