NEW YORK (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s on Wednesday cut New Jersey’s bond rating a notch due to an unfunded pension shortfall and high debt, turning up the heat on the state’s governor who prides himself for fiscal conservatism. View full post on All Stories
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New Jersey rating cut on high debt, pension gap
February 9th, 2011 
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Tags: bond rating, Debt, fiscal conservatism, gap, Heat, pension gap, Reuters, shortfall, Standard, state, turning up the heat 
Comments OffBanks look to invest in debt sales
January 5th, 2011 davidguide Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s plan to plug the budget gap with record debt sales this year will get some help from banks needing a place to park deposits that are outstripping loans by the widest ma View full post on All Stories
Posted in Borrowers Tags: Banks, budget, budget gap, Debt, debt sales, gap, Loans, Naoto, naoto kan, post, Prime, prime minister Comments OffDollar funding gap widens
December 20th, 2010 davidguide Mounting concerns over the eurozone have forced the cost of swapping euros into dollars to the highest level since May, sparking fears European banks could run into funding difficulties as they need the US currency to repay loans View full post on All Stories
Student loans company took £15m in overpayments
December 15th, 2010 davidguide The Student Loans Company took more than £15 million in overpayments last year from graduates. Related Stories Christmas rail strikes on cards in North Student Loans Agency performance ‘Unacceptable’ Women ‘to be hit hardest by welfare cuts’ Gender pay gap narrows Government urged to help Forgemasters View full post on All Stories
Posted in Borrowers Tags: agency performance, Christmas, gap, Graduates, Related, Strikes, student, student loans company, welfare, welfare cuts, Women Comments OffState Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff: In the eye of N.J.’s fiscal storm
October 3rd, 2010 davidguide New Jersey State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff is Gov. Chris Christie’s point man overseeing the proposed reform of state pensions and benefits. He also is in charge of crafting the state budget, which earlier this year faced an $11 billion gap and is expected to face a similar gap next year. He also influences state tax [...]
Posted in Borrowers Tags: Andrew, Christie, economic team, eristoff, Fiscal, gap, Gov. Chris Christie, N.J.'s, New Jersey, point man, SidamonEristoff, state, state budget, state pensions, state tax policy, state treasurer, storm, Treasurer, year Comments OffExpanding Federal Regulation of Private Student Loans
November 13th, 2009 davidguide In a vote last month that fell for the most part along party lines, the House Financial Services Committee approved the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which will expand federal oversight of nonfederal private student loans. At the same time, the committee rejected a proposal that would have included school-sponsored “gap loans” under [...]
Posted in Borrowers Tags: Alabama, California, CFPA, Consumer, consumer advocacy groups, financial regulatory system, financial services committee, Frank, gap, gap loans, H.R, House, house financial services committee, President Obama, Private Student, private student loans, Representative Barney Frank, Representative Maxine Waters, spencer bachus, student, U.S. Department Comments Off