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DAVE RAMSEY: Buying a house can wait
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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:16:00 -0700
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Dear Dave: Im 31, single, and I have two college degrees. I have no money to speak of, having just come through a rough patch of unemployment, but I recently landed a job that will pay me $20,000 to start. Theres the added possibility of an increase to $40,000 in the first year. Im thinking about buying a house, but Ive also got $50,000 in student loan debt. The good news is that I have no ...
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Richmond developer at center of dispute
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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:19:29 -0700
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Developer Justin G. French went from declaring bankruptcy days after leaving federal prison to dealing in millions of dollars in Richmond properties. During French's 13 years in Richmond, his business associations have included Donald C. Lacey, who pleaded guilty this year to a real estate Ponzi scheme, and some of ...
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Graduates charged rates of 19pc on 'interest-free' student overdraft
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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:43:43 -0700
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Hundreds of thousands of students who graduated a year ago could soon find that they are paying interest rates of up to 19pc now they have entered the "real world".
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Generation compromise
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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:41:41 -0700
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Today's 20-somethings were brought up to believe they could have it all. But as young adults in a recession, they have found that the reality is very different.
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Get out or debt before buying a house
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Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:25:47 -0700
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By Dave Ramsey
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Fitch Rates College Station ISD (Texas) ULTGOs 'AAA' PSF; 'AA+' Underlying
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:24:52 -0700
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to College Station Independent School District, Texas' (the district) $65,000,000 unlimited tax (ULT) school building bonds, series 2010. The rating is based on a guaranty provided by the Texas Permanent School Fund (PSF; IFS rated 'AAA' by Fitch). In addition, Fitch assigns an underlying 'AA+' rating to the series 2010 ...
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Subprime Colleges, Revisited
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:27:38 -0700
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The Senate will hold its second committee hearing next Wednesday on the status of for-profit education in the United States. Enrollment at for-profit colleges and trade schools has tripled in the last decade to about 1.8 million, or nearly 10 percent of the nations higher education students.
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Metro Bank rates 'won't trouble best-buy tables'
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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:48:39 -0700
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Financial experts underwhelmed by a lack of introductory offers and products which can usually be beaten by shopping around "The British banking revolution begins today," claimed Metro Bank. But many experts were underwhelmed by its first set of products and the lack of introductory offers. "The rates generally aren't going to trouble any best-buy tables," said David Black at financial research ...
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Some people can't get credit? Good!
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Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:32:38 -0700
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Credit is a useful financial tool -- when it is extended and used responsibly. But given too freely, credit can wreak havoc on the whole economy. Where's the line?
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Fitch Rates Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (TX) TANs 'F1'; Taxable 2010A ULT Bonds 'AAA' PSF/'AA' Underlying
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Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:24:15 -0700
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings assigns an 'F1' rating to Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Texas' (the district) $20 million tax anticipation notes (TANs), series 2010. Fitch also assigns an 'AAA' rating to the district's $30 million unlimited tax (ULT) qualified school construction bonds, taxable series 2010A. The rating on the 2010A bonds is based on a guaranty ...
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