Consumers seeking information and advice on matters relating to personal finance have a new and uniquely qualified resource on which to leverage. Evergreen Media announces today that they have launched a new website, located at http://www.consumerfinancereport.com, which actively promotes financial literacy and consumer protection. Proprietary content and articles, created by its seasoned staff of consumer finance professionals, enlighten consumers on a wide range of personal finance subjects. A particular focus of consumerfinancereport.com is to educate consumers on how to detect and avoid financial scams and/or unscrupulous service providers in the financial arena.
The site’s target audience, according to an Evergreen Media spokesperson, is the U.S. consumer who falls into one of several categories. Individuals struggling with debt or credit problems will find material to learn how to get back on the road to recovery. People in the market for a financial product or service will find unbiased, specific, and factual information to facilitate their decision making process. Finally, many consumers, simply seeking to become more astute on financial matters, will find the site’s article library an invaluable resource.
“Consumers desperately want timely, accurate, and unbiased information on personal finance issues. Our goal is to provide them with the necessary tools and information so that they can make the financial decision that is best for them – and not what some lender or company says they should do. What we’re seeing today with the Internet is information overload, too often the information is skewed towards a company selling a product, or simply factually incorrect. We’ve created a site where people can get the hard truth, good or bad, on consumer finance topics that will directly impact their lives.” states Jim Cachules, Evergreen Media President.
The site is organized to allow consumers to easily locate areas of interest. Subject areas include mortgage refinance, home equity loans, personal loans, mortgage loan modification, credit repair, debt relief, and insurance. Each section contains articles and commentary designed to educate, inform, and often guide consumers on a host of financial issues specific to that sections topic. An additional section is dedicated to issues surrounding bankruptcy and foreclosure, containing information to educate consumers on bankruptcy facts and present viable alternatives to bankruptcy. Scam alerts and warnings highlight products or services in which people need to be wary. Handy financial calculator tools make it easy to see the monetary cost/benefit on a variety of financial scenario’s or products.
