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Stories for Friday, September 5, 2008
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Behind the Federal Reserve's latest rate cut
CLARKONOMICS: The economy has gone nowhere in the past 6 months. We'll leave it to the politicians to argue about the recession vs. no recession question. What's certain is that we're in a consumer recession as people deal with record levels of debt. This is a time when you need ...
Free credit score now available online
Thanks to Clark's efforts, many people know that you can obtain your free credit report at AnnualCreditReport.com. Don't go to FreeCreditReport.com. They may have great jingles, but you should avoid them like the plague! Now several websites will also give you your credit score for free -- in the hopes ...
Collection calls being outsourced
As people are being financially squeezed, the rate of delinquencies on auto loans, credit cards and HELOCs is rising dramatically. Of course, it goes without saying that the collection agency biz is a huge one. It's also the latest thing to be outsourced, according to The New York Times. Collection ...
Housing market favors renters
CLARKONOMICS: New foreclosure data shows that the 4 states with the worst situations are Nevada (where 1 in every 54 homes is a foreclosure), California, Arizona and Florida. Rounding out that list is Colorado, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Meanwhile, the nation is facing a record high number of ...
