Top Sport Utilities on MSN AutosThe most popular sport-utility vehicles

Top Sport Utilities on MSN Autos
The most popular sport-utility vehicles on MSN Autos, based on visits to the site's vehicle research pages during the third quarter of 2005.
compiled by MSN Autos

Consumer Loan And Savings Rates (San Jose Mercury News)
A sampling of financial institutions was asked to quote the most recent lowest annual percentage rates they would charge a new loan customer with an annual income from $30,000 to $35,000 and good credit standing. Qualifications for borrowing and finance charges vary among institutions. Rates may differ from branch to branch. Some institutions provide lower rates to existing customers.

On the money: Monitoring credit gets easier through reports (Billings Gazette)
NEW YORK - It's become much easier for Americans to monitor their credit reports and scores, and that's giving consumers more control over borrowing costs and an added defense against credit card fraud and identity theft.

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models are big winners in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Funds sue Delphi over 3rd-party deals (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Two U.S. state pension funds and other large investors have sued Delphi Corp. , contending that executives at the troubled auto parts supplier made bogus deals with third-party vendors aimed at hiding the company's financial problems.

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

Americans Increase Borrowing in August (AP via Yahoo! News) Americans

Americans Increase Borrowing in August (AP via Yahoo! News)
Americans increased borrowing on their credit cards and for purchases such as autos in August, although the gain wasn't as sizable as it was the previous month.

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

New Educators Credit Union office doubles as auto sales site (Journal Times Online)
STURTEVANT - The new $6 million Educators Credit Union building here is more than just another branch office. Educators recently opened its 15th branch office at 1300 90th St. in Sturtevant, on the southwest corner of Highway 20 and 90th Street.

New Jeep ConceptsTwo concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Ford Seeks a Driver Who Will Hit the Gas (BusinessWeek)
Chairman Bill Ford has approached Mercedes' former boss, Eckhard Cordes, in his quest for top talent to energize the struggling carmaker

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models dominated all others in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

Auto Trader Australian Motor Brokers Offer Free Financial Assessment and Capacity Check For New Car Finance (PR Web)
Auto Trader. Australian Motor Brokers offer Free Financial Assessment and capacity check before customers decide on the purchase of their new car. No Deposit and low repayments. Financing a car has never been easier. [PRWEB Oct 4, 2005]

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important midsize sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Nine Ways to Save on Auto Insurance (ThirdAge) Auto insurance

Nine Ways to Save on Auto Insurance (ThirdAge)
Auto insurance can't be taken for a test drive. But you can get a good deal -- if you shop around and take some steps you might not have considered. See, you don't just buy auto insurance.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

New Educators Credit Union office doubles as auto sales site (Journal Times Online)
STURTEVANT - The new $6 million Educators Credit Union building here is more than just another branch office. Educators recently opened its 15th branch office at 1300 90th St. in Sturtevant, on the southwest corner of Highway 20 and 90th Street.

BOT confident haircut in civil debts won (MCOT)
BANGKOK, Oct 6 (TNA) Bank of Thailand s Governor M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula on Wednesday expressed confident a planned issue of criteria for a 50 per cent haircut in debts incurred in consumer and credit card loans would not lead to a moral hazard in debt repayment in a civil society sector.

Auto Trader Australian Motor Brokers Offer Free Financial Assessment and Capacity Check For New Car Finance (PR Web)
Auto Trader. Australian Motor Brokers offer Free Financial Assessment and capacity check before customers decide on the purchase of their new car. No Deposit and low repayments. Financing a car has never been easier. [PRWEB Oct 4, 2005]

Auto Trader Australian Motor Brokers Offer Free Financial Assessment and

Auto Trader Australian Motor Brokers Offer Free Financial Assessment and Capacity Check For New Car Finance (PR Web)
Auto Trader. Australian Motor Brokers offer Free Financial Assessment and capacity check before customers decide on the purchase of their new car. No Deposit and low repayments. Financing a car has never been easier. [PRWEB Oct 4, 2005]

Credit-card NPLs with state banks to get 50% write-down (Bangkok Post)
Small debtors of state banks whose credit-card or personal loans have turned sour will get relief in the form of a 50% reduction of their outstanding debts, according to M.R. Pridiyathorn Devakula, the governor of the Bank of Thailand.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important midsize sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Miss. Steel Mill Targets Auto Industry (AP via Yahoo! News)
Crews started moving dirt Monday to prepare the construction site for an $880 million mill in north Mississippi that plans to produce high-grade steel for the automotive industry.

