Hip-hop tour hands out financial advice
Political Gateway - Simmons' "Get Your Money Right" tour uses the star power of celebrities like R&B crooner Ne-Yo and Latin music star Joell Ortiz to tell young people the importance of sound financial planning, including budgeting and credit repair, The Miami Herald
Source: www.politicalgateway.com

Bucci: How you can reduce debt while planning for a wedding
Record Searchlight - so don't feel the need to overspend on a ring. Then again, if you have the cash to spare, what the heck - life is short! Steve Bucci is the president of the Money Management International Financial Education Foundation and author of "Credit Repair Kit
Source: www.redding.com

Business briefs
Chicago Sun-Times - House of Hope, 752 E. 114th. Recent graduates of the six-week program will exhibit goods and services. McDonald's Corp. USA President Donald Thompson will speak at the free event, which includes a fashion showcase, a career fair and a credit repair
Source: www.suntimes.com

Business puts spouse's assets at risk
Los Angeles Times - But these companies may still sue you for the full face value "because they bought your contract to pay the full amount," said attorney John Ventura, author of "The Credit Repair Handbook." "It doesn't sound fair but it is completely legal," he said.
Source: www.latimes.com

Rev. Jesse Jackson and MSHDA Kick Off Saving Our Homes, Building
Forbes - SOHBHC will provide residents with resources such as: — Guidance on what to do when faced with foreclosure — Highly trained counselors that will work with individuals on budgeting, credit repair, and foreclosure prevention
Source: www.forbes.com

Defaults to Quadruple as More Companies Cut to Junk (Update1)
Bloomberg - The last time so many companies were cut to junk was after WorldCom Inc. in Jackson, Mississippi, and Adelphia Communications Corp., then based in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, filed for bankruptcy in 2002. Anticipating Failure
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Report: Federal-Mogul retracts date for Ch. 11 exit
Detroit News - Bankruptcy Judge Judith Fitzgerald in Pittsburgh last month approved Federal-Mogul's reorganization plan, which seeks to resolve as much as $9.4 billion in asbestos claims. The Southfield-based company used asbestos, a heat-resistant material that
Source: www.detnews.com

Aid saves Palestine from bankruptcy
Daily Telegraph - The pledge, by 68 states and 20 international bodies at a conference in Paris, surpassed even the hopes of the Palestinians who had asked for 2.8 billion. Salam Fayyad, the prime minister of the Palestinian government, said the pledges represented
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

FARE AND FOUL
New York Post - December 17, 2007 — City cabbies have a checkered past when it comes to letting passengers pay with credit cards. One Brooklyn woman says she won't even ask taxi drivers to accept her credit card if she's by herself anymore. Yael Utt, 31, said that
Source: www.nypost.com

Chile's Ripley raises $151 mln in stock offering
Reuters - The two are creating a company in which Palacio de Hierro will hold 52.5 percent and Ripley the rest as they open stores in Mexico that will also offer credit cards and some financial services. The planned investment is for $400 million over the
Source: today.reuters.com

CardWorks Servicing Celebrates Twenty Year Anniversary
Forbes - CardWorks Servicing is now a nationally recognized, leading servicer of credit cards, national debit cards, pre-funded cards and other unique card products and is the largest privately held servicer of MasterCard(R)/Visa(R) cards. As a subsidiary of
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Hard-core fans stay loyal to brand
Chicago Tribune - In Chicago, Field's devotees are planning rallies, cutting up Macy's credit cards and vowing never to shop at the stores. "It's been hard to explain to Californians, but I love Marshall Field's," said Heriot. "Some people love baseball teams. I love
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Privacy laws need better controls, technology, panelists say
San Francisco Gate - Are there ways to say affirmatively, 'We will not look at your bankruptcy of eight or 10 years ago and use it to make a decision?' " The five panelists - Mulligan, who directs the law school's technology and public policy clinic; three corporate
Source: www.sfgate.com

