I usually wouldn’t have a problem with Flo Rida’s music because I like to have fun music that my friends and I can dance to and not have to think about. My problem with him now is his latest album, Wild Ones uses EDM a lot and no one from the original gets any credit. If they are given credit it isn’t anywhere visible, probably in the album cover liner.

The singles that have been big chart grabbers have been “Good Feeling”, “Wild Ones”, and recently “I Cry”. All have EDM roots that no one really hears about. I do believe that “Wild Ones” did give credit to Sia Furler. I just feel like with any genre of music, you should give visible credit to the original artist.

I think DJ’s that produce the music us EDM listeners listen to are huge targets for not getting credit. I think the main reason is because it hard for people to see EDM DJ’s as music artist. You do have the producing DJ’s like Max Martin, RedOne, and Shellback that do create music, but not in the same way as someone who does EDM.

I just hope that Flo Rida does give credit when he performs these songs or in interviews. I doubt it cause he doesn’t really have to once they sign a contract saying he can use it. This is just one of those things that annoys me. I think people see him as a rapping David Guetta, except Guetta actual is the DJ and doesn’t sing on the tracks.

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Hospitality & Marketing Intern at a Fun New Food Tour Company

Do you love food? Do you find yourself engulfed in the NYC foodie scene? Do your friends turn to you whenever they’re looking for a good restaurant suggestion or ideas on what to do when their friends and family come to town? I became a Food Tour Guide for just those reasons.  I started Fun Foodie NYC Tours to share my passion for food, hospitality and NYC history with others from around the world or around the corner. My taste buds are inspired by the seasons as are my tours (for the most part anyway). I also wanted to step outside the box a little bit and offer tours in areas that are less traveled by my competitors.

The company is very new, and currently consists of me, myself and I. I love what I do, but there’s A LOT to do for one person. Through my years of experience in hospitality, and the goals I’m striving for now, I have a lot to offer in terms of a great work experience. I’m not looking for someone just to do filing and posting on Facebook (although those might sometimes be required). I would like someone who’s interested in learning about marketing, developing vendor relationships, learning and creating tours and possibly even becoming a guide.

My ideal candidate is someone who enjoys learning about New York City, about the food industry and just about running a business in general. Outgoing and easygoing personalities are going to be most successful in this position. I’m looking for someone that truly understands what hospitality is all about and is creative enough to think on their toes to solve any problems that may arise last minute.

What You Will Learn:

• How to develop vendor relationships for tours and events.
• How to budget, research and create tours—both public and private.
• The importance of scheduling and follow-through for both vendors and customers.
• Best practices for various social media platforms in terms of marketing.
• How to conduct a tour & what to study for the NYC sightseeing guide’s exam.
• How to use Zerve.com as a ticket seller site.

What We Require:

• Interest in hospitality, and specifically with the NYC food scene. Students of all areas are welcome, as long as you have an interest in this field and an understanding of good business practices. Performers are welcome.
• Highly organized, with an ability to prioritize time-sensitive assignments.
• Creative self-starter—someone who will be comfortable heading projects without prompting once familiar with the company and my goals.
• Friendly and warm demeanor; the key to a successful tour, is being someone that your guests WANT to spend three hours with, everything after that is easy.
• Love for using social networking sites, and general excitement to learn new skills.
• Interest in NYC history is a plus, but not required.

If this sounds like a good fit, I’d love to hear from you. This will be an unpaid internship, with opportunities to make some money assisting on tours for larger groups and the possibility of work, if you do become licensed. You will be expected to shadow some tours during the internship to understand them, and you will be provided food samples at no cost on those tours.

The position begins as soon as the right candidate is found and will last the summer (with scheduling details dependent on that candidate).  You are expected to work a minimum of 15 hours a week, with a flexible schedule and you may be needed on weekends.

