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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Credit Losses at JPMorgan Chase Spell Danger for Weaker Banks]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/financial-services/10004168/consumer-credit-losses-at-jpmorgan-chase-augur-badly-for-weaker-banks/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's another blow-out quarter for JPMorgan Chase. Yet rising losses in consumer lending augur badly for less healthy banks.    The company announced third-quarter net income of $3.6 billion on revenue of $28.8 billion, compared with earnings of $527 million on sales of $16 billion in the year-ago...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:58:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ford Second Quarter Results, Consumer Credit Improve]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10002002/ford-second-quarter-results-consumer-credit-improve/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Improved results for Ford and Ford Credit showed fewer repossessions, lower losses per repossession, fewer delinquencies and lower credit losses. That's good news for consumers. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:26:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Credit Update: Neither a Borrower nor a Lender Be]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stress test results have come and gone. Now it's time to refocus on the economy and the markets. In the past nine weeks, neither much-feared earnings, stress test leaks nor swine flu could keep the market down. The view among the big traders I talk to is that the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 18:00:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sample Loan Officer Cover Letter]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Use this template as a cover letter to apply for the post of loan officer. A loan officer cover letter is the applicant's opportunity to apply for a job in a popular field-finance. He or she will interview applicants, and also examines, evaluates, and authorizes or recommends approval of customer...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Credit Quality Declining at Target]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/secdocuments/?p=183]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Amid declining comparable store sales resulting from a decrease in consumer spending, discount retailer Target is also being adversely affected by rising bad debt expenses as consumer creditworthiness continues to deteriorate, according to the third-quarter 2008 10-Q regulatory filing:    	Credit card receivables are recorded net of an...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tech Roundup: Killings Over Firing, Consumer Credit Slashed, Ubuntu for ARM, More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fired employee allegedly kills three at fomer employer SiPort; consumers face slashed credit card limits; Microsoft tries to position Xbox 360 as social network gateway; people start tiring of standalone instant messaging apps; and Canonical plans on ARM version of Ubuntu. by Erik Sherman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:04:26 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Paulson Shuns Direct Auto Bailout]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Paulson said measures to free up consumer credit, including auto loans, would be a better use of money than buying up failed mortgages. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:03:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Statement by SEIU, Consumers Union, USPIRG, Consumer Federation of America, and Consumer Action on the Cancellation of Consumer Testimony at the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Hearing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200803/ai_n25310101]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: SOCIETY EDITORS To: SOCIETY EDITORS ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MOODY'S UPGRADES JETFINANCE INTL'S LONG-TERM ISSUER AND SENIOR UNSECURED DEBT RATINGS]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5561/is_200712/ai_n22710411]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Moody's Investors Service has upgraded thelong-term issuer rating of JetFinance International JFI to Ba3 from B2following its acquisition by BNP Paribas' consumer credit unit --Cetelem. At the same time, the long-term senior unsecured debt ratingassigneMoody's Investors Service has upgraded thelong-term issuer rating of JetFinance International JFI to Ba3 from B2following...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BULGARIA: MOODY'S UPGRADES JETFINANCE INTL'S LONG-TERM ISSUER AND SENIOR UNSECURED DEBT RATINGS.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6465/is_200712/ai_n25740878]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Moody's Investors Service has upgraded the  long-term issuer  rating of JetFinance International JFI to Ba3 from B2  following its  acquisition by BNP Paribas' consumer credit unit --  Cetelem. At  the same time, the long-term senior unsecured debt ra  Moody's Investors Service has upgraded...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Credit Application Form]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a template for consumer credit application form. User can make changes in it as per the requirement. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[DOD proposes regulations for consumer credit to service members]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5592/is_200706/ai_n23567735]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Consumer credit regulations have been proposed by the U.S. Department of Defense, implementing consumer protections covered by the John Warner National Defense Audiorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007. The proposed regulation is intended to regulate the terConsumer credit regulations have been proposed by the U.S. Department of Defense, implementing consumer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE Money and PeachDirect Make Luxury Affordable with Consumer Credit Program]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GE and Craft-Bilt Collaborate On New Consumer Credit Program; Betterliving Sunroom Dealers Nationwide Will Offer Financing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_April_12/ai_n26825639]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. -- GE Consumer Finance's Retail Sales Finance unit today announced a five-year agreement with Craft-Bilt Manufacturing to provide a new consumer credit program that will enable customers to finance sunrooms and awnings. The new Betterliving program includes revolving credit and installment lending options, which will be available...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[WCC Launches First Iridium-Based Global Satellite Pay Phone to Accept Consumer Credit Cards]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200602/ai_n16079883]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[World Communication Center WCC, a leading provider of global satellite voice and data communications, today launched the first Iridium-based satellite pay phone able to use a credit card swiper for direct billing to the caller.  Equipped with Iridium satellite technology, WCC's satellite pay phone can deliver credit card-based calling...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Select Comfort's consumer credit program with GE extended 5 years (Furniture Today)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5934/is_200601/ai_n23922049]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis-- Airbed manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort has extended its consumer financing agreement with GE Consumer Finance, Retail Sales Finance, for five years.      Minneapolis-- Airbed manufacturer and retailer Select Comfort has extended its consumer financing agreement with GE Consumer Finance, Retail Sales Finance, for five...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Select Comfort Extends Relationship with GE Consumer Finance; Reaches Five-Year Agreement to Provide Consumer Credit]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Dec_27/ai_n15970856]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MINNEAPOLIS -- Select Comfort Corporation (NASDAQ:SCSS), the leading bed retailer in the U.S.(1) and creator of the Sleep NumberR bed, today announced a five-year agreement to extend its consumer financing arrangement with GE Consumer Finance, Retail Sales Finance, a consumer lending unit of the General Electric Company (NYSE:GE). E[acute accent]The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Independent Jewelers Organization Selects GE's Retail Sales Finance Unit As Consumer Financing Partner; Consumer Credit Program Offered Through 850 Retailers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_Dec_12/ai_n15930467]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[KETTERING, Ohio -- GE's Retail Sales Finance unit and the Independent Jewelers Organization IJO are collaborating on a new consumer credit program that began launching nationwide in November 2005.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Consumer Credit Application]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=311847]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Have customers or clients fill out this form when applying for credit with your business. You can then use the form to evaluate their credit risk and to verify background information. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carvin Music Plugs Into GE For Consumer Credit Program; GE's Retail Sales Finance Unit to Back PLCC]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2005_July_27/ai_n14821481]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Retail Sales Finance unit of GE Consumer Finance announced today that it has signed a five-year agreement with Carvin Music to provide private label credit card services to its customers.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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