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Rein in payday lenders - editorial
March 12, 2010
By: Milwaukee Daily Sentinel
Legislators should not leave Madison this spring without passing a bill to regulate - finally - the state's growing payday lending industry. Wisconsin is the only state in the nation that allows unfettered payday lending.
Bad Credit Scores Lead to Bad Credit Loans and Fewer Job Opportunities
March 12, 2010
By: Credit Loan.com
If your credit score is low, you already have to deal with the high interest rates and fees that come with most bad credit loans. But did you know that a bad credit score can also keep you from landing your dream job? A recent survey by the Society of Human Resources Managers found that 60 percent o...
Filing 2010 Income Tax Return—Should You Get A Refund Anticipation Loan?
March 12, 2010
By: Red, White and Blue Press
Many people are quickly filing their tax refund and are hoping to get their income tax return as quickly as possible. However, there are some taxpayers that may not file quite as quickly as others and worry about a delay in their refund. When this occurs, people often turn to a refund anticipation...
Households recovering from economic freefall
  March 12, 2010 By: CNN Money NEW YORK-- The net worth of American households increased slightly during the final three months of 2009, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. Household net worth, the difference between assets and liabilities, rose to $54.2 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2009, up from $53.5 trillion in the third q...
Finally! Good news from credit card industry
March 12, 2010
By: CNN Money
Recently card holders have seen interest rates increase, new and higher fees. and fewer reward programs. Card issuers are now ramping up those reward programs.
The Subprime Lending Business Survives, Even Thrives
March 11, 2010
By: Time
Poor credit? It's still no problem for some lenders. The financial crisis was supposed to ring the death knell for companies that make loans to people who have had problems with debt. But a year and a half later, so-called subprime lending is alive and well. What's more, fears that increased regulat...
Oversight for Thriving Payday Lending Unclear in Financial Reform
March 11, 2010
By: PBS Newshour
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., is denying that payday lenders will receive an exemption in financial reform legislation being crafted in the Senate, refuting reports that he has been pressing the Senate Banking Committee to "scale back substantially" proposed oversight of the industry. The New York Times...
Borrower's dilemma: pay credit card bill or mortgage?
 March 11, 2010 By: Statesman.com - Texas CHICAGO — U.S. consumers are starting to look like a frugal, debt-fearing lot as they pay down billions of dollars in credit card obligations. However, a potentially alarming trend is emerging: A small but growing number of people are skipping mortgage payments in favor of paying their credit card b...
Can Citigroup Home Loan Modification Program Help Underwater Borrowers?
 March 11, 2010 By: Red, White and Blue Press Citigroup has enjoyed a great deal of success in the Making Home Affordable Program as they have put half of the homeowners that potentially qualify into either a trial modification or a permanent modification. However, there remain troubles and frustrations with homeowners who are either having a ...
Foreclosures leveling off
 March 11, 2010 By: CNN Money The national foreclosure rate fell 2% in February from a month earlier, according to an industry report released Thursday, the latest sign that the pace of foreclosures is slowing. In January, the foreclosure rate had fallen 10% from December, according to RealtyTrac. And though foreclosures were up... |
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