I hate you, debt

So I did end up having that conversation with my Dad about our finances and getting out of debt.  The debt dig out system he described is not radically different than others I’ve read about – the basic idea is that you pay off your card with the lowest balance first, making the highest possible payments on that card every month till it’s gone.  In the meantime, you pay only the minimum on all other credit cards.  His plan doesn’t include the whole “snowball” thing (where as you move on to paying the second card, the amount you pay on that card is what you paid on the first card plus the minimum of what you were paying on the second card), or worrying about which cards had the highest interest rate.  It’s basically just do whatever is in your power to pay off the lowest card first, and then move on to putting all your energy and resources towards the next lowest card, so on and so forth.

So we’ve decided to try it.  My personal credit card currently has the lowest balance (and mind you, that number is not low, per se – it’s just he “lowest” in the scheme of all our debt), so we started with that.  We were fortunate to get a tax return this year, so we took that money and applied it to the balance on my card, and managed to cut my debt in half.  The amount I still owe continues to be daunting, but only half as daunting as before, and it will be accruing less interest as well. I feel good about that.

After my card is paid off, we’ll pay Ron’s off, and then move to our joint credit card.  I hardly ever look at the balance on that card because it makes me sick with anxiety and stress every time I see the number.  All of the balances do, really.  I hate debt.  It makes me angry at myself, because I know it’s my fault.  It’s a definite wrinkle in my love of shopping.

The other thing we have to do right now is avoid accruing any further debt if at all possible.  That is where I’m really feeling the pinch.  Today, I changed the sheets on our bed, and the elastic was so worn out on the fitted sheet I was trying to put on the mattress, I couldn’t get it to work.  I also noticed two rather large holes near the corners of the sheet.  It’s clearly time to toss them.  But I can’t afford to replace them right now, so they’re staying.  I also did a ton of mending today and one item was a strapless bra that has been mended so many times that I am having to add extra pieces of fabric to it, because the original fabric has been mended to the point where it is all repair stitches, and there is no actual fabric anymore.  But bras are ridiculously expensive, so there was no choice but to keep working with it.

I know this is how a lot of people live their whole lives.  There is no luxury of buying something new, even if you really need it, since doing so might mean not being able to afford food, heat or shelter.  I am lucky to have what I have, and some of what I own is quite nice.  I’ve been following the events of the tornado in Oklahoma, and as I watch what the people there are going through, I am grateful just be alive and out of harm’s way.  I have not lost my home and everything in it in a matter of minutes.  I have not lost my loved ones, my pets, or any members of my community.  I am bummed out and sick of being broke, but I am not suffering.

But my finances, or more accurately  my LACK of finances, sure is depressing.  And right now my relationship with my stuff feels very depressing as well, and confusing.  I  feel like there are things I need and want, while at the same time being overwhelmed by the volume of what I already own.  The Oklahoma tornado got me thinking about what it would be like to lose everything – all your worldly possessions just gone in the blink of an eye.  What would I miss?  What would I try to save or replace? What would I never remember losing?  How would I handle that level of loss?

It’s impossible to say what I would REALLY do, because you don’t know until you’re in the situation.  But if I had to guess, I think I would spend the time immediately after the loss experimenting with trying to live as possession free as possible for as long as possible.  I don’t think I would spend a lot of money trying to replace the things I’d lost, with the exception of my computer and phone if they were destroyed.  But other than that, I think  I would want to take the insurance money and travel for a while, seeing as much of the world as we could reasonably afford to for as long as possible.  There is something very luxurious in the thought that while you are experiencing what the world has to offer, there is no stuff to worry about – no payments due on big ticket items, no yard to maintain, no mail piling up, no home or possessions to secure and check on.

I mentioned this to Ron, and he laughed a bit ruefully.  When I asked him why, he said, “I lived that way for fifteen years, and I don’t miss it.  It’s nice to have a home -it was hard to not have one for such a long time.  I like how we live now better.”  I had forgotten that before we met, Ron was a professional cyclist, racing bikes in Europe, and pretty much everything he owned  besides his bike fit into a couple of suitcases.  He was dirt poor and lived hand to mouth during that time, staying with host families or in questionable lodgings.  That wasn’t really what I was picturing when I thought about how we would travel, but it occurred to me that my “plan” hadn’t really included any “work”, so our travel would probably be a) very short lived, or b) more “roughing it” than I would enjoy.  Ron then went on to talk about smart, responsible things like the importance of retirement funds, at which point the conversation became too depressing to continue so I rolled over and went to sleep.

