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CIT's Bankruptcy Is Not Doomsday for Small Businesses

Jerry Chautin | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business


Jerry Chautin

CIT has been a stalwart lender for small businesses. But there are alternatives if you look for them.

No Guarantees That Credit Will Flow After Global Meetings

New York Times | Floyd Norris | Posted 11.13.2008 | Business


At the end of a weekend when nearly all of the world's major bankers and finance ministers gathered in Washington to stanch the global credit crisis, ...

Federal Reserve Unveils Short-Term Loan Plan

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 11.07.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is providing more details about when it will make billions of dollars in short-term loans available to squeezed...

Measuring The Crisis: Look Past Stocks

BusinessWeek | Ben Levisohn | Posted 10.31.2008 | Business


With the financial system bailout plan derailed by the House of Representatives on Sept. 29, the resulting plunge in equities made headlines around t...