Why is My Itchy Vagina Also Sore? - Reasons For Painful Vaginal Itching Infections

There is nothing more embarrassing than having an itch on the vagina when out socializing. It's funny if you think about it, if an itch is on the end of your nose, your head or ear you scratch it regardless of who stands before you, but when it's round the crotch/anus then the way we get relief is not so openly done. Could this have something to do with why the genitals are called the privates, hence the secrecy between fingers meeting up with the itchy vagina? Okay it doesn't look nice to scrawb at your bits when in the company of people, but an itch is an itch and made for scratching. And another thing is, what must people think for why you scratch i.e. pubic lice (crabs) or maybe VD might even cross their mind. Now you can always retreat around the corner out of sight to scratch, or find the root cause for your itchy vagina and cure it. There are many reasons accountable for a vaginal itch or anus one. If you itch because you have a vaginal rash then this is easily treated and rid using home treatments, however and more often than not an itchy vagina comes about from vaginal infections.

One infection strongly connected for causing an itch is vaginal thrush. As with specific infections they can also affect the vaginal opening and surrounding skin along with pain. Bear in mind that not all women get the symptoms associated with infection but if they do, the way they cope and respond to vaginal treatments can differ greatly. There are 3 common infections we address on a regular basis and the reason why is, because it is normally one of them that is responsible for a vaginal itch.

If you experience vulval discomfort then we look towards the thrush infection, bacterial vaginosis, trichomonas vaginalis and herpes simplex.

Why is My Itchy Vagina Also Sore? - Reasons For Painful Vaginal Itching Infections

Thrush

Thrush as we are aware is caused by a fungal organism called Candida albicans which lives in our bodies. Candida albicans grow and mass around the genitals which bring on thrush symptoms. Clarified symptoms are a white, thick, yeasty smelling vaginal discharge, and a very itchy sore and red vulval region. Sometimes the rectum (anal) opening can also become painfully itchy. Most Vaginal infections excluding some STDs are treated with antifungal drugs, vaginal creams, and vaginal pessaries. Creams and pessaries which need inserting inside the vagina can however cause burning and skin irritation similar to the thrush infection. Because of this confusion comes to the fore over whether it 's the side effects of the treatment or the symptoms of the infection. Although vaginal treatments are deemed safe - particular feminine products have to be ideal for you and the infection you suffer from. If vulval skin is itchy and sore then cream can help with easing discomfort. Some medications come in oral form. Personal preference will prevail for whatever treatment you use, however if it is not a 100% for clearing your infection then it is waste of time and money leaving you still infected. Temporary cures are not want you want you want rid and gone forever. If you're pregnant or breastfeeding consult with GP before using vaginal treatments.

Treatment for thrush can be obtained from the pharmacy but talk to the pharmacist before purchase because; it is possible to mis-use treatments for vaginal itching/soreness that are not thrush. Wrong treatments may lead to long-standing vulval problems and can worsen the condition you set out to heal.

Don't let anyone tell you any different that after being diagnosed with thrush that you have been sexually active. Thrush is not a sexually transmitted infection. Thrush does not always cause symptoms in men and may present as balanitis or a non-specific urethritis (NSU.)

Bacterial Vaginosis

Bacterial Vaginosis also like thrush bringing soreness, burning and itching of the vulva but hardly ever sees redness or swelling. We associate the unpleasant fishy smell with bacterial Vaginosis and a smelly grey or white vaginal discharge. Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) happens when the good bacteria in the vagina are removed to make way for bad bacteria. So it is bad bacteria we look to treat and destroy to ease soreness, relieve itching and rid the fishy smell. Because of similar symptoms it is easy to think you have thrush when you have BV. Bacterial Vaginosis is the more severe out of the two infections because it can lead to internal infection called pelvic inflammatory disease.

