The Resilient Dollar
Welcome to the second edition of the Loanio Roundup. This edition focuses heavily on the national economy and peer-to-peer lending news. We hope you enjoy pursuing through the links below. Leave a comment and tell us what you think - we’d love to hear your views on the Wall Street Crisis and National Bailout.
The National Economy:
- McCain reshuffles rescue deal writes Wall Street Journal.
- NPR asks is the financial storm about to break?
- Business Week talks on the financial crisis: how to stop the panic.
- Economist focuses on the resilient dollar especially on why the greenback has managed to so far withstand the financial panic.
- NYT says ignoring reality has a price.
Career and Home:
- CNN Money says jobless claims fall from 7-year high.
- Yahoo! Money presents the How-to Guide: Buying Life Insurance.
- Kiplinger talks about marriage and money.
Peer-to-Peer Lending and Loanio in the News:
- FiLife writes new age borrowing: peer to peer