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Washington Times
Regulators address nontraditional mortgagesOrlando Sentinel, FL -18 hours agoLenders will have to improve disclosure and underwriting standards on so-called nontraditional mortgages under guidelines announced by US regulators. …Regulators weigh in on new types of mortgagesMSNBCBanks told to explain risks of non-traditional mortgagesSeattle Post IntelligencerRegulators issue final guidelines on exotic mortgagesMarketWatchReuters - Reutersall 108 news articles
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Outlook pushing bonds higherMiami Herald, FL -24 minutes ago… see as dramatic declines as those with longer-termloans. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield is also lower than the Fed's benchmark short-term interest rate …
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Bond rally puts downward pressure on interest ratesVentura County Star (subscription), CA -17 minutes ago… see as dramatic declines as those with longer-termloans. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield is also lower than the Fed's benchmark short-term interest rate …
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As farmers' need for loans has grown, so has the Farm Credit …Baltimore Sun, United States -9 minutes ago… since 2000.". One measure of growth is loans outstanding, which have gone from $1 billion in 2000 to more than $1.7 billion. Phil …
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RTE.ie
Ahern pays back loans in a bid to clear nameUnison.ie, Ireland -46 minutes ago… According to a story in this morning's Sunday Times, Bertie has written 12 cheques to the value of over 90 thousand euro – repaying the loans with 5% interest. …Bertie pays back €90,867 in totalIrish IndependentTaoiseach comes clean over donationsWestmeath Independentall 17 news [...]

Treasury-bond rally could aid some borrowersAkron Beacon Journal, OH -23 minutes ago… as those with longer-termloans. The benchmark 10-year Treasury bond's yield is also lower than the Federal Reserve Board's benchmark short-term interest rate …
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Cap on charges OK’dKansas City Star, MO -22 minutes ago… Military and consumer groups said service personnel were being snagged by short-termloans with annualized interest rates of 390 percent or higher. …
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Interest waiver on crop loans : CMAndhra Cafe, India -1 hour agoHyderabad, Oct 1 : Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy announced waiver of interest on cooperative loans taken by the farmers in 16-farmer suicides hit …Farmers package an eye wash : TDPAndhra Cafeall 2 news articles
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BUSINESS BRIEFINGBirmingham News, AL -21 hours ago… Payday lenders offer short-termloans against borrowers' paychecks and charge fees. Borrowers who cannot repay the loan by the next …
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Scott Stone campaign runs on personal loansThe Decatur Daily, AL -1 hour agoMONTGOMERY — Personal loans and cash contributions helped fund state House District 9 candidate Patrick Scott Stone's race against incumbent Rep. …
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