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This article comes from Michael, a contributing editor of the Dough Roller, a personal finance and investing blog.

According to the US Bankruptcy Courts, 1,042,806 bankruptcy cases were filed in 2009. This is a whopping 187 less than the 1,042,993 cases that were filed in 2008. Ok, so that’s not much of an improvement at all, but considering the economic turmoil that this country has seen in the last 14 months, it’s somewhat surprising.

Bankruptcy has changed immensely in the last few years, mostly to the benefit of creditors. Previously, individuals use to be able to simply file for bankruptcy and rid themselves of all financial responsibility. Tha

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The Illinois CPA Society recently came out with a number of tips on getting the best price for a new car that even consumers with bad credit who are thinking of buying a car with a bad credit car loan can take advantage of.

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In a bid to capture market share from leading mortgage lenders CBA and Westpac, National Australia Bank’s (NAB) bold move to keep its interest rate increase in synch with the central bank tightening policy whilst at the same time launching a price war, will keep the home loan market competitive.

Last week, NAB raised its interest rates by 25 basis points, in line with the increase enacted by the central bank and was a clear shot across the bow of rival Westpac, who shocked the market by raising its interest rate by 45 basis points.

NAB’s standard variable rate is now 27 basis points lower than Westpac, and market watchers say they cannot recall when the mortgage rates of two of Australia’s major banks diverged so greatly.

NAB spokesperson Lisa Grey said its move was a deliberate attempt by the lender to attract new customers.

“Today we are sending a message to customers at Westpac, and the other banks, that NAB can offer them a better deal,” Ms Gray said.

Westpac’s mortgage book, which combined with St. George