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Want half of your court debt forgiven? Act now!

Court debt got you down? Old fines and fees from long-forgotten indiscretions weighing on your financial future?

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Debt crisis

If TVA doesn’t get approval from Congress to raise its debt ceiling of $30 billion, ratepayers may be forced to pay the price The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has a goal to be a national leader in clean energy and increased nuclear production.

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Buried in debt: ISU student debt load among highest in nation

For some college students, graduation means a chance to spread their wings and fly, but for those weighed down by student loan debt, it’s more like a plunge into a dark unknown.

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Banks, credit unions worry that reform will change business model

Banks, credit unions worry that reform will change business model By JERRY SIEBENMARK McClatchy Newspapers Updated Sep 4, 2010 04:55PM MDT WICHITA, Kan. • Bank and credit union executives will be waiting for the next several months, even years, for their business to change, perhaps dramatically, as federal regulators put in place the most significant piece of banking legislation in nearly two …

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Credit Reports: Lenders Aren’t the Only Ones Looking at Your Credit History

Credit report checks aren’t something to look forward to, especially if you know your credit history won’t impress the lender. But there is another reason why you should be worried. Much more recently, employers are using applicants’ credit reports to deny jobs, The Huffington Post reported. According to the site, the Society for Human Resource Management conducted a survey which showed that as …

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Debt collectors’ mind games blasted

Mind games used by aggressive debt collectors can cause suicidal feelings and have a ‘devastating’ effect on mental health, a charity has warned.

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Credit union in Oregon robbed by 2 armed men

BLADE STAFF The Oregon branch of Directions Credit Union was robbed Friday morning by two armed men who wore dark ski masks and gloves, the FBI said. The robbery at 3312 Dustin Rd. occurred about 9:40 a.m. The robbers, armed with handguns, were seen fleeing in an older, gray four-door sedan. They wore loose, long-sleeved shirts, one green and one blue, and dark tennis shoes. Anyone with …

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Fitch: Credit exposure still poses challenge for Qatari banks

Fitch: Credit exposure still poses challenge for Qatari banks

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Debt collectors agree to halt W.Va. operations

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorney General Darrel McGraw says two debt collection companies have agreed to pay penalties and stop operating in West Virginia until they register with the state and post bonds. McGraw said Friday that Carpenter Capital Invest…

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Two Debt Collection Companies Agree to Stop Operating in WV

Attorney General Darrel McGraw says two debt collection companies have agreed to pay penalties and stop operating in West Virginia until they register with the state and post bonds.

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