When you’ve become the victim of a stolen identity your troubles have just begun. The mess you are left to clean up can be quite dramatic. Some people may only have to dispute a few unauthorized charges and have their credit cards replaced. Others may have to fight with credit card companies about cards they…

United States is through a lawful marriage to a U.S. citizen. As a result, the Immigration Service saw many sham or business marriages. To protect the agency and the country from fraudulent applications and marriages, Congress passed Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments of 1986. Marriage Residence status Marriage now results in conditional residence status unless it…

Who requires businesses to have bonds? 90% of businesses that need surety bonds are to satisfy a government regulation. In many cases bonds are needed to obtain a license or to perform a service for the government. Why are bonds needed? Bonds can be required for a variety of reasons. If the principal is performing…

With all of the furor over the subprime mortgage debacle, a number of individuals and groups are taking a closer look at the loans that made the mess possible. Adjustable rate mortgages, interest only loans, and their variations are estimated at $3.5 trillion now, and they are partly to blame for the record foreclosure rates.…

Landlords and property owners have to contend with a number of issues, risks, and problems when renting out an apartment or a land, for instance. Of course, there are laws that supposedly protect owners from dubious entities who practice rental fraud. But unfortunately, these laws do not work much to their advantage, as the frauds…

A family friend who works at a major retailer reported one night over a drink that he had the strangest of days. He made goal (good for him) selling high-end merchandise to individuals he knew in his heart of hearts were thieves using a stolen credit card. Management was called. Security was called. But in…

What is Florida no fault insurance? What exactly is no fault insurance in the first place? Where is it available and what are its advantages and disadvantages? If you life in FL and have questions about how the Florida no fault car insurance laws work or really if you live in any one of the…

Asset protection deals with protecting your assets from others who may make a claim on them through a court action. Developing an approach to what asset protection strategy you need requires you to understand which assets of yours are vulnerable to be claimed, when, and from whom. This article outlines these points and the boundaries…

Surety Bonds are for consumer protection that coincides with professional services and licenses. Surety bonds are one of the oldest forms of insurance dating back thousands of years. Surety bonds are more of a reverse insurance policy protecting the consumer not the principal of the surety bond. Commercial Insurance protects your business from being sued.…

A trust is the right to the beneficial enjoyment of property to which another person holds the legal title; a property interest held by one person (the trustee) at the request of another (the settlor) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary). Trusts have different names depending on their purpose, i.e., Land Trusts, Charitable Remainder…

An accountant’s job entails working to ensure that business firms and individuals are keeping good records and paying taxes properly and on time. Though the accountant job description for some accounting positions may be simple, other accountant job descriptions are not quite as clear because of the number of duties that are required. In general,…

The first things you need to know about becoming a notary is what a notary is and what they do. A notary, or notary public is a public servant (officer) that has to take an oath just like any other public servant/official (even the president) in order to serve their community. A Notary public serves…