Right now, I’m not buying stuff because I can’t.  And I kind of hate it.  So why do I have this fantasy around having no stuff?   It doesn’t make a ton of sense.  I wondered if the current amount of stuff I own somehow makes my buying restriction feel worse – and if I were to clear a bunch of stuff out, would I feel better?  Maybe all my stuff makes me feel unhappy and overwhelmed and the only way I’ve known to cope with those feelings is to go buy more – a sort of self-perpetuating vicious cycle.

Well, I’m about to take steps toward finding that out.  I’m embarking on a purge of the category that has put me in so much debt in the first place:  my wardrobe.  Maybe paring down the very items that have caused so much financial stress will also remove some of the guilt I have around owning them. I don’t know if it will work, but I’m about to find out.  Wish me luck!

As yield-seekers increasingly took refuge in junk bonds, money flowed to index funds in this asset class, in particular exchange-traded index funds. This has been a boon for hedge funds that look for arbitrage opportunities in credit markets.

High-yield ETFs have grown a lot in the past two years. This means that their purchases and sales have also grown to levels where they move the market significantly. What is more, these transactions typically follow a known pattern based on the funds’ mandate to track an index, allocating predictably across the market.

Knowing all this, hedgies buy when ETFs and index mutual funds have inflows and sell when ETFs and index mutual funds have outflows. It’s not a new strategy, but the growth of index investing has given it a boost.

High-yield bonds may not provide a good return these days but apparently this strategy does. Index funds make our life easier, says a hedge fund analyst.

Among the managers known to follow ETF and mutual fund flows: Symphony, a hedge and conventional fund manger with around $12 billion in assets. Acquired by municipal bond giant Nuveen in 2001, Symphony changed hands again in 2007, bought by private equity investors led by Madison Dearborn.

Nuveen continues to distribute funds managed by Symphony.

Quoted today from the WSJ (full article here):

As the debt burden rises, so too does the cost of servicing the debt increase as a share of the growth the economy is capable of generating. When the debt on which interest is paid equals the GDP level of a nation, the economy must grow faster than the interest rate to avoid debt-servicing costs consuming all the benefit of economic growth. A nation then begins to lose its ability to grow its way out of a mounting debt crisis. Its options start to narrow down to forced austerity, inflation or default.

Today the total U.S. federal debt is 103% of GDP. Since interest paid to the Fed, the Social Security system and other government pension funds is effectively rebated to the Treasury, taxpayers currently bear only the burden of interest on 60% of this debt. But the size of the debt and the percentage of the debt on which interest will have to be paid are rising.

…

The president and many in Washington are complacent because, thanks to the Fed’s unprecedented near-zero interest rate policy, the burden of servicing the debt today is just 0.9% of GDP, the lowest level in over five decades. But this cannot last, and the Fed is already looking for an exit plan.

Sadly, nations generally discover the truth of Albert Einstein’s dictum that compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe—not through the happy accumulation of wealth but through the agonizing enslavement of debt.

This is why the debt-to-GDP ratio is the important one to watch. The following excerpt is from Political Economy Simplified: A Citizen’s Survival Guide

The overall debt limit is a distraction—uncomfortable perhaps, but still a distraction. Instead, we need to consider the long–term consequences of excess debt on the productive capacity of the U.S. and world economy. This is better measured by the ratio of total debt to GDP. In addition, we can measure the short-term trend with the ratio of the annual deficit to GDP. This ratio shows whether our spending is having the positive effect of increasing our incomes, wealth, and standard of living, or merely impoverishing us in the long term.

With the U.S. national debt poised to reach $16 trillion this week, personal debt is also a serious issue that affects millions on a daily basis. The need to pay off credit debt is complicated by the need to put food on the table. Yet while we can only hope the government gets its fiscal house in order, debt management and consumer credit counseling services are continuously helping consumers get back on track to financial freedom and responsibility.

