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Billions of federal bailout dollars are flooding the financial system, credit markets are loosening and many banks say they are ready to lend. But a crucial piece needed to solve the credit crisis is still missing: borrowers.
With the economy slowing, banks are seeing a big decline in the number of people seeking loans because nervous consumers
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The congressional defeat of the proposed bailout plan by the Treasury led to one of the worst stock market days in history.
The result was an elimination of trillions of dollars in shareholder wealth.
The main reasoning for the rejection of the plan was that ordinary taxpayers should not have to subsidize the fat cats over on Wall Street.
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"Not only does this bill not contain any provisions that specifically help small business, it has provisions that could actually harm middle class firms. The language in Section 107 of the bill is totally inconsistent with the stated objectives of this legislation," says ASBL President Lloyd Chapman.
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What's in it for you. (Hint: it's mostly about what's in it for community banks.)
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While Congress fights over whether to pass the $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill, one small business group is hoping for a majority of "yahs" from legislators.
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September 29, 2008 was quite an eye opening day and we can all admit to being anxious for what will become of the "greatest country the world." When CNN commentators are saying that we are entering a time of economic turmoil worse than that of the Great Depression, even I am starting to second guess the ways of America.
It is our duty to each
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One blogger, Rosalind Resnick on Entrepreneur.com, lays out an alternative bailout proposal. Instead of spending $700 billion on large conglomerates like AIG, the Fed should offer businesses and consumers loans at the 2% federal funds rate so homeowners could refinance at much lower rates and businesses could have immediate access to the cheap cap
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