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Be Alert For Skimmers And Scammers!
Posted: January 24, 2015
It’s easy for a criminal to put a skimmer device on a credit card reader Before you swipe your bank card or credit card to make a payment or complete a bank transaction, be alert for skimmer devices attached inside or over the real card reader. Criminals use skimmers to capture the information from the magnetic strip on credit or debit cards, gaining unauthorized access...
10 Tips To Improve Construction Site Security
Posted: January 16, 2015
Equipment and material theft is a major source of loss for contractors. While insurance may offset some of the financial costs, many uninsured costs – deductibles, replacing depreciated items with new equipment, production delays, paperwork and time to report and replace stolen equipment – are paid by contractors. Good planning is essential to construction site security, preventing theft of valuable construction materials and tools. General...
New-Car Sales To Flourish In 2015
Posted: January 9, 2015
Two recently released reports suggest that 2015 will be a big year for new-car purchases, with auto insurance application activity picking up as a result of this as well. Sales of all-new cars and trucks is forecast to total 17 million over the next 12 months, a near 3% uptick from 2014, the highest amount in more than a decade, according to estimates made by...
Housing Market 2015 To See The Return Of First-Time Home Buyers
Posted: December 29, 2014
With rents rising faster than incomes, many Millennials are expected to start looking to buy homes of their own. What they will find are much more favorable conditions than they have seen in years, including lower down payment mortgages, looser lending standards and a bigger selection of homes to choose from. Here are four housing market trends economists and other industry experts expect to see...
Savings And Limited Access To Credit Has More People Renting
Posted: December 29, 2014
While there are many reasons to rent rather than buy, a recent poll suggests that individuals are doing the former more frequently because they don't have the funds necessary to purchase their own property. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently posed a question to a group of homeowners and renters, asking them to name some of the reasons why they would opt to...
