Personal loans account for largest component of credit Peninsula On-line, Qatar - Oct 3, 2008 DOHA • Personal loans accounted for the biggest share of credit facilities in the country, amounting to QR50bn. This was followed by the public sector with …

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Horizon Bancorp Announces Increase in Third Quarter Provision for … - MarketWatch

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Reluctant lenders hike loan rates - Times Online

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Credit squeeze: SBA loans drop 30% - CNNMoney.com

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Lending boom grinds to a halt - Business Daily Africa

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IRS, Trying to Ease Credit, Alters Rules on Some Loans New York Times, United States - 57 minutes ago That money could help combat a core problem of the credit crisis: the reluctance by banks to give companies the short-term loans needed for daily business. …

Credit squeeze: SBA loans drop 30% - CNNMoney.com

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Auto loan delinquencies rise Tampa Bay Business Journal - Bizjournals.com

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Rescue plan disappointment contributes to sell-off - The Associated Press

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Deal could benefit homeowners with Countrywide loans - Houston Chronicle

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FHA Will Take on Subprime Loans Shunned by Lenders (Update2) - Bloomberg

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United Community Banks, Inc. Announces Increase in Provision and … - MarketWatch

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McCain: Obama Called Subprime Loans a ‘Good Idea’ - ABC News

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Personal loans account for largest component of credit Peninsula On-line, Qatar - Oct 3, 2008 DOHA • Personal loans accounted for the biggest share of credit facilities in the country, amounting to QR50bn. This was followed by the public sector with …

Graduates drowning in debt from high cost of college - Seattle Times

Graduates drowning in debt from high cost of college Seattle Times, United States - 11 hours ago By Nick Perry Tyson Hunter graduated from Boston University last year with a bachelor's degree — and $152460 in student loans. His loan payments will eat up …

Bailout can't stop the bleeding - Toronto Star

Bailout can't stop the bleeding Toronto Star,  Canada - Oct 4, 2008 The increase was largely due to higher delinquencies in home equity loans, personal loans and credit cards. Meanwhile, hopes of a formidable European …

Lending boom grinds to a halt - Business Daily Africa

Lending boom grinds to a halt Business Daily Africa, Kenya - 2 hours ago NBK managing director, Mr Marambii, said the upsurge in court cases is related to the nearing maturity period of the three to five year personal loans, …

'Not prudent' to bet on debentures - BusinessDay.co.nz

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• Wait too long for federal auto loans, Delphi chief says - MLive.com

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Credit woes: More than home loans - CNNMoney.com

Credit woes: More than home loans CNNMoney.com - 5 hours ago Delinquencies on auto loans, meanwhile, are projected to hit their highest rate in at least six years, according to Peter Turek, automotive vice president …

Auto Financier Consumer Portfolio Sells Loans - Orange County Business Journal

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Toyota pushes 0% financing - CNNMoney.com

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Bush signs off on loan package for car industry - Sydney Morning Herald

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MBIA unit sues Countrywide units over securitizations MarketWatch - 6 hours ago … misrepresentation and breach of contract. The case involves 10 residential mortgage-backed securitizations of more than $14 billion in mortgage loans.

What the Bailout Means for Mortgage Rates - U.S. News & World Report

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Modifying some of those loans - Boston Globe

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Wis. housing agency stops making mortgage loans - Chicago Tribune

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Freddie Mac: 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average up slightly - MarketWatch

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Thornburg Changes Term of Offer - Wall Street Journal

Thornburg Changes Term of Offer Wall Street Journal - 22 hours ago Failure of this deal will force the company to sell assets, such as mortgage loans, at depressed values to meet its debt obligations, …

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Loan applicants are put to the test - Arizona Republic

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ECB renews one-day loans of $50 bln - AFP

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Social Web sites help fill student loan gap - San Francisco Chronicle

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* Credit crunch hitting US dealers, auto loans Reuters - 19 hours ago The downturn in auto sales for September coincided with a crisis on Wall Street and claimed even the auto industry's better-performing brands.

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