Business In Brief

THE number of firms going under fell at the end of 2007 - despite a rise in failures among finance and property companies.
Credit information group Experian said 4674 businesses went bust in the last quarter of the year - down 20 per cent on the same period of 2006.
They blamed tighter credit conditions for the […]

Take advice to avoid debt

As high interest rates continue to put a squeeze on family spending power, a new Bournemouth-based counselling service is offering tips on how to stay solvent this Christmas.
The timely advice comes after the wife of “back from the dead” canoeist John Darwin claimed he had faked his death to escape their crippling debts.
Anne Darwin […]

Soap Opera Educates Hispanics on Home Loans

Albuquerque, NM -Jealousy and romance aren’t the typical words used in homebuyer education, but they aptly describe an educational and entertaining telenovela that is currently used in Albuquerque to teach individuals about buying a home. Several local organizations are using DVDs of the Spanish-language TV mini series, Nuestro Barrio, which was funded by Freddie Mac. […]

 

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