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Arkansas’ attorney general wants to shut down payday lenders in his state, and he’s sent letters to some 60 companies doing business there, telling them to pack up, ship out, and — oh yeah! Hood has been accused of colluding with trial lawyer Dickie Scruggs — who just pled guilty to bribery charges in an [...] Read more »
Builders wanting to get away with dodgy work rely on the business owners who hire them being either too busy or too naïve to check thoroughly, so a little bit of research will stand you in good stead. Ask for a guarantee on work and do not be afraid to make up the rules yourself, [...] Read more »
Ron Sailor’s acceptance of $80,000 from a lobbyist pushing a payday lending bill last year came the day after he promoted the bill in a House committee, according to a review of House records. Ron Sailor — who last week pleaded guilty to money laundering — accepted $80,000, ostensibly as a loan, from a lobbyist [...] Read more »
COLUMBUS Six of Ohio’s big-city mayors have pledged support of a crackdown on payday lending practices, citing an explosion in the growth of payday stores when families are facing mounting economic challenges. The mayors of Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Youngstown, Akron and Dayton support a cap on lending rates charged by payday lenders. A bill before [...] Read more »
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Older homeowners fearing the loss of their property may be eligible for a reverse mortgage, which would allow the owner or owners to keep their home while using established equity as credit for a loan, said Judith O. Smith has worked on reverse mortgages since the state allowed lenders to do so in spring 2001, [...] Read more »
It would set the minimum term of a payday loan at 30 days and also would bar payday lenders from “knowingly” issuing a loan to someone they know has another payday loan outstanding. As the payday lending industry engages in a significant lobbying effort, the bill’s opponents suggest that setting the cap could kill the [...] Read more »
En route to the degree, Jimerson replaced his roommate, an injured star outfielder — and became MVP of the College World Series. After hitting 25 home runs and stealing 35 bases at Double-A West Tennessee and Triple-A Tacoma last season to earn a September call-up, Jimerson is a week from joining a potential playoff contender [...] Read more »
Loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration fell out of popularity in recent years as sub-prime mortgages and other alternative financing became readily available and as home prices zoomed past the program’s limits. But with mortgages now much harder to get and the maximum FHA loan size sharply increased by recently passed economic stimulus legislation, [...] Read more »
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Bennett Library at Simon Fraser University has launched what is believed to be the first institutional archive of punk material in Canada. John Armstrong, the writer who founded the Modernettes as Buck Cherry, a name he has since licensed to an American band, turns out to have been a punk packrat. These include a book [...] Read more »
Therefore, it is better to go for a monthly reducing balance option than a half-yearly reducing option or flat-rate option. Even though the interest rate may be lower, these charges and fees add up to make the loan plan expensive. All these steps make your loan processing quick , affordable and hassle free. To find [...] Read more »
The agreement allows SigniaDoc to incorporate Wave’s eTMS into its eServices Solutions to manage digital and electronic signature processes, such as creating, signing, storing, accessing and managing the lifecycle of legally binding electronic documents. Wave’s eTMS is an integrated suite of applications designed to provide functionality that can help meet many legal requirements for transactions [...] Read more »
DENVER - Hundreds of protesters rallied on the Capitol steps Tuesday to oppose a bill they say would kill the paydayloan industry and cost hundreds of Coloradans their jobs. The protesters were speaking out against HB1310, which would cap the annual interest rate lenders could collect at 45 percent. But opponents of the bill say [...] Read more »
By that standard, the compromise on payday lending reform the Virginia General Assembly reached in the waning days of its 2008 session last week approaches perfection. As I delved deeper into car-title lending and its much more ubiquitous cousin, payday lending, I found out that becoming trapped in an unending cycle of high-interest debt is [...] Read more »
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We have drawn on experience from residents, dedicated directors, contractors and city employees. In March of last year, our Public works department kicked off a beautification project “Keep Gulfport Clean and Green”. The City of Gulfport is presently rated among the 5 best fire rated cities in the state of Mississippi meaning some of the [...] Read more »
With the dollar falling in value as a result, and commodity prices - especially oil - rising, inflation rears its ugly head which in turn causes businesses to raise prices and layoff workers. I hear the same old thing about the Fed keeping interest rates low for too long, but the Fed didn’t invent SIV’s [...] Read more »
Former Chairman of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Alfred Jarrett said the corporation escaped bankruptcy when it refinanced its loan through a consortium of local banks to pay off loans from the Inter-American Development Bank. A blue ribbon commission was appointed before we came into power consisting of none other than the [then Central Bank [...] Read more »
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NEW YORK (Associated Press) - South Carolina senators agreed Tuesday to limit payday loans to no more than $500 at a time and create a list of borrowers that businesses must check before lending money. The tougher regulations would also double licensing fees for payday lenders, force borrowers to wait seven days after paying off [...] Read more »
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A corps of volunteers and civic leaders pledged to help women better balance their work and family life — and improve the community as a result — as a Charlotte women’s conference concluded Thursday. The daylong conference at UNC Charlotte drew more than 600 women, and a few men, from across the community, representing all [...] Read more »