HOUSE OF CARDS The New York Times recently reported on page one that credit cards may be the next to go in the financial crisis. Danny Schechter published this similar warning last June in City Beat, a weekly newspaper in Los Angeles. read more
NATIXIS ABANDONS PLANS TO SET UP CREDIT-DEFAULT SWAP COMPANIES Natixis SA, France's fourth-biggest bank, abandoned plans to create two companies selling credit- default swaps. read more
GMAC CEASES AUTO LOANS, LEASES IN PARTS OF EUROPE GMAC Financial Services said Tuesday it is tightening its lending standards in Europe, making it harder for financially-strapped consumers to get loans to buy cars and trucks. read more
AMERICA: STILL IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT The United States is suffering the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The nation's reliance on the rest of the world to support its rampant spending is increasing and across the nation Americans are losing their jobs. read more
WELLS FARGO RELEASES NEW ONLINE AUTOMATIC BUDGETING TOOL Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) today announced the release of the Wells Fargo Online®My Spending Report with Budget Watch, an expansion of the bank’s free, patent-pending online tool that gives customers a consolidated overview of their personal spending. The enhanced tool helps customers create a budget in as few as two clicks and monitor their progress toward meeting it, providing even more control over their finances. read more
DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES REACHES $2.75 BILLION SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN ANTITRUST DISPUTE WITH VISA AND MASTERCARD RIVERWOODS, Ill. - Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS) said today that it has reached an agreement with Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. in the settlement of a lawsuit seeking damages for practices that suppressed third-party issuing on the Discover Network and the acceptance of its cards. read more
KEY CONSUMER MEASURE AT ALL-TIME LOW NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A key measure of consumer confidence fell to an all-time low in October as the financial crisis weighed on American household budgets. read more
GLOBAL CONNECT OPENS OFFICE IN ARIZONA The Phoenix-based office allows the telephone voice messaging and notification services provider to provide personalized sales and service support to customers in the Southwestern United States. read more
REGIONAL BANKS GET OVER $18 BILLION NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A diverse group of roughly a dozen regional banks announced Monday that they will get more than $18 billion in federal funds under the bailout program aimed at resuscitating the ailing sector. read more
AS CREDIT CRUNCH CONTINUES, PERSONAL BANKRUPTCY FILINGS RISE In 2005, Congress passed a bill aimed at reducing the number of personal bankruptcy filings. But that was before a housing meltdown, a credit crunch and a global economic downturn. read more
DEBT BUYER SMALL BUSINESS CARD STUDY BY THE DEBT MARKETPLACE, INC. CONTINUES The Debt Marketplace, Inc., in conjunction with its sister company, Resource Management Services, Inc. (RMS), continues an innovative joint research project focused on Small Business credit card issues faced by debt buyers in today's financial environment. read more
FED BEGINS BUSINESS LENDING PROGRAM NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The Federal Reserve started buying so-called commercial paper on Monday to jumpstart a critical but faltering lending market used by banks and big businesses. read more
| DebtConnection.com is a searchable database of collection products and services. The following Updates and New Entries occured since the last At A Glance was sent: | | | Portfolios For Sale | $42,000,000.00 Consumer Loans International Credit Services, LLC http://www.debtconnection.com/portfolio.asp?629 More information about this company can be found here: http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?2773
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$4,000,000.00 Credit Cards International Credit Services, LLC http://www.debtconnection.com/portfolio.asp?626 More information about this company can be found here: http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?2773
$1,700,000.00 Other International Credit Services, LLC http://www.debtconnection.com/portfolio.asp?625 More information about this company can be found here: http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?2773
$1,800,000.00 Credit Cards International Credit Services, LLC http://www.debtconnection.com/portfolio.asp?624 More information about this company can be found here: http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?2773
$5,600,000.00 Credit Cards International Credit Services, LLC http://www.debtconnection.com/portfolio.asp?623 More information about this company can be found here: http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?2773
$3,800,000.00 Credit Cards International Credit Services, LLC http://www.debtconnection.com/portfolio.asp?622 More information about this company can be found here: http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?2773
$4,867,793.00 Credit Cards Argonaut Financial, LLC http://www.debtconnection.com/portfolio.asp?621 More information about this company can be found here: http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?1826
$402,002,271.00 Telecommunications WorldWide Debt Exchange http://www.debtconnection.com/portfolio.asp?620 More information about this company can be found here: http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?1690
$8,443,597.00 Credit Cards Oliphant Financial, LLC http://www.debtconnection.com/portfolio.asp?618 More information about this company can be found here: http://www.debtconnection.com/moreinfo.asp?250
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