Litle & Co. Adds Popular Payment Option Bill Me Later(R) to Leading Direct-to-Consumer Merchant Portfolio.
Jewelry Television, jtv.com and jtvwatches.com go live LOWELL, Mass., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Litle & Co., a leading payments platform for merchants in direct-to-consumer commerce, today announced the availability of Bill Me Later's next-generation payment service through the Litle & Co. platform. Litle & Co. processes and...

Fitch: U.S. Credit Card Losses Could Exceed Historical Peaks in 2009.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-6 November 2008-Fitch: U.S. Credit Card Losses Could Exceed Historical Peaks in 2009(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Rising job losses, volatile energy prices, and the absence of refinancing options like low-rate balance transfers and home equity loans means a higher proportion of delinquent accounts...

Special Report: The Behavioral Economy; Latest: A Bleak First Look at Christmas Spending.
Synopsis: Chief Economist Dennis Jacobe updates Gallup's report on the behavioral economy with the latest data on consumer confidence, Christmas spending, and the overall psychological effects of the economic crisis on Americansa perceptions of their own financial well-being. American consumers received a major psychological shock nearly a...

Forward motion: homeowners carriers can protect themselves when properties they insure face foreclosure.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The consumer lending market is experiencing extraordinary turmoil. The filing of personal bankruptcies is rising and the percentage of consumers in the United States who have declared bankruptcy continues to increase. Delinquencies on many types of loans are rising, and the severity of those delinquencies...

Fifth Third Bancorp Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results.
Strong core operating results offset by higher credit costs, market valuation adjustments CINCINNATI, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- -- Net loss of $56 million ($0.14 per diluted common share) driven primarily by higher credit costs, market valuation adjustments -- FNM/FRE impairment of $0.06 per share, Visa/Discover...

Magna announces third quarter and year to date results.
AURORA, ON, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Magna International Inc. (TSX: MG.A; NYSE: MGA) today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30, --------------------- --------------------- 2008 2007 2008 2007 ---------- ----------...

KeyCorp Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results.
- Net loss of $36 million ($0.10 per common share) for the third quarter - Loan loss reserve increased $133 million to $1.554 billion, or 2.03% of total loans - Capital ratios remain strong; costs well controlled - Actions taken to exit certain...

GMAC Financial Services Reports Preliminary Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results.
- Third quarter net loss of $2.5 billion - ResCap results continue to be affected by adverse market conditions - Insurance operation posted a profit - Auto finance actions align originations with funding - Cash and cash equivalents balance at $13.5...

SunTrust Reports Third Quarter Earnings of $0.88 Per Share.
Company Says Resiliency Underscored by Continued Profitability and Improved Capital Position ATLANTA, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SunTrust Banks, Inc. today reported net income available to common shareholders of $307.3 million for the third quarter of 2008, or $0.88 per average common diluted share, compared to $412.6 million,...

Gottschalks and Everbright Development Overseas Ltd. Sign Definitive Agreement For Up To $30 Million Investment and Strategic Business Partnership.
FRESNO, Calif., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gottschalks Inc. (Pink Sheets: GOTT) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement for up to a $30 million investment in the Company by Everbright Development Overseas Ltd. ("Everbright"), a British Virgin Islands corporation, as well as a strategic business partnership to...