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models dominated all others in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
Editors of MSN Autos

Special Treatment for Airlines Flaws a Strong Senate Pension Bill (Heritage Foundation)
Two decades ago, Congress decided to give a failing industry the benefit of the doubt, and it allowed ailing savings and loans to avoid raising new capital. The industry argued that it was in a temporary slump and would recover in just a few years. It did not.

2005 Monterey HistoricsA weekend of amazing cars and racing superstars

2005 Monterey Historics
A weekend of amazing cars and racing superstars at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California.
Editors of MSN Autos

Auto Trader Australian Motor Brokers Offer Free Financial Assessment and Capacity Check For New Car Finance (PR Web)
Auto Trader. Australian Motor Brokers offer Free Financial Assessment and capacity check before customers decide on the purchase of their new car. No Deposit and low repayments. Financing a car has never been easier. [PRWEB Oct 4, 2005]

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important midsize sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Auto Trader Australian Motor Brokers Offer Free Financial Assessment and Capacity Check For New Car Finance (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) October 4, 2005 -- Car Finance - Introducing NAC Money. http://www.myamb.com/finance.htm

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: ASSOCHAM (India Daily) Riding on

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: ASSOCHAM (India Daily)
Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit allocation by 2006-07, according to a study.

Auto Trader Australian Motor Brokers Offer Free Financial Assessment and Capacity Check For New Car Finance (PR Web via Yahoo! News)
(PRWEB) October 4, 2005 -- Car Finance - Introducing NAC Money. http://www.myamb.com/finance.htm

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

Miss. Steel Mill Targets Auto Industry (AP via Yahoo! News)
Crews started moving dirt Monday to prepare the construction site for an $880 million mill in north Mississippi that plans to produce high-grade steel for the automotive industry.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006Low price doesn't mean skimping on

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Ford's Bizarre Optimism (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
You're now entering a strange new realm, a dimension with only the faintest connection to reality as we know it, where even the most dire statistics can be painted in an impossibly rosy light. It's a little place I like to call ... the PR Zone. And Ford (NYSE: F - News), at least in its investor press releases, practically seems to be living there.

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
Editors of MSN Autos

Ford's Bizarre Optimism (Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance) The automaker's

Ford's Bizarre Optimism (Motley Fool via Yahoo! Finance)
The automaker's PR tries to spin a 19% sales drop.

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

Miss. Steel Mill Targets Auto Industry (AP via Yahoo! News)
Crews started moving dirt Monday to prepare the construction site for an $880 million mill in north Mississippi that plans to produce high-grade steel for the automotive industry.

Vietnamese immigrant prospers the American way -- fixing cars (Sioux City Journal)
Thao Phan is living the American dream. The rags-to-riches story of this Vietnamese immigrant, an unskilled fugitive from a Communist country who found a fortune, sort of, as owner of an auto repair shop in Sioux City, would make him a poster boy for that dream.

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: ASSOCHAM (India Daily)
Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit allocation by 2006-07, according to a study.

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit alloction by 2006-07, according to a study.

Ford's Bizarre Optimism (The Motley Fool via Yahoo! News)
You're now entering a strange new realm, a dimension with only the faintest connection to reality as we know it, where even the most dire statistics can be painted in an impossibly rosy light. It's a little place I like to call ... the PR Zone. And Ford (NYSE: F - News), at least in its investor press releases, practically seems to be living there.

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit alloction by 2006-07, according to a study.

Vietnamese immigrant prospers the American way -- fixing cars (Sioux City Journal)
Thao Phan is living the American dream. The rags-to-riches story of this Vietnamese immigrant, an unskilled fugitive from a Communist country who found a fortune, sort of, as owner of an auto repair shop in Sioux City, would make him a poster boy for that dream.

