Consumer Credit: Small savings bring big dollars

 

Consumer Credit: Small savings bring big dollars
Bryan College Station Eagle - TX, United States
By TOMMYE WHITE. Consumers who are dealing with post-holiday debt and dreading the pending tax season may feel that there isn'ta dime to spare. ...  

Careful, or that credit card debt is going to outlive you
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
... Instead of owing $200 a month on a $10,000 debt, the minimum has jumped ... says Paul Richard, executive director of the Institute of Consumer Financial Education ...

No stopping the shopping for US consumers
Australian - Australia
... The Federal Reserve says the cost of debt servicing has climbed close to record highs ... Late payments of consumer loans are actually down over the past year. ...

New rules help take charge of credit -- Consumers may see minimum ...
New Philadelphia Times Reporter - New Philadelphia,OH,USA
... Mills said regulators saw the potential for consumer debt to grow in certain circumstances, which prompted the change. "There ...

Shoppers enthusiastic in spite of debts
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... evidence that households were becoming less willing to increase the debt they owed ... During 2005, underlying net consumer credit grew by £6.4bn, compared with ...

Bankruptcy-risk rating helps determine whether we're a go or a no
Seattle Times - United States
... review of clients' accounts to determine whether to increase a consumer's credit limit. ... by law, to keep a reserve based on potential bad-debt losses," she says ...

Debt-free holidays
Auburn Citizen - Auburn,NY,USA
... Consumer Credit Counseling. "What I caution people is to be careful of the ones that advertise on TV - you have to read the fine print. If they have a debt ...

ACNielsen's global consumer survey shows UAE Consumers more ...
AME Info - United Arab Emirates
... Mathur. Travel agencies rejoice! Spending on holidays ranks third in UAE consumer's budget after savings and debt return. As many ...

Trade deficit could lead to 'political turmoil'
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
RENO, Nev. - The US trade deficit is a bigger threat to the domestic economy than either the federal budget deficit or consumer debt and could lead to ...

Gen P
Everett Herald - Everett,WA,USA
... Even though they aren't directly adding to consumer debt, debit cards are diminishing the nation's already paltry savings rate, said Howard Dvorkin, president ...  

Have you got a spending problem?
The Observer - UK
... never open them? 20. Have you received a bailiff's letter, court summons or justified debt collection agency letter? 21. Do you ...