Archive for September, 2008

Credit crunch hits small businesses

Around 65% of domestic banks say they have tightened their lending standards for commercial and industrial loans to small firms over the past three months, according to the July 2008 Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices.

Protect your good credit history

Each year, you are entitled to view your credit report as compiled by each of the three major credit-reporting bureaus. There are good reasons to do so.