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New research shows that your looks, creditworthiness may go hand in hand

New research suggests that a person's appearance may play a role in whether they are deemed trustworthy by financial lenders. The study is summarized in a working paper by Jefferson Duarte at Rice University's ...

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3




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Greece could be broke by June, economist says

(Phys.org) -- If international lenders refuse to renegotiate substantial reductions in Greek public debt, chances are that whatever government emerges in Greece in the next few weeks will run out of cash by ...

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created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As laws on repossessed auto sales ease, economists show consumer access to credit jumps

A key change in Brazilian law simplifying the sale of repossessed cars has enabled low-income borrowers in the country to get credit more easily and buy newer, more expensive cars, a new study shows.

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NREL develops more precise look at cradle-to-grave greenhouse gas emissions for energy technologies

(Phys.org) -- A new approach to assessing greenhouse-gas emissions from coal, wind, solar and other energy technologies paints a much more precise picture of cradle-to-grave emissions and should help sharpen decisions on ...

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created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Zero interest and growing fast

From humble beginnings, Islamic finance is now a trillion dollar industry and growing at a rate some in the West find alarming. A new analysis suggests it can be accommodated by the existing global financial ...

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created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Mortgage defaults at lowest level since 2005

Default risk on home loans is now at its lowest level in seven years, says a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

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created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Numerically-challenged consumers hit in the pocket by loans

(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumers with poor financial skills pay over the odds for loans and are eight times more likely to use highly expensive credit such as payday loans and home credit, new research has revealed.

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created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Study reveals implications of the incentive to coordinate among bank lenders

Columbia Business School study shows that a bank reacts more to the same piece of news if it knows that other banks have the same information and hence will be reacting to the news as well.

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created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new year fir the Euro: What could happen and why Americans should be concerned

Despite a slowly improving U.S. economy, Americans have watched the stock market continue on its roller coaster ride, in large part because of uncertainty about the economic future of European countries, such as Greece, Portugal, ...

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created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New success model for microfinance: A matter of trust

In some countries, poor borrowers repay loans to microcredit lenders at rates of close to 100 percent while other countries see repayment rates so low that it makes microlending unsustainable - a disparity ...

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created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Saving on energy bills: Meeting families in the middle

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study released today by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identifies steps that energy efficiency program managers can take to deliver significant savings ...

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created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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