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Debt: Counselors can help repair bad credit - Fresno Bee (subscription)

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And a poor credit record has prevented her from getting a job as a medical assistant or moving to a better apartment. Clouse has considered filing for ...

US housing, banking crisis piles pressure on Bush - guardian.co.uk

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Since late 2007 another critical credit channel, from investment banks to corporate borrowers, has been severely damaged as banks repair their balance ...

Card fees can eat up profits at the pump - Houston Chronicle

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Customers swipe their cards at the pump, but gas station owners say card companies are swiping their profits by charging a percentage on credit-card sales ...

Filipinos owe P202.3B in consumer loans - Inquirer.net

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The question is: is it possible to repair a bad credit record? That's tricky, but not totally impossible, as I said in my article in the Philippine Daily ...

Surviving the axe - Toronto Sun

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But be wary of credit scams, like firms that promise credit repair or easy money. Also, steer clear of overseas job scams, stuffing envelopes scams, ...

Weak credit raises bills, threatens jobs and more (Miami Herald)

Posted: 13 Jul 2008 02:39 AM CDT

Most people understand that low credit scores will translate into higher mortgage and credit-card interest rates. But few realize there are plenty of other insidious ways that low scores can add to a person's payment costs.

Candidates diverge on Social Security (The Morning Call)

Posted: 13 Jul 2008 03:15 AM CDT

McCain, Obama offer solutions for flailing program. Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain are both proposing dramatic changes to Social Security, taking on the financially fragile ''third rail of American politics'' that Congress and recent presidents have been unable to repair.

Traffic detours and delays (The Appleton Post-Crescent)

Posted: 13 Jul 2008 04:26 AM CDT

ASHBURY DRIVE, from Ballard Road to Lightning Drive, closed for concrete paving. Access to Prospera Credit Union is maintained. Completion date: July 21.

AP Financial NewsBrief at 8:14 p.m. EDT (INO News)

Posted: 13 Jul 2008 07:48 PM CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Federal Reserve and the Treasury announced steps Sunday to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose shares have plunged as losses from their mortgage holdings threatened their financial survival.

US housing, banking crisis piles pressure on Bush (Straits Times)

Posted: 13 Jul 2008 07:10 PM CDT

LONDON - THE housing crisis in the United States is fast spilling into a banking and financial debacle that could destabilise the world economy and put mounting pressure on the Bush administration to act.