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Man held in slaying, dismemberment of girl has South Florida ties
JUPITER A man who police said Tuesday confessed to bludgeoning a 9-year-old Indiana girl to death with a brick and then dismembering her has South Florida ties. Michael Plumadore, 39, lived in a duplex in the 200 block of Southview … Continue reading
Europe’s Debt Crisis Deepens
Europes Debt Crisis Deepens by Richard D. Wolff Over the weekend, Fitch — the major rating company that, with its fellow majors, Moodys and Standard and Poors, dominate the business of assessing the riskiness of debt instruments — took a … Continue reading
Middle-aged borrowers piling on student debt
n>Dec 27 (Reuters) – Middle-aged borrowers are piling up student debt faster than any other age group, according to a new analysis obtained by Reuters. Educational borrowing is up for every age group over the past three years, but it … Continue reading
New laws for new year
California will be joining the ranks of 30 other states Sunday that require booster seat use for children under the age of 8, unless at least 4 feet, 9 inches tall. Senate Bill 949 also requires those same children to … Continue reading
Europe’s Debt Crisis Deepens
Over the weekend, Fitch — the major rating company that, with its fellow majors, Moodys and Standard and Poors, dominate the business of assessing the riskiness of debt instruments — took a highly publicized step. It downgraded the credit-worthiness of … Continue reading
Financing Solutions For Low Credit Scores
Merchants and Consumers are both struggling due to battered credit scores in the wake of an economy still struggling to recover. Real Funding Partners is now offering a Consumer Finance solution that will allow Merchants to offer in house credit … Continue reading
New Laws Take Effect in New Year
Accompanying the new year will be some new legislation in the state of California. #13; Three new laws – AB 22, AB 123, and AB 177 – that were authored by Assemblymember Tony Mendoza are set to go into effect … Continue reading
Student debt not just for the young
By Mitch Lipka Middle-aged borrowers are piling up student debt faster than any other age group in the United States, according to a new analysis obtained by Reuters. Educational borrowing is up for every age group over the past three … Continue reading
Flippers’ role in housing flop larger than thought
More than 30 percent of Florida homebuyers during the boom year of 2007 had two or more mortgages, evidence of rampant investment that is partly blamed for real estates ruination, a recent federal report says. A Federal Reserve Bank of … Continue reading
Fitch Rates Chase Issuance Trust, Class A (2011-3); Outlook Stable
NEW YORK, Dec 28, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Fitch Ratings rates Chase Issuance Trust, class A (2011-3) as follows: –$775,000,000 class A (2011-3) ‘AAAsf’; Outlook Stable. The presale report is available to all investors on Fitch’s website at ‘ www.fitchratings.com … Continue reading