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Archive for » November, 2005 «

This is from Fitch, on November 3: “Fitch Rates HSBC Automotive Trust 2005-3 [which] marks HSBC Automotive Finance Corp.’s (HAFC) 17th Fitch-rated securitization backed by retail loans to subprime borrowers… As of Oct. 23, 2005 (the cut-off date), the receivables consisted of $1.37 billion in loans to subprime borrowers with weighted average FICO scores of 612 and a weighted average APR of 13.48%…

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Is this a forged dual-application from Best Buy? A lack of communication within the family? It is, however, a good example of their MarterCard application which claims “$0 to $99 fee” which is usually $99 no matter what. For new merchants, this poses a problem. Will Liz Claiborn and Saks customers appreciate it when money disappears from their bank accounts? Watch for more fraud and more credit scams from HSBC this holiday season.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Nov. 17, 2005–H&R Block Inc. (NYSE:HRB) today reported a net loss of $72.2 million, or 22 cents per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2006 compared with a loss of $49.9 million, or 15 cents per share, in the year-ago quarter. Revenues in the quarter rose 14 percent to $620.4 million from $542.0 million in the prior-year period, with all business segments contributing to top-line growth.

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Why did Liz Claiborne sign a credit card deal with former predatory lender Household International? Are they following the expansion example of non-performing Saks, another Household International (now HSBC) merchant? Here’s the answer:

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