Read more default stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15890/default.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:33:52 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74359/tribal-casino-defaults-may-sink-creditors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs the Native American tribe that own the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut looks poised to become the biggest defaulter yet on tribal casino debt, holders of billions of dollars of tribal debt are questioning whether US laws apply to tribes operating as sovereign nations. “With casinos such as Foxwoods...http://www.newser.com/story/74359/tribal-casino-defaults-may-sink-creditors.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 14:17:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69386/serena-really-sorry-this-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSerena Williams, who offered no apologies in her postmatch press conference Saturday, issued a statement today on her website reversing direction, the Los Angeles Times reports. “I want to sincerely apologize FIRST to the lines woman, Kim Clijsters, the USTA, and tennis fans everywhere for my inappropriate outburst,” the statement...http://www.newser.com/story/69386/serena-really-sorry-this-time.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 13:54:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68513/redskins-sue-cash-strapped-fans-win-millions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOver the last 5 years, the Washington Redskins have won $2 million in judgments after suing 125 season ticket holders who wanted out of their multiyear contracts, the Washington Post reports. Many say they’re loyal fans who simply fell on hard times, but the Redskins insist that lawsuits are a...http://www.newser.com/story/68513/redskins-sue-cash-strapped-fans-win-millions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 10:32:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65468/despite-obama-push-banks-often-prefer-foreclosing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThere’s a big problem with government efforts to keep delinquents in their homes by modifying mortgages: Banks would usually rather foreclose, economists tell the Washington Post . Lenders are only interested in modification for the small group of borrowers who will keep paying only if they get help. For those who’ll...http://www.newser.com/story/65468/despite-obama-push-banks-often-prefer-foreclosing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 9:40:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63976/what-not-to-put-on-plastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCredit card companies know more about you than you think—and if they think you're financially stressed, you're in trouble. American Public Media lists 10 "red-flag" purchases that you shouldn't make with plastic unless you want to give your credit card company the jitters. Traffic tickets: These make you look...http://www.newser.com/story/63976/what-not-to-put-on-plastic.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 5:57:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57996/edgy-banks-crack-down-on-revolving-credit-lines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBanks, lashed by the credit crunch and wary of defaults, have shortened the terms on revolving credit lines—typically running for 3 or 5 years—to less than a year, the Wall Street Journal reports. Often a little-used safety net before the recession, so-called revolvers had low interest rates; now,...http://www.newser.com/story/57996/edgy-banks-crack-down-on-revolving-credit-lines.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 04 May 2009 9:04:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54427/aig-honchos-quit-paris-office-spurring-fears-of-default.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo of the top managers at AIG's Paris unit have resigned, reports the Wall Street Journal , leaving the insurer scrambling to avoid potential defaults on $234 billion in derivative transactions. The complicated scenario results from a French law that says regulators must approve of the managers' replacements or else pick...http://www.newser.com/story/54427/aig-honchos-quit-paris-office-spurring-fears-of-default.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 26 Mar 2009 7:08:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52887/moodys-names-283-companies-likely-to-default.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCredit-ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service today released what it calls “The Bottom Rung,” a list of 283 companies—15% of all those it tracks—it says are most likely to default on their debts. Moody’s has been widely lambasted for failing to catch the credit problems in and around the...http://www.newser.com/story/52887/moodys-names-283-companies-likely-to-default.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 6:41:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52616/most-foreclosures-come-from-a-few-counties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe majority of US home foreclosures last year happened in just 35 counties, USA Today reports. Though the effects of the mortgage crisis have been felt nationwide, foreclosures have been from the start clustered in formerly booming areas in Florida, California, Nevada, Arizona, and around Washington DC. The 35 most-affected...http://www.newser.com/story/52616/most-foreclosures-come-from-a-few-counties.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Mar 2009 12:05:01 CST