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  • Be Happy With What You Can Afford

    Washington Post - I doubt in the tightening credit market that the friend can get a loan for 100 percent of the purchase price. Even so, the woman told the friend it was a bad idea to get a mortgage that would consume so much of her household net monthly income. The ...
    2008-02-06 06:56:00
  • PREVIEW-Commonwealth Bank's H1 profit seen up, outlook clouded

    Reuters - ... by turmoil in global credit markets, with rising interest rates in Australia also seen slowing credit growth and potentially leading to more bad ... official rate increases. CBA is the country's second-largest bank by assets and its largest mortgage ...
    2008-02-06 09:33:00
  • Anxiety grows ahead UBS, Credit Suisse Q4 results

    Reuters - ... anxiously for reassurance from UBS AG (UBSN.VX: Quote , Profile , Research ) that it has no more bad news in store and that rival Credit ... to learn that $2 billion of the charges had to do with "positions related to the US residential mortgage ...
    2008-02-06 02:17:00
  • Bad debt levels remain low, NAB says

    News.com.au - NATIONAL Australia Bank (NAB) has recently seen a rise in bad debt levels ... NAB would retain its current capital levels adding that the US sub-prime mortgage ... Full credit for Nelson on apology Jack Marx Live : 101 pubs I'd like to see Ask Bossy ...
    2008-02-06 05:44:00
  • Emergency: intensive care needed - Times Online

    Emergency: intensive care neededTimes Online, UK - 8 hours agoBut the outlook has been transformed by the summer's credit crunch, exacerbated in Britain by Gordon Brown's dithering response to Northern Rock and the ...
    2008-02-06 01:24:41
  • The Overnight Report: Fed Credibility Questioned - FN Arena News

    The Overnight Report: Fed Credibility QuestionedFN Arena News, Australia - 8 hours agoIt cannot solve the bad debt mortgage problem, nor CDOs, nor ratings downgrades. These must be ultimately solved by the market, and that will take time. ...
    2008-02-06 02:07:09
  • Congress digs a moat around its ivory tower - Politico

    Congress digs a moat around its ivory towerPolitico, DC - 6 hours agoIronically, Congress is rejecting the same solutions it’s advocating for other industries in crisis, from toy manufacturers to the subprime mortgage ...
    2008-02-06 03:26:57
  • A Guide to Layoff Survival - WIS

    A Guide to Layoff SurvivalWIS, SC - 5 hours agoJust a few days ago, Citigroup reported record losses ($9.83 billion in the fourth quarter) due to bad mortgage-related investments and loans and will ...
    2008-02-06 05:19:30
  • Farmers charge judicial corruption and collusion—seek ... - Bay Area Indymedia

    Farmers charge judicial corruption and collusion—seek ...Bay Area Indymedia, CA - 4 hours agoIn looking at the national mortgage crisis, and comparing it to what is happening in agriculture, there are many similarities. ...
    2008-02-06 05:36:24
  • Sickened by actions of America's leaders - Sioux City Journal

    Sickened by actions of America's leadersSioux City Journal, IA - 3 hours agoCar payment, cell phone, Big Screen TV, credit card, etc...you get the point. Make your health and life a priority! Stop whining and get off your soap box ...
    2008-02-06 07:14:27
  • PREVIEW-Commonwealth Bank's H1 profit seen up, outlook clouded - Reuters

    PREVIEW-Commonwealth Bank's H1 profit seen up, outlook cloudedReuters - 39 minutes ago... by turmoil in global credit markets, with rising interest rates in Australia also seen slowing credit growth and potentially leading to more bad loans. ...
    2008-02-06 09:42:28
  • Consequences of Personal Bankruptcy when Applying for Loans - American Chronicle

    Consequences of Personal Bankruptcy when Applying for LoansAmerican Chronicle, CA - 36 minutes agoIf your recent credit history is bad, you will need to wait in order to successfully apply and get approved. Make sure you pay all your bills in time for at ...
    2008-02-06 09:45:06
  • Finding beauty in the beast - Boston Globe

    Finding beauty in the beastBoston Globe, United States - 30 minutes agoSome caution that stocks could tumble further if the instability in housing and mortgage lending spreads into other parts of the economy. At the very least, ...
    2008-02-06 09:51:08
  • Facing losses on bad loans, banks boost credit card rates (USA Today)

    To understand how the collapse of the nation's real estate market is hitting borrowers of all kinds, consider Carson Moore. He always pays more than the minimum due on his credit cards, and does it on time, every time. But in January, Bank of America told him it was nearly tripling his interest rate, to 22%.
    2008-02-06 07:13:13
  • Access and the Disabled in Ravalli County: the details (Ravalli Republic)

    The Ravalli Republic and Joan Marie Connor toured most of the commercial areas in Stevensville, Victor, Corvallis and Hamilton to see how accessible the stores and shops of these areas are to the disabled. More than 200 entrances were observed and their characteristics noted.
    2008-02-06 08:00:35