Posts Tagged With: consumer
Consumer Credit in US Increases by Most in 10 Years
A report from BusinessWeek: Consumer borrowing in the U.S. surged in March by the most in more than a decade on growing demand for educational financing and autos. Credit rose by $ 21.4 billion, the biggest gain since November 2001, to $ 2.54 trillion, Federal Reserve figures showed today in Washington. The advance was paced &hellip Continue reading
TEXT-S&P: US consumer products industry report card
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Consumer watchdog agency backs off on high-cost credit cards
A report from Chicago Tribune: The Obama administration’s consumer financial watchdog wants to undo a limit on some upfront fees on credit cards, prompting criticism that it could hurt borrowers with poor credit. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is backing away from restrictions on what the industry calls fee-harvester cards. Issuers of these cards make &hellip Continue reading
Consumer watchdog agency backs off on high-cost credit cards
A report from Los Angeles Times: The Obama administration’s consumer financial watchdog wants to undo a limit on some upfront fees on credit cards, prompting criticism that it could hurt borrowers with poor credit. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is backing away from restrictions on what the industry calls fee-harvester cards. Issuers of these cards &hellip Continue reading
Consumer Credit in U.S. Surged in November by Most in a Decade
A report from San Francisco Chronicle: Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) — Consumer borrowing in the U.S. surged in November by the most in 10 years, showing households are gaining the confidence to take on debt and banks are more willing to lend. Credit increased by $ 20.4 billion, the biggest jump since November 2001, to $ &hellip Continue reading
Consumer Mediation Services Provides “Professional Nuisance” Services for Victims of Debt Relief Scams
Press Release Source: Consumer Mediation Services On Wednesday November 2, 2011, 9:00 am EDT MESA, AZ–(Marketwire -11/02/11)- Just twelve months after the Federal Trade Commission issued new rules for the Consumer Debt Relief industry, Consumer Mediation Services Director Jonathan Harstad says “There is still a significant risk of getting scammed.” Consumer Mediation Services developed a &hellip Continue reading
Consumer Report: Credit score 101
A report from Today’s THV: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) — There are a lot of things you can’t do in this day and age without undergoing a credit score check. But what is a good score and what kind of things can hurt your score? In this month’s Consumer Report, Dr. Jane Wayland with the Marketing &hellip Continue reading
It’s Consumer Spending, Stupid
By JAMES LIVINGSTON Published: October 25, 2011 AS an economic historian who has been studying American capitalism for 35 years, I’m going to let you in on the best-kept secret of the last century: private investment — that is, using business profits to increase productivity and output — doesn’t actually drive economic growth. Consumer debt &hellip Continue reading
It’s Consumer Spending, Stupid
By JAMES LIVINGSTON Published: October 25, 2011 AS an economic historian who has been studying American capitalism for 35 years, I’m going to let you in on the best-kept secret of the last century: private investment — that is, using business profits to increase productivity and output — doesn’t actually drive economic growth. Consumer debt &hellip Continue reading
Jennifer Waters’s Consumer Confidential: Debt collectors want your cell-phone number
By Jennifer Waters, MarketWatch CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — The days of your cell phone being a communication device between just you, your family and friends may be numbered under two pieces of legislation that have consumer advocacy groups up in arms. &hellip Continue reading