GM Loosens Credit Restrictions

In a rare instance of seeing an immediate impact on consumers from federal bailouts, GM’s financing arm, GMAC, ... of providing credit to buyers, including an agreement with Midwestern credit unions. The new requirements ... will lower its credit requirements from a credit score of 700 to one of 621 to secure car loans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 16:13:12

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New Regulation on Credit Card Unfair Practices Approved

This week, the Federal Reserve, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the National Credit Union Administration, ... or Practices, by financial institutions in connection with consumer credit card accounts and overdraft ... until a payment is over 30 days late. I always understood credit card rates to be variable, meaning [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 18:34:48

So What's Replacing Boarded-Up Payday Lenders? Credit Unions! [Credit Unions]

Consumers in Washington D.C. have apparently flocked to credit unions since the district outlawed payday lending last year. Payday lenders whined that lending without 300% APRs was utterly unaffordable, but credit unions ... percentage rate of up to 18 percent. Unlike payday loans, in which borrowers sign over part [more...]

Date: 2008-07-27 14:15:43

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