Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. Enters Into $250 Million Credit Agreement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. , a leading purchaser and collector of charged-off consumer debt, today announced that it has entered into an expanded credit agreement containing a $100 million revolving credit facility and a $150 million term loan facility....more...Taking Charge: America's Relationship with Credit Cards (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
AUSTIN, Texas----More than 8 in 10 Americans view their credit cards as "an easy way to get into debt," according to the new report Taking Charge: America's Relationship with Credit Cards....more... Paying to Avoid Theft of Identities: As Credit Fraud Grows, Companies Emerge As Guardians of Your Good Name ? for a ... (RedNova)
By Paul Wenske, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Jun. 8--If you're like lots of Americans, you're increasingly wary of identity theft....more... Credit Score 'Piggybacking' Roils Credit Industry (FOX 35 Orlando)
Only a low credit score stood between Alipio Estruch and a mortgage to buy a $449,000 Spanish-style house in Weston, Fla., a few miles west of Fort Lauderdale....more... A Viable Alternative to Bankruptcy (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - If you're carrying thousands of dollars in credit card debt, struggling to pay the rent every month and getting calls from collections agencies, you might be considering bankruptcy. Yet for almost all circumstances, a good financial advisor will tell you that's the last thing you should do....more... Disney to spend $100M for film work overseas (Orlando Sentinel)
Walt Disney Co. will spend $100 million making films in China and other locations outside the United States. The company will make the investment during the next "two to three years," Disney Chief Financial Officer Tom Staggs said Thursday at an investment conference in London. Disney plans to release The Magic Gourd this month in China, where the film was produced. Chief Executive Officer Robert ......more... Friday, June 8 (CNN.com)
LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who made the much-criticized decision to release heiress Paris Hilton from jail Thursday, said Friday, after a judge ordered Hilton returned to jail, that an unspecified medical condition caused her "inexplicable deterioration."...more... Pinellas County Man Suspected Of More Than 100 Robberies (WFTV 9 Orlando)
TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. -- He's accused of more than 100 smash and grab robberies in Pasco, Pinellas, Hernando and Hillsborough counties over the past two months. The 47-year-old Robert Koester is behind bars....more... Bad credit? Little-known loophole can help (The Arizona Republic)
Services that let home buyers piggyback on others' credit offer seductive deals to borrowers, but could open the door to more problems for the industry. This real estate agent paid $1,800 to an Internet-based company to bump up his score almost overnight.{b} Priciest home sales | 2007 Photos | Reagor's blog...more... |