DON'T EXPECT A HIGH-SPIRITED WELCOME FOR EAGLE SPINOFF
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - And Eagle employees didn't make deep concessions in 2003, when AMR barely avoided bankruptcy, because pay scales were in line with other regionals. Investors initially bid up AMR's stock price on the Eagle announcement, but it has fallen back and lost
Source: www.star-telegram.com

Rich draws two primary opponents
St. Augustine Record - Some are close to bankruptcy. "St. Johns County is so far behind on infrastructure that it should work with the state to get roads built that will draw industry here," he said, pointing out the oft-repeated statistic that there's 89 percent
Source: staugustine.com

Non-ferrous Metallurgy
Kommersant - On July 29, AO Norilskgazprom demanded the bankruptcy of the Nizhny Tagil Metallurgical Combine (NGMK) in court; NGMK owed the gas company almost 3 trillion rubles. Norilskgazprom also tried to change the terms of the sale tender for NGMK's shares. On
Source: www.kommersant.com

Halabi limbers up for Esporta buyback
Daily Telegraph - Halabi bought Esporta for 460m last year, but borrowed so heavily to fund the acquisition that the gym chain was pushed into bankruptcy by the onerous interest payments it was required to make on its debt. Once isolated from those payments, Esporta
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Business, Home Business, eBay Selling, Investing, Credit and Loans
Best Syndication - This is precisely the reason why they have gained so much popularity in recent times. You can use these loans to fulfil your various requirements like education, shopping, debt consolidation, home improvement, car-purchase, etc. Lenders are not
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New Targets in Loan Inquiry
Inside Higher Ed - It almost seemed like a dare last month when Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said he had reached a settlement with the Lincoln-based lender, the National Education Loan Network. At a time when New York s attorney general, Andrew M. Cuomo, had
Source: www.insidehighered.com

Dollars and sense: Schools teach financial literacy
Georgetown News-Graphic - One way to break the cycle of using payday loans is to consider getting a debt consolidation loan, Arnold said. This will combine several monthly payments into one lower payment, making it easier to budget expenses, he said. The bank offers its
Source: www.georgetownnews.com

Labette Bank to buy Miners in Frontenac
Parsons Sun - Cinotto said through the prepared statement that Miners agreed to sell to Labette Bank to offer its customers services such as free online banking, bill payment, debit and credit cards and a significant number of fee-free ATMs while maintaining the
Source: www.parsonssun.com

Credit Cards' Travel Troubles
MSN MoneyCentral - Citigroup Ord Shs ( C ) Stock Quote , Chart , News , Add to Watchlist It's hard to beat a trip to Europe. You get scenery, history, different cuisines, museums, shopping, new friends to make, and more. Your trip can quickly become a bummer, though
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More and More People are Using Their Debit Cards
WKRC - Debit cards are now the most frequently used type of payment, surpassing credit cards. Consumers made about 25.3 billion debit transactions compared to 21.7 billion credit card purchases. People are using debit cards even though it can cost them in
Source: www.local12.com

Fed to Team With Central Banks on Credit
Washington Post - Fed's policymaking committee cut the federal funds rate, at which banks make overnight loans to each other, by a quarter percentage point, to 4.25 percent. The third rate cut this year is likely to trickle through to interest rates on credit cards
Source: www.washingtonpost.com

Credit-card companies defend higher rates
Baltimore Sun - About 75% of American families have one or more credit cards, but only about 46% of all families carry a balance while 54% pay their outstanding balance in full each month," said the summary. The trade group also said consumers are in "complete
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

Tropicana boss likely to stay 'til sale
Philadelphia Inquirer - Columbia Sussex is appealing the license denial, but acknowledges it may be forced to file for bankruptcy protection soon if it can't overturn the decision, or work out a new deal with its lenders, who could demand accelerated repayment of their
Source: www.philly.com

Post-Star will publish free weeklies covering Glens Falls, Queensbury
Albany Business Journal - Hearst TV buyout would net Pulitzers $10 million [St. Louis] Two dozen Post-Dispatch workers take buyout offer [St. Louis] Post-Dispatch offers early retirement on 'difficult year' [St. Louis] The Post-Star newspaper in Glens Falls will begin in
Source: albany.bizjournals.com