Trichomonas Vaginalis

Have you been diagnosed with having Trichomonas Vaginalis but at the time of diagnosis did not hear clearly or understand what the GP had to say. This happens regular where a woman might have been frightened by the medical term used for her condition and goes home none the wiser. Well Trichomoniasis or Trich as it is called at times is a vaginal infection which causes vulva soreness, reddening and inflammation. A common symptom of Trich is a foamy, yellow greenish vaginal discharge. Some women feel pain when weeing. The organism responsible for the symptoms is a parasite in the vaginal mucus. It spreads through penetrative vaginal sex and the exchange of vaginal fluid, meaning, sharing sex toys or sex gadgets.

Herpes Simplex is a viral infection

This virus exists in two types. Herpes simplex type 1 appears as cold sores around the mouth, and herpes simplex type 2 involves the genitals. When the infection first takes hold, painful sores show on the vulva and vagina. It may hurt to urinate as urine is acidic and stings if it comes in contact with herpes sores. Other symptoms include a tingly and itchy vagina, swollen glands in the groin and general flu-like symptoms. Swollen glands or flu-like symptoms only happen during the first attack.

As with particular viral infections, there is no permanent way of ridding herpes and its recurrence.

Now we have covered vaginal infections let us focus on the vaginal rash and how to treat it. This should not take long as it is just simply water that will do the trick. There are solutions for soothing but just keeping the vagina fresh airy and dry will speed up the recovery process making this the best solution.

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Exchange Rate - Costa Rica Colons and Dollars

How to Ruin an Economy?

The short answer to that question is: overvalue the national currency. That is exactly what Costa Rica has been doing for more than two decades. Throughout the years since 1984, under a system of daily mini-devaluations, the dollar exchange rate for the Costa Rica colon was gradually increased. But in most years the domestic rate of inflation exceeded by several percentage points the devaluation rate. In 2006 the Central Bank replaced the mini-devaluations with a system of bands in which the colon was allowed to float between lower and upper limits with the upper limit gradually increasing, in July 2010 reaching 610 colons for one dollar with a floor of 500. Then, beginning in October 2009 the colon gained value precipitously, the exchange rate falling from 590 in October 2009 to 510 in May, 2010. From May to July 2010 the rate has fluctuated between 515 and 530. If this continues for any length of time the Costa Rican economy will greatly suffer.

An overvalued currency harms exports, subsidizes imports, exacerbates balance of payment problems, negatively effects tourism and foreign residents with dollar incomes, deters foreign investment, inflates real estate prices, and invites currency speculation.

Exchange Rate - Costa Rica Colons and Dollars

Costa Rica has an economy highly dependent on export earnings. If exporters try to increase their prices to compensate for a weak dollar a strong colon means less competitively priced products on international markets. If prices cannot be increased, as is usually the case, businesses must nevertheless pay their operating costs in colons while receiving fewer in return for the dollars earned-- 92% of export earnings are in dollars, but 70% of costs are in colons.

With an overvalued colon imports become relatively cheaper. This has the adverse consequence of encouraging import of goods that compete with locally based production. The consumer goods industry in Costa Rica is relatively well-developed, with some sectors also geared to exporting to Central America. Historically, national production has been to some extent protected by import tariffs. These are now largely being eliminated under the provisions of CAFTA, the Central American Free Trade Agreement with the United States implemented under the Arias Administration. The combination of an overvalued colon and the elimination of protective tariffs could mean that some sectors of domestic industry will go under.

While the economy began to recover in late 2009 from the internationally induced recession, Costa Rica maintains a chronic problem with balance of payment deficits. The combination of reduced or lower valued export earnings and increased import expenditures impels the balance of payments into further deficit. During the first Quarter of 2010 exports, lead by pineapple and bananas, grew 11% with respect to Q1, 2009. However, as might be expected with cheapened dollars, imports increased 24% in the same period, widening the current account deficit.

The principal foreign exchange earner in Costa Rica is tourism, an industry with income in dollars but expenditures in colons. For visiting foreigners Costa Rica is no longer a bargain. When word gets around in the United States and elsewhere that their dollars don't go very far, tourism will suffer.

