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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Affirms 7 & Downgrades 6 Classes from 4 Associates Manufactured Housing Transactions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_Dec_7/ai_n21148486]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has taken rating actions on the following four Associates Manufactured Housing Contract Trust pass-through certificates:  Series 1996-1:  --Class M affirmed at 'AA+';  --Class B-1 downgraded to 'AA' from 'AA+';  --Class B-2 downgraded to 'AA' from 'AA+'.  Series 1996-2:  --Class...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spring Communications names new leadership]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Salt Lake-based Spring Communications said Wednesday it has named Jason Ellis president and chief executive officer and that founder Vern Dickman has been named chairman of its board.   Ellis has served as Spring's president and chief operating officer for the past five years. Before joining Spring, Ellis held...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Upgrades 3 & Affirms 11 Classes from 4 Associates Manufactured Housing Transactions]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has taken rating action on the following Associates Manufactured Housing Contract Trust pass-through certificates:  Series 1996-1:  --Class A-5 affirmed at 'AAA';  --Class M is upgraded to 'AA+' from 'AA';  --Class B-1 affirmed at 'AA+';  --Class B-2 affirmed at 'AA+'. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Finance Firm Plans to Target Smaller Carriers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5935/is_200502/ai_n23935901]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A former top executive at Associates First Capital Corp. said he was launching a new company to provide working capital to for-hire carriers with less than 50 trucks, a market that he said is "significantly underserved."Hal Marshall, who was president of Associates First Capital from 1996 to 1999, said consolidation...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Keith W. Hughes]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EUY/is_37_10/ai_n6283472]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Pilgrim's Pride also announced that its Board of Directors has elected Keith W. Hughes as a new outside director and audit committee member. The election of Hughes increases the total number of Pilgrim's Pride directors to 13, of which eight are outside directors. Hughes was Chairman and CEO of Dallas-based...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mortgage program launched]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK -- Citigroup, the nation's largest financial institution, is launching a $200 billion program to help low- and moderate-income families buy homes.   The program, to be run by Citigroup's mortgage lending unit CitiMortgage, will include low down payment mortgages, reduced closing costs and help for people with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Associates First Capital Corporation Lands Performance Excellence Award]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--May 25, 2000  The U.S. Bankcard Operations of Associates First Capital Corporation (NYSE:AFS) announced that it has received the Quality Texas Foundation's 2000 Texas Award for Performance Excellence.  This unit was recognized for superior customer and employee satisfaction and retention throughout the operation. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A matter of life and debt: The impact of predatory lending on the black community]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think of it as a word problem. Problem is the operative word: If "company A" lends $50,000 to "consumer F" at an interest rate 7 points above the prime rate, charging finance fees equal to 10% of the loan and a prepayment penalty, how long would it take for consumer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HSBC Holdings Pays Low Price for Prospect Heights, Ill.-Based Consumer Banker.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andrew Countryman, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Nov. 15--HSBC Holdings' $14 billion agreement to acquire  Household  International Inc. may be the biggest financial services deal  in months, but  by most any measure, analysts said, it's a bargain.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Assigns CitiFinancial Mortgage Company 'RPS3+' Servicer Rating]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 8, 2002  Fitch Ratings assigns CitiFinancial Mortgage Company CFMC an 'RPS3+' residential primary servicer rating for subprime mortgage loans. The 'RPS3+' rating is based on CFMC's highly seasoned and capable management team, solid 'AA+' Fitch rated parent, Citigroup, and the implementation of extensive...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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