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Europe debt market tensions worsen ahead of summit

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Europe’s debt market jitters flared up again Wednesday as investors worried about the near-term fates of Portugal and Ireland, an ill omen on the eve of a summit where EU leaders plan to complete their crisis-fighting plan.

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Debt Dropped From Credit Report Still Owed

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

You may still be liable for a bad debt even after it drops from your credit report.

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Debt ceiling: Danger ahead

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

The debt ceiling is one deadline lawmakers really can’t afford to blow.

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Should Congress vote again to raise nation’s debt ceiling?

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

The National Debt Clock in New York City.

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Debt woes may impact couple’s joint assets

Posted on March 10, 2011 by

When dealing with debt issues, determine how your spouse’s credit and assets could be affected.

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Calif. debt-relief co. paying $1M in NY settlement

Posted on March 9, 2011 by

A national debt-relief company has agreed to pay more than $1 million to end a New York state investigation into its practices and to refund more than 5,000 New Yorkers who enrolled in its program since 2003, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says.

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South Sudan sets conditions for north debt help

Posted on March 6, 2011 by

South Sudan will help the north get relief on around $38 billion in debt, as long as the north “cooperates” on a border dispute and other issues in the countdown to the country’s split, a southern official said.

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FDIC warns on end of giant debt guarantees

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

GE, Citi, B. of A., J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman got more than $200 billion in debt guarantees from the government

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Debt ceiling: Battle heats up

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

Everybody’s talking about debt.

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New loans doable with debt management plan

Posted on March 1, 2011 by

Dear Debt Adviser, My question concerns so-called debt management plans , or DMP, administered by nonprofit credit counseling agencies.

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