Good News: Consumers Reducing Debt to Boost Credit Scores

Americans’ debt levels are dropping, and that is good news for their credit scores. 

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RealClearPolitics – Straight Talk on Debt Could Save Obama

November 14, 2010. Straight Talk on Debt Could Save Obama

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Debt-relief companies getting new FTC rules

New rules for debt companies Ever been ripped off by a debt settlement company? Good news: The Federal Trade Commission has issued new rules that will crack down on that industry's worst practices soon.

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Full repayment of Dubai debt still option: report

Dubai, set to ask creditors for a standstill on restructuring some $22 billion in debt linked to troubled conglomerate Dubai World , may still repay lenders in full, a local newspaper said on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.

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D.A. says Letterman defendant was deep in debt

A CBS newsman who prosecutors said was desperate and deep in debt was charged Friday with trying to blackmail David Letterman for $2 million in a plot that forced the late night comic to acknowledge having sex with some of the women who have worked for him.

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Philly newspapers file debt-free bankruptcy plan

Two large Philadelphia daily newspapers hope to emerge from bankruptcy debt-free by paying creditors $37 million in cash plus real estate to settle nearly $400 million in debt.

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Swedish Banks Prepare Latvian Debt Write-Down

Swedish banks are planning a write-down of 10 percent on some personal loans held by individuals in Latvia, Swedbank told the news agency TT, though the measure leaves much of the Baltic country’s debt burden untouched.

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Few take up McClatchy debt exchange offer

The McClatchy Co.'s offer to exchange debt for a fraction of its value met a 9 percent acceptance rate, the newspaper publisher said Friday.

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New Hedge Fund to Focus on Distressed Debt – DealBook Blog …

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Student Debt and Defaults Surge | Flathead Beacon

The Flathead Beacon is a weekly print newspaper and daily online news source serving Western Montana's greater Flathead Valley. Headquartered in Kalispell, Montana.

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