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  • Northern Rock: the end game

    Times Online - ... Northern Rock get their first public chance to vent their anger over the debacle in which Britain’s fifth-largest mortgage ... Before Christmas, SRM sent a letter to the Treasury warning that it had gained legal advice that if the bank was ...
    2008-01-12 02:53:00
  • Where parrots prosper

    Minneapolis Star Tribune - East metro letters Tot found in van at strip club returns home 'How to Ruin Your Life' author sentenced in mortgage scheme ... to choose between making more money and spending more resources on food and medical supplies while giving out free advice to ...
    2008-01-12 02:25:00
  • Merson keeps home in arrears deal - expressandstar.com

    Merson keeps home in arrears dealexpressandstar.com, UK - 12 hours agoFormer Aston Villa star and Walsall manager Paul Merson has avoided losing his luxury home after doing a deal with Lloyds Bank to pay back mortgage arrears. ...
    2008-01-12 03:52:19
  • CNBC host gives advice to troops - Asbury Park Press

    CNBC host gives advice to troopsAsbury Park Press, NJ - 11 hours agoBuy a home and pay off the mortgage as soon as you can. Homeowners can deduct from their taxes the interest paid on their mortgage. ...
    2008-01-12 04:22:52
  • Photo: Mitchell Haaseth - The Age

    Photo: Mitchell HaasethThe Age, Australia - 10 hours agoSage advice indeed. So much for the buddyfests. There are also a striking number of shows centred on individual female characters, including a notable ...
    2008-01-12 05:03:17
  • Perfect spot where 'we could retire' - Atlanta Journal Constitution

    Perfect spot where 'we could retire'Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - 9 hours agoAdvice for vacation home buyers: "I read an article a few years ago that said, 'Pick a place you think you'd like to retire to. ...
    2008-01-12 06:26:25
  • Fighting credit-card debt? Avoid these 10 mistakes - Austin American-Statesman

    Fighting credit-card debt? Avoid these 10 mistakesAustin American-Statesman, TX - 5 hours agoExperts interviewed by the AP say the problems are "partly a byproduct of the subprime mortgage crisis." But good, old-fashioned overspending seems to be a ...
    2008-01-12 10:45:21
  • Northern Rock: the end game - Times Online

    Northern Rock: the end gameTimes Online, UK - 25 minutes agoBefore Christmas, SRM sent a letter to the Treasury warning that it had gained legal advice that if the bank was nationalised at anything less than a fair ...
    2008-01-12 03:34:20
  • It’s the bling they’re paying you for, Tony Blair, not the brainpower - Times Online

    It’s the bling they’re paying you for, Tony Blair, not the brainpowerTimes Online, UK - 24 minutes agoBlair received advice on the propriety of all this from a body of great and good called the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. ...
    2008-01-12 03:35:46
  • Mixed Martial Arts leaps into limelight (Inside Bay Area)

    ERIC LAWSON sits behind his desk in a barely furnished Walnut Creek workplace, and by all appearances his secret is safe.
    2008-01-12 02:54:22
  • Site Search: (Express and Star)

    Former Aston Villa star and Walsall manager Paul Merson has avoided losing his luxury home after doing a deal with Lloyds Bank to pay back mortgage arrears.
    2008-01-12 04:08:22
  • CNBC host gives advice to troops (Asbury Park Press)

    Military personnel need to study credit ratings, savings accounts and mutual funds with the same fervor that they train for the war in Iraq, personal finance guru Suze Orman told them here Friday. Otherwise, she said, the soldiers who make a career out of defending their country risk joining millions of other Americans who are saddled with debt and can't afford to keep their homes, pay for their ...
    2008-01-12 04:22:38
  • Top tips: Getting the best exchange rates (The New Zealand Herald)

    Brett Finnigan, who is the managing director of currency exchange specialist HiFX, answers some of your questions about foreign exchange. Q. How can I get the best deal when moving money overseas?
    2008-01-12 08:50:56
  • Fighting credit-card debt? Avoid these 10 mistakes (Austin American-Statesman)

    Just in time for Christmas came this news from The Associated Press last month: "Americans are falling behind on their credit card payments at an alarming rate, sending delinquencies and defaults surging by double-digit percentages in the last year and prompting warnings of worse to come."
    2008-01-12 10:37:32
  • H&R Block begins tax season in midst of subprime, leadership woes (Jefferson City News Tribune)

    KANSAS CITY (AP) - H&R Block Inc., the nation's largest tax preparer, kicked off its annual tax return season Thursday, hoping to at least for a little while take the focus off its troubled subprime mortgage arm and boardroom intrigue.
    2008-01-12 03:12:29