An overvalued currency is a deterrent to foreign investment, a central element in the development strategy of the Arias government and the current administration. For a foreign company to establish and operate a business in Costa Rica they must exchange dollars for colons and these won't go nearly as far as they should.

There are many thousands of foreigners resident in Costa Rica that depend upon pensions or other income in dollars. In the months since late 2009 foreign residents have been hit hard in their pockets, a 15% decline in value of the dollars they exchange, plus suffering additionally from a 4% domestic inflation in the cost of goods and services. The nation has programs to attract foreign retirees that will fail if their dollars won't go very far. So too will programs like medical tourism suffer.

The real estate market is negatively effected by overvaluation of the colon. Sellers almost always list their property in dollars, so there is now a higher price. This is a problem in that many real estate sales are to foreigners. This problem is seriously compounded by the appreciation of real estate values over the last decade. Even during the 2008 and 2009 financial bust and international recession, when real estate most everywhere in the world was falling in price, this was not generally the case in Costa Rica. There has been a highly inelastic price response to abundant offerings of properties of all types and falling demand. All real estate companies report a substantial decline in business.

The current exchange rate opens the door to currency speculation. Windfall profits will accrue to those who buy dollars when the rate is near the floor and sell them for colons when the rate returns toward the upper limit, as should eventually happen, assuming the Central Bank authorities have any sense.

In fact, the drop in the value of the dollar when the same currency is strengthening against the Euro is related to an apparent influx of speculative capital and wealthy Costa Ricans changing currencies. In the United States and Europe interest rates are very low and the economies stagnant, whereas in Costa Rica interest rates are quite high and the economy, so far at least in spite of high interest rates and tight credit, is modestly recovering.

Why the Central Bank maintains high interest rates while the economy needs stimulation is one more indication that something is wrong in the higher circles of power. So dollars and Euros enter and the local moneyed elite move around their liquidity, but not necessarily into productive investments. The interest rate on bank issued Certificates of Deposits has fallen in the last nine months to an average of 2.5% so this is not where capital is flowing. Both private and state banks here carry their accounts in dollars and banking assets have fallen as the devaluation is recorded as operating losses. However, this does not mean that banks and other financial entities are not in receipt of these dollars. Data is just not publicly available to determine where the dollars are coming from and where they land-- or how much money is entering and being laundered from illicit activities.

In reading what little is available on the Costa Rican exchange rate there are some innuendos that the wealthy friends of Central Bank officials and the PLN hierarchy are scheming to enrich themselves through currency speculation. It is certainly the case that PLN personalities have a cozy relationship with the moneyed interests; this became very clear in the great debate over CAFTA. However, I have found no evidence to lend these assertions any credibility. After all, Costa Rica has indicted three former presidents for graft, so it is difficult to believe that corruption on this scale could be involved. Rather, it is the ideological blindness of official thinking that is the problem.

It is important to keep in mind the experience of Argentina in 2001-2003. That country experienced a complete economic collapse due in good part to pegging the peso to the dollar so that the peso was overvalued by a wide margin. Dollarizing meant surrendering control over monetary and fiscal policy. Then to make matters worse productive state enterprise were privatized at bargain prices to local and foreign capital. State policies allowed a great inflow of foreign loans and speculative capital. Argentina under the left of center Kirchner government recovered in subsequent years by devaluing the peso, defaulting on foreign debt, ending speculation, renouncing the neo-liberal policies that created the disaster and reorienting its monetary and fiscal policy toward national development.

The overvaluation of the colon is a direct consequence of the policy of the Central Bank. According to the President of the Central Bank where the colon falls within the band is a strict function of the number of dollars as versus the number of colons in circulation. More dollars exchanged on the Monex, the money market for the large players, and at the state and private banks, means a fall in the value of the dollar.

