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...auto lending, however, bad credit doesn't seem to be a hindrance. Slightly more than 36% of the car loans made by banks and finance companies in the fourth quarter of 2009 were to subprime borrowers, according to Experian Automotive, up from 34% in the third quarter. Still, borrowers have to pay more to get those loans. The interest rate on loans to finance purchases of used cars for buyers with credit scores of 550 or less climbed to nearly 18% at the end of last year. That's nearly 2 percentage points higher than those same customers were being...
Another is the changing behavior of people who owe more on their mortgage than their house is worth. According to a recent analysis by the credit bureau Experian and the consultancy Oliver Wyman, nearly 600,000 borrowers might have intentionally defaulted on their mortgages in 2008, twice as many as the year before. The social norm that in previous eras would have prevented people from simply walking away from their homes seems to be eroding - but HAMP puts a low priority on reducing the overall amount a person owes. In fact, among permanent modifications, the average loan amount as compared...
...point. Net job losses among banking and insurance businesses in the City will hit 10,000 before 2011, according to Experian, the credit services company. Hardly a good time to be marketing empty office space; commercial real estate firm Atisreal says banking and finance firms are currently taking just 110,000 sq ft (10,200 sq m) of City space in a three-month quarter. Throughout 2005 and 2006, the take-up rate averaged more than four times the current level. The flatter demand will drive down rents in the City by 16% this year, Atisreal estimates, and a further...
Identity theft hits all age groups, but adults over 50 are especially vulnerable because they have established credit and larger limits. Beyond that, says Rod Griffin, manager of public education for Experian, one of the big three credit-reporting agencies, "they are more trusting and less familiar with electronic transactions...
CHECK YOUR CREDIT Credit-alert services provide false comfort, says Foley. They often miss telltale activity you could spot if you looked at your report. You are entitled to one free report a year from Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. Get them one at a time, every four months. And you may just avoid any late-night calls from the bank...