BradsDeals.com Black Friday Shopping Tips Help Cash-Crunched Consumers Find Best Holiday Prices.
Editor-in-Chief Brad Wilson predicts greater day-after-Thanksgiving spending; Tighter wallets for remainder of holiday season CHICAGO, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers looking to save the most on Black Friday now have a single source for finding the best holiday gift deals with the launch of Black Friday 2008...

National Protect Your Identity Week Workshop Scheduled.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-20 October 2008-National Protect Your Identity Week Workshop Scheduled(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com More than eight million Americans had their identities stolen last year. According to a release, recently there were more than 150 incidents affecting more than 57 million people in...

Comprehensive ID Theft Solution for CU Members Available Through New Strategic Alliance.
MADISON, Wis., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Credit unions now have a new consumer identity theft solution with varying levels of protection to offer their members and staff through the CUNA Strategic Services, Intersections Inc. alliance. Intersections , a leading global provider of consumer and corporate identity risk...

Looks Like an Old-Fashioned Consumer Credit Crunch; Expect shock waves as credit standards and normal risk premiums return to the credit markets.
Byline: Dennis Jacobe Synopsis: The UBS-Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll showed investor optimism falling even before the Dow Jones average peaked on July 19. It also showed that many investors are worried about a "consumer credit crunch." Has the average investor been prescient in both instances?...

The Consumer Credit Crunch Is Already Underway; New early September poll shows credit crunch impact varies by age, income, geography.
Byline: Dennis Jacobe Synopsis: New Experian/Gallup Personal Credit Index (PCI) Poll data for early September, as well as that collected over the past three months, suggests that, contrary to popular perceptions, the consumer credit crunch has been underway for several months -- particularly for many younger- and...

CitiFX Pro Now Available for Advisors.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Citi today announced that it has expanded its CitiFX Pro foreign exchange (FX) margin trading platform with a tailored offering for Advisors. This formal offering was designed for the increasing number of Advisors who trade FX as an asset class on behalf of...

Consumer Credit Perceptions Plunge; The Experian/Gallup Personal Credit Index (PCI) falls sharply in early November.
Byline: Dennis Jacobe Synopsis: According to the November Experian/Gallup Personal Credit Index (PCI) poll, consumer credit perceptions plummeted and the percentage saying that now is a bad time to borrow hit a new high. PRINCETON, NJ -- Wall Street continues to focus on the corporate...

TransUnion Interactive gives DR some 'TrueCredit': TransUnion's purchase of the online consumer credit service introduced DR to the company in 2002. Now, TrueCredit.com and Lucy Duni are capitalizing on DR to add millions to the credit-reporting leader's bottom line.
"TrueCredit has been able to build a brand presence without classical pure brand advertising," says Lucy Duni, vice president of marketing for TransUnion Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of credit reporting giant TransUnion, and the leader of marketing for its TrueCredit.com consumer and business credit reporting service. "We have...

New Experian/Gallup PCI Poll Hints at Consumer Borrower Credit Crunch; Can country have a credit crunch given today's high liquidity and low interest rates worldwide?
Byline: Dennis Jacobe Synopsis: Consumer perceptions of the credit markets took a plunge in early March according to a new Experian/Gallup Personal Credit Index poll. Is this the start of a consumer borrower credit crunch spawned by the lending debacle now coming home to roost in the...

Aon Corp.: Damien Guermonprez.
AON CORP. has named DAMIEN GUERMONPREZ chief executive officer of its Aon France unit to replace the outgoing VINCENT REDIER. Currently CEO of the consumer credit card and e-banking subsidiary of Banque Accord's Auchan Group, Guermonprez was to join Aon Sept. 1 and serve as a member...