07/04/2008 11:25 AM
Ban for 'debt services' operator (BBC News)
A man operating a debt advice business exposed by the BBC's Watchdog programme is banned.

07/04/2008 03:10 AM
Starbucks Lower debt ratings may be coming (Seattle Times)
Pacific Northwest Starbucks may see its debt ratings cut by Moody's Investors Service over concerns the sluggish U.S. economy will continue to...

07/04/2008 06:39 AM
Eliminate Credit Card Debt (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - You've heard the old adage, pay down your credit card debt each month to avoid the nasty interest rate charges and fees that result from revolving balances.

07/03/2008 03:35 AM
Japan's Bonds Erase Declines After Demand Rises at Debt Auction (Bloomberg.com)
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's government bonds were little changed, erasing losses, after demand at an auction of the debt reached the highest level since December.

07/02/2008 10:50 PM
Japanese Government Bonds Decline Before 10-Year Debt Auction (Bloomberg.com)
July 3 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese government bonds fell, pushing 10-year yields to the highest in a week, on speculation dealers pared holdings before a debt auction.

07/03/2008 02:34 PM
L&T to raise Rs 17,000-cr debt (Business Standard India)
Engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro (L&T), which recently forayed into power equipment manufacturing, is in talks with a consortium of banks to raise over Rs 17,000 crore as debt to fund its plans of entering the power generation segment.

07/03/2008 10:17 AM
Late payments on consumer loans dipped in 1Q (Post-Bulletin)
WASHINGTON -- Late payments on consumer loans dipped slightly in the first three months of the year, but remained at a level not seen since the early 1990s. The American Bankers Association said Wednesday that late payments on a broa

06/28/2008 05:36 PM
Obama Knows Firsthand About Consumer Debt (Washington Post)
Far too many people are buckling under the strain of running a household as consumer prices rise, home values decline and banks tighten up on credit. There's such financial distress across the country because of mountains of personal debt that any new president will have a difficult time trying t...

07/02/2008 12:32 PM
Late payments on consumer loans dipped in 1Q (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Late payments on consumer loans dipped slightly in the first three months of the year, but remained at a level not seen since the early 1990s.

07/02/2008 06:55 PM
US consumer bankruptcies up 30% in 1st half '08 (Straits Times)
WASHINGTON - ALMOST half a million US consumers filed for bankruptcy protection in the first half of 2008 - 30 per cent more than the same time last year - as they struggled against a weak economy, steep decline in home values and rising debt, the American Bankruptcy Institute said on Wednesday.