Debt management typically involves a third party assisting a person with repayment of his or her debt. Many companies specializing in credit counseling offer debt management plans to help people with heavy debt and damaged credit get their financial situation under control. Debt management plans help people decrease and eliminate debt.

The plans work best with “unsecured debt,” or debts such as credit cards, bank overdrafts and personal loans. Debt management can be extremely helpful for those who find themselves with too much debt to manage.

Consumer credit counseling is typically a service for consumers that helps them set up a budget and repayment plan with creditors. The counselor also usually tries to work with creditors to lower interest rates and fees. Reputable services will provide some free counseling. Debt counselor help has become increasingly popular during the current economic climate.

Those who find themselves struggling with or otherwise buried in debt should consider these debt relief options: credit counseling from a reputable organization, debt consolidation, debt settlement, realistic budgeting and in extreme cases — bankruptcy. The good news is that debt help is widely and readily available today.

National Debt Relief Program offers a free debt analysis which can be taken advantage of at their website:

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Society is becoming increasingly dependent on using credit to make purchases and decisions. These days, good credit is used for more than just getting a credit card or a loan. More and more businesses are making the case that you must have good credit before they extend products or services to you.

Shelter

When it comes to where you live, having good credit is important. Mortgage lenders want to know that you won’t default on your mortgage. If you don’t have good credit, the lender will consider it risky to give you a mortgage loan. This could result in a higher cost of borrowing or worse, a denial of the loan.

Don’t think that because you’re not on the market for a new home, that your credit won’t be called into question. Your credit is used for rental decisions, too. Landlords consider your lease as a loan. You’re being loaned a place to live and the landlord wants to know you’ll pay back this loan. If you don’t have good credit, you can get denied for an apartment.

Transportation

Unless you have the cash to purchase a car, you’ll have to get a loan. Your credit not only affects whether or not you qualify for a loan, but also the amount and interest rate of the loan. Generally, loan applicants with good credit qualify for larger loan amounts with lower interest rates.

Employment

Many employers conduct credit checks as a part of the hiring process. If you haven’t demonstrated financial responsibility, a prospective employer might be hesitant to hire you. For example, the employer might believe your level of debt is too high for the salary offered.

Entrepreneurship

Many people have dreams of starting their own business. Most business startups require a sizable amount of cash that you might not have available. In that case, you’ll need to obtain a small business loan. Among other things, you need to have good credit to qualify for the business loan.

Utility Services

It might be somewhat shocking to learn that your credit is needed to establish utility service. Your electric company contends that you’re borrowing one month of electric service. So, before turning on your electricity, the company will check to see if you have good credit. This applies to most utility services including cable, telephone, water, and even cell phone.

Since your credit is defined by how you’ve paid (or not paid) your bills in the past, many businesses – landlords, mortgage lenders, utility providers, and even employers – use your credit to predict your future financial responsibility. Anytime you need to borrow money, or even services, your credit is called into question. This is why maintaining “good credit” is so important.

Bankruptcy can take a toll on your credit report. It is very important to make sure you are proactive in repairing your credit after a bankruptcy.

Check out Page, Lobo, Costales and Preston’s 7 key steps to recovering from bankruptcy:

1. Check your credit. Within a few months of your finalization of bankruptcy, check to make sure your credit reports have discharged your debts and closed accounts are properly reported.
2. Start a budget. You need to get your spending on track and under control. Check out our article on setting up a budget. If money is tight you may want to get an extra part time job and use that paycheck to jump start an emergency savings fund for any unexpected financial hardships.
3. Pay bills on time. Bill paying habits make a huge impact on your credit score. Making on time bill payments will improve your credit score over time. Meeting payment dates is a huge step in recovering from bankruptcy.
4. Use credit wisely. There are different products and services you can take advantage of to rebuild your credit. If you receive a secured credit card make sure they send reports of your payment history to the credit bureaus. Use your credit card wisely in order to build up credit only on items you can afford to show you are in control of your spending.
5. Apply for a loan. If you want to rebuild your credit score, two years after your bankruptcy you will be eligible for an FHA loan assuming you meet qualification rules. Some lenders can even qualify you for a car loan sooner than that however it will probably be at a high interest rate.

