Other loopholes in consumer financial protection (AP)

AP – Auto dealers and community banks are central to consumer finance. Millions of Americans will be affected because they escaped oversight by the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Don’t Let Debt Get in the Way of Retirement (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report – Paying off debt is hard enough when you’re in the working world, making a steady paycheck every couple weeks. But once you near retirement, managing credit cards, auto loans, or a mortgage can be almost impossible – in fact, carrying that kind of debt could prevent you from retiring at all.

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Visteon 1Q up on sales, cost-cutting (AP)

AP – Auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. said Friday that its first-quarter earnings rose sharply on higher sales and a gain from the company’s termination of its retirees health and life insurance benefits.

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This Week in Autos (The Motley Fool)

The Motley Fool – It was another wild week for the major auto players, one in which Fiat and Chrysler displayed the first fruits of their marriage, General Motors paid down some debt, and the suddenly very major Beijing Auto Show got under way.

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GMAC spent $265K on fourth-quarter lobbying (AP)

AP – Struggling auto and mortgage lender GMAC spent $265,000 on lobbying in the fourth quarter, much less than before it received a $17.2 billion government bailout.

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Visteon retirees file emergency motion on benefits (AP)

AP – Former workers for auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. are pushing ahead with their fight to preserve their retiree health and life insurance benefits.

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Visteon judge won’t halt benefits termination (AP)

AP – A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Tuesday refused to halt implementation of his order allowing auto parts supplier Visteon Corp. to terminate its retirees’ health and life insurance benefits.

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Consumer borrowing up in January after 11 declines (AP)

AP – Consumer borrowing broke a record stretch of declines with a small increase in January as a boost in auto loans offset continued weakness in credit card borrowing.

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TransUnion: Auto loan delinquencies decline in 4Q (AP)

AP – TransUnion said Monday that customers at least 60 days past due on repaying auto loans fell 6 percent during the fourth quarter compared with the same period a year earlier.

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Visteon retirees appeal decision on benefits (AP)

AP – Attorneys for retired Visteon workers are appealing a bankruptcy judge’s order allowing the auto parts supplier to terminate their health and life insurance benefits.

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