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...unemployment certainly boosts business for pawnshops, but so too does the high price of gold. The precious metal's price is up to more than $1,200 an ounce, vs. about $860 in January 2009. Suddenly, dusting off that old flame's gold necklace is an easy way to score a quick loan. "With the price of gold moving higher, it allows individuals to get a bigger loan, and that has been a stimulus to driving increased pawn lending," says Joshua Elving, a senior analyst at Feltl...
...restrictions made it difficult for lenders to turn a profit, causing many to shut down their payday-loan programs in those states. "Payday lenders are lending unsecured money to individuals with no credit history and no credit score," says Elving. "So it's truly a situation where they have to price for risk...
...their own game plan, and if you’re a finesse team, I think you’ve got to stick with what you’re doing,” Leblanc said. “They got bumped off the puck and gave us more opportunities to score...
...control of the game, Harvard’s first line created another score at the midway point of the period...
...largely unchallenged - and her rise to continue unchecked. There is perhaps a related factor: a recent Washington Post poll found that Republicans regard Palin as the front runner for their party's 2012 nomination and that she best represents the GOP's values - besting McCain on that score...