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Credit score raters may face new D.C. oversight - Business - Personal finance - msnbc.com
www.msnbc.msn.com | 11 hours 51 minutes ago
The new U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a proposal to regulate about 200 debt collectors and companies that produce credit reports.

Mortgages, loans and job losses creating a debt crisis in West Midlands - Financial - Business News
www.birminghampost.net | Feb 16, 2012
The Consumer Credit Counselling Service has reported that West Midlands households are struggling to meet mortgage payments, spending a high proportion of their incomes on debt repayments and struggling to make ends meet.

Survey shows rise in consumer confidence - Business News - News - nebusiness.co.uk
www.nebusiness.co.uk | Feb 16, 2012
CONSUMER confidence rebounded last month in a sign that underlying economic conditions are not as weak as feared, according to one of the UK’s biggest mortgage lenders.

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www.fitchratings.com | Feb 15, 2012
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Autos Keep Retail Sales Muted - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com | Feb 14, 2012
U.S. consumers boosted their spending only moderately in January and appeared to cut back in some key categories, such as autos, underscoring the tentative nature of an economic recovery that has generated an uneven upturn in shopping.

The debate over Canadian debt data - The Globe and Mail
www.theglobeandmail.com | Feb 13, 2012
Canadian households have $1.51 in debt for every dollar in after-tax income – almost what Americans had before the mortgage crisis. But what's in a number? Some economists say the figure isn't a fair picture of our debt habits

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www.excelsiorbiz.com | Feb 9, 2012
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Jobs high on business leaders' forum agenda - Business - getbracknell - Bracknell Forest Standard
www.getbracknell.co.uk | Feb 8, 2012
Business leaders and politicians discussed the state of the economy both locally and nationally at a top level forum in Reading.

Retail sales figures reflect grim January for shoppers | Business | guardian.co.uk
www.guardian.co.uk | Feb 7, 2012
Retailers suffered a drop in sales last month as bargain-hunting shoppers sought to limit their spending ahead of a difficult year

Lebanese consumers generally skeptical about tangible impact of government decisions | Byblos Bank
www.ameinfo.com | Feb 6, 2012
In a follow up to the launch of the Byblos Bank/AUB Consumer Confidence Index last November, an in-depth analysis of the index results from July 2007 to September 2011 reveals that political events...