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The Household International Ameriquest Settlement That Should Have Been

In retrospect those who settled with Household International on charges of predatory lending would have done it differently. No doubt exists that Household’s predatory lending settlement was a guideline for the Ameriquest settlement. Both were accused of predatory lending. Both were involved with people’s real estate loans, either as primary predators or […]

AT&T in campaign and the real truth about AT&T

AT&T Corp. said Thursday it will unleash the biggest ad campaign in the company’s 120-year history to strengthen its famous brand name. The old Ma Bell was recently acquired by SBC Communications Inc. in a $16 billion deal. SBC, itself once part of the old AT&T, then took on the AT&T name. The […]

Yamaha Only $39 a month is no deal

In late April, television commercials touting Yamaha’s for as little as $39 per month are a poor deal for the consumer and a great deal for HSBC (Household International). Similar to Suzuki financing, in some cases if nothing goes wrong, it will only take 18 years to pay off that new Yamaha or Suzuki. […]