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  • Brits looking for offshore investment advice - Equity Property Portfolios

    Brits looking for offshore investment adviceEquity Property Portfolios, UK - 4 hours agoDespite a decrease in those asking for mortgage advice during the credit crunch in the final quarter of 2007, there is evidence of a long-term increase in ...
    2008-02-08 10:06:59
  • Mt. Prospect 'lender' not really there, officials say - Chicago Daily Herald

    Mt. Prospect 'lender' not really there, officials sayChicago Daily Herald, IL - 4 hours agoUsually people who fall for fake lenders have bad credit, finding it almost impossible to secure a legitimate bank loan, Bernas said. ...
    2008-02-08 10:36:40
  • Avoid credit trap - Winnipeg Sun

    Avoid credit trapWinnipeg Sun, Canada - 4 hours agoOthers bought into the subprime mortgage swindle that saw lenders giving loads of loot to folks who had bad credit or no business getting that kind of ...
    2008-02-08 10:39:45
  • Company targets foreclosure customers - North County Times

    Company targets foreclosure customersNorth County Times, CA - 4 hours agoIt's bad for your credit, and less drastic options might allow you to retain your home, Del Rio said. His nonprofit can be reached at (760) 432-6878 or ...
    2008-02-08 10:40:31
  • Stocks mixed at end of bad week - Rocky Mountain News

    Stocks mixed at end of bad weekRocky Mountain News, CO - 3 hours ago... at midday Friday, Fitch Ratings, another credit-rating agency, put a series of mortgage-backed securities insured by MBIA Inc. on negative watch. ...
    2008-02-08 11:16:22
  • Bad week ends on a mixed note - Los Angeles Times

    Bad week ends on a mixed noteLos Angeles Times, CA - 3 hours agoThere's further potential for more write-downs, and that constricts the supply of credit in other areas." The mortgage and credit crises have led the ...
    2008-02-08 11:58:23
  • THREE STATS YOU JUST CAN'T BE WITHOUT ON A SATURDAY: THE WEEK IN ... - Globe and Mail

    THREE STATS YOU JUST CAN'T BE WITHOUT ON A SATURDAY: THE WEEK IN ...Globe and Mail, Canada - 2 hours agoThe index is volatile, it's just one month of bad data, and it measures the supply of services in the United States, not demand in Canada. ...
    2008-02-09 12:33:53
  • Heartache for homeowners - Management Today

    Heartache for homeownersManagement Today, UK - 1 hour agoThe number of mortgages in arrears rose by 8.6% compared to 2006, according to the CML figures. And there’s more pressure to come as a result of the credit ...
    2008-02-09 01:15:25
  • Like bad pennies, familiar names and scenarios resurface - Orlando Sentinel

    Like bad pennies, familiar names and scenarios resurfaceOrlando Sentinel, FL - 1 hour agoSince my wife's credit is sooo bad they tweaked the numbers to put the entire note in my name solely. I may not be a finance specialist , but there is no ...
    2008-02-09 01:37:54
  • Small banks buck subprime downturn (The Charlotte Observer)

    While subprime-lending problems pummel the country's biggest financial institutions, many community banks are escaping unscathed -- and bragging about it. That's partly by circumstance: Small banks tend to favor commercial loans, not home mortgages. But it's also because many stayed wary of making loans to people with shaky credit. Now, some small banks in the Charlotte area are touting how ...
    2008-02-09 12:11:04
  • Business briefs: Feb. 9 (Ventura County Star)

    Washington, D.C. The popular anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a competitor have been linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, cases so bad that a few children given the drugs for muscle spasms have died, the government warned Friday.
    2008-02-09 12:11:57
  • Like bad pennies, familiar names and scenarios resurface (Orlando Sentinel)

    It's cleanup day on the Home Front as we revisit three cases and "welcome" back three names familiar to readers -- not in a good way. But read to the end -- I promise a happy ending.
    2008-02-09 01:42:36
  • Poll: It's the war, stupid (The Morning Call)

    Getting out of Iraq best way to help economy, respondents say. The heck with Congress' big stimulus bill. The way to get the country out of recession -- and most people think we're in one -- is to get the country out of Iraq, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll.
    2008-02-09 02:04:17
  • AP Poll: to Fix Economy, Get Out of Iraq (Seattle Times)

    The heck with Congress' big stimulus bill. The way to get the country out of recession _ and most people think we're in one _ is to get the country out of Iraq, according to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll.
    2008-02-09 02:35:29
  • Avoid credit trap (Calgary Sun)

    In Canada earlier this week, the Oracle of Omaha pronounced that the era of "dumb money" is over.
    2008-02-09 02:43:22