At the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank this week, Kristalina Georgieva, the head of the I.M.F., expressed a mix of relief and trepidation about the state of the world economy. Policymakers had tamed rapid inflation without causing a global recession. Yet another big economic …
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More automobile owners are falling behind on their payments, and a new report suggests that lenders have sometimes been overzealous in repossessing cars. Even after borrowers have made payments as promised or received extensions on their auto loans, lenders have illegally repossessed cars, according to a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …
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In what universe would anyone want to whip out a debit card with the name of a credit bureau on it? For the past year, Experian has been testing this question with its Smart Money debit card, which it advertises as a way to “build credit without the debt.” TransUnion …
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