The loan blog

Fixed-rate home loans on the rise: brokerABC Online, Australia -2 hours agoNew figures show Canberra mortgagees are signing up to fixed-rate loans along with the rest of the country, as the likelihood of further interest rate rises …Should You Refi ARMs In Downturns?Investor’s Business Daily (subscription)Don't refinance for the wrong reasonsInman.com (subscription)Mortgage Applications Drop 20% in a [...]

Air Force Aid Society creates new short-term loan programMSN Money -Feb 26, 2008Falcon Loans are interest-free loans of $500 or less and designed to help active-duty airmen with short-term financial needs, such as basic living expenses, …

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COMMON TYPES OF STUDENT LOANSSan Jose Mercury News,  USA -1 hour agoStafford loans: Guaranteed by the government and come in subsidized and unsubsidized varieties. With subsidized loans, Uncle Sam pays the interest while the …

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The Stamford Times

Governor revamps mortgage programConnecticut Post, CT -1 hour agoM. Jodi Rell admitted Friday that her "CT FAMILIES" program wouldn't provide enough relief for homeowners saddled with subprime mortgages. …State Expands Mortgage Relief ProgramHartford CourantState agency approves changes to help more in mortgage crisisStamford AdvocateState Loan Program Loosening For Subprime BorrowersTheDayNewsdayall 15 news articles

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Uddhav Thackeray welcomes waiver of farmers' loansEconomic Times, India -45 minutes agoWe will not spare the government until all the loans are waived. The Central Government has done its part and now it's the turn of the Maharashtra …Uddhav attributes waiver of farm loan to farmers' unityHinduPawar's men beating farm waiver drumTimes of IndiaRich farmers too should [...]

SLM Subpoenaed by New York Over Education Loans (Update3)Bloomberg -2 hours agoThe Tuition Answer product allows the company to originate and purchase loans away from “the traditional financial aid processes,'' the company said in the …New York AG subpoenas Sallie MaeCNNMoney.comSallie Mae Closes on $31.3 Billion in Financing (Update1)BloombergSallie Mae Closes New Financing FacilitiesWELT ONLINECNNMoney.com - College [...]

Finance Markets

Will these new loans offer a key to the door?Guardian, UK -1 hour agoThe rest of the purchase would be financed by top-up loans funded in part by the state, and the interest rate on these would be very attractive. …Valley home slump has lenders spookedArizona RepublicKey worker home scheme gets revampedGuardian Unlimitedall 10 news articles

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Banks’ bad loans down to pre-crisis levelInquirer.net, Philippines -2 hours agoBy Doris Dumlao MANILA, Philippines — The share of bad loans in the commercial banking system’s loan portfolio dropped to 4.45 percent in December, …

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Will waiver cover shark loans too: Rae BareliEconomic Times, India -4 hours agoIn Kharagpur village, for instance, on being told that that agri-loans have been waived by the Centre, there’sa sharp increase in the attention span of the …

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SBA Offers Loans For Those Affected By StormsUC Daily News, TN -1 hour agoThe US Small Business Administration is offering low-interest loans to eligible homeowners, renters and business owners whose property was damaged during …Fed disaster loans top $10 million for Oregon storm victimsThe Oregonian – OregonLive.comSBA Approves Over $1 Million for Disaster Survivors in TennesseeFOXBusinessSBA offering [...]