Latest Money Lenders news:

Jaffe: Fannie and Freddie are not a threat to money funds
Although the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac situation threatened the credit market, it’s not actually a big worry for investors in money-market funds. Fannie and Freddie play an important role in the savings market; while they don’t make loans directly to consumers, they buy mortgages from lenders and then package those deals together to create mortgage-based securities that are sold to investors.
Read more News Source - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Publish date - 05:13:35 07/20/08

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Work Out Problems With Lenders? Try to Find Them
Today?s lenders often sell the loans they make to investors, making it nearly impossible for homeowners to discover whom they should contact about a delinquency.
Read more News Source - New York Times
Publish date - 19:59:04 07/19/08

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Money Lenders Act 1951 here
KUCHING: The ‘along’ or illegal money lenders will not have it easy in the days ahead now that the Money Lenders Act 1951 has been extended to Sarawak.
Read more News Source - The Borneo Post
Publish date - 16:16:03 07/16/08

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Fannie and Freddie's woes no big threat to money market funds
Edward in Brockton, Mass., got scared enough by the news headlines a week ago that he did the unthinkable. He read the paperwork for his money market mutual fund. What he found there made him more nervous because the fund included a lot of paper from Freddie...
Read more News Source - San Francisco Chronicle
Publish date - 07:21:31 07/20/08

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Council approves ordinance affecting lenders
The Granite City Council at its meeting Tuesday passed an ordinance licensing and regulating lenders of payday loans.
Read more News Source - Granite City Press-Record
Publish date - 05:40:30 07/20/08

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Charles A. Jaffe: Money-market funds safe for now, at least
Edward in Brockton, Mass., got scared enough by the news headlines a week ago that he did the unthinkable. He read the paperwork for his money-market mutual fund.
Read more News Source - The Philadelphia Inquirer
Publish date - 07:27:44 07/20/08

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Credit unions echo banks: Your money's safe with us
This week, the N.C. Bankers Association stressed that banks are a safe place to keep your money.
Read more News Source - The News & Observer
Publish date - 05:36:08 07/20/08

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Fannie, Freddie no threat to money-market funds
Edward in Brockton got scared enough by recent news headlines that he did the unthinkable. He read the paperwork for his money-market mutual fund. What he found...
Read more News Source - Boston Herald
Publish date - 04:24:00 07/20/08

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Personal Finance Daily: Mortgage lenders are sobering like it's 1979
The turmoil in the financial sector, compounded by the troubles of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has made getting a mortgage these days tougher than it has been in decades. Squeamish lenders, with plenty of potentially poor-performing loans already on their books, are not about to take any chances in extending credit today, especially with home prices soft in so many cities. ...
Read more News Source - Market Watch
Publish date - 17:33:07 07/18/08

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Lenders cash in as buyers despair
The collection agencies call at least 20 times a day. For a little quiet, Diane McLeod stashes her phone in the dishwasher. But right up until...
Read more News Source - Seattle Times
Publish date - 07:34:54 07/20/08

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Saving Money on a Mortgage
Saving Money on a Mortgage package from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Federal Reserve Board (FRB)
Read more News Source - Kansas City InfoZine
Publish date - 14:05:53 07/19/08

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Color of Money Live
Need advice about how to handle your personal finances? Whether the struggle is saving for retirement, organizing your bank files, or talking about money responsibility with your spouse or loved one, Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your tough questions.
Read more News Source - Washington Post
Publish date - 09:20:43 07/19/08

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Moon: Local lenders healthier than IndyMac
When Pasadena, Calif.-based IndyMac Bank failed with $32 billion in assets and was taken over by the FDIC a week ago, it was the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. As the banking crisis has worsened over the last several months, many depositors probably have questioned the soundness of the entire banking system, particularly their personal bank.
Read more News Source - Knoxville News Sentinel
Publish date - 04:16:14 07/20/08

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Credit cards blaze paths to profit
Right up until she hit the wall financially, Diane McLeod was a dream customer for lenders.
Read more News Source - Denver Post
Publish date - 06:51:30 07/20/08

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Law leads many lenders to halt student loans
Students who are studying for a brighter tomorrow might want to check with loan providers today to make sure they aren’t left out when the fall semester kicks off.
Read more News Source - The Facts
Publish date - 02:10:27 07/20/08

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