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HELOC, Car Loan Delinquencies At Record Highs - US News and World Report
More bad news on the credit front, this time concerning home equity lines of credit and auto loans. From the American Bankers Association: In the latest sign that consumers are under financial stress, indirect auto loan and home equity lines of ...
Posted: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:12:00 GMT

Good, bad and ugly ways to raise some quick cash - Business Standard
While I would love to start 2009 with some rosy predictions, one theme sticks in my mind: Cash will never be more important. You need to find it, save it and use it as your cushion in what will be another rocky year. Let’s dispatch the ugliest ...
Posted: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:58:00 GMT

Loans for bad credit consumers - MyFinances.co.uk
Many consumers who are aware of their poor personal credit standing, often wrongly assume that due to their credit score, they do not stand a chance of getting a personal loan. Instead of looking around and comparing different avenues for a bad ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:32:00 GMT

Fed Focuses on Consumer, Corporate Loan Rate Spreads (Update1) - Bloomberg
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials are focused on driving down the spreads between U.S. Treasury yields and consumer and corporate loans, after cutting the main interest rate to almost zero failed to revive lending. Credit costs for ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:41:00 GMT

Mortgage misery as banks begin to hike rates - Independent
Homeowners are being tested in a tightening market Most mortgage lenders are set to raise the interest rates they charge their customers next year. The bad news for homeowners comes after AIB yesterday became the fourth bank in a month to raise ...
Posted: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:43:00 GMT

Prostitution is story of misery, speaker says - Buffalo News
When people try to convince Andra Ackerman that prostitution is a harmless, victimless crime, she thinks back to a case she handled involving a 14-year-old runaway girl in Schenectady. Lost and lonely, the girl had the bad fortune to meet up with a ...
Posted: Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:01:00 GMT

Amid the bad news, consumers will find some good deals in 2009 - Marketwatch
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (MarketWatch) -- Despite some dire financial predictions for 2009, good news is in store for savvy consumers -- if you have good credit and are proactive at looking for banks' deals and perks. One example: Low mortgage rates ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:50:00 GMT

Good, Bad and Ugly Ways to Raise Some Quick Cash: John F. Wasik - Bloomberg
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- If you thought things were getting tight last month, get ready for the big squeeze. While I would love to start 2009 with some rosy predictions, one theme sticks in my mind: Cash will never be more important. You need to find it ...
Posted: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:20:00 GMT

Best bet for a home loan now - CNN
( THIS OLD HOUSE ) -- If you dare to look out your window at houses for sale, you might be surprised at what you can buy and with how little money. Prices are falling, and inventory is plentiful; it's a buyers' market. Alas, credit is so tight ...
Posted: Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:59:00 GMT

Adolf Merckle's Family Confirms Suicide; Latest Victim of Global ... - StreetInsider.com
The family of German billionaire Adolf Merckle has confirmed that his death was a suicide. Merckle was hit by a train near his home in Blaubeurne yesterday evening. Merckle could be the latest victim of the global credit crisis. Merckle made a bad ...
Posted: Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:25:00 GMT