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15 Tips For Using Unsecured Loans
There might not be any amazing deals out there at present, but that doesn't mean we've got no guidance for you on personal loans. Here are 15 tips.
Read more News Source - The Motley Fool
Publish date - 14:50:06 07/18/08

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Loans available to farmers for crop losses due to recent flooding, storms
CHARLESTON — Federal low-interest loans are available to help some farmers who lost crops during last month’s flooding and storms and earlier bad weather.
Read more News Source - Journal Gazette & Times-Courier
Publish date - 05:58:33 07/20/08

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Oman: Banks try to reach consensus on personal loan amount
MUSCAT -- Local banks are trying to reach a consensus on restricting maximum personal loan amount to an individual borrower to ease repayment burden of people. The move is expected to check excessive borrowing at a time when the cost of living is going up in view of inflationary pressures.
Read more News Source - Zawya
Publish date - 07:27:00 07/20/08

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Romney to Write Off Loans to Aid Party
MUSKEGON, Mich., July 17 -- Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will reclassify as a gift $45 million in loans he made to his campaign, his spokesman said Thursday, ensuring that he will not compete with presumptive GOP nominee John McCain for donations.
Read more News Source - Washington Post
Publish date - 15:33:28 07/18/08

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Families turn to loans and credit cards to cover mortgage bills
More than four million households have resorted to personal loans or credit cards to cover mortgage or rent payments in the past year.
Read more News Source - Times Online
Publish date - 22:34:18 07/17/08

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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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No place left for borrowers to get funds
Credit cards are reaching their limits; home equity loans are hard to get. Where will the money come from?
Read more News Source - The Morning Call
Publish date - 08:06:11 07/20/08

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Investment firms, banks step up Fed loans
WASHINGTON -- Wall Street firms and banks stepped up their borrowing over the past week from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program.
Read more News Source - Washington Post
Publish date - 11:35:16 07/19/08

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Mint Adds Support For Mortgage And Loan Tracking
Mint, the popular personal finance site that won TechCrunch 40, has further expanded its services by introducing support for mortgage and loan tracking. Users will now be able to keep tabs on their loans from over 1,000 supported institutions. In addition to the mortgage and loan tracking, Mint also monitors users’ savings [...]
Read more News Source - TechCrunch
Publish date - 01:38:37 07/19/08

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Experts: College students can avoid financial trouble
Knowing how to use credit cards and loans and how to budget can help prospective college students keep down debt that averaged around $20,000 among graduates in 2006, debt that could take years to pay off.
Read more News Source - The Clarion-Ledger
Publish date - 06:12:49 07/20/08

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Federal mortgage relief bill almost done
After six months of haggling and political gamesmanship, a massive housing relief bill is heading for final approval. The centerpiece is a $300 billion ''HOPE'' program designed to provide refinancing lifelines to as many as 400,000 homeowners in deep trouble on their current loans.
Read more News Source - Miami Herald
Publish date - 08:01:19 07/20/08

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Bank aims to reduce NPLs to six pct
KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Simpanan Nasional Bhd (BSN) aims to reduce the level of its gross non-performing loans (NPLs) to six per cent within this year from nine per cent currently, its deputy chief executive for finance and banking operation, Hasan Mohamed said.
Read more News Source - The Borneo Post
Publish date - 02:07:31 07/20/08

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Romney not getting his $45 million back
Mitt Romney, whose prospects of becoming John McCain's running mate appear on the rise, is preparing to formally declare he will not seek donations to repay $45 million in personal loans he made to his failed presidential bid - the biggest ever made by a candidate in a primary campaign. (May need to register)
Read more News Source - Miami Herald
Publish date - 22:15:59 07/18/08

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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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Honor Your Word, or This Banker May Call Your Mother
Taking another look at the local community bank, where bankers try to make prudent loans within the community and try to keep customers from making a mess of their finances.
Read more News Source - New York Times
Publish date - 19:57:59 07/18/08

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