Snap N' Sold Receives Ongoing Financing Commitment From U.S. Investment Fund (The Auto Channel)
PALM HARBOR, Fla.--Oct. 3, 2005--Snap N' Sold Corp. (Pink Sheets:SNPD) today announced that it has signed a financing agreement with U.S.-based investment fund, The Nutmeg Group LLC, http://www.tngroupllc.com, that provides for funding based on restricted shares that will enable Snap N' Sold to attain its financial goals and fulfill its expansion plans.

2005 Frankfurt Motor Show
MSN Autos brings you highlights from one of Europe's major shows.
Editors of MSN Autos

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: ASSOCHAM (India Daily)
Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit allocation by 2006-07, according to a study.

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

GE Acquires Majority Stake in Asian Bank (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
General Electric Co. said Monday its consumer finance arm will acquire a majority stake in Keppel Bank Philippines for $25.8 million, giving GE a foothold in Southeast Asia's growing consumer banking market.

Nine Ways to Save on Auto Insurance (ThirdAge)
Auto insurance can't be taken for a test drive. But you can get a good deal -- if you shop around and take some steps you might not have considered. See, you don't just buy auto insurance.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important midsize sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit alloction by 2006-07, according to a study.

Neiman Marcus cuts rates on loans (Dallas Morning News) Neiman

Neiman Marcus cuts rates on loans (Dallas Morning News)
Neiman Marcus Group Inc., the luxury retailer, and mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. this week cut their borrowing costs on $6 billion of loans as rising interest rates boost investor demand for floating-rate debt.

GE CONSUMER FINANCE ACQUIRES MAJORITY INTEREST IN KEPPEL BANK (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ Finance)
Banking / finance

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

Tops in Vehicle SatisfactionNissan models dominated all others in this

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models dominated all others in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

A Reality Check For Shanghai Real Estate (BusinessWeek)
Property sales are cooling off. Six months ago, Shanghai's property market was the hottest on the planet. The story was compelling: the most dynamic city in the most dynamic economy, with affluent Chinese from both the mainland and abroad eager to pour their capital into the latest deal.

Post-9/11 loans face SBA review (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
The Small Business Administration, stung by criticism of its loans to companies hurt by the 2001 terrorist attacks, said Wednesday it is reviewing some of those loans to see if the money was used correctly.

Add spice to your splash screen with animation (Java World)
Sports, Concert & Theatre Tickets - The best prices online for all of your National and International ticket needs. Also checkout our industry leading Corporate and Affilate programs.

Device shuts down car if payments aren't made (Northwest Indiana Times Business)
DALLAS | Most of the credit-damaged customers at North Texas Motorcars learn to live with the lights. They're attached to a black box on the dashboard and start flashing on the first day a car payment is late. On the fourth day, after two more days of warning lights, the car won't start.

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

Vietnamese immigrant prospers the American way -- fixing cars (Sioux City Journal)
Thao Phan is living the American dream. The rags-to-riches story of this Vietnamese immigrant, an unskilled fugitive from a Communist country who found a fortune, sort of, as owner of an auto repair shop in Sioux City, would make him a poster boy for that dream.

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit alloction by 2006-07, according to a study.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

New bank opens its doors High rates offeredto attract deposits (Bangkok Post)
Kiatnakin Bank (KK), the country's newest commercial bank will begin operations today, with a strategy to offer high deposit rates to attract long-term savings.

Neiman Marcus cuts rates on loans (Dallas Morning News) Neiman

Neiman Marcus cuts rates on loans (Dallas Morning News)
Neiman Marcus Group Inc., the luxury retailer, and mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. this week cut their borrowing costs on $6 billion of loans as rising interest rates boost investor demand for floating-rate debt.

Post-9/11 loans face SBA review (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
The Small Business Administration, stung by criticism of its loans to companies hurt by the 2001 terrorist attacks, said Wednesday it is reviewing some of those loans to see if the money was used correctly.

