Over the years I’ve seen many articles critical of the short-term financial product commonly known as a “payday loan.” They have been termed abusive for their high interest rates and the fact that people often have multiple loans and fall into greater debt. I don’t challenge the fact that more of these loans go into default; it speaks to a larger problem: Where do people with credit issues get ...

Crewe and Chelsea agree keeper loan deal until end of season

Chelsea Crewe and Chelsea have agreed to extend the loan of stopper Rhys Taylor until the end of the season. The 20-year-old joined the League Two club on an initial two-month deal as cover for Steve Phillips, who is recovering from shoulder surgery. That deal was due to expire on Wednesday. Alex boss Dario Gradi told the club's official website : " Chelsea have been tracking him and they are ...

Dons' Vujadinovic loan sealed

Udinese defender Nikola Vujadinovic has been given the green-light to join Aberdeen on loan.

COB credit union doing well despite trying times

THE CITY OF BRIDGETOWN (COB) Co-operative Credit Union says it is coping well in a number of areas despite the current economic downturn.

Speed to make loan moves

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WATCH: Can Company Credit Cards Affect Your Credit?

If your company goes under, credit cards could go after you for the balance. Credit card - Business - Financial Services - Banking Services - Credit score

Daimler Is Said to Plan Refinancing of $8.8 Billion in Loans Due Next Year

Daimler AG , the world’s second- biggest luxury carmaker, plans to refinance more than $8 billion of loans due in 2011 to take advantage of improving credit market conditions, two people familiar with the matter said.

Thrift banks’ bad loans rise in March

Despite a decline in core lending from the previous quarter, latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that the country’s thrift banks posted a slightly higher level of bad loans in March.

Taylor extends loan spell with Railwaymen.

Rhys Taylor has extened his loan spell at Gresty Road until the end of the season.

Taylor loan extended

Crewe have reached agreement with Chelsea to extend the loan of goalkeeper Rhys Taylor until the end of the season.

Locking in a mortgage rate

When is the timing right to lock in your mortgage rate? With a rate lock, lenders are obligated (with a few exceptions) to offer a home loan at an agreed-upon rate regardless of whether mortgage rates have changed between the time of the loan approval and the closing date.

Nigeria: 'Govt Still Re-paying Loans Taken in 60s'

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has put Nigeria's local and foreign debts at $29 billion, revealing that some of the loans the country is currently re-paying were obtained shortly after the nation attained independence in October 1960.

Nigeria: Govt Still Repaying 50-Year-Old Loans

Some of the loans Nigeria is currently re-paying were obtained immediately after the nation attained independence in October 1960, according to Dr Abraham Nwankwo, Director-General of the Debts Management Office (DMO).

Emerging-Market Credit-Linked Note Sales Boosted as Investors Seek Yield

Investors are seeking higher returns from credit-linked notes tied to the debt of some of the world’s lowest-rated countries.

Ilesanmi loan extended

Dagenham defender Femi Ilesanmi has penned a loan extenstion with Histon until at least November, according to the Blue Square Premier club's manager David Livermore.

UAE mortgage lending up 12.7% in H1 2010 – cenbank

Mortgage lending among the UAE's 51 banks rose by AED18bn to AED159.8bn in H1.

Fix your credit score, step by step

A credit score is computed in five parts. Follow these hints to improve each component.

Finally, credit where credit is due

WALKING into an electronics store in the West usually means bombardment by interest-free credit signs on the latest televisions, computers and other home appliances.

Gomez: Bayern blocked loan move to Liverpool

Bayern Munich striker Mario Gomez claims the Bundesliga champions blocked a deadline-day loan switch to Liverpool.

Beijing tightens mortgage lending again

Beijing's financial institutions have tightened mortgage lending once again, and 80 percent of banks have canceled the 30 percent discount on the interest rates of the mortgages for first-time home buyers by reducing the interest discount rate to about 15 percent, reporters from Beijing Times learned from local home agencies, such as 5i5j, on Sept. 6.

Loan window set to re-open for clubs

Paul Lambert may have opted not to bring in any more players before the transfer deadline passed, but he has plenty of opportunities to add to his squad in the coming weeks.

