News from Debtmerica Relief: Friday, 03 February 2012 13:00 While many aspects of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act have come under fire in recent months, particularly from Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner recently defended the law. Geithner recently issued a statement in which he said that many [...]
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News from SunHerald.com: NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings assigns an ‘AA+’ rating to the following Virginia Public Building Authority (VPBA) bonds: –$ 73.795 million public facilities revenue refunding bonds series 2012 A. The bonds are expected to sell via competition on Feb. 8, 2012. In addition, Fitch affirms the ‘AA+’ rating on approximately $ 2.45 [...]
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News from Chicago Tribune: As a single mother of a special needs child and a fourth-year medical student, Katherine Ritter sometimes needs to pay her bills using a credit card. Although she has never missed a payment and her credit remains solid, her card balances have soared. To manage her growing debt, Ritter has opened [...]
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News from Pakistan Daily Times: Debt Policy Statement 2011-12: Government might continue to borrow from SBP By Sajid Chaudhry ISLAMABAD: The Debt Policy Statement 2011-12 has hinted that the government will be forced to continue borrowing from the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), which will not only be inflationary but also complicate management of monetary [...]
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News from ClearDebt: by News Team on February 2nd, 2012 Debt consolidation measures are helping householders to reduce their debt levels, a new survey has indicated. The February digest of statistics from finance charity Credit Action has revealed the amount of interest being paid by UK consumers on personal debt was £171 million in December [...]
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