Preview: 2006 Ford Fusion
Ford's most important midsize sedan launch since the Taurus.
Perry Stern

Fuller credit profiles becoming available (Lexington Herald-Leader) Picture yourself in

Fuller credit profiles becoming available (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Picture yourself in this situation: Three years ago you had a serious medical problem, couldn't earn money for months, and fell behind on your bills. Your credit scores plummeted and have remained depressed ever since -- despite the fact that you've paid your rent, utilities, insurance, cable and other recurring bills on time scrupulously every month.

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit alloction by 2006-07, according to a study.

New bank opens its doors High rates offeredto attract deposits (Bangkok Post)
Kiatnakin Bank (KK), the country's newest commercial bank will begin operations today, with a strategy to offer high deposit rates to attract long-term savings.

A Reality Check For Shanghai Real Estate (BusinessWeek)
Property sales are cooling off. Six months ago, Shanghai's property market was the hottest on the planet. The story was compelling: the most dynamic city in the most dynamic economy, with affluent Chinese from both the mainland and abroad eager to pour their capital into the latest deal.

Vietnamese immigrant prospers the American way -- fixing cars (Sioux

Vietnamese immigrant prospers the American way -- fixing cars (Sioux City Journal)
Thao Phan is living the American dream. The rags-to-riches story of this Vietnamese immigrant, an unskilled fugitive from a Communist country who found a fortune, sort of, as owner of an auto repair shop in Sioux City, would make him a poster boy for that dream.

A Reality Check For Shanghai Real Estate (BusinessWeek)
Property sales are cooling off. Six months ago, Shanghai's property market was the hottest on the planet. The story was compelling: the most dynamic city in the most dynamic economy, with affluent Chinese from both the mainland and abroad eager to pour their capital into the latest deal.

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit alloction by 2006-07, according to a study.

Bankruptcy bill might not produce payoffs (Provo Daily Herald) NEW

Bankruptcy bill might not produce payoffs (Provo Daily Herald)
NEW YORK -- The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.So that means credit card issuers, banks and other financial service companies, who lobbied hard for the law, will get back more of their money from future bankruptcies, right?Yes, in some cases, but the reality is that in

Neiman Marcus cuts rates on loans (Dallas Morning News)
Neiman Marcus Group Inc., the luxury retailer, and mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. this week cut their borrowing costs on $6 billion of loans as rising interest rates boost investor demand for floating-rate debt.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

People skills aid ATA chief's turnaround effort (Chicago Tribune)
Striding through Midway Airport, John Denison walks up to ATA Airlines employees, grabs their hands and looks the slightly stunned workers in the eye as he thanks them for the job they do.

Bankruptcy bill might not produce payoffs (Provo Daily Herald) NEW

Bankruptcy bill might not produce payoffs (Provo Daily Herald)
NEW YORK -- The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.So that means credit card issuers, banks and other financial service companies, who lobbied hard for the law, will get back more of their money from future bankruptcies, right?Yes, in some cases, but the reality is that in

Talladega Superspeedway Is Nextel Cup's Wild Card (Washington Post)
Sunday's UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, a restrictor plate race that keeps cars under 200 mph, is the unpredictable, wild-card affair in the Nextel Cup chase.

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit alloction by 2006-07, according to a study.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Device shuts down car if payments aren't made (Northwest Indiana Times Business)
DALLAS | Most of the credit-damaged customers at North Texas Motorcars learn to live with the lights. They're attached to a black box on the dashboard and start flashing on the first day a car payment is late. On the fourth day, after two more days of warning lights, the car won't start.

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
Editors of MSN Autos

Vietnamese immigrant prospers the American way -- fixing cars (Sioux City Journal)
Thao Phan is living the American dream. The rags-to-riches story of this Vietnamese immigrant, an unskilled fugitive from a Communist country who found a fortune, sort of, as owner of an auto repair shop in Sioux City, would make him a poster boy for that dream.

Bankruptcy bill might not produce payoffs (Provo Daily Herald) NEW

Bankruptcy bill might not produce payoffs (Provo Daily Herald)
NEW YORK -- The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.So that means credit card issuers, banks and other financial service companies, who lobbied hard for the law, will get back more of their money from future bankruptcies, right?Yes, in some cases, but the reality is that in

Device shuts down car if payments aren't made (Northwest Indiana Times Business)
DALLAS | Most of the credit-damaged customers at North Texas Motorcars learn to live with the lights. They're attached to a black box on the dashboard and start flashing on the first day a car payment is late. On the fourth day, after two more days of warning lights, the car won't start.

People skills aid ATA chief's turnaround effort (Chicago Tribune)
Striding through Midway Airport, John Denison walks up to ATA Airlines employees, grabs their hands and looks the slightly stunned workers in the eye as he thanks them for the job they do.

Neiman Marcus cuts rates on loans (Dallas Morning News)
Neiman Marcus Group Inc., the luxury retailer, and mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. this week cut their borrowing costs on $6 billion of loans as rising interest rates boost investor demand for floating-rate debt.

Post-9/11 loans face SBA review (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
The Small Business Administration, stung by criticism of its loans to companies hurt by the 2001 terrorist attacks, said Wednesday it is reviewing some of those loans to see if the money was used correctly.

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

Vietnamese immigrant prospers the American way -- fixing cars (Sioux City Journal)
Thao Phan is living the American dream. The rags-to-riches story of this Vietnamese immigrant, an unskilled fugitive from a Communist country who found a fortune, sort of, as owner of an auto repair shop in Sioux City, would make him a poster boy for that dream.

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Tops in Vehicle SatisfactionNissan models dominated all others in this

Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models dominated all others in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
Editors of MSN Autos

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Post-9/11 loans face SBA review (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
The Small Business Administration, stung by criticism of its loans to companies hurt by the 2001 terrorist attacks, said Wednesday it is reviewing some of those loans to see if the money was used correctly.

People skills aid ATA chief's turnaround effort (Chicago Tribune)
Striding through Midway Airport, John Denison walks up to ATA Airlines employees, grabs their hands and looks the slightly stunned workers in the eye as he thanks them for the job they do.

Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit alloction by 2006-07, according to a study.

Device shuts down car if payments aren't made (Northwest Indiana

Device shuts down car if payments aren't made (Northwest Indiana Times Business)
DALLAS | Most of the credit-damaged customers at North Texas Motorcars learn to live with the lights. They're attached to a black box on the dashboard and start flashing on the first day a car payment is late. On the fourth day, after two more days of warning lights, the car won't start.

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
Editors of MSN Autos

Neiman Marcus cuts rates on loans (Dallas Morning News) Neiman

Neiman Marcus cuts rates on loans (Dallas Morning News)
Neiman Marcus Group Inc., the luxury retailer, and mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. this week cut their borrowing costs on $6 billion of loans as rising interest rates boost investor demand for floating-rate debt.

2005 Monterey Historics
A weekend of amazing cars and racing superstars at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California.
Editors of MSN Autos

Porsche Cayman S Premieres
The largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt show featured worldwide premieres of 80 concept and production vehicles.
Editors of MSN Autos

Talladega Superspeedway Is Nextel Cup's Wild Card (Washington Post)
Sunday's UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, a restrictor plate race that keeps cars under 200 mph, is the unpredictable, wild-card affair in the Nextel Cup chase.

Device shuts down car if payments aren't made (Northwest Indiana Times Business)
DALLAS | Most of the credit-damaged customers at North Texas Motorcars learn to live with the lights. They're attached to a black box on the dashboard and start flashing on the first day a car payment is late. On the fourth day, after two more days of warning lights, the car won't start.

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

Device shuts down car if payments aren't made (Northwest Indiana

Device shuts down car if payments aren't made (Northwest Indiana Times Business)
DALLAS | Most of the credit-damaged customers at North Texas Motorcars learn to live with the lights. They're attached to a black box on the dashboard and start flashing on the first day a car payment is late. On the fourth day, after two more days of warning lights, the car won't start.

Post-9/11 loans face SBA review (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
The Small Business Administration, stung by criticism of its loans to companies hurt by the 2001 terrorist attacks, said Wednesday it is reviewing some of those loans to see if the money was used correctly.

Content: The Other Half of the Integration Problem (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)
Counting file systems, e-mail servers and disparate repositories, unstructured information is all over the place. Content integration consolidates search, access and management control, but which approach is best for your enterprise?

'Full-picture' reports give better credit where it's due (Los Angeles Times)
WASHINGTON Picture yourself in this situation: Three years ago, you had a serious medical problem, couldn't earn money for months and fell behind on your bills.

Vietnamese immigrant prospers the American way -- fixing cars (Sioux City Journal)
Thao Phan is living the American dream. The rags-to-riches story of this Vietnamese immigrant, an unskilled fugitive from a Communist country who found a fortune, sort of, as owner of an auto repair shop in Sioux City, would make him a poster boy for that dream.

Bankruptcy bill might not produce payoffs (Provo Daily Herald)
NEW YORK -- The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.So that means credit card issuers, banks and other financial service companies, who lobbied hard for the law, will get back more of their money from future bankruptcies, right?Yes, in some cases, but the reality is that in

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

New Jeep ConceptsTwo concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
Editors of MSN Autos

Hybrids Are Hot
Automakers that used to downplay the viability of gasoline-electric hybrids are now embracing them.
Ann Job

Bill may not give payoffs some creditors had hoped (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)
NEW YORK (AP) - The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006Low price doesn't mean skimping on

Lowest-Priced New Vehicles for 2006
Low price doesn't mean skimping on safety equipment anymore; some lowest-priced new cars include six standard airbags.
Ann Job

Dodging debt now more difficult (The Clarion-Ledger)
NEW YORK The new bankruptcy law makes it harder for consumers to walk away from credit card debt and other loans they're having trouble paying.

Post-9/11 loans face SBA review (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
The Small Business Administration, stung by criticism of its loans to companies hurt by the 2001 terrorist attacks, said Wednesday it is reviewing some of those loans to see if the money was used correctly.

New Jeep Concepts
Two concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
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Tops in Vehicle Satisfaction
Nissan models dominated all others in this annual vehicle satisfaction study.
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Personal loans witnessing huge growth: Assocham (Press Trust of India)
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) Riding on rising purchasing power of young professionals and easy availability of finance, personal loans portfolio of Indian banks is all set to go up to one-third of the total bank credit alloction by 2006-07, according to a study.

More complete credit reporting should help consumers (Seattle Times)
Picture yourself in this situation: Three years ago, you had a serious medical problem, couldn't earn money for months and fell behind on...

Forever changed: How this year's killer storms will alter America (Palm Beach Post)
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have become much more than just the most expensive disasters in American history. They're the new looking glass, much like Sept. 11 was, showing us a future of surprising challenges and tough choices.

2005 Monterey Historics
A weekend of amazing cars and racing superstars at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California.
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America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
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Countrywide Home Loans joins RESPA Radio panel (The Auto Channel)

Countrywide Home Loans joins RESPA Radio panel (The Auto Channel)
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Fitch Rates Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2005-C (Business Wire

Fitch Rates Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2005-C (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fitch Ratings assigns ratings to the Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2005-C asset-backed notes as follows:

Economy wobbles in wake of Katrina (Seattle Times) Consumer spending

Economy wobbles in wake of Katrina (Seattle Times)
Consumer spending fell in August at the steepest rate since the Sept. 11 attacks as Hurricane Katrina slashed Americans'...

Countrywide Home Loans joins RESPA Radio panel (The Auto Channel)
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Ford Rethinks Buying Strategy (Washington Post)
Ford Motor Co. yesterday outlined a new parts-buying strategy that the company said would shore up the shaky auto supplier sector.

China's Changan Auto eyes new factory with Suzuki (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
BEIJING, Sept 28 (Reuters) - China's Chongqing Changan Auto plans to double capacity at its venture with Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. by building a new factory in what state media said on Wednesday could be a $366 million investment.

Frankfurt Motor Show Favorites
Public days for this huge auto show run through September 25, and concept cars continue to be a big draw. Our editors pick their ten favorites.
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More complete credit reporting should help consumers (Seattle Times)
Picture yourself in this situation: Three years ago, you had a serious medical problem, couldn't earn money for months and fell behind on...

America's Most Loved New Vehicles
Discover which new cars and trucks Americans love the most . . .
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