H&R Block says it may need more financing
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Top U.S. tax preparer H&R Block Inc  said on Thursday the borrowing capacity under its committed lines of credit might not be sufficient to meet its financing needs and it might need to issue added debt or equity securities to meet future requirements.
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H&R Block said yesterday that the sale of its subprime lending unit, Option One Mortgage, might fall apart as credit markets deteriorate.
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The problems of subprime loans hint at broader risks in financial markets.
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Homeowners unable to pay monthly mortgage bills and facing foreclosure shouldn't count on help from Washington this year. Regulators and lawmakers seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach as they confront the fallout from several years of lenders making too many home loans to people with inadequate credit.
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H&R Block Inc  on Thursday said the sale of its Option One Mortgage Corp. subprime lending unit may fall apart, as credit markets deteriorate and after its quarterly loss more than doubled.
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NEW YORK - The NASD urges investors to do their homework before buying a 529 College Savings Plan. Fees, expenses, tax incentives and returns vary from state to state, and investors therefore should look for
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More participants will join a credit  rescue plan that three lead banks are setting up to help  stabilize the asset-backed commercial paper market, but it will  be temporary, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Saturday.
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New Century Financial Corp. ,  whose shares fell 25 percent on Thursday amid speculation it  would seek bankruptcy protection, said it has received $265  million in financing, but stopped accepting loan applications  after some lenders blocked its credit lines.
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Business leaders called for  more leadership to head off an economic downturn on Wednesday,  with some saying an emergency U.S. interest rate cut may have  been over hasty and could fuel a new market bubble.
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H&R Block Inc said on Thursday the sale of its Option One Mortgage Corp. subprime lending unit may fall apart, as credit markets deteriorate and after its quarterly loss more than doubled.
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Banks are starting to offer loans, but the rates put them beyond most people's reach.
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Smaller banks find problems in some commercial real estate loans.
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Fed moves don't always mean lower rates for borrowers.
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Not so long ago, highly leveraged companies could get loans to bail themselves out. Now they canât.
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NEW YORK - Strained by a tight credit market, the nation's economy should stumble along at a slower pace in coming months, but it may find help from lower interest rates and possible employment gains.
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Citigroup Inc  and other banks could find themselves burdened with affiliated investment vehicles that issue 10s of billions of dollars in short-term debt, the Wall Street Journal said in its online edition on Wednesday.
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Commercial banks sought slightly more funds than were available Tuesday in a three-month offer of cash made under a special refinancing arrangement announced last week, the Bank of England said.