Beat the bad credit blues (Bankrate.com)
Bad credit can bump that car loan rate way up. Why it matters If your credit is bad enough, you may not be able to get an auto loan at all. If you do get a loan, it might not be at a very favorable rate, making the car you want unaffordable.

Bad Credit and Home Refinance (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Mortgage rates are at historic lows, and it seems like everyone's jumping on the refinance bandwagon these days. But is it really a good idea for people with bad credit?

Washington Mutual's Profit Falls on Bad Mortgages (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Washington Mutual Inc., the largest U.S. savings and loan, said third-quarter profit fell 72 percent as the company wrote off bad home loans. The shares fell 4 percent in extended trading.

Washington Mutual's Profit Falls on Bad Mortgages (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Washington Mutual Inc., the largest U.S. savings and loan, said third-quarter profit fell 72 percent as the company wrote off bad home loans. The shares fell in extended trading.

Washington Mutual's Profit Falls on Bad Mortgages (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Washington Mutual Inc., the largest U.S. savings and loan, said third-quarter profit fell 72 percent as the company wrote off bad home loans.

Subprime mortgages pulled amid credit fears (FT.com via Yahoo! News)
The global liquidity crisis has prompted banks and building societies to rein back product ranges offered to mortgage customers and borrowers with patchy credit histories, a study has found.

Stocks fall amid unease over bad debt (USA Today)
Stocks pulled back sharply Monday as news that major U.S. banks will set up a fund to help bail out the credit markets stirred concerns about bad debt and as oil prices surged past $85 per barrel for the first time.

Stocks retreat amid bad debt worries (AP via Yahoo! News)
Stocks pulled back sharply Monday as news that major U.S. banks will set up a fund to help bail out the credit markets stirred concerns about bad debt and as oil prices surged to $86 per barrel for the first time. The Dow Jones industrial average lost more than 100 points.

Bad debts hit finance company profits (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
A steep rise in bad debts has kept profits flat for Australia's finance companies, but the rest of the lending market shouldn't be too alarmed, KPMG says.

Stocks retreat over bad debt worries (AP via Yahoo! News)
Stocks pulled back sharply Monday as news that major U.S. banks will set up a fund to help bail out the credit markets stirred concerns about bad debt. Bonds fell after an upbeat economic reading.