KTC more cautious amid global credit woes (Bangkok Post)
“Their goal is to get you to sign up, not to successfully complete the program,” Helms says. “So here’s someone who is financially damaged to begin with and then these companies just go out and take the last of their resources and kill any hope they have of getting out of that situation.”
KTC more cautious amid global credit woes (Bangkok Post)
Krungthai Card Plc said yesterday that it had become more cautious about giving personal and small business loans as it waited to see how turmoil in global credit markets played out.
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Overmyer addresses $7M loan By GENNIE PHILLIPS/The Demopolis Times (The Demopolis Times)
LINDEN — Hugh Overmyer, chief operating officer of Linden Lumber Company, said the proposed action to grant public funds to loan $7 million to the company and its affiliates in order to pay down current company debt is not about the Overmyers, it is about Marengo County and the employees who work at the mill.
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Will Tech Industry Remain a Pasture of Calm on Wall Street? (E-Commerce Times)
When the Dow Jones industrial average plunged 387 points on Aug. 9, Wall Street worried that the subprime mortgage crisis was finally dragging down other sectors of the economy. The real estate market, such a rock-solid investment since the tech bubble collapsed, had swiftly become a bad bet whose big bill has come due -- prompting fears that other sectors of the economy will be forced to pay the ...
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Tech Stock Oasis: Can It Last? (BusinessWeek)
Surprisingly, technology has been a "safe haven" from the market's subprime-driven credit woes. Will the sector escape the storm unscathed?
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Kids must pitch in for college (The Cincinnati Post)
DEAR BRUCE: My stepchildren are a year apart in age. The oldest will begin college in fall 2008. The younger child will begin a year later. Their parents didn't put any money away for college. My husband and I have about $160,000 in retirement savings and six months' worth of expenses in our "emergency" account: not very much for two people in their early 50s. I am retired on disability and am ...
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Median price, sales of homes decline (Florida Today)
Sales and median prices of existing single-family homes decline in July.
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Poll: City should repay ferry debt (Rochester Business Journal)
Rochester Business Journal August 24, 2007 In this week’s RBJ Snap Poll, fully three-quarters of respondents said the city has an obligation—legal or moral—to pay the debt still owed on the fast ferry.
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Stock fall following drop in July home sales, spike in inventories (The Globe Gazette)
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pulled back Monday, losing momentum from last week’s gains after news that sales of existing homes slipped in July for a fifth straight month stirred concerns about the strength of the economy.
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Rising household debt levels spark concerns (Bangkok Post)
Household debt has risen significantly over the past decade, reaching 31% of the annual gross domestic product (GDP) and sparking concerns that the country is running into savings problems, according to a recent survey.
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Battered stock markets get breathing room, but fear contagion (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Global investors will be watching nervously for signs of contagion from the US housing meltdown and a credit squeeze in coming days, even after a broad stock markets rebound over the past week from recent turbulence.
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KTC more cautious amid global credit woes (Bangkok Post)
Loans, however, are not the only form of bad credit debt consolidation. Often, if you call each of your creditors and explain your situation to them, they will reduce your interest rates or even the payoff amount. Why do they do this? They don't want you to declare bankruptcy. If you are uncomfortable about placing these phone calls, or have tried with no luck, there is still another option.
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