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Monday, December 18, 2006

Secured credit cards - Goldman Sachs wins 'Bank of the Year' at Thomson IFR Awards

Forbes - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc won for best securitisation finance, while borrower of the year was given to the Norwegian Export Credit Agency Elksportfinans ASA. As for the UK winners, Northern Rock PLC won for best financial borrower, while Barclays
Daily Telegraph - The results of the investigation come hard on the heels of figures from Apacs, the payment services association, which show that credit card repayments are at their highest level for 12 years and that the number of people paying off their card
Reuters UK - LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer lender Provident Financial said on Monday trading was in line with expectations in the first 11 months of 2006, with customer numbers edging up at its UK and international home credit businesses. The doorstep lender
Des Moines Register - Robbers have hit another Des Moines financial business, continuing a string of bank crimes in recent weeks. Polk County sheriff's deputies and Des Moines police officers are looking for a man they believe tried to rob the Credit Affinity Union this
Christian Science Monitor - Q: I just marked my first anniversary of completing a personal bankruptcy. At about the same time, I received about $20,000 in back disability benefits, most of which are now in a CD. My only income is disability, which I use to live on. My
Times Online - A broker call lifted Centrica , with Credit Suisse moving to "outperform" from "neutral" in the wake of Friday s trading statement from the British Gas owner. Shares rose 7.25p to 347.75p as Credit Suisse argued that Centrica has turned the corner