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The Small Business Optimism Index slipped for the month of December, following consecutive gains the previous two months, according to the new report from the National Federation of Independent Business. The index fell by 0.6 to 92.6, which

Consumers continued to make wiser credit decisions during November by decreasing the amount borrowed using credit cards, The Wall Street Journal reports. Driven by high unemployment and diminishing home values, consumers cut their credit card

Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick signed new regulations on Saturday that will make it tougher for debt collectors to seize personal and financial assets from individuals, the Boston Globe reports.Old allowances permitted individuals to

It appears that auto lenders have loosened their requirements when it comes to credit decisions.More customers with bad credit received auto loans in 2010 compared the year before, according to the website Prime Rate. The loan share for consumers

Montana is now nearly a short term loan-free zone. After the state's voters passed an initiative in November that capped interest rates at 36 percent, nontraditional loan sources have been leaving in droves.Many lenders left the state immediately