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Japan Downgraded

Reuters | Posted 05.23.2012

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* Yen weakens after Fitch downgrade, move seen brief * Fitch warns further downgrades possible * Says Japan's debt plan ...

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Surprising Reason Woman Can't Get Credit

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.16.2012

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You can't get a credit card if lenders think you're dead. Bea Cohen, 81, of New Jersey, has been denied credit for years because credit rating agen...

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The Fastest Way to Increase Your Credit Score

InvestingAnswers | Posted 04.10.2012

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While your payment history ranks as the most important piece of your credit score, it can take months or even years to dramatically improve it. Looking for a quicker fix? Focus on what's known as your credit utilization rate.

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7 Final Lies About Credit Scores That Can Cost You

Laura Adams | Posted 05.29.2012

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Federal law allows government agencies and businesses that have a legitimate need for your credit information to access your credit report before doing business with you or after you become a customer -- even without your permission.

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7 More Credit Score Lies That Cost You Money

Laura Adams | Posted 05.28.2012

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What you don't know about credit can hurt your personal finances on many levels. So here are seven more lies about credit scores that you should never fall for.

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Moody's Analyst Blows Whistle On Mortgage Debt Ratings, Allegedly Gets Pay Cut

Reuters | Posted 04.29.2012

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* Ilya Eric Kolchinsky may pursue retaliation claim * Moody's wins dismissal of defamation, other claims * Kolchinsky we...

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Do Friday's European Downgrades Matter?

Mohamed A. El-Erian | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, European Union, Credit Rating Agencies, Standard & Poor's, Eurozone, Credit Rating, Europe, Business News

The chatter on Friday's downgrades of European sovereign ratings debt is all over the place. Here is an attempt to provide a guide to the multifaceted implications.

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Credit Agency Warns Debt Could Lead To U.S. Downgrade

Posted 12.22.2011

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NEW YORK (Daniel Bases) - Fitch Ratings on Wednesday warned again that the United States' rising debt burden was not consistent with maintaining t...

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Credit Raters and the Conventional Wisdom

Robert Teitelman | Posted 02.14.2012

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There is no way to "fix" the credit raters, just as there is no way anyone in his right mind believes that the price of a stock today will last more than a few minutes.

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The 11 Most Overrated Things about 2011

Mark Juddery | Posted 02.04.2012

Having listed the most overrated things about 2010 and the entire previous decade, it's now time to look back on the vintage year of 2011 - a year whe...

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S&P: Despite Supercommittee Fail, U.S. Credit Rating Safe

AP | By MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 11.22.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's says it will not downgrade the U.S. government's credit rating because a Congressional committee ...

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5 Credit Tips to Help First Time Homebuyers Get a Mortgage

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 11.17.2011

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If you're an aspiring first-time homebuyer, start working on improving your credit rating right now so that when it's time for you to find a home, you'll have no trouble finding a mortgage.

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If EU Bans Ratings Agencies From Evaluating Bailout Countries, Who Will Investors Turn To For Terrible Advice?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.20.2011

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The Wall Street Journal reports today that the EU is "leaning toward proposing a ban on the issuing of sovereign credit ratings for countries in bailo...

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Moody's Downgrades Spain On Corporate, Bank Debt

Posted 12.18.2011

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NEW YORK - Moody's Investors Service Tuesday cut Spain's sovereign ratings by two notches, saying high levels of debt in the Spanish banking and c...

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Italian Banks Get Mass Downgrade From S&P

Posted 12.18.2011

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Standard & Poor's on Tuesday downgraded 24 Italian banks and financial institutions, citing renewed "market tensions" and lower economic growth pr...

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Justice Ginsburg Left Standing Up For Consumers

HuffingtonPost.com | Mike Sacks | Posted 12.11.2011

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WASHINGTON -- After spending several years clearing a path for corporations to contract away their customers' access to courts generally and class act...

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Moody's Downgrades Credit Rating Of A Dozen UK Banks

AP | By ROBERT BARR | Posted 12.07.2011

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LONDON -- A dozen British banks saw their credit ratings downgraded Friday over doubts over the strength of the government's support, in another sign ...

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France, Belgium Fight To Save Financial Institution From Collapse

AP | RAF CASERT and SARAH DiLORENZO | Posted 12.04.2011

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BRUSSELS — France and Belgium were fighting late Tuesday to prevent the bank Dexia from going under as investors grew increasingly worried over ...

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Today In Credit Rating Downgrades

AP | By NICK PERRY | Posted 11.30.2011

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand's credit rating has been downgraded by two of the three major ratings agencies amid increased global concern ov...

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S&P Boosts GM Credit Rating On Labor Contract

Posted 11.29.2011

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Ratings agency Standard & Poor's raised its corporate credit rating on General Motors Co by two notches on Thursday, saying the automaker's new la...

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Moody's Downgrades BofA's Debt Rating

Posted 11.21.2011

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Moody's Corp on Wednesday cut the debt ratings of Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo & Co and Citigroup Inc, three of the largest U.S. banks, on w...

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S&P Considers Ranking Subprime-Backed Securities Above U.S. Government

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 10.31.2011

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Though the credit rating agency Standard & Poor's no longer believes the United States merits a top triple-A rating, it is prepared to put its stamp o...

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WATCH: Understanding The Credit Downgrade

Posted 10.19.2011

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After the United States' credit was downgraded from AAA to AA+ by Standard and Poor's, many of us had the same question: "So, um, what does that mean ...

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Only One Notch, S&P?

John Fullerton | Posted 10.16.2011

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Apparently, neither Tim Geithner, nor even Warren Buffett, can remain objective in the face of a downgrade.

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Analysts Increasingly Gloomy About America's Economic Prospects

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 10.16.2011

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Forecasters are increasingly reining in their expectations for the United States' economic performance, suggesting that the country will face many mor...

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