Late payments down for credit cards
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Late payments on credit card bills dipped in the second quarter, while delinquencies on home equity lines of credit climbed to a 5 1/2-year high, painting a mixed picture of how people are managing their debt.
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Late payments on U.S. mortgages  increased in the fourth quarter to their highest level in three  and a half years and foreclosures rose, driven by subprime  borrowers with weak credit, the Mortgage Bankers Association  said on Tuesday.
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Stocks fell on Friday on fears mounting credit-card defaults at companies such as American Express Co  portend a slowdown in consumer spending and raise the chances for a recession.
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The Capital One Financial Corporation, the credit card issuer, said Wednesday that fourth-quarter profit fell 42 percent as more borrowers failed to repay their debts.
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The number of people paying their mortgages late â or not paying them at all â increased up in recent months, a trend that is expected to continue well into next year.
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Time is running out for the best deals on student loans.
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Despite relatively low mortgage rates,  U.S. applications for home loans dropped last week as a  decrease in purchasing activity offset an increase in  refinancing activity, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages dropped this week to the lowest point in four months, providing some relief for people hoping to refinance their existing mortgages.
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America is getting more Foolish -- by paying off credit cards.
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Cutting up old cards could damage your FICO score.
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The nation's retailers reported mixed results in January as frigid weather came too late in the month to help merchants clear out winter inventory. But stores' business was boosted by redemption of holiday gift cards.
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Your credit card companies want to charge you more.
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Business & money: Sixth successive month of price falls, and mortgage lending at two-year low despite rate cuts
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Credit repair services aren't all they're cracked up to be.
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For the first time, Americans&#39; use of credit cards, debit cards and other electronic bill paying has eclipsed paper checks. The number of electronic payment transactions last year totaled
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Late payments on U.S. home equity lines of credit rose to a 5-1/2 year high in the second quarter of 2007 but delinquencies on many other types of consumer loans fell, the American Bankers Association said on Wednesday.