Cash America (NYSE: CSH) was upgraded by analysts at Sterne Agee from a neutral rating to a buy rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. Separately, analysts at Nomura (NYSE: NMR) reiterated a neutral rating on shares of Cash America in a research note to investors on Wednesday. Analysts at [...]

American Financial Solutions (AFS) is a non-profit credit counseling agency that offers confidential budget counseling, debt management assistance and financial education.
If you find it difficult to pay off unsecured debt such as credit cards or check advance loans, AFS can assist you in making informed decisions about managing your debt… From their website:
Our Credit Experts will conduct [...]

This sometimes makes borrowers question whether it is necessary to hire an agency to get rid of debts?The answer is“no”; there is no need to hire such agencies. You can do everything that these agencies can do for you, yourself and that too, without having to pay a large amount of cash as their [...]

We updated our Traffic Comparison page. It lets you compare check advance loan sites by traffic stats (people, visits and visits/person) as well as Google PageRank (PR). Since our last update, the traffic for CashCentral.com increased substantially and the traffic for CheckCity.com doubled. PayDayOne.com‘s traffic dropped slightly and NationalPayday.com‘s traffic plummeted substantially. PayAdvance.com‘s PR rose from [...]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire– Dec 20, 2011)– This year, the average consumer will spend $7041 on holiday related purchases. Prosper.com, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace for payday advances, advises shoppers to spend responsibly. When added to existing debts and the variable interest rates of credit cards, the extra expense of holiday shopping can become overwhelming. [...]

“The very consumers you are trying to protect will be harmed by higher interest rates charged by unregulated internet payday lenders… New Hampshire consumers will have to turn over access to their checking accounts to a company operated over the internet that they cannot visit, cannotbuild a relationship with, and in some cases, cannot [...]

How Debt Consolidation Helps (or Hurts) the Pocketbook– Tips from American Financial Solutions Anyone in debt has probably considered taking out a debt consolidation loan as a way to get their finances in order. While these streamlining loans may be beneficial for some, people need to understand the advantages and disadvantages of making this [...]

Today we updated our popular BBB Ratings of Online Payday Lenders page. In addition to updating the ratings, we added a “BBB Accredited” column to the table. It tells you which payday lenders have earned BBB Accreditation. So far, only CheckCity.com (CCO Financial, LLC) is BBB Accredited. According to the BBB website, it’s been a [...]

Top Articles to Help You Lead A Debt-Free Life Debt Settlement: Debt settlement programs use a third party to negotiate lower balances and interest rates on unsecured debt. This type of debt management plan helps provide consumers an alternative to bankruptcy while reducing your outstanding debt. Debt Consolidation:“Debt Consolidation” is one of the most [...]

Virgin Cash (previously CircleLending) is a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending site that helps facilitate loans between friends and families.
Since banks are cut out of the loop, borrowers end up paying much less interest on the loan. Also, since an experienced lender is involved, everyone can avoid the many pitfalls of borrowing cash from family and [...]