Borrowing Goes High-Tech With ‘Sharing’ Websites

Loans, grants available to assist rural communities
BISBEE â” When one thinks of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, what normally comes to mind is a government entity that supports agriculture, handles food recalls and approves medications. But, there is far more this department does to help rural counties and citizens through the USDA Rural Development program in ways that are mostly unknown.

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A Baby Step Toward Rules on Bank Risk
Banks lobbying against strict standards would like us to forget that it was undercapitalized financial institutions that got us into this mess.

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Borrowing Goes High-Tech With ‘Sharing’ Websites
Sharing is one of the first lessons we learn in life. But lending things like toys and books isn’t just child’s play. Forget borrowing the traditional cup of sugar. These days, penny-pinched consumers are taking sharing to the web, trading anything and everything; even their set of wheels. CBS 2′s Mary Kay Kleist shows you how to play fair when borrowing goes high-tech.

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Hard Money Lenders for Rehabbing Homes in Illinois?

Does anyone know any private or hard money lenders that will lend for acquisition and rehab in Illinois? A Lender that will qualify you based on if it is a good real estate investment, accepting No Credit or Poor Credit….