Blog Archive: December 2008

Welcome to Ilyce Glink's blog! Here you'll find Ilyce's latest insights on personal finance advice, real estate advice and consumer issues. Come back often for timely and interesting posts on a wide variety of topics.

End of The Year Car Deals

Added December 5, 2008 by Ilyce Glink

With the economy in crisis and the car industry in the media spotlight, one Chicago metropolitan area Dodge dealership is going to unusual lengths to stimulate car sales.

The Bettenhausen Dodge dealership in Tinley Park, Illinois, is offering two cars for the price of one as long as supplies last…

Topics: automobile

Consumer Bankruptcies Rise For Another Month

Added December 3, 2008 by Melanie G. Rogers

U.S. consumer bankruptcy filings increased 39.2 percent nationwide in November from the same period a year ago, according to the American Bankruptcy Institute, relying on data from the National Bankruptcy Research Center.

The overall November consumer filing total of 99,925 represented a slight…

Topics: consumer advice

Single Women Heading Households Seem To Be Less Well Off

Added December 2, 2008 by Melanie G. Rogers

Apparently, it's tough being a single woman who heads a household these days.The Consumer Federation of America released the results of an analysis of data from the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances. Single women head 26 percent of American households. Single was defined as never…

Topics: personal finance

Freddie Mac Promises to Increase Share Price

Added December 2, 2008 by Melanie G. Rogers

If you were reading the ThinkGlink blog on November 21, you probably saw that the New York Stock Exchange had given Freddie Mac a warning because its share price dropped below $1.

Today, on the exact deadline date of Dec. 2, Freddie Mac notified NYSE that it plans to meet NYSE's listing requirements…

Topics: mortgage