Mortgage data pool looms

(EXCLUSIVE) Homebuyers' mortgage histories are set to be shared among banks from next year - if the privacy commissioner gives the go-ahead.

Credit Agricole, Societe Generale To Meet Australia Debt Investors - Sources

Australia Mortgage Bond Rules Are Negative for Smaller Banks, Moody's Says

Australia’s regional banks face higher costs to sell mortgage-backed bonds after the regulator released new guidelines on how some notes should be treated when calculating reserve buffers, Moody’s Investors Service said.

Australia's credit rating not hurt by political deadlock

International credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) has reaffirmed Australia's AAA credit rating, saying there is a strong political will to bring the budget back to surplus whoever eventually wins power.

Ombudsman sets probe on Pag-IBIG loans to Globe Asiatique

MANILA, Philippines - The Ombudsman has created a task force that would probe alleged anomalies in the home loans granted by state-run Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-IBIG Fund to property developer Globe Asiatique Realty Holdings Corp.

UAE bank mortgage loans rise by Dh18bn in H1

UAE banks boosted mortgage credit by nearly Dh18 billion in the first half of 2010 to reverse a sharp slowdown through 2009 because of a downturn in the sector and a post-crisis lending tightness, official figures have shown.

Prosecutors: Erie area mortgage fraud defendant's requests 'devoid of merit'

Former mortgage office manager Francis R. Conti, serving a federal prison term for his role in a local mortgage-fraud scam, argues in court papers that a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling limiting a commonly used federal fraud law should get him released from prison and his sentence modified.

No loans for polluters

China's central bank has set up a database on companies' environmental records and banks were told not to approve loans to companies that have violated environmental regulations, the Shanghai Securities News reported Saturday.

Korea to Tighten Access to Low-Income Loan Program on `Excessive' Demand

South Korea will tighten criteria on a government loan program for low-income households after seeing “excessive” demand in the first month, the head of the country’s financial regulator said.

Rural banks’ delinquent loans fell in March

The exposure of rural banks to delinquent loans fell into the single-digit territory in March from a year ago.

Thrift banks soured loans rise in Q1

SOURED LOANS of thrift banks in relation to total loans rose in the first quarter, while those of rural and cooperative banks declined, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

Loan modification program in Phoenix helps fewer than expected

A year and a half after it began, the federal government's loan-modification program is helping fewer homeowners facing foreclosure than hoped.

SBA loans up in Wichita district

Matt Graham is one of 264 recipients of Small Business Administration-backed loans in the agency's Wichita district so far this year.

Credit union in Oregon robbed by 2 armed men

BLADE STAFF The Oregon branch of Directions Credit Union was robbed Friday morning by two armed men who wore dark ski masks and gloves, the FBI said. The robbery at 3312 Dustin Rd. occurred about 9:40 a.m. The robbers, armed with handguns, were seen fleeing in an older, gray four-door sedan. They wore loose, long-sleeved shirts, one green and one blue, and dark tennis shoes. Anyone with ...

Credit Reports: Lenders Aren't the Only Ones Looking at Your Credit History

Credit report checks aren’t something to look forward to, especially if you know your credit history won’t impress the lender. But there is another reason why you should be worried. Much more recently, employers are using applicants’ credit reports to deny jobs, The Huffington Post reported. According to the site, the Society for Human Resource Management conducted a survey which showed that as ...

Mortgage rates drop to another new record

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the 10th time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy. Business - United States - Mortgage - Financial Services - Mortgage loan

Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32 percent

Washington -- Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.

Petrobras sells 64 bln dlrs of stock to fund oil exploration (AFP)

AFP - Brazil's Petrobras unveiled one of the world's biggest share offerings Friday, a sale of up to 64 billion dollars in new stock to finance oil exploration aimed at turning Brazil into a leading oil exporter of the 21st century.

MGIC added $1.2B in mortgage coverage in August (AP)

AP - Private mortgage insurer Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. said Friday it added $1.2 billion in new primary insurance coverage in August and the number of delinquent loans it insures declined.