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Banks asking for credit card debt forgiveness - The Associated Press


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Banks asking for credit card debt forgiveness
The Associated Press - Oct 30, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — With defaults on credit card debt spiraling amid a global financial downturn, banks already reeling from the mortgage crisis are losing ...
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Our Towns: Seeking Higher Education at Lower Prices

SUNY Binghamton has seen a roughly 50 percent increase in applications so far this fall, largely due to its price tag, which is well below most competitive private colleges.

Mortgages: Reverse Mortgages Retooled

New laws for reverse-mortgage loans will offer co-op owners the chance to apply for these loans.

Field Notes: How to Take a Cake Knife to Wedding Costs

With wedding costs spiraling up everywhere and the tremors of a shaky economy threatening to rattle even the best-laid plans, more couples may have to become more resourceful.

Your Money: Weighing an Investment That Promises No Risk

Investors may soon hear a lot about an annuity that promises risk-free growth. They should use caution.

FTC cracks down on companies falsely claiming to clean up credit … - Hartford Courant


FTC cracks down on companies falsely claiming to clean up credit ...
Hartford Courant, United States - Oct 23, 2008

They state that a credit expert will 'coach you on ways to remove negative remarks and unpaid debts from your credit report while adding new positive ...
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After the House Is Gone

Inability to make mortgage payments is driving families to make difficult choices and forcing them to reconsider what home means.

Economic Scene: The Trouble With a Homeowner Bailout

Before any of the rescue plans reaches the point of inevitability, it?s important to consider how complicated any such plan would be.

In Sour Economy, Some Scale Back on Medications

As people respond to hard times by juggling the cost of necessities, drugs sometimes have to wait.

Mixing Money and Family

Since mortgages are so hard to get, buyers are turning to their parents and other relatives to help with down payments and closing costs.