Consumer Loans

Today Is the Day to Cut Up Your Credit Cards

Don McNay | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business


Don McNay

When three people who know about money go to the extreme of not owning any credit cards, others might want to take note.

TARP Repayments May Not Help Consumers

Jun. 9, 2009 | Colin Barr, Senior Writer | Posted 07.11.2009 | Business


NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Don't expect TARP-free banks to unleash a torrent of loans to cash-strapped consumers. The Treasury Department told ten big b...

Federal Program To Boost Private Lending Struggles To Get Money To Consumers

Washington Post | Neil Irwin | Posted 05.23.2009 | Business


In its first two months, the government's signature initiative to support consumer lending has fallen well short of expectations, deploying only a fra...