City to negotiate with CMS on debt (The Charlotte Observer)
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City to negotiate with CMS on debt (The Charlotte Observer)
The city owes Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools $4.8 million and must figure out how to repay the debt related to the city's Safelight and Safespeed programs. On Monday night, City Council agreed for the staff to continue negotiating with the school system, hoping to minimize its payment and possibly reinstate the programs. The Safelight program started in 1997 and the Safespeed program followed in ...
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Australian farmer battles drought (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ian Shippen is something of a rural prophet on the arid salt plains 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) west of Sydney.
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Stephen King: The reality of housing and debt risks (Belfast Telegraph)
How about this for good timing? America's central bank, the Federal Reserve, published a paper on 8 August (The Rise in US Household Indebtedness: Causes and Consequences) with the following, prophetic, words: "As illustrated by the recent developments among sub-prime mortgage borrowers, excessive accumulation of debt can, in some circumstances, lead to financial distress. Moreover, the reaction ...
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Nonprofit Loan Programs Criticized (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
As nonprofit organizations and credit unions offer people saddled with crushing “payday” debt comparatively manageable ways to pay it off, some question whether the loans are just another layer of predatory lending practices, The New York Times reports.
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Don't Refinance Your Home to Pay Off Credit Card Debt - There's a Better Way (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Ever received one of those offers in the mail that seems like the solution to all your problems? It may have said, "Your home is an untapped resource. Refinance your loan with us and you'll get quick cash to buy a car, fund college or pay off your credit card debt."
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FEATURE-Australian farmer battles drought (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Rob Taylor CHAH SINGH, Australia, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Ian Shippen is something of a rural prophet on the arid salt plains 1,000 kilometres (600 miles) west of Sydney. A ...
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The top five credit mistakes (MSN Money Canada)
If you’re looking to improve your credit, you’ve probably heard a million suggestions on how to go about it. Some advice may be right, but a lot may be wrong. What should you believe?
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Debunking money market fears (CNN Money)
Question: With all the woes in the subprime market and considering the reports that some money market funds hold money in securities that include subprime debt, should I be worried that my money market fund may "break the buck"? - Keith Lobel, Columbia, S.C.
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Schools want to ease your tuition struggles (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
By using grants and making other changes to financing, many colleges are trying to help students graduate debt free.
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Homeowners deal with mortgage crisis (Daily Local News)
The walls are bare, the closets are empty, and Connie and Timothy Pent and their two teenage children are living out of boxes as they wait for a dreaded knock at the door of their three-bedroom house in Ocala, Fla.
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City to negotiate with CMS on debt (The Charlotte Observer)
FTC ad IRS investigators have also found some counseling services that claim to be non-profit when they are actually a for-profit company. The non-profit pitch can make a potential client feel confident about signing up for the service. “They’re preying on the consumer’s trust,” Hrdy says.
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