Middletown Forum : Lenders: The New Bad Guys http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : News, Info and Happenings outside Middletown : Lenders: The New Bad Guys Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:12:18 +0000 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:27:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=343 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ Lenders: The New Bad Guys : I am sure some lenders should... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=343&PID=880&title=lenders-the-new-bad-guys#880 Author: .308
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Posted: Mar 10 2008 at 10:27am

I am sure some lenders should be investigated as it's hard to believe that there  could so many "bad loans" out there if there was not a lot of stretching the rules just to get another "sale" of a new loan.]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:27:21 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=343&PID=880&title=lenders-the-new-bad-guys#880 Lenders: The New Bad Guys : Lenders Labeled New Marketing... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=343&PID=879&title=lenders-the-new-bad-guys#879 Author: John Beagle
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Posted: Mar 10 2008 at 9:11am

Lenders Labeled New Marketing Villains

Consumers, Politicians Turn Their Ire Toward Banks, Credit-Card Companies

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Debt: It's the new obesity. Just as food companies have gotten spanked for pumping their products full of fat and sugar, companies that spend big to market credit cards and add more flab to the already-chunky financial waistlines of Americans are coming under increasing fire from politicians, consumer advocates and customers feeling burned by their monthly statements. FULL ARTICLE

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