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RBI in India increased loan interest rates and in FDs

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 9 Aug 22

The Reserve Bank of India has increased interest rates both for loans and FDs. People having FDs in banks will be benefitted but it's not easy to save these days because of inflation and invest in fixed deposits. The banks in...

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I Did the Math

Four Walls @FourWalls (86775) • United States 28 Nov 21

Most Americans loathe math. I don't know what "America's favorite school subject" might be, but I know that math is NOT it. So most Americans probably ran away when I put the word math in the discussion title....

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Ah, the Benefits of Great Credit....

Four Walls @FourWalls (86775) • United States 16 Nov 18

Before I begin, I should let you know that the title is sarcasm. "They" (that mythical being responsible for every truth, lie, rumor, scuttlebutt, idea, false notion, and everything else) say that a good credit score will make...

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Getting a loan is so much easier than it used to be!

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 25 Aug 17

I was honestly shocked by how easy it was to get a debt consolidation loan recently. I got an offer in the mail from one of my credit card providers--or rather, the bank that issued the card. I thought about it a couple of weeks...

loan are so easy to get

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Have you ever needed any bank loan?

The Invisible Man @TheInvisibleMan (17594) 5 Mar 17

I remember that many years ago, my parents needed to ask for a bank loan to take away the value of our home. But before they went to the bank, I decided to lend all my savings to them and prevent them from entering that...

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USA Pocket Money Just Got Lighter

JENNY ARCHER @bookbar (1609) • Sudbury, England 17 Dec 15

It seems, according to the Fed, that America is doing so well now, It's citizens can afford higher Interest Rates, and so they accommodated them by lightening their pockets. Wonder how long it will be before the Bank of England...

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Is it like credit card debt?

its-logos-plus-logic @flowerchilde (12529) • United States 12 Feb 13

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/282105-pelosi-false-argument-to-say-nation-has-a-spending-problem "...Both Democrats and Republicans" in the U.S. "say they want to avoid an across-the-board cut to both military...

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US debt nothing to worry about short term

laglen @laglen (19759) • United States 20 Sep 12

Let me preface this with saying I do not watch nor do I condone watching David Letterman. Obama, while not available for interviews with real journalists or Prime Ministers of ally countries, had time to go on a...

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Debts

freymind @freymind (1351) • Philippines 14 May 11

Debts are one of the biggest problems of most people today. Why? Because most people tend to buy things that are more than what they normally earn and these people try to brush off the fact that debts are not stagnant....

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The new credit card rules

mslena75 @mslena75 (561) • United States 23 Feb 10

How do you feel about the new credit card laws? I think some of it will do some good. One that I really like is that anyone under the age of 21 will require a co-signer unless they can prove their income is sufficient to cover the...

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Do You Know of Anymore Banks That Might Failed?

ppersaud @ppersaud (65) • United States 7 Dec 09

Banks are going under quickly and I don't know if it is best to keep my money in any. I want to find a bank that pays high interest on my money. Any ideas anyone? Thanks

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Have Your Interest Rates Jumped Up Lately?

KrauseHome @KrauseHome (36445) • United States 29 Sep 09

For me this is a personal pet peeve. Paying off your Credit cards on time, having decent Credit with the companies, even having them up your Credit with them from time to time due to paying more than you owe all of the time, and...

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Are you happy with your country's leadership?

mipen2006 @mipen2006 (5528) • Australia 15 Sep 09

I'm an Australian, and we have a Labour Government who seems to be doing a good job, considering how the rest of the world is performing. It looke like Australia will be one of the first countries to raise interest rates, which...

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shall i continue my investment in bank deposit????

goodfundadvisor @goodfundadvisor (671) • India 28 Jun 09

My client, Anusridi wrote : "Dear Srikanth, My Bank FD has recently matured. If I renew now, I will be getting 8.25% commission. Shall I continue the same or Shall I invest in a Debt Mutual fund. Please give me your valuable...

Hit below the belt...smack dab in my wallet!

thorgrym @thorgrym (675) • United States 19 Feb 09

Several years ago, I established a savings account with an online bank. While this bank does have brick-and-mortar branches, there are none local to me. I wanted an account that I could use to save about $5.00 per week from my...

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Coming soon: GET PAID TO BORROW MONEY!

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 9 Dec 08

Yes, it is true! Interest rates on T-bills have in some cases hit zero! Here's the story, NO JOKE! http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081209/meltdown_treasurys.html I say that if current trends continue, it is inevitable that soon...

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How will Interest rates affect currency exchange rates?

alphason @alphason (233) 4 Nov 08

I am a UK expat living in Thailand and at the moment the GBP to THB exchange rate is awfull. It has fallen from a peak of 71 down to 50's now in a year as you can see in the graph. It is widely expected that UK Interest rates...

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Check your credit card statements!!

Thoroughrob @Thoroughrob (11742) • United States 22 Oct 08

What is the interest rate you are paying? Did it go up? They had someone on the news this morning that was not late on any payments and had a credit score of 750, that got his statement and it had went up from 7.9 to 31.99%. The...

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Which bank has the highest interest rates for Savings accounts?

handsomeitaliano @handsomeitaliano (1050) • United States 29 Sep 08

Can anyone tell me which banks have the highest interest rates to be made from savings every month?

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UK Bank Bail Out

dragonstar1 @dragonstar1 (330) 7 Aug 08

This is happening in the UK as well as the US. I'm still a little miffed how a large finance comapny is allowed to get away with mis-management and greed? The way I see it is, the share holders wanted to put lots of profit...

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