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CFPB Sues Mobile Home Lender for ‘Setting Families Up to Fail’

Account Recovery

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday announced it has filed a lawsuit against Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance, a subsidiary of Clayton Homes and part of Warren Buffetts Berkshire Hathaway, alleging systemic failures to ensure borrowers could repay loans on manufactured homes.

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The Lenders Giving Borrowers Second Chance Loans

Credit Corp

It let the Woods replace their home with a new, safe, affordable, energy-efficient manufactured home. The award was for expansion of an innovative financing program for manufactured housing mortgage loans. One of the biggest things a lender considers before approving a loan is the amount of credit risk that comes with the borrower.

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What to Do Before You Lease a Car

Credit Corp

You get to drive a newer car, and many repair costs may be covered by the manufacturer’s warranty or the lease agreement. Leases, on the other hand, are largely controlled by the manufacturer. You may be able to get a better deal if you consider vehicles from different manufacturers instead of sticking to one make and model.

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Getting to Know Will Turner of TEC Services Group

Account Recovery

My ex-wife’s sister was on the management team at First Data (now Fiserv) and opened a door for me to interview for an inside sales position selling FastData, a skip tracing and identity authentication tools, into emerging markets (non-traditional lenders, super-regional banks, debt buyers and collection agencies). My late father.

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How a Car Loan Can Increase Your Credit

Credit Corp

Depending on the specific credit bureau or bureaus that your vehicle loan lender reports to, it will only show up on those credit reports. There are three different credit bureaus that are mainly used by all lenders: Experian, Equifax, and Transunion. This is crucial in knowing how a new vehicle loan can increase your credit score.

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Understanding the Acid Test: A Critical Financial Metric for Business Success

Burt and Associates

Building Stakeholder Confidence Investors, lenders, and creditors often consider the acid test ratio when evaluating a company. Assessing Financial Health Consider a small manufacturing company evaluating its ability to pay suppliers within 30 days. This metric serves as an early warning system for potential financial distress.

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Considerations When Closing a Small Business with PPP or EIDL Debt

Jimerson Firm

When a business defaults on a loan with the federal government, the government “lender” may report the business to credit scoring companies. Additionally, if the defaulting business has any federally held assets, including pending income tax refunds, those assets could be seized by the federal government lender in the event of default.