Category Archives: Business Finance

Credit unions are offering payday lending alternative

January 30, 2011     No comments

Columnist Jim Gallagher says the industry isn’t just about ‘gouging’ customers.

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New rules give consumers easier access to credit score

January 30, 2011     No comments

For years, if consumers wanted to know their credit score, they had to buy it. But starting this year, potentially millions can get their score free, thanks to new federal regulations.

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Credit counselor helps consumers dig out of financial hole

January 29, 2011     No comments

Ellen Bernards knows firsthand about difficult financial decisions.

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New Credit Card Users May See Higher Interest Rates

January 29, 2011     No comments

Interest rates are hovering at near-record highs, with the average card user at 14.72 percent.

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China Said to Plan Raising Ratio If Credit Excessive

January 28, 2011     No comments

China may order its biggest lenders, including Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. and China Construction Bank Corp., to raise capital ratios to as high as 14 percent when credit growth is judged excessive, said a person familiar with the matter.

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Hollywood Video: Late fee nightmares

January 28, 2011     No comments

SAN ANTONIO — Bad credit because of a late movie! it’s a real shocker for some San Antonians who just got terrible news on their credit report. And it has to do with a company that is no longer in business

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S&P Cuts Japan Sovereign Debt Rating

January 27, 2011     No comments

 Standard & Poor’s cut Japan’s long-term sovereign debt rating for the first time since 2002.

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Report: Iva Police Officer Resigns, Department Has Three Officers

January 27, 2011     No comments

The town of Iva’s police force has dwindled following the resignation of yet another officer.

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Consumers get easier access to credit scores

January 24, 2011     No comments

For years, if consumers wanted to know their credit score, they had to buy it. But starting this year, potentially millions will be able to get their score for free thanks to new federal regulations.

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Staggering debt belies developed world’s ‘wealth’

January 24, 2011     No comments

At 70 per cent of GDP, the average public debt of developed countries is 50-per-cent higher than just three years ago

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