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A growing number of entrepreneurs in China, unable to make payments to illegal lenders, have gone into hiding to avoid physical harm or family dishonor.

More U.S. homes are entering the foreclosure process, but they're taking ever longer to get sold or repossessed by lenders.

A free credit score could soon be in the mail. Starting July 21, lenders will be required to automatically provide credit scores to borrowers who are denied a loan or who aren't given the most desirable interest rate.

Two of the nation’s biggest lenders are quietly modifying loans for tens of thousands of borrowers who have not asked for help but whom the banks deem to be at special risk.

Hedge funds are becoming lenders, but there are risks for those involved and for the broader economy.

About 10.9 million US homeowners, or 22.7% of U.S. mortgage holders owe lenders more than their homes are worth, according to a new report.

Didn’t we learn anything from the financial meltdown? Individual consumers cannot protect themselves from lenders that are willing to use predatory practices to boost profits.

Reputable businesses cannot compete when competitors don’t play by the same rules.

Date:  March, 2011 Landing page summary:  The study,Lending by Depository Lenders to Small Businesses, 2003 to 2010, looks at small business lending in the context of an economy that has endured a deep recession and appears poised

Landing page summary:  This report examines the supply of small business lending from depository lenders using the Call Report Data and looks at changes in five categories: aggregate lending, number of loans, average loan size, ratio of small business loans to total assets, and ratio of small business loans to total business loans.

Date:  March, 2011

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