I suppose such narrow criteria for establishing the exchange rate is to be expected from Costa Rican economists with a U.S. education and business administration graduates of Harvard, Wharton or other bastion of monetary orthodoxy. They are fully indoctrinated in the conventional wisdom of neo-liberalism. Two of key elements of this narrow thinking are that the purpose of monetary policy is to control inflation and that state guidance of the economy is contrary to the economic principles of free enterprise.

Central Bank officials have stated that the elimination of the mini-devaluations and adopting the system of bands was to have better control of inflation, moderate the trend toward dollarization, and to avoid Central Bank injection of dollars to protect the exchange rate, causing Central Bank deficits. Actually, the mini-devaluations worked reasonably well. For businesses the rate was predictable and it facilitated the export development strategy adopted since the 1980s. The rate was adjusted on the value of dollars and other traded currencies in relation to domestic inflation, although the spread between inflation and devaluation in most years meant an appreciation of the colon. Contrary to Central Bank spurious rationales, Costa Rica's high rates of inflation, as well as the partial dollarization of the economy, have been consequences of its export-led integration into the global economy and really not to exchange rate policies. The current 4% rate of inflation, down from double digit levels previously, is a consequence of the slow economy, certainly not an overvalued colon.

One of the more absurd pronouncements by international business publications espousing the doctrines of monetarism and globalization is that every country should peg its exchange rate for dollars to the price of a McDonalds hamburger in the United States. Well, today a Big Mac in Costa Rica is about the same price as in the U.S. In this wisdom, it does not matter that the cost of labor that serves up the burger in a local franchise is 1/5 the cost in the U.S., or that the cost of constructing a fast food joint is 1/5 that in the U.S., or that buns and meat are lower priced, or that commercial land to locate a franchise is cheaper.

The McDonalds idea has more relevance if it is reversed. An intelligent exchange rate policy would at least in part evaluate the cost of the factors of production-- labor, materials, and capital--in the national economy in relation to the values in the economies of trading partners. If these were the criteria than a Big Mac in the United States would cost the equivalent of $.60 in colons. This price would have the added virtue of making the Big Mac affordable for the low-waged Costa Rican servers who dish out the burger. It would also help the deteriorating standard of living of ordinary Costa Ricans if the government development strategy would provide incentives for domestic production of food staples like rice and beans, also helping to keep famers on the land and out of the urban slums, instead of removing tariffs on the import of foreign foodstuffs.

Certainly controlling inflation and adjusting disequilibrium's in the supply of currencies need be factors in monetary policy. But the essential goals of the policies of the Central Bank should be those of development of the national economy. This is accomplished by fiscal policies that allocate resources into chosen sectors vital to economic and social development and monetary policies that support the development goals established. The current and past political administrations in Costa Rica, blinded by their neo-liberal ideology, have no idea how to go about this.

An undervalued national currency is better than an overvalued currency, at least in relation to export booms. Perhaps Costa Rica should look closer at the example of China. The United States charges that China undervalues the Yuan to the detriment of the U.S. economy by the flood of cheap Chinese imports. While this is no doubt overstated, it is true that China carefully controls its currency exchange to promote its own economic development. Of course, this is not the main factor in China's unparalleled success story. China rather turned Marx on his head; socialism laid the groundwork for a transition to a raw but vital capitalism. Not the neo-liberal global capitalism of the West, but a capitalism that utilizes the socialist tradition of strong state institutions that centrally plan the social and economic development of the nation.

Establishing an exchange rate that makes economic sense is just a first step for national development. Costa Rica would do well to strengthen its state institutions and define development goals, not by emulating China, but by leaving aside the dogmas of monetarism and neo-liberalism and replacing the Central Bank personnel with figures that look to Costa Rica's strong tradition of social democracy and social justice and to its South American neighbors who have learned their sad lessons from 20 plus years of globalization orthodoxy and taken new, progressive directions.

