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A student loan provider under the wing of the education ministry plans to report delinquent borrowers to a bureau that logs consumer credit histories, a move that may make it difficult for them to access bank loans or use credit cards, sources said Friday. To stem the growing number of overdue payments, the Japan Student Services Organization plans by year’s end to join the bureau, which counts …

Fortis outlines structure, seeks reporting exemption (Business Insurance)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Reuters) Fortis N.V. outlined a drastically reduced business structure after its carve-up and nationalization, and asked on Tuesday to be exempt from reporting its forthcoming quarterly results.

Fortis outlines structure, seeks reporting exemption (The Economic Times)
Fortis NV outlined a drastically reduced business structure after its carve-up and nationalisation, and asked on Tuesday to be exempt from reporting its forthcoming quarterly results.

Credit crisis hitting auto dealerships hard (The Muskegon Chronicle)
By Chad D. Lerch and Brian McVicar | In the face of bank bailouts, lending rules are changing. Gone are the days — possibly for good — that customers with poor credit can get loans. Likewise, zero down-payment loans will be harder to find. Car dealers in Muskegon and Ottawa counties say the changes don’t necessarily mean doom-and-gloom for their industry. But most dealerships are reporting …