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| Credit Card Reform Gets Another Look
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| Tuesday, February 17,2009 07:57 PM |
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I read an article in USA Today about banks raising interest rates, fees and minimum payments on both consumer and business credit card debt due to "the current risk environment." It just seems like raising the cost of debt while people are losing ......
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| Experts Concerned By Consumer Credit Plan
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| Wednesday, February 11,2009 07:45 PM |
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Who isn't concerned?
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner proposed to put a trillion dollars into a program to boost the supply of consumer and small business credit Tuesday, but experts say the government has not yet proved it can carry out that asp......
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| How To Raise Cash -- Now
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| Wednesday, February 04,2009 07:46 PM |
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I read an interesting article in Forbes today about how to raise cash in these crazy times. They have six unconventional ways to use your existing business to raise capital ... some are not quite as dangerous as going to Benny the Loan Shark but sho......
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| Most banks still tightening credit standards
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| Tuesday, February 03,2009 09:54 AM |
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While some banks are reporting slower demand for credit, I'm not convinced that's what's going on. In fact, I heard on NPR this morning that banks are not only tightening lending standards, they aren't even lending to people and businesses who meet ......
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| Weak economy strangling small businesses
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| Monday, January 26,2009 09:03 PM |
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Things are gloomy out there. While I was going to write about the WSJ.com's MarketWatch story with the dark headline Business Survey Sees Worst Conditions Since 1982, I decided to look on the proverbial bright side after I read about a plucky dog gr......
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| Survey: Small-business economic confidence rises
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| Thursday, January 22,2009 11:06 PM |
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A national survey of 1,000 small-business owners commissioned by the Discover Business Card rebounded slightly in December after cratering badly in November to its worst ever results. The survey measures the economic confidence of U.S. small-busines......
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| Financial Bailout Shifting To Main Street?
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| Monday, January 19,2009 08:45 PM |
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Last week, when asking Congress for the next installment of bailout cash, Obama specifically mentioned helping out small businesses … which should make Congress happy since that’s what they’ve been asking for all along.
“In an interview w......
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| Some Credit Card Companies Willing to Deal Over Debt
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| Monday, January 05,2009 06:30 AM |
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Given the economic climate these days, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised by this news.
That said, pretty amazing to hear that:
"Bank of America, for instance, says it has waived late fees, lowered interest charges and, in some cases, reduced......
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| New credit card rules stir mixed results from small businesses
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| Tuesday, December 08,2009 09:32 AM |
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Looks like the new rules for credit card companies are not universally appreciated by the small business community. While some say that the rules are a good start, others think they should have gone further.
The original article can be viewed here......
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