China's export-led development has meant that tens of millions of peasants are displaced to barracks in the industrial centers, work for a pittance and live in the most unjust of social conditions, while the bureaucrats and businessmen accumulate incredible wealth. On a lesser scale than China, growing inequality and social injustice are prime features of Costa Rican society. And this is mainly a result of the export-led development strategy, the abandonment of programs of genuine national development, such as food sovereignty, the permissive attitude toward business regulation and business activity while strong arming labor unions, the lack of effective ameliorative programs for the increasing problems of social inequality, and now the privatization of the very state enterprises that once formed the economic basis of Costa Rica's social democracy. It is time for real change.

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Foreign Currency - Exchanging Money For Your European Trip

With the introduction of the Euro, handling your money in Europe is a lot simpler. However, there are still some important guidelines for dealing with currency issues while abroad.

Exchange some money before you leave

Although you can typically exchange money in the airport when you arrive in Europe, it is best to have some Euros before you leave. What if your flight is delayed and you arrive after the airport bank is closed? Or, what if you are starving as soon as you get off the plane and want to pick up a quick snack before dealing with money exchange?  Most local banks can easily exchange dollars for Euros. Having 50-100 Euros in your pocket upon arrival will start your trip off stress free (see the next section for the reason not to exchange all of your money ahead of time).

Foreign Currency - Exchanging Money For Your European Trip

Use your ATM and credit cards

Travelers checks are a thing of the past! The easiest way to exchange money in most European countries is to simply use your Visa or Mastercard. You will almost always get the best exchange rate when you take money out of an ATM or pay directly with a credit card when you are in Europe. The reason is that banks usually give the best exchange rates to each other, so the this automatic transaction will typically cost you less than going to a money exchange kiosk. Make sure to call your bank ahead of time to ensure that your ATM pin will work in the countries where you are traveling - it us typically best to have a standard 4-digit pin. Current guide books should alert you to any concerns with using cards in specific countries.

Study up

Picture it: Paris, 2001. I had just gotten off an overnight train from Madrid to Paris and...well...I really had to use the restroom! I ran over to the toilette, only to be stopped by a surly french woman telling me that I had to fork over some money to use the facilities. Furiously searching through my purse, I kept pulling out random coins while the woman shook her head. I had no idea which of these foreign coins would comprise the cost of using the bathroom. Although life is a little easier now that many European countries use the same currency, it is still worth taking a few minutes to review the coins and bills ahead of time

Alert your financial institutions

The last thing you want to deal with on your trip is a declined credit card. Make sure to call your bank and credit cards ahead of time to give them a list of countries where you will be traveling. That way, if the company starts seeing many large transactions in a foreign country, they won't be tempted to deactivate your card for security purposes.

Know the conversion rates

While you're on your trip to Europe, you'll want to have a good idea of how much you're really spending. This is hard to do if you don't understand the currency conversion between Euros (or whatever currency is used in the countries you are visiting) and your own country's currency. A good plan is to review the basics before you leave.  Let's assume that you are from the U.S. and you will be using the Euro on your trip. First, visit a currency conversion site, such as  http://finance.yahoo.com/currency, and determine what one Euro is worth in dollars. At the time of this writing, 1 Euro = 1.34 U.S. Dollars. So, for every Euro you spend, it will actually be about 30% more in dollars. Then get a few more Euro denominations, such as 10, 20, 50 and 100, and note their dollar equivalents. Write them on a small piece of paper and carry it your wallet. That way, when you're thinking about buying the Italian leather shoes that cost 100 Euro, you can quickly check and remind yourself that you're actually spending 4.

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Save Loads of Money - Living on a Shoestring - 50 Great Ways to Save Money

1. Draw up a balance sheet of income and expenditure and make any adjustments as appropriate. Naturally, it is important to make sure there is more income than expenditure.

2. If you haven't already done so, it would be helpful to request a monthly bank statement, so that a very close track can be kept of finances.

3. Seek advice for help with debt problems, the Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB) or an equivalent for your area would be useful. Make contact with debtors immediately to make appropriate repayment arrangements.

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4. Find out about getting interest on any credit in your current account.

