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New alliance calls for tougher restrictions on payday and title lending

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New alliance calls for tougher restrictions on payday and title lending
A new alliance of residents and community groups wants to see tougher local restrictions on payday and title lending in Denton in the coming year. Representatives from churches, nonprofit groups and a local credit union identified themselves as Denton …
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Debby: 6 months later
Our house was under water and we lost clothes and all,” said displaced resident Felicia Sellers who was staying at First Baptist Church with her son, Michael Jr. A flood on this scale hasn't been seen in this area since Hurricane Dora … An SBA …
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Payday lending has strong foothold in McLennan County, which leads state in …

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Payday lending has strong foothold in McLennan County, which leads state in …
In January, the Texas Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner started collecting data about the state's payday loan industry. Following is a look at some of the numbers reported during the first half of 2012. More recent figures have not yet been released.
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Bond sale helps home buyers, renters
The Vermont Housing Finance Agency closed on a $ 50 million bond sale that replenishes the agency's loan funds. The money will provide 30-year … A separate $ 26 million multifamily bond sale restructures certain existing VHFA loans that affect 907 …
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Bahrain's Arcapita sells stakes in UK retirement homes [National, The (United …

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Bahrain's Arcapita sells stakes in UK retirement homes [National, The (United …
Arcapita Bank has sold its interests in five retirement homes outside London, as the Bahraini investment bank liquidates assets to raise money for its creditors. Arcapita and its investors sold the 80 per cent ownership in the property … Arcapita is …
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Social Security/Medicare vs Corporate Welfare
In other words, taxpayers spent six times more on giving free money to companies making record profits than we did to making sure the people who were laid off by these corporations can still feed their families. $ 205 billion in corporate goodies was …
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Visa changes mean foreign students turn their back on 'unfriendly' Britain
"The money I spent hasn't bought what I expected, no matter how hard I have tried," she says. Her tale will strike a chord … Many take out loans in India and valued the chance to work afterwards to pay these back and gain experience. There are still …
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