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Archives for December, 2009

Slow to recover: Even before the economy took a turn for the worse, Leslie Pandy struggled to make ends meet.

Two Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Department deputies, attached to the Interstate Criminal Enforcement team, were unhurt Wednesday afternoon when the Chevrolet Tahoe they and a K-9 officer were in was struck by one of four vehicles involved in a spinout on Interstate 59.

From today, anyone selling a home in Queensland will have to fill out a Sustainability Declaration form.

A British man held hostage in Iraq for more than two years has been released and is preparing to return home.

Consumers will gain new powers in credit card changes Consumers will gain new powers in credit card changes due in the coming year.

State audits are raising questions about credit card use in Boone County.

Bernie Madoff became a household name this year. Watching from afar as the story of the world’s largest Ponzi scheme came to light, it was fun to poke fun at that name, the perfect name for a man who made off with so much money.

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The Fair Credit Reporting Act entitles consumers to receive a free copy of their credit report from each of the three nationwide reporting agencies – Experian, Equifax and TransUnion – every 12 months.

Mortgage interest rates crept up for the fourth week in a row Thursday, a troubling sign for borrowers hoping that home finance will remain near historic lows during the new year.