5. Where at all possible, use zero rated interest credit cards.

6. Check local and national press for information on best rates of interest on savings.

7. Instead of issuing cheques knowing that you'll go overdrawn, seek first to negotiate an overdraft limit, in the end it will be cheaper than going into an unauthorised overdraft situation.

8. If it makes sense for you, settle credit cards via Direct Debit, it's better than forgetting to pay and then finding yourself in a situation where you are charged a late payment fee.

9. Pay income tax demands on time, overdue amounts incur interest.

10. Shop around for insurances in order to get the best deal. With the wealth of information on the internet, there are no excuses.

11. In relation to car insurance check out if there are any special deals for women, no claims, older drivers etc. Often times companies will price match, check if yours will do the same.

12. Check around for great deals on mobile/cell phones - these may include: free phone, free text messaging, an enhanced number of minutes etc, again, many companies are prepared to price match.

13. When buying goods, ask for a discount - they can say yes or no, either way, there is nothing to lose and everything to gain.

14. Shopping during sale time is usually cheaper that shopping at other times.

15. Contact companies to find out if they have warehouse sales, this is usually cheaper than paying high street prices.

16. Charity shops have some great quality products and at a fraction of the original prices, you'll also be putting some money to good causes into the bargain. Especially useful to check out charity shops in fairly affluent areas.

17. Consider shopping at markets, boot sales, house sales as great bargains are usually possible - you're also able to exercise your bargaining skills to get a great deal.

18. Get at least three quotes from Trades people and assess best value.

19. Negotiate a discount when paying cash for works carried out to your home or business.

20. Swapping skills with another can act as payment in kind, rather than having to pay cash/money for a service.

21. Is your home as insulated as it could me? Worth getting a 'insulation health check' for your home, in the long run it could save you money.

22. Showers generally are a lot cheaper than baths; a number of people are able to have a shower with the amount of water it takes to have a bath.

23. Switch lights off when not in use.

24. Dimmer switches can extend the life of a light bulb.

25. Use domestic appliances such as a washing machine,
dryer and dishwasher when you have a full load, this maximises fuel efficiency.

26. Use an economy wash when using a dishwasher - it's quicker and cheaper.

27. Use carrier bags you get when you buy your shopping for pedal bin liners

28. Buy super market own brands, as these are often cheaper and of good quality.

29. Some super markets have a 'value range' which is even cheaper than their own name brands, might be worth checking out.

30. Look out for the 'buy one get one free' type deals.

31. Substantial savings can usually be had by shopping at cash and carry outlets.

32. Prior to going shopping, make a list of only those items you need and only purchase those. This is preferable to being tempted to go down every isle - chances are you may pick up what you don't need.

33. Buying in bulk provides significant savings; you may wish to share this bulk buying with a friend.

34. Recycle padded envelopes and other envelopes if you wish.

35. Write notes on the back of letters and `junk' mail you receive.

36.'Take away' food containers can be used to store food in the fridge and freezer.

37. Keep credit cards to a minimum and best still if you have them it may be worth considering keeping them at home and only use them for planned purchases.

38. How about having family/friend pampering sessions, this will lead to substantial savings on pedicures, manicures, facials, massages etc.

39. Make your own clothes, and if you are challenged in that area, ask a friend and offer to do something for them in return.

40. Lots of items are lost yearly on the buses, tube, train, tram and plane networks - these are usually sold off within a specified time period. Contact your local transport authority to find out further details.

41. There are lots of beauty schools and hairdressers that often want 'models' for their students to practice on - worth giving this some consideration. You pay a fraction of the standard price.

42. Determine to make delicious meals at home rather than eating out.

43. If it is really hard to stop eating out, decide that you'll eat out only so many times per week.

44. Instead of going out, have friends round, with each one bringing food and drink that they've prepared themselves.

45. Shop around for best holiday bargains; ask for discounts, particularly at hotels.

46. Booking a holiday apartment with friends often works out cheaper than booking individual hotel rooms or smaller self-catering apartments.

