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...even the home lender of last resort is increasingly ditching those with low scores in favor of people with better credit. In the last seven months of 2009, the most recent data available, the FHA, which doesn't make its own loans but provides insurance for lenders that do, backed just $8.3 billion in loans to borrowers with a credit score of 619 or worse. That's down from $39 billion in the same time period a year before. (See a report card on the stimulus programs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Subprime-Lending Business Survives, Even Thrives | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...executive of an international group, who asked not to be named because he formerly worked as a French diplomat, says the main problem with the refueling-plane bidding process was the Pentagon's pretense that the work was up for grabs in the first place. "All nations - France included - make bilateral procurement deals without tendering bids, so what's really annoying about this case is that EADS was led to think it had a chance when the work was going to go to Boeing no matter what happened," the executive says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Europeans Cry Foul Over a Defense Contract | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

What's the most common mistake women make that makes them look heavy? Any woman who is self-conscious about her body - maybe she has a muffin top and a Buddha belly and a big butt and thick thighs - wants to cover it up in as big a fabric as possible, like a tentlike shirt or a dress, and elastic pants or drawstring pants, where you really can't see what your shape is. This is not a good thing, because it just makes you look like a blob. You want to show your shape. You want to wear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Never Look Fat Again — Without Dieting | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...just wear a little heel, and sometimes a platform shoe could be a little easier. If you wear a pump with a platform, it could be easier to walk on, and then a thicker heel could be easier to walk on than a skinny, little pencil heel. And to make it easier to walk, you can also put these little pillow cushions inside your shoes, which really add to the padding and make you feel better...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Never Look Fat Again — Without Dieting | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

...going to cost me a million dollars to do this? No! The beauty of this is that it's not just one magic piece that's going to make a difference. You probably have most of these things in your closet. You just have to weed your closet of all the things that are making you look fatter than...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Never Look Fat Again — Without Dieting | 3/11/2010 | See Source »

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