Bankruptcy boom: Record number of debtors file for protection

 

Bankruptcy boom: Record number of debtors file for protection
Salem News - MA, USA
... People thought consumer filings would ... card companies, banks and retailers -- made it more difficult for higher-income families to erase debt through bankruptcy ...

Retiring with Bernanke - Are You Prepared
Resource Investor - Herndon,VA,USA
... Pricing power is limited because the flood of imports ensures that consumers do not have to pay more for goods and high consumer debt further reduces ...

Consumer Credit Counseling - Keep Debt Under Check by www. ...
24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - USA
... Payback. Students up to their ears in debt can also turn to nonprofit consumer credit counseling firms. These organizations can ...

Consumer credit slowdown weighs on House of Fraser
Independent - London,England,UK
... Dorgan, a retail analyst at Panmure Gordon, said it was "good news", but added: "There is a sting in the tail with the consumer's caution on debt meaning that ...

Edcon's optimistic outlook
iAfrica.com - Cape Town,South Africa
... We'd start with CNA, but it's certainly a consideration. It would conform to the consumer demographics, for sure. What about the bad debt experience? ...

IRS Revoking Exemptions Of Credit Counselors
Washington Post - United States
... of Florida; National Consumer Council Inc. of California; National Credit Education and Review of Michigan; and the National Center for Debt Elimination of ...

US retail sales rise 0.7% on autos
MarketWatch - USA
... for the Fed in the next few months is whether consumer spending can continue to pace the economy in the face of rising interest rates, higher debt loads and a ...

Local bankruptcies surge in 2005
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
... the federal bankruptcy law that allows for the greatest relief from debt. ... cases were filed before the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act ...  

Top US bank lobbyist moves to credit union group
Reuters - USA
... 1, the credit union group announced this week. The president of the credit union trade group, Fred Becker, said he chose Berger ...

Credit Union Web site back up
Oak Ridger - Oak Ridge,TN,USA
The Web site for the Y-12 Federal Credit Union is back up and running today after being taken offline when officials learned of a scam. ...

Cyber thieves steal about $70,000 from Y-12 credit union
Maryville Daily Times - Maryville,TN,USA
In a new twist on a classic ``phishing'' scam, cyber thieves have pilfered around $70,000 so far from Y-12 Federal Credit Union and its customers. ...

OnPoint Credit Union names Robert Stuart president/CEO
Hillsboro Argus - Hillsboro,OR,USA
Oregon's largest credit union has a new leader. The board of directors of OnPoint Community Credit Union said Monday that Bank of ...

WL Credit Union edges out Barton's
Williams Lake Tribune - Williams Lake,British Columbia,Canada
... The Williams Lake and District Credit Union and Barton Insurance played a tight and evenly matched game up to the fifth end of play. ...

Savings boom at Nenagh Credit Union
Nenagh Guardian - Nenagh,Ireland
By Peter Gleeson. Savings in Nenagh Credit Union increased by 9.5 per cent over the past year, according to its annual report. The ...