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Friday, October 28, 2005

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MASASHI OKA ELECTED TO UNIONBANCAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Vice Chairman Masashi Oka has been elected to the board of directors for UnionBanCal Corporation and its primary subsidiary, Union Bank of California N.A.
http://sanfrancisco.dbusinessnews.com/shownews.php?newsid=49337&type_news=latest

TIGHTER OVERSIGHT OK'D FOR MORTGAGE GIANTS
The two largest buyers of home mortgages, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, would be brought under tighter government rein in a bill passed by the House, but White House opposition and a divergent approach in the Senate make its future uncertain.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/27/AR2005102700234.html

BUSH CHOOSES CREDENTIALS OVER POLITICS IN FILLING FED VACANCIES
U.S. President George W. Bush has reshaped the Federal Reserve Board -- soon all seven members will be his appointees -- and did it by emphasizing professionalism over political purity.
http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a9ybsIPlcQTs&refer=news_index

BANKRUPTCY FILINGS SURPRISE THE BANKERS
For more than eight years, big banks lobbied aggressively to make it more difficult for consumers to file for bankruptcy.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/25/BUGC0FDGT61.DTL&hw=bankruptcy&sn=001&sc=1000

FED NOMINEE BERNANKE PLEASES WALL STREETERS
For years, folks dreaded the day when Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan -- the man who got us through the stock market crash of '87, the pop of the stock market bubble, the longest economic expansion in U.S. history, 9/11 and tons of tough times in the last 18 years -- would retire.
http://www.freep.com/money/business/tompor25e_20051025.htm

U.S. AND CANADIAN TELEMARKETERS PAY $415,000 TO SETTLE FTC CHARGES
A group of U.S. and Canadian telemarketers will pay $415,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission charges they were selling nonexistent credit cards to U.S. consumers, the agency announced today. The defendants are banned from selling credit-related products through telemarketing and must stop their attempts to deceive consumers into giving out their personal financial information.
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/10/sunspectrum.htm

AS CONSUMER DEMAND FOR CREDIT PRODUCTS GROWS, EXPERIAN PROVES TO BE THE MOST TRUSTED SOURCE
Experian Consumer DirectSM, the leading provider of online direct-to-consumer credit reports, scores and monitoring, today announced that it continues to outperform the competition by reaching 40 million credit scores delivered to consumers.
http://press.experian.com/documents/showdoc.cfm?doc=1921

BUSINESSES WARNED AGAINST STORING CREDIT CARD DATA
Businesses are examining new ways to stop their customers' credit card information from being stolen.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200510/s1489049.htm

FEATURE-PLASTIC NOT FANTASTIC: U.S. CARD INDUSTRY IN REVOLT
Nobody seems happy with the U.S. credit-card industry these days -- not the consumers who use the cards, the retailers and merchants who accept them, or the lawmakers who oversee the industry.
http://yahoo.reuters.com/?duid=mtfh28657_2005-10-23_18-04-18_n23655480_newsml

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DEBTCONNECTION.COM CONTINUES TO GROW & EXPAND
The industry Website, http://www.debtconnection.com continues to grow tremendously and expands with new listings daily. Find portfolios, buyers, sellers and industry service providers such as consultants, agencies, products and more.

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PORTFOLIOS FOR SALE
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New additions and updates this week include:

$1,000,000.00 Credit Cards 2nd Placement
Action Financial
http://www.debtconnection.com/portfolio.asp?212

DEBT BUYERS
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New additions and updates this week include:

DEBT EQUITIES, LLC
763-235-3206

DEBT SELLERS
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New additions and updates this week include:

Oliphant Financial Corporation
888-632-5111
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AGENCIES
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New additions and updates this week include:

FRENCH & ASSOCIATES, INC.
866-452-9477
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http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?1699

NCB Management Services, Inc.
800-828-1110

AllianceOne Inc
484-531-5008
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http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?239

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