en-us Reuters) - Fannie Mae plans to raise minimum credit score requirements next month and limit the amount of overall debt that borrowers can carry relative to their incomes, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.Starting December 12, the automated system that the government-controlled mortgage finance company uses to approve loans...]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:45:28 -0800 FNM FNM Reuters UK) - The flow of lending to businesses contracted for an eighth consecutive month in September as firms continued to use funds raised on capital markets to pay down bank debt, the Bank of England said on Thursday.The central bank's "Trends in Lending" report also showed major banks...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:00:38 -0800 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:45:59 -0700 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:46:00 -0700 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:45:09 -0700 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 03:59:00 -0700