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Consumer Credit Defaults Fall: S&P-Experian Index
By Marlene Y. SatterConsumer defaults fell in December, with auto loans showing the largest decline, according to data released Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s and Experian.
January 09, 2011
Letters To The EditorI AM SHOCKED that an industry publication that I have respected would include such drivel as this. Trevor Thomas might as well have asked Nancy Pelosi to write that article.
January 06, 2011
French Bonds Sell Well; China to Buy Spanish DebtClosing out a week of AAA-rated government debt offerings in Europe, France on Thursday placed nearly 9 billion euros ($11.786 billion) of bonds to strong demand, while China would reportedly buy approximately 6 billion euros of Spanish debt.
January 05, 2011
20 Counties Achieve 'AAA' Debt Rating Despite RecessionNew report from Standard & Poor’s finds size, location not a factor.
January 03, 2011
BofA Settles Home Loan Buyback Claims With Fannie, FreddieBank of America Corp. is settling some buyback claims on bad home loans sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as it attempts to separate itself further from one of the of the housing downturn's biggest headaches.
January 02, 2011
GOP Push Cuts, No Raising of Debt Ceiling; Goolsbee Warns of DefaultAs Republicans on the Sunday talk shows talked of repeal of the health care law and drastic spending cuts, Austan Goolsbee, the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, warned against a failure to raise the country’s debt ceiling.
December 22, 2010
Twas an Advisor’s Night Before ChristmasIn a reworking of Clement Clark Moore’s classic, tis the season to be jolly, and to hold off worry about 2011.
December 21, 2010
Mortgage Default Rate Rises in NovemberThe month of November saw the first increase in mortgage defaults since December of 2009, according to data released on Tuesday by Standard & Poor’s and Experian.