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...Initially, many thought the financial crisis would be disastrous for subprime lenders, but that just hasn't panned out. One reason is those big banks that left the playing field. As more and more banks tightened their credit standards in 2008 and '09, the smaller lenders to people with poor credit have been able to not only pick up that business but also raise interest rates, since borrowers have fewer options. Shares of many of the companies, including Cash America, Dollar Financial, First Cash Financial and World Acceptance, have risen sharply this year. World, one of the biggest, has seen...
...assortment of faculty “doesn’t cover every field, but there is a nice menu there,” Campbell said...
Although a sophomore, Baskind is playing in her first season on the women’s lacrosse team. A new face on the field, she is no stranger to Harvard sports, as she is also a member of the varsity soccer squad...
Harvard asserted its dominance on the field in spite of the absence of junior attacker Jess Halpern, who is out with an injured knee. Halpern staged her own overtime upset against the Wildcats last season with a goal late in the second frame during what went on to become an 11-9 OT Crimson win at Cumnock Field...
Several Tea Partyers rejected the analogy, saying the crowded field attests to Perriello's flaws and the growing conviction that spendthrift politicians have brought the U.S. to the brink of ruin. But many hold both parties responsible. Several of the candidates griped about the local Republican leadership's decision to choose the party's nominee through a primary - which favors household names like Hurt - instead of a convention, which would level the playing field and curb costs. If Hurt is the nominee, says Feigel, the Tea Party Web designer, "I may stay home...