Have questions about recovering from a bankruptcy? Please contact our office, Page, Lobo, Costales and Preston at 951-461-2500.

This article was provided to you by Find Fund Manage. For more information regarding click here, please visit our website or click on the link provided. Thank you for reading. If you don’t have very good credit, financing your home may not be easy. If this is the case, you can apply for a loan through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The credit requirements for these loans are more lenient than those of conventional lenders, and the federal government also guarantees the loans. FHA loans are ideal for those who cannot afford the high down payment that most banks require.

If your credit is such that you cannot get a new card to help repair it, apply for a secured one. You will most likely be approved for this type of card, but you will have to add money to the card before you can use it so the bank will know that you can pay for all of your purchases. If you use a credit card responsibly, you will go a long way in repairing your credit.

You can dispute inflated interest rates if you are being charged more than you should be. In many situations, exorbitant fees and penalties can be challenged. Remember that you agreed to pay that interest when you signed the contract. Your interest rates should be regarded as too high if you plan on suing your creditors.

When beginning your credit repair journey, remain wary of companies pledging to get negative credit report entries deleted, especially if those entries are accurate. All information remains on your credit report for a period of seven years or more. Incorrect information may be erased though.

Do not get mixed up in things that may lead you to imprisonment. Creating a new credit score or using a different identity seem like easy solutions but bad credit is not worth taking this kind of risks. Needless to say, this is against the law and you are likely to get caught. Not only can legal fees add up, but you could end up in jail.

Put the spending brakes on yourself by lowering your credit limit on all of your cards. This is likely to keep you from overusing credit, which can be a financial burden. It also lets credit card companies know that you are responsible, and this makes them more likely to extend credit to you as time goes on.

When looking over your credit report, look closely at the negative report that are listed. You could find mistakes in dates and other factors which can cause the whole item to be removed from the report.

To fix damaged credit, pay off your credit card balances as fast as you can. Sort your credit cards by balance and interest rate with the highest first. Then determine which credit card is the highest either in balance or interest rate and start to pay it off first. Doing so shows your creditors that you are taking your debt problem seriously.

Filing for bankruptcy is a bad idea. Bankruptcy does not drop from your credit report until ten years have passed, so you will deal with the fallout for a significant period of time. It sounds very appealing to clear out your debt but in the long run you’re just hurting yourself. Most lenders will be hesitant to work with you in the future when a bankruptcy shows on your credit report.

As you’ve now learned, a credit report doesn’t have to be the stuff of nightmares. You can repair your credit and be less intimidated by it. By using these tips, you will have an ideal credit report.

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In one study, the cost for an average college student for tuition, books, boarding, and food is around $15,000 a year. When added all together, the final expense for a four year degree will be around $60,000. This, of course, is just the average. Many colleges charge much more for tuition and board, which can easily drive the cost over $70,000 total. If you are like most families, this can be a big expense. For many students, they have no other choice than to take out student loans, which they will have to pay back with interest.

You don’t have to let your child start their life with debt, and you don’t have to take out a second mortgage just to cover the cost of college. Here are some smart ways to pay for your child’s college.

Prepaid Tuition

In some states, you can start a prepaid tuition plan. This is not offered everywhere, so you will need to check your state’s policies before you can get started. With this plan, you start putting away money now for your child’s future. The tuition eighteen years from now may go up, but if you have started with a prepaid plan, your child will go to school on the tuition base from when you started paying in.

As mentioned, this is not available everywhere. Additionally, it can only be used at public state schools. However, if the plan is available to you, then it can be a great way to pay your kid’s tuition in full before they even graduate high school.

The 529 Plan

This college savings plan can be used at any accredited school located in the United States. You don’t have to start out with that much money and you can continue building on it, tax free, until your child goes to college. The nice thing about the 529 plan is that it won’t be taxed when your kid takes money out to pay for college tuition, as long as it is used specifically for education expenses.

