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Work & wealth - personal finance - News Briefs
4 LENDING TRAPS! Got spotty credit? Need to borrow some quick cash? Beware! There's a growing industry of "fringe" finance companies eager to give ......(Continue Reading)Banking on poverty: the world's largest financial institution has a new market: high-interest loans to low-income customers - Outfront
Maria Flores was frightened. She was behind on repaying a personal loan, she says, and her finance company in Atlanta was threatening to have her arrested....(Continue Reading)A way to starve the sharks - avoiding illegal loans
The law cannot keep up with illegal lenders but the market may yet drive them out of business. Not all moneylenders are loan sharks. At the far end ......(Continue Reading)The New Subprime Customer - selling cars to persons with poor credit ratings
Byline: Cliff Banks Think you know who the typical subprime customer is? No longer is it the person who has a history of not paying the bills, a.k.a....(Continue Reading)Reduced-Rate Home Loans Adjust to Meet Risk Profile - considerations on when to refinance a mortgage - Brief Article - Column
If you took a fixed-rate mortgage anytime in the past year, you ought to look at rates again. You might get a new loan for 1 percent to 1.5 percent less. The loan might even be tailored to your per...(Continue Reading) |
