Business briefs (Lansing State Journal)
In its "Payments Fraud: Consumer Considerations," the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City examines the ways credit card and debit card payments are both susceptible to, and helpful in preventing, payments fraud. The Fed notes an increase in payments fraud, which it defines as "the use of a payment mechanism by someone other than the individual(s) authorized to use it."
Business briefs (Lansing State Journal)
Grand Rapids law firm Warner Norcross & Judd LLP has opened an office in Lansing, where it will base its government affairs practice group. The group focuses on lobbying, election laws and establishing political action committees and administrative law.
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KEB saga offers a warning to suitors (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
Should HSBC require a cautionary tale in terms of doing business in Korea, the UK bank could do worse than look at the furore surrounding its latest target, Korea Exchange Bank.
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How to Handle Debt Consolidation (The Bradford Era)
(ARA) - The average American carries about $8,500 in credit card debt. But it's likely you or someone you know is laboring under a much higher debt than that. Total credit card debt in the nation tops $1 trillion dollars.
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Danier Leather Reports Fiscal 2007 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Danier Leather Inc. today announced its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2007.
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TRX Integrates RESX Online Booking Site with TRAVELTRAX Data Reporting (ThomasNet)
RESX Clients Gain Dashboard Visibility into Online Booking Activity through State-of-the-Art Reporting Tool ATLANTA, July 16 / / -- TRX, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRXI), a global technology company that develops and hosts software applications to process data records and automate manual processes, today announced it is incorporating the innovative travel data reporting functionality of its TRAVELTRAX(SM) ...
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Saks Incorporated Announces Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended August 4, 2007 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Retailer Saks Incorporated today announced results for the second quarter and six months ended August 4, 2007.
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KEB saga offers a warning to suitors (Financial Times)
In 2003, Commerzbank, which held a 35 per cent stake in KEB, had little to show for its US$850m investment in the bank, which was increasingly in need of capital after the Asian financial market meltdown.
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Back from a journey into oblivion . . . the travel agent (Times Online Sunday)
For years high street travel agents have been going to the wall under the onslaught of holidays booked on the internet. But now the future is looking brighter for the slicker and quicker ones
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Research and Markets: Shift to Electronic Payments: Growth Opportunities for Merchant Processors (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Shift to Electronic Payments: Growth Opportunities for Merchant Processors to their offering.
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A Viable Alternative to Bankruptcy (The Bradford Era)
(ARA) - If you're carrying thousands of dollars in credit card debt, struggling to pay the rent every month and getting calls from collections agencies, you might be considering bankruptcy. Yet for almost all circumstances, a good financial advisor will tell you that's the last thing you should do.
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Business briefs (Lansing State Journal)
But there are a number of steps consumers can take to minimize the threat to their credit cards. First, the Fed urges consumers to maintain control of their credit cards at all times. Additionally, cardholders should avoid receiving paper statements which can offer thieves the opportunity to steal information from the mail. Separately, cardholders should monitor their accounts, preferably online, since credit card fraud is often detected by cardholders themselves and frequent monitoring can result in earlier detection of possible fraud.
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