The Savings Account

If you are fairly good at putting money away when you should, you can consider the custodial savings account. This account is like any basic savings, but it is in your child’s name. The reason for this is that the first $850 each year will not be taxed.

For the savings account to work, however, you have to be studious about placing money in it regularly.

The Coverdell Education Savings Account

A final option is the Coverdell account. Think of this like an IRA. The only difference is you are saving money for education instead of for your retirement. There are a few perks to choosing this type of account. First, the money is not taxed and it will earn interest. Second, the money is not taxed when your child needs to use it as long as it is all used for tuition or other education needs. You can place up to $2,000 per year in this account.

College costs money, and it can be the reason why so many young adults start out life in debt. If you want to make sure that your child has the best chance at beginning their adult life without that overwhelming debt, then you need to know smart ways to pay for college. If you choose any of the above options and you stay strict with a budget, putting money into the plans or accounts regularly, then neither you nor your children will have to take out loans just to go to college when they are finished with high school.

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Filings of personal bankruptcy have risen over the past years due to the difficult economic times. As much as you may try to avoid it, sometimes it is the only answer in getting order back into your financial situation. If you need information on personal bankruptcy, read this article for some helpful advice.

Hire a lawyer. Filing for bankruptcy does not require a lawyer, but a lawyer makes the process easier. It allows you some degree of relief to know, that a professional will be handling your case. Take your time, and choose a lawyer with a lot of experience in the field.

If you have had to file for bankruptcy, you should assess the reasons why to make sure that you do not end up in that situation again. For example, if it was for paying too many bills late, you can set up automatic payments so you will not have that problem in the future.

Be aware of recent changes, if any, in the bankruptcy code. These laws change regularly and you should stay up-to-date so you can make the best decisions. To learn about the changes, you should check out the website of your state’s legislation or you can call their office.

Since filing for bankruptcy is quite a complicated process, it is recommended that you find yourself a lawyer that specializes in bankruptcy. There is usually some sort of a fee associated with hiring one though. However, if you can not afford one, you should still look into one since there are organizations that could help you out with the cost of one.

Personal bankruptcy can save you from spiraling down even further into debt. It can be the first step in reshaping your personal finances so that you can move on with life once again. Think about this carefully, and seek reliable help. If executed correctly, this can be your fresh start in a new beginning.

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So when I called the company billing me for a doctor’s appointment in November and told them my insurance had already paid for the visit because that’s what it looked like, and they said that’s fine, I believed them.

When I got a second bill and called to ask what to do, they told me to fax in a copy of the insurance claim and that would fix it, so I did.

When I got the third bill and called to ask what to do and they told me it’s possible the fax machine was just busy and they didn’t get my fax, so I should re-try faxing it, and when I asked to speak to someone else and that person told me to call her directly to see if the fax went through and then when I called to check and they wouldn’t let me speak to that person directly but assured me the fax went through, I thought it would be okay.

When I got a final warning about my bill and called in a panic to make sure the claim was taken care of, and they told me my insurance never actually got the claim for that visit in the first place so they would send it over to them, I thought they really did.

Which is why, when I received a call from a creditor because it appeared I was just refusing to pay a bill, I was furious.  It turns out the people at the billing company had just been escalating my account while promising me it wouldn’t be escalated (during one of the phone calls, I literally asked the representative 7 times whether she was sure the issue would be handled, and she answered 7 times–albeit with exasperation the last 5–that it would be).

When I explained this to the creditor, and they claimed they would send my insurance the original claim and call me when it went through in 30 days, reassuring me my credit wouldn’t be harmed because of this incident (I’m stubborn, but I’d rather pay the $300 for the visit even though my insurance does cover it than have it make a mark on my excellent credit), I believed them.

So, when I am unable to purchase a car or house or take out a loan to start a business in 5 years because my credit has been ruined due to this ridiculous situation that is out of control and apparently out of my control, you and I will know it’s all because I am gullible.

