Tag: Interest Rates
Treasury Bills Fall to Record Lows At Auction
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in Monday’s auction with rates on both three-month and six-month bills dropping to the lowest levels on record.
The Treasury Department auctioned $27 billion in three-month bills at a discount rate of 0.150 percent, down from 0.355 percent last week. Another $27 billion in six-month bills was auctioned at [...]
Posted: November 17th, 2008 under Federal Reserve, Money, Treasury Bills, US Economy, US Treasury.
Tags: Adjustable Rate Mortgages, Auction, Current, Face Value, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates, Investors, Market Turmoil, Time Lows, Treasury Bills, Treasury Department, Treasury Index, Treasury Securities
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Fed Approves Crackdown on Unfair Credit Cards
The Federal Reserve is taking steps to crack down on “unfair and deceptive” credit card industry practices that have added to the financial woes of millions of people trying to cope with the economic downturn. The Fed on Friday gave approval to proposed rules that would target credit card companies that arbitrarily raise interest rates [...]
Posted: May 2nd, 2008 under Credit Cards, Federal Reserve, Personal Finance.
Tags: Adequate Time, Banking Industry, Borrowers, Consumer Choice, Consumers, Crack, Crackdown, Credit Card Companies, Credit Card Industry, Credit Cards, Economic Downturn, Federal Reserve, Financial Woes, Industry Practices, Interest Rates, Lawmakers, Proposals, Taking Steps, Target
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What Is Redemption In Bankruptcy?
Redemption is a process that is sometimes misunderstood. Redemption is the process of paying a lump sum payment to a secured creditor (lienholder) in exchange for the release of the lien. In Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a debtor can use 11 U.S.C. Section 722 to pay only the fair market value for the collateral, not the [...]
Posted: June 20th, 2007 under .
Tags: Bankrutpcy, C Section, Chapter 13, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Circumstances, Collateral, Could Save Thousands, Debtor, Debtors, Finance Companies, Interest Payments, Interest Rates, Lienholder, Lump Sum Payment, Principal And Interest, Redemption, Retirement, Secured Creditor, Sum Of Money, Thousands Of Dollars
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