Banks on Europe’s edge face $122-bn refinancing bill

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

Banks in Europe’s most indebted nations need to refinance $122 billion of bonds this year, likely paying high interest costs even after receiving a clean bill of health from regulators. Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo SpA has the most debt coming due at $28 billion, followed by UniCredit SpA with $21 billion, ...

Wells Fargo 2Q profit rises as bad loans ease

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

(AP:NEW YORK) Better payment rates for mortgages, auto loans and credit cards helped lift consumer-focused Wells Fargo & Co.'s second-quarter profit by 12 percent.---read the article

Will More Saving Help or Hurt the Recovery?

Monday, July 12th, 2010

An interview with an economist who thinks the benefit outweighs the harm. Credit card - United States - Debt - George Mason University - Economic---read the article

Don’t let scam artists cash in at your expense (KSLA-TV Shreveport)

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Think of a headline about the financial crisis, and criminals have found a way to exploit it. Bad credit? Bank problems? Home foreclosures? Each of these, and many more, comes with a matching scam, helping make today one of the most fertile periods ever for rip-offs.source

Larry Young of Hughes Watters Askanase to Speak at Credit Law Institute Consumer Debt Collection, Loan Servicing and … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

HOUSTON----Lawrence "Larry" Young, a partner with Hughes Watters Askanase L.L.P. , will speak on "Foreclosures, Bankruptcy and the Subprime Crisis" at the Consumer Debt Collection, Loan Servicing and Bankruptcy Seminar in Dallas on Oct. 10.source

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