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Total Number of Consumer Credit Card Applications Submitted Online in Q2 2008 Decreased by 6 Percent Versus Year Ago

added: 28-10-2008

comScore, Inc. released results of a study of the online credit card industry, based on both passively-observed online behavioral data as well as a survey of more than 2,000 Internet users conducted in September 2008. Study findings revealed that for the first time in the five most recent quarters, the total number of credit card applications submitted online at the top ten credit-card issuer sites declined, dropping 6 percent in Q2 2008 versus the same period in 2007.

Monthly Foreclosures Prevented by Mortgage Industry Now Almost 2.5 Million

added: 28-10-2008

HOPE NOW announced that nearly 2.5 million homeowners have avoided foreclosure and been able to stay in their homes since July 2007.

Small Business Owner Satisfaction With Banks Increases Despite Market Turmoil

added: 28-10-2008

Despite economic uncertainty and tightened credit availability, small business owner satisfaction with banking institutions has increased since 2007, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Small Business Banking Satisfaction Study.

How Will the Economic Downturn Affect Free Web Content?

added: 28-10-2008

A year ago, the idea of free Web content was all the rage. Now the future of free is less clear.

Fitch: Slowing Global Economy Will Impact Junior Notes In Many European Structured Finance Sectors

added: 28-10-2008

Fitch Ratings says that the deteriorating global macro-economic conditions are likely to affect the performance of many European structured finance sectors. However, the agency notes that it expects the majority of negative rating migration to be limited to the more junior classes of notes.

Korea Cuts Rates To Try and Steady Markets

added: 28-10-2008

It would be unfair to call the South Korean central bank a bunch of wimps for their biggest ever rate cut of 0.75%% yesterday, but it looks like that.

More Than Half of Small Business Employers Who Offer Benefits Encounter Challenges During Open Enrollment Season

added: 28-10-2008

More than half of small business employers who offer employee benefits encounter challenges during the enrollment process, according to a recent study from The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America (Guardian).

Home Foreclosure - What Will It Do to Your Tax Bill?

added: 28-10-2008

In a July 8, 2008 speech on the U.S. housing market, Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr. reported that 1.5 million foreclosures were started in 2007, and some economists estimate that about 2.5 million foreclosures will be started in 2008. By comparison, there were only 800,000 foreclosures in 2004. Those who happen to be among the unlucky ones, are living in a world of hurt and don't need to be facing giant tax bills on top of losing their homes.

Number of U.S. Companies Reporting Sustainability Data Has Doubled Since 2005

added: 28-10-2008

Twice as many top U.S. companies publicly released sustainability data on their environmental, social and governance information in 2008 compared with three years earlier, and ethics outweighed economics for the first time as the primary reason for such disclosures, according to a KPMG International global analysis of corporate reports.

Checking Account Fees Hit Record Numbers in 2008

added: 28-10-2008

A new study released by Bankrate, Inc. shows that the costs of checking account fees have risen again this year to an all-time high. Bankrate's 2008 Checking Study details the average fees associated with using and maintaining an interest bearing account, including bounced check fees.

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