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If you have a card that carries a balance of over 50% of the limit, you should pay it down to below 50%. If you let your balances get too high, your credit rating will drop significantly. You can either spread your debt out by transferring some of the balance to low interest cards, or better yet, pay off as much as you can.

Getting an installment account can help you earn money and provide a boost to your credit. An installment account requires a monthly payment, make sure you can afford it. Your FICO score will rise over time, if you responsibly manage this type of account.

If you want to fix your credit avoid companies claiming they can remove all of your issues, even those properly reported. Sadly, harmful entries remain on your report for roughly seven years. Know, however, that it is possible to delete information that is actually wrong.

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Though it is hard to make this step, consider paring down the number of credit lines to just one; this will sometimes improve your credit score. Make necessary arrangements to set up payments, or transfer the balance to your remaining account. It will be easier for you to make payments on a single credit card account, as opposed to several.

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The U.S. economy continues to show surprising resilience as manufacturing and service sectors indicate further economic expansion, according to economic analysis released by the National Association of Credit Management (NACM) and provided by Euler Hermes ACI Chief Economist Dan North.

The NACM Credit Managers Index (CMI) fell a modest 0.6% for the month of April on a seasonally adjusted basis. The decline was comprised of a 1.7% fall in the service sector index and an offsetting rise of 0.5% in the manufacturing sector index. While there was no particular concentration of changes in the components, the surprising resilience of the economy continues to shine through, commented North. For the first time since July of 2004, all of the components in all of the indexes are above the 50% mark, indicating economic expansion. As far as credit managers are concerned, the economy is firing on all cylinders.

Despite rising interest rates and high energy costs, North said the housing market is not cooling as quickly as expected, and consumer confidence remains strong. It is worth noting, however, that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has openly cited rising energy prices as a threat to the economy, prompting the financial markets to forecast a greater than 50% chance of more tightening at the next Fed meeting on May 10, he said. Such an increase would be the 16th over the past two years, from 1% to 5%, which is a very significant tightening of monetary policy.

Manufacturing Sector

The manufacturing sector index rose 0.5% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis. The increase was a result of an improvement in the unfavorable factors of 1.2% being offset by a deterioration of favorable factors of 0.6%. All of the 10 factors that comprise the CMI finished above 50 indicating economic growth but there was little discernable pattern. Improvements in collections, disputes, and customer deductions were largely offset by declines in new credit applications and rejection of credit applications.

Services Sector

In contrast to the manufacturing sectors improvement, the services sector index fell 1.7% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis as both the favorable and unfavorable components fell. Also, in contrast to the manufacturing sector, collections deteriorated significantly. In addition, a sharp fall of 4.6% in the sales factor contributed to the overall decline. But, like the manufacturing index and the combined index, all 10 of the factors in the services index finished above 50, again indicating sustained economic growth.

April 2006 vs. April 2005

The seasonally adjusted combined CMI improved 1.5% on a year-to-year basis. The increase was widespread as eight of the 10 factors were better than the previous year in the combined and service indexes, while seven factors improved in the manufacturing sector. A decline in bankruptcy activity was the largest single contributor in both sectors, reflecting the resilience of the economy over the past year.

The CMI, a monthly survey of the business economy from the standpoint of commercial credit and collections, was launched in January 2003 to provide financial analysts with another strong economic indicator. A complete view of the index can be viewed online at http://www.nacm.org.

Euler Hermes ACI is North Americas oldest and largest provider of trade credit insurance and risk mitigation solutions. For more information about Euler Hermes ACI, visit http://www.eulerhermes.com/usa.

Euler Hermes is the worldwide leader in credit insurance and one of the leaders in bonding and guarantees. With 5,400 employees in 41 countries, Euler Hermes offers a complete range of services for the management of customer receivables. The North American subsidiary (Euler Hermes ACI) is headquartered in Owings Mills, MD. For more information visit http://www.eulerhermes.com/usa.

Euler Hermes, a subsidiary of AGF and a member of Allianz, is listed on Euronext Paris. Standard & Poors rates the group and its principal credit insurance subsidiaries AA-.

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