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Spending It Loans in the Time of FacebookNew York Times, United States -1 hour agoBy LAURA PAPPANO If ever there was a time to ask friends and family — and strangers — for a college loan, this is it. You don’t have to be an economics …

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Boston Globe

JPMorgan to ramp up loan helpBoston Globe, United States -1 hour agoAs part of its effort to renegotiate $70 billion in loans, JPMorgan will establish 24 homeowner centers and hire 300 loan counselors. …Banks Alter Loan Terms to Head Off ForeclosuresNew York TimesJPMorgan to Modify $110 Billion Mortgages Including WaMu LoansBloombergJP Morgan to help struggling borrowersThe [...]

BBC News

Global Credit and the IMF Short-term Liquidity PlanistockAnalyst.com (press release), OR -1 hour agoTo this end, the IMF announced a plan Oct. 29 involving offering rapidly disbursed loans through its new short-term liquidity facility to eligible countries …IMF works fast to dole out money around the worldUSA TodayIMF, Fed rescue packages put confidence backEuro WeekNew IMF [...]

Earthtimes (press release)

Advance America Could Take $42 Million Hit if Forced to Close Ohio …RTO Online, MO -Oct 30, 2008As previously reported, the company has joined with other short-term loan companies in the State of Ohio to support a referendum effort designed to allow …First National Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial ResultsMarketWatchFirst Financial Bancorp Q3 2008 [...]

ABC News

Lots of homes 'underwater' on mortgages in USBusinessWeek -3 hours agoFirst American CoreLogic, a data supplier, says that in the July-September period, 18% of all properties with a mortgage were underwater—that is, …Mass. ranks 9th in mortgage healthBizjournals.comMore US Homeowners Have Mortgage Higher Than House Is WorthBloombergNearly 1-in-8 mortgages underwater in MinnesotaPioneer PressInvestmentNews - Housing Wireall [...]

Program Encourages Bankers To Give Loans To Small And Mid-Size …Hartford Courant, United States -2 hours agoBy KENNETH R. GOSSELIN The governor has scratched the idea of a business loan pool, but state banks have committed to lending a total of $100 million to the …Conn. banks pledge $100M to create business loansNewsday$100 million loan program [...]

A Plan from James GrosfeldNew York Times, United States -2 hours agoUnfortunately, the $700000000000 bailout plan does not directly deal with the central cause of the housing crisis, namely unaffordable mortgages, …We Can Keep People in Their HomesWall Street JournalA Plan from Tom PeterffyNew York Timesall 5 news articles

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BBC News

IMF works fast to dole out money around the worldUSA Today -20 hours agoAnd Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn earlier this week unveiled a short-term loan program meant to get money quickly to well-managed countries that …Video: Will IMF money save Ukraine?RussiaTodayGlobal Credit and the IMF Short-term Liquidity PlanStratfor (subscription)Ukraine Gets an IMF BailoutBusinessWeekSeeking Alpha - Reuters [...]

/CORRECTION — Columbia Bancorp/MarketWatch -2 hours agoThe new appraisals showed a continued and significant decline in the fair values of properties that secure these loans, centered primarily in the Central …Great Florida posts $13.9 million lossBizjournals.comGreat Florida Bank Reports Third Quarter 2008 ResultsMarketWatchCommunity National Bank of the Lakeway Area Announces Quarterly …MarketWatchBizjournals.com - Bizjournals.comall 87 news articles

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George Washington Students Lose Loans Mid-YearU.S. News & World Report, DC -4 hours agoThe company is one of around 200 that have been affected by the frozen credit market and have stopped processing Stafford loans"due to difficulty in …GWU Students Left Hanging When Lender Backs OutMyFox Washington DCall 2 news articles

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