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The number of people who are filing for some kind of debt protection is increasing in the UK

The number of people who are filing for some kind of debt protection is increasing in the UK

In Great Britain, PriceWaterhouseCoopers has said that more and more people are declaring bankruptcy at an increasing rate, however the number of people who are declaring bankruptcy isn’t increasing at the rate that was expected.
In February 2009, 67,428 people declared bankruptcy and another almost 40,000 …

Nine banks went out of business on Friday

Nine banks went out of business on Friday

Friday market the largest amount of United States government take overs in one single day since the beginning of the financial crisis and the almost complete collapse of the financial sector of the United States.
The nine banks (which brings the total to 115 for the …

The Fed may lose its ability to bailout huge companies

The Fed may lose its ability to bailout huge companies

According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, the Federal Reserve should lose its ability to bail out “big, failing financial firms like AIG and Bear Stearns.”
He said, “Any firm that puts itself in a position where it cannot survive without special assistance from the government …

40 States want the government to crack down on Debt Relief Agencies

40 States want the government to crack down on Debt Relief Agencies

The attorneys general of Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, …

Consumer confidence drops for October

Consumer confidence drops for October

The Consumer Board released October’s Consumer Confidence Index number today and it was below what anyone was expecting. It fell to 47.7 for the month which is the Board’s second lowest reading since May.
to put the number into perspective; a number higher than 90 means …