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Hong Kong may regulate credit rating agencies -media

HONG KONG, May 3 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s securities watchdog plans to regulate credit rating agencies, a local newspaper reported, quoting a government official

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Originally posted 2010-05-02 21:38:03.

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Friday, September 3rd, 2010 Credit, Feeds, news No Comments

Singletary: Consumers need free access to credit score

Why in the world would Congress provide some consumers free access to credit scores, but not others? This could happen under an amendment that allows free access to people whose credit scores were used to deny them credit or a job.

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Singletary: Consumers need free access to credit score

Originally posted 2010-05-26 16:42:03.

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Bad credit? GM wants you, but . . .

If your credit isn’t good, General Motors Co. still wants to sell you a car. The problem is, it can’t….

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Bad credit? GM wants you, but . . .

Originally posted 2010-05-16 23:31:52.

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Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 Credit, Feeds, Loans, news No Comments

Tuition tax credit bill is signed by Gov. Brewer

Gov. Jan Brewer on Monday signed into law revisions of Arizona’s private-school tuition tax-credit program, adding accountability and allowing the maximum tax-credit donation to rise each year by the rate of inflation.

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Originally posted 2010-05-11 01:54:26.

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Sunday, August 29th, 2010 Credit, Feeds, Loans, Mortgages, news No Comments

The Color of Money: It’s about time for free credit scores

Why in the world would Congress provide some consumers free access to credit scores, but not others?

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The Color of Money: It’s about time for free credit scores

Originally posted 2010-05-30 07:09:20.

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Thursday, August 19th, 2010 Credit, Credit Report, Credit Scores, Debt, Feeds, Loans, news No Comments

Remortgages And Secured Loans Are Best For Debt Consolidation.



Debt consolidation can solve the monetary worries of everyone, and secured loans and remortgages are an effective method of arranging debt consolidation.

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Remortgages And Secured Loans Are Best For Debt Consolidation.


Originally posted 2010-03-17 08:33:41.

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Unpaid traffic citations can lower drivers’ credit scores

If you think you can ignore an out-of-state traffic ticket, it can hurt in an unexpected way: damage to your credit score

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Credit card networks, banks duel over fees

WASHINGTON — Swipe your debit card at the supermarket and you’ve placed yourself at the heart of a contentious congressional debate.

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Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Feeds, Loans, news No Comments

Justices Approve Bureau of Prisons’ Calculations for ‘Good Time Credit’

In a decision that affects the prison terms of nearly 200,000 inmates in federal prisons, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday adopted a formula for calculating “good time credit” for good behavior that results in more time served.

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Universities reap rewards in credit-card deals

Pamphlets for college students to obtain magazine subscriptions and credit cards are seen outside the Rutgers Newark book store, in Newark, N.J., Monday, April 24, 2006. Sen. Robert Menendez unveiled legislation Monday that would strengthen consumer protections against zealous marketing practices and abuses by credit card companies.

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Monday, June 7th, 2010 Credit, Credit Cards, Debt, Feeds, news No Comments