Broadband battle lines
Baltimore Sun - It looked for a while late last year like Comcast broadband subscribers might lose service because of the bankruptcy of Excite@Home, but in the end not many people did. Yeah, there were a lot of changes underneath the surface in terms of how the
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

Versa gets bankruptcy court approval to take over InPhonic
CNBC - PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia's Versa Capital Management won court approval to take over InPhonic Inc., after reaching a deal with creditors of the Web-based retailer of wireless devices and services. Judge Kevin Gross approved the deal at a hearing
Source: www.cnbc.com

Make Mine a Million $ Business(TM) Program Awards Ten Women
Forbes - Stephanie McCutchan of Scottsdale, AZ-based Andorra Credit Repair Corp. (www.andorracreditrepair.com), provides credit education and repair services to consumers who are trying to obtain home financing or trying to refinance
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Business briefs
Chicago Sun-Times - House of Hope, 752 E. 114th. Recent graduates of the six-week program will exhibit goods and services. McDonald's Corp. USA President Donald Thompson will speak at the free event, which includes a fashion showcase, a career fair and a credit repair
Source: www.suntimes.com

Hip-hop tour hands out financial advice
Political Gateway - Simmons' "Get Your Money Right" tour uses the star power of celebrities like R&B crooner Ne-Yo and Latin music star Joell Ortiz to tell young people the importance of sound financial planning, including budgeting and credit repair, The Miami Herald
Source: www.politicalgateway.com

Diane Wilson's Troubleshooter BLOG
WTVD - Welcome to the Troubleshooter Blog where I reveal all the details, and my personal opinions, on various issues, products and scams as I troubleshoot them. The Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina warns consumers to never provide private
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Rev. Jesse Jackson and MSHDA Kick Off Saving Our Homes, Building
Forbes - SOHBHC will provide residents with resources such as: — Guidance on what to do when faced with foreclosure — Highly trained counselors that will work with individuals on budgeting, credit repair, and foreclosure prevention
Source: www.forbes.com

Foreclosure crisis going to get worse before it gets better
Arlington Heights Daily Herald - The legislation calls for mortgage originators to inform homebuyers if a loan includes negative amortization and requires any first-time subprime borrower who chooses such a loan to receive credit counseling. The legislation helps to educate
Source: www.dailyherald.com

'Debt Solution' company caused more problems for local woman
Wave 3 - If you find yourself in considerable debt, there's only one local company that we've worked with and seen results without you spending much money. That's Consumer Credit Counseling. To reach them, just call 502-458-8840. Online Reporter: Charla Young
Source: www.wave3.com

Overspending on children can hurt your future
Ithaca Journal - Needs have to go in the top of the list, says Sara Allen, executive director of Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Northern Colorado and Southeastern Wyoming. Realistically, there are a lot of things we do for the kids. We want them to go to
Source: www.theithacajournal.com

Wavefire Shares to Trade on the NEX
Market Wire - of the TSX-V and, since there is no assurance that it will do so after the proposed transactions set out in its October 16, 2007 press release are implemented it agreed to the transfer of its shares to the NEX. Implementation of the debt settlement
Source: www.marketwire.com

Alpetro Resources Ltd.: Closing of Shares for Debt Settlement and
Market Wire - CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwire - Oct. 18, 2007) - Alpetro Resources Ltd. ("Alpetro") (TSX VENTURE:ALF) announces that it has received TSX Venture Exchange approval to proceed with the closing of the shares for debt settlement announced in Alpetro's
Source: www.marketwire.com

Ambassador says Mexico will re-negotiate Cuban debt to improve
PR Inside - US$500 million ( 337 million) in debt that the communist-run island owes Mexico to improve strained relations between the nations. Ambassador Gabriel Jimenez said both sides will meet several times next month and hope to reach a debt settlement
Source: www.pr-inside.com

iLinc Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Results
Forbes - Interest expense 344 397 695 798 Financing and late fees 2 7 15 23 Warrant expense — – 21 15 Gain on debt settlement
Source: www.forbes.com