47. You may wish to investigate holiday home swaps - that is swapping your home in one country (or the same country) for another home in another country (or another part of the same country). If you go this route, do investigate it thoroughly.

48. Check out local press and tourist authorities for free entertainment, there's a fair amount of it around.

49. Grow your own fruit and vegetables.

50. Make use of your local Credit Union.

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"Right of Offset" - Protect Your Money and Assets

What is the "Right of Offset"?

The "Right of Offset" gives a lending institution (i.e. Bank or Credit Union) a legal right to seize funds that a debtor may have in a deposit or asset account at that particular banking or financial institution, to cover a loan in default. It is also known as the "Right of Set-Off".

What are the dangers of the "Right of Offset"?

"Right of Offset" - Protect Your Money and Assets

If an individual, couple, or other entity has a checking, savings, or other form of deposit account at the same financial institution where they have a credit card, auto loan, mortgage, other debt account, that individual or entity has what can be considered a "banking conflict". In other words, anytime an asset account is kept at the same banking institution as a liability account, a potential "banking conflict" occurs due to that banking institutions "Right of Offset". What this means is, if an individual for whatever reason fails to make payments on a liability account, the financial institution has the legal right to not only freeze that individuals asset/deposit account, but to also seize any funds available to offset the debt due to that financial institution.

What types of liability accounts or debts does the "Right to Offset" pertain too?

A financial institutions freedom to utilize the "Right of Offset" is determined primarily by how they are chartered.

State chartered and regulated credit unions and banks, along with federal credit unions chartered and regulated by the National Credit Union Association (NCUA) have the freedom and authority to exercise their "Right of Offset" on both secured accounts or asset backed (i.e. mortgage loan, auto loan), and unsecured accounts (not backed by collateral) or open-ended revolving accounts (i.e. certain credit cards and credit extensions).

Federally chartered and regulated banks (i.e. Bank of America, Wachovia Bank, Wells Fargo) have the freedom and authority to exercise their "Right of Offset" on secured, but not unsecured accounts. A bank/financial institutions rights and authority as it pertains to its use of "Right to Offset" may vary between institutions. To find the specifics of a particular institution research the following areas:

The institutions regulatory authority. The institutions member agreement received when establishing an account. The institutions loan/debt documents or agreements received when establishing a loan.
Who regulates state chartered and federally chartered banks and/or financial institutions?

State chartered banks and financial institutions are regulated by the particular state Department of Banking, Department of Financial Institutions, or Department of Finance from which the bank or financial institution conducts business.

Federal credit unions are regulated by The National Credit Union Association (NCUA).

Federally chartered National banks are regulated by The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The OCC is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

How can I protect my assets?

Never assume that it will not happen to you. The present difficulties present in the current economy have created unexpected lay-offs and job losses. Expensive medical emergencies happen every day. Take the following steps to protect yourself:

1) Separate your accounts. Keep your asset and deposit accounts with institutions that are in no way related or affiliated with financial institutions in which you have loans or debt obligations.

2) Monitor who owns your mortgage note. Mortgage notes are bought and sold everyday on the secondary market. Make sure a financial institution in which you keep your asset or deposit accounts does not purchase your mortgage note. If this does happen, move your assets immediately to another institution.

3) Do not keep your investment account at institutions where you have debt. A bank or financial institution will attempt to collect their money by any means possible. They have teams of attorneys on retainer that constantly look for new ways to collect. As with any regulation there are always "loop holes". Do not put yourself in a position to be the example.

In closing, do your best to pay your bills on time. The "Right and Righteous" folks out there that will say that you just need to honor your debts and pay your bills on time. These are the same folks who scream the loudest when they find themselves in an unexpected financial hardship, and find that a financial institution has "offset" their account leaving them no money for food or gas. There are no absolutes in life, so plan accordingly. A few proactive adjustments in how you handle your banking now can save you a lot of possible future hardship.

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