Monthly Archives: September 2009
Area college students favor debit cards over credit cards to avoid debt (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
With stricter credit card regulations awaiting college students, King’s College freshman Jennifer Howell has found an alternative payment method: her debit card. Continue reading
Consumer tip: How to improve your credit score (Denver Post)
You apply for a loan or credit card. You are approved but not at the “preferred rate” of interest because your credit score is too low. Continue reading
Credit downgrade cites GateHouse debt burden (The Day)
Moody’s Investor Service has downgraded credit ratings for GateHouse Media Inc. and raised the possibility that the company could file for bankruptcy to get out from under $1.2 billion in debt. GateHouse Media owns nine dailies and a host of weeklies in its Northeast Region, including The Norwich Bulletin in Norwich, as well as a number of dailies and weeklies in other regional markets across … Continue reading
UK’s monstrous debt equals £1,070 per person (Daily Mirror)
Fighting the credit crunch this year has left Britain more than £1,000 in debt for every person in the country. Continue reading
Credit Suisse: Buy Stocks, Less Corporate Debt (Fox News)
Credit Suisse: Buy Stocks, Less Corporate Debt Continue reading
Fitch: U.S. EMS Sector Credit Quality Improves with Strong Cash Flow & Debt Reduction (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK—-In a special report issued today, Fitch Ratings says the credit quality of rated U.S. electronics manufacturing services issuers has improved as companies allocated cash proceeds from recent reduced working capital requirements toward debt reduction. Continue reading
We’re settling, saving – and still racking up debt (Brisbane Times)
HOUSEHOLDS are paying off their credit cards at record pace, in a sign consumers remain wary of debt-funded shopping sprees despite the improving economy. Continue reading
Australians crunching credit card debt (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Reserve Bank statistics show credit cards are being payed off at the fastest rate on record. Continue reading
New Credit Card Debt Relief Publications Announced by Totaldebtrelief.net (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Consumer advocate Totaldebtrelief.net announces publication of several new and informative credit card debt relief, debt help and debt management articles. Thorough, concise and up-to-the-minute, these publications will broaden consumer knowledge and allow for more informed decision making. Continue reading
Credit card debt falls at fastest rate in 14 years (Business Day)
Australians are switching from credit to debit cards as they avoid extra debt in a new era of fiscal conservatism. Continue reading
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