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AP: Credit scores can drop after getting loan help

Published 3/19/2010 in Business

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some homeowners who sign up for the government's mortgage assistance program are getting a nasty surprise: Lower credit scores.

For borrowers who are making their payments on time but are on the verge of default, the Obama administration's loan modification program can reduce their credit score as much as 100 points. That makes it harder to get a loan and can present a prob ...

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Business Briefs 03-20-10

Published 3/19/2010 in Business

Curves to hold food drive

During the month of March, Curves of Garden City will collect non-perishable items and monetary donations for Emmaus House of Garden City. The goal, according to Sonya Roth of Curves, is for the community to come together to help families in need.

According to Rot ...

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AP: Boeing speeds up production of 747, 777 models

Published 3/20/2010 in Business

NEW YORK (AP) -- Boeing Co. will speed up production plans for its 777 and 747 models in anticipation of greater demand from commercial airlines.

Both are wide-body planes capable of carrying more than 300 passengers and flying longer routes. Several Asian airlines have ordered the planes, whic ...

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Movie Gallery to close in company-wide restructure Audio file with this story

Published 3/20/2010 in Business

By DEREK THOMPSON

dthompson@gctelegram.com

Movie Gallery, 503 E. Kansas Ave., is currently liquidating its stock of movies and fixtures in preparation for the closing of its doors April 1.

Following a Feb. 3 declaration of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the country's second largest movie ...

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AP: Reports: U.S. doctors overtesting, overtreating Audio file with this story

Published 3/12/2010 in Business

CHICAGO (AP) -- Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans -- maybe even President Barack Obama -- are being overtreated.

Is it doctors practicing defensive medicine? Or are patients so accustomed to a c ...

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