Bachus ends fast, resumes campaign for global debt relief (Birmingham News)
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Spencer Bachus, hungry from a symbolic one-day fast, said Tuesday he is promoting another round of international debt relief because previous loan forgiveness has improved health care, education and security in developing countries.

Meecorp Capital Markets Closes Landmark Bridge/Construction Loan to Vive Verde - the World's First Living Office ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
FORT LEE, N.J.----Meecorp Capital Markets today announced it has closed a three-year $6.9 million bridge and construction loan to Vive Verde North, the world's first 'living' office building located in historic Lake Worth, FL.

If You Have an Adjustable Rate Mortgage, Why You Need to Refinance Now (Richfield Reaper)
(ARA) - When you signed up for that adjustable rate loan a few years back, it probably seemed like a deal too good to pass up. But fast forward to the present, and you're probably starting to get a little nervous.

Sweet loan for veterans (Arizona Daily Star)
In the span of several months, Vail entrepreneur and Air Force veteran Sean Collins has gone from serving his country to serving ice cream at his own Dairy Queen.

Sacramento Puts Fast-Cash Businesses On Hold (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)
The city has imposed a 45-day moratorium on the opening of new payday lender and check-cashing stores.

Garden State Business Briefs (The Star-Ledger)
Regional bank Sovereign Ban corp said yesterday its third-quarter earnings fell 68 percent, hurt by an increase in loan-loss provisions resulting from problems in its "nonprime" home-equity portfolio and indirect auto lending business.

U.S.-Russia Davis Cup Final Tickets Sell Fast (Washington Post)
Tickets for the Davis Cup final between the U.S. and Russia, to be held Nov. 30 through Dec. 2 in Portland, Ore., sell out in less than 30 minutes.

City curbs fast-cash businesses (The Sacramento Bee)
Sacramento wants to stem the proliferation of quick-cash operations like payday lenders and check-cashing stores that officials say prey on lower-income neighborhoods, encourage blight and trap consumers in devastating spirals of debt.

California Investors Buy S. Third Wendy's Site (The Memphis Daily News)
     A California-based limited liability company has bought the South Third Street property housing a Wendy's fast food rest....

SimpleTuition Signs More New College Partners: SimpleTuition is the Resource of Choice to Help Families Find and ... (PRWeb)
SimpleTuition, Inc., a company dedicated to helping students and parents make sense of education financing choices, today announced the addition of more U.S. institutions of higher education to its fast growing list of schools it serves. SimpleTuition assists financial aid officers by providing students and their families with a self-service, user-friendly online student loan comparison tool for ...