Are you eligible for a grant? (Miami Herald) Now that

Are you eligible for a grant? (Miami Herald)
Now that the federal government has declared all of South Florida a disaster area, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to open offices across the region to help storm victims navigate the maze of government grants and loans they may need to recover financially.

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 of $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.

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

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

Home Equity and Mortgage Loans - E-LOAN (Pacifican)
Online lender offers home equity loans, cash out refinancing, mortgages, and auto loans at low rates. Fill out a simple application. Approval in minutes. Search rates now.

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

Porsche Cayman S PremieresThe largest show in Europe, the Frankfurt

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

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

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

Home Equity and Mortgage Loans - E-LOAN (Pacifican)
Online lender offers home equity loans, cash out refinancing, mortgages, and auto loans at low rates. Fill out a simple application. Approval in minutes. Search rates now.

Investors sought for Delphi loans (Chicago Tribune)
Delphi Corp. is seeking investors for $2 billion of bank loans to help it continue operating while in bankruptcy, a banker involved in the transaction said Tuesday.

Loans getting more expensive (Rediff.com)
Forex, money markets unmoved by Credit Policy.

Are you eligible for a grant? (Miami Herald) Now that

Are you eligible for a grant? (Miami Herald)
Now that the federal government has declared all of South Florida a disaster area, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to open offices across the region to help storm victims navigate the maze of government grants and loans they may need to recover financially.

Prepay loans or invest windfall? (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Dr. Don advises a reader who has a windfall coming and wonders if he should pay off loans or invest the money?

Indian port seeks $100M in foreign loans (BusinessWeek)
OCT. 25 5:22 A.M. ET An Indian port is seeking foreign loans worth $100 million to dredge a shipping channel between India and Sri Lanka, an official said Tuesday.

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

Fitch Rates Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust 'F1+/AAA' (The Auto Channel)
NEW YORK--Oct. 25, 2005--Fitch Ratings assigns ratings to the Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust receivables-backed class A notes as follows: -- $374,000,000 4.22063% class A-1 asset-backed notes 'F1+'; -- $300,000,000 4.54% class A-2 asset-backed notes 'AAA'; -- $550,000,000 4.61% class A-3 asset-backed notes 'AAA'; -- $273,500,000 4.69% class A-4 asset-backed notes

finance (Pacifican)
Need a Loan? Bad Credit OK - Auto Loans Need a new car? Our one-minute loan application gets you an auto loan quote even if your credit is less than perfect. Partners compete for your business with our free, no-obligation service.

Fitch Rates Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust 'F1+/AAA' (The

Fitch Rates Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust 'F1+/AAA' (The Auto Channel)
NEW YORK--Oct. 25, 2005--Fitch Ratings assigns ratings to the Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust receivables-backed class A notes as follows: -- $374,000,000 4.22063% class A-1 asset-backed notes 'F1+'; -- $300,000,000 4.54% class A-2 asset-backed notes 'AAA'; -- $550,000,000 4.61% class A-3 asset-backed notes 'AAA'; -- $273,500,000 4.69% class A-4 asset-backed notes

Home Equity and Mortgage Loans - E-LOAN (Pacifican) Online lender

Home Equity and Mortgage Loans - E-LOAN (Pacifican)
Online lender offers home equity loans, cash out refinancing, mortgages, and auto loans at low rates. Fill out a simple application. Approval in minutes. Search rates now.

Are you eligible for a grant? (Miami Herald)
Now that the federal government has declared all of South Florida a disaster area, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to open offices across the region to help storm victims navigate the maze of government grants and loans they may need to recover financially.

Indian port seeks $100M in foreign loans (BusinessWeek)
OCT. 25 5:22 A.M. ET An Indian port is seeking foreign loans worth $100 million to dredge a shipping channel between India and Sri Lanka, an official said Tuesday.

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

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

Prepay loans or invest windfall? (Bankrate.com)
Dear Dr. Don, I will receive $800,000 (net) next month. I have two outstanding loans: my house with a loan balance of $264,000, at 7 percent, and a car loan for $20,000, at 6 percent. Should I pay off the loans or keep the loans and invest in high-yield CDs? Thanks.

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

Indian port seeks $100M in foreign loans (BusinessWeek) OCT. 25

Indian port seeks $100M in foreign loans (BusinessWeek)
OCT. 25 5:22 A.M. ET An Indian port is seeking foreign loans worth $100 million to dredge a shipping channel between India and Sri Lanka, an official said Tuesday.

Costlier auto, home loans loom after BSP raises rates (The Manila Times)
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has raised for a third time this year its key interest rates, thus clearing the way for an increase in the cost of auto loans, home mortgages, credit-card use and businesses working capital needs.

Aimbridge Leads The Way In Credit Union Indirect Lending in 2005 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
By recognizing trends early and responding to them quickly and effectively, Aimbridge Indirect Lending has helped credit unions grab a substantial portion of the indirect auto lending business away from banks in 2005.

Fitch Rates Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust 'F1+/AAA' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fitch Ratings assigns ratings to the Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust receivables-backed class A notes as follows:

Preview: 2006 Ford FusionFord's most important sedan launch since the

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

Fitch Rates Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust 'F1+/AAA' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fitch Ratings assigns ratings to the Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust receivables-backed class A notes as follows:

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

Investors sought for Delphi loans (Chicago Tribune)
Delphi Corp. is seeking investors for $2 billion of bank loans to help it continue operating while in bankruptcy, a banker involved in the transaction said Tuesday.

Indian port seeks $100M in foreign loans (BusinessWeek)
OCT. 25 5:22 A.M. ET An Indian port is seeking foreign loans worth $100 million to dredge a shipping channel between India and Sri Lanka, an official said Tuesday.

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

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

Kalisz says he filled out flawed finance reports (South Coast Today)
NEW BEDFORD -- Mayor Frederick M. Kalisz Jr. has acknowledged for the first time that he himself filled out many of his campaign finance reports that do not explain thousands of dollars in reimbursements and loans.

Westcorp Reports Record Third Quarter Net Income (The Auto Channel)
Westcorp reported that net income increased 22% to a record $66.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005 compared with $54.7 million for the same period a year ago.

Prepay loans or invest windfall? (Bankrate.com)
Dear Dr. Don, I will receive $800,000 (net) next month. I have two outstanding loans: my house with a loan balance of $264,000, at 7 percent, and a car loan for $20,000, at 6 percent. Should I pay off the loans or keep the loans and invest in high-yield CDs? Thanks.

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

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

Fitch Rates Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust 'F1+/AAA' (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fitch Ratings assigns ratings to the Honda Auto Receivables 2005-5 Owner Trust receivables-backed class A notes as follows:

Proton under siege as Malasia woos rivals (BusinessWeek) OCT. 23

Proton under siege as Malasia woos rivals (BusinessWeek)
OCT. 23 2:46 A.M. ET An ambitious new roadmap designed to turn Malaysia into Southeast Asia's new auto powerhouse -- challenging Thailand -- will benefit foreign auto companies but spells bad news for struggling national carmaker Proton, analysts say.

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

Proton Under Siege as Malasia Woos Rivals (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
An ambitious new roadmap designed to turn Malaysia into Southeast Asia's new auto powerhouse -- challenging Thailand -- will benefit foreign auto companies but spells bad news for struggling national carmaker Proton, analysts say.

Save (for) yourself first (Tacoma News Tribune)
It seems miserly, immoral and guaranteed to make your children more resentful than they normally would be, but saving for their college education is the last thing you should be doing.

Bankruptcy filings surprise the bankers / Avalanche of petitions, long waiting lines (San Francisco Chronicle)
For more than eight years, big banks lobbied aggressively to make it more difficult for consumers to file for bankruptcy. Now that the new bankruptcy law has taken effect, was the investment worth it? The early data suggest that sometimes, you have to...

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

Indian port seeks $100M in foreign loans (BusinessWeek)
OCT. 25 5:22 A.M. ET An Indian port is seeking foreign loans worth $100 million to dredge a shipping channel between India and Sri Lanka, an official said Tuesday.

LETTERS TO BUSINESS (San Francisco Chronicle)
Returning the favor to those junk-mailers Editor -- Who hasn't been bombarded by endless mail offers for insurance, credit cards, home equity loans, rain gutters and just about everything else under the sun ("Mystery of opt-out system,'' Lazarus...

Blair: EU needs to do more to compete (BusinessWeek)
OCT. 24 2:12 P.M. ET The European Union needs a financing plan that will boost its competitive muscle and help it contend with emerging powers such as China and India, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday.

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

2005 Frankfurt Motor ShowMSN Autos brings you highlights from one

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

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

Anbang Insurance to Launch Auto Credit Insurance in Anhui (Asia

Anbang Insurance to Launch Auto Credit Insurance in Anhui (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News)
HEFEI, Oct 20 Asia Pulse - Anbang Property and Casualty Insurance Co., Ltd. has been approved by China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) to open a branch in China's eastern Anhui Province to explore auto credit insurance business on the local market.

LETTERS TO BUSINESS (San Francisco Chronicle)
Returning the favor to those junk-mailers Editor -- Who hasn't been bombarded by endless mail offers for insurance, credit cards, home equity loans, rain gutters and just about everything else under the sun ("Mystery of opt-out system,'' Lazarus...

GMAC buyer list narrowed (Chicago Tribune)
General Motors Corp. has a "short list" of possible buyers for a controlling stake in its auto-finance unit, Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Friday.

Proton Under Siege as Malasia Woos Rivals (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
An ambitious new roadmap designed to turn Malaysia into Southeast Asia's new auto powerhouse -- challenging Thailand -- will benefit foreign auto companies but spells bad news for struggling national carmaker Proton, analysts say.

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

Ameriprise Financial Reports Third Quarter Earnings (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. today reported net income before discontinued operations of $123 million for the third quarter, down 35 percent from $188 million a year ago. Adjusted earnings - net income excluding discontinued operations, AMEX Assurance and non-recurring separation costs - increased 11 percent, to $179 million in 2005 from $161 million in the 2004 quarter.

Movers & Shakers (Corvallis Gazette Times)
Greenberry Construction LLC has added two people to its professional staff. Mike Anderson has joined the Lewisburg firm as a project manager.

Chinese automobile sales up 33 per cent on-year in September

Chinese automobile sales up 33 per cent on-year in September (Money Sense)
SHANGHAI (AP) - China's passenger vehicle sales jumped 33 per cent in September over a year earlier, as price cuts helped spur demand, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported.

GM Has `Short List' of GMAC Investors, Wagoner Says (Update4)

GM Has `Short List' of GMAC Investors, Wagoner Says (Update4) (Bloomberg.com)
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp., trying to regain an investment-grade rating for its auto-loan debt, has a ``short list'' of possible buyers for a controlling stake in its auto-finance unit, Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said.

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

Use home equity loan to buy car (Bankrate.com) Dear Dr.

Use home equity loan to buy car (Bankrate.com)
Dear Dr. Don, I own a condo and paid cash for it. Its value has tripled. If I need to finance a new car, should I apply for home equity loan or a home equity line of credit? Is the interest expense tax deductible on both types of loans?

Ford Reports a Loss and Expects 'Significant Plant Closings' (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
By DANNY HAKIM New York Times DETROIT, Oct. 20 - The Ford Motor Company is the latest Detroit auto giant to stall.

GMAC buyer list narrowed (Chicago Tribune)
General Motors Corp. has a "short list" of possible buyers for a controlling stake in its auto-finance unit, Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Friday.

Hungary succumbs to lure of foreign loans (Financial Times)
At a Nissan auto dealerin Budapest, a salesman offers two financing options to a young couple ogling a Nissan Micra.

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

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 policy seeks to boost Malaysia auto sector (just-auto)
The Malaysian Government this week unveiled a new policy framework for the automotive industry designed to boost the country s potential as a regional manufacturing hub. The government hopes that incentives and a more transparent policy framework will help attract new investment in vehicle and parts manufacturing, while encouraging the ongoing development of its national car companies