Australia's Mortgage-Backed Bond Sales Plunge to Record Low (Bloomberg.com) bi2690294 July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Australian sales of bonds backed by mortgages slumped to a record low the first half as the fallout from the U.S. housing market collapse reduced demand for the assets and issuers were forced to pay higher yields

Cheaper, Bigger, and Cooler Student Loans (US News & World Report) bi2690294 New federal standards ease some of the financial pressure for students and parents

Mortgage approvals hit record low (Guardian Unlimited) bi2690294 Value of loans approved for purchases has almost halved from £10.4bn to £5.8bn, Bank figures show..

Mortgage approvals fall to record low (The Herald) bi2690294 The number of fresh mortgages approved for house purchase the UK plunged to a record low May, according to figures from the Bank of England yesterday triggered further warnings about residential property prices

Bad credit can cost you big bucks (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) bi2690294 Beyond mortgage and credit card interest s, there are many other insidious ways low scores can zap you

We're riddled debt but the cure a killer (Independent) bi2690294 Gordon Brown has campaigned forcefully for a 100 per cent write-off for Third World debt. Yet, cancelling foreign loans, he has presided over an unprecedented 10-year explosion domestic debt

Fitch assigns bank loan ratings to Export-Import Bank of India (Thaipr.net) bi2690294 Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'AAA(ind)' National rating to Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM)'s INR44.2 billion bank term loans. The agency has also affirmed the bank's Long-term Issuer Default Rating..

PRESS RELEASE: Fitch Assigns Ratings to India's Export-Import Bank (Nasdaq) bi2690294 Fitch Ratings-Singapore/Mumbai-03 July 2008: Fitch Ratings has today assigned a 'AAA(ind)' National rating to Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM)'s INR44.2 billion bank term loans

Worse to come on UK credit front (The Herald) bi2690294 The credit squeeze has tightened grip on UK households and businesses, and conditions are likely to get even tougher the months ahead, the Bank of England warned yesterday - adding to a growing body of evidence that the economy on the road to a nasty downturn

Merging banks vow $676 million for affordable homes (The Star-Ledger) bi2690294 TD Banknorth and Commerce Bank, are the process of merging, yesterday committed to providing $676.5 million statewide over the next three years to support affordable housing development and improvements

Fed seen holding rates steady, eyeing prices - Reuters bi2690294 Earthtimes (press release) Fed seen holding s steady, eyeing prices Reuters - 4 hours ago By Mark Felsenthal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US Federal Reserve expected to hold interest s steady at a meeting week and suggest no Oil, inflation fears likely to keep US s on hold The Age Inflation risk overtakes credit crisis as focus of central bankers International Herald Tribune Wall St Week Ahead: Financials key as market at 3-month low guardian.co.uk Sydney Morning Herald - Taipei Timesall 369 news articles..

Dollar Drops Most Against Euro Since March on Fed Rate Outlook - Bloomberg bi2690294 Turkish Press Dollar Drops Most Against Euro Since March on Fed Outlook Bloomberg - Jun 21, 2008 The Fed forecast by economists to keep target lending at 2 percent at next week's policy meeting, the lowest November 2004. Dollar slips from highs amid cut uncertainty GulfNews Daily currency analysis - Jun 22 International Business Times Dollar sags as traders bet that Fed delay rise International Herald Tribune The Post - AFPall 420 news articles..

Silicon Valley jobless rate rises even as more workers are on payrolls - San bi2690294 Los Angeles Times Silicon Valley jobless rises even as more workers are on payrolls San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jun 21, 2008 The two counties saw seasonally unadjusted unemployment hit 5.6 percent, was up from 5.2 percent April and 4.4 percent from May 2007. California's unemployment rises to 6.8 pct BusinessWeek Silicon Valley gains 6500 jobs May but unemployment rises Bizjournals.com County's unemployment rises to 5.5 percent San Diego Union Tribune San Francisco Chronicle - San Jose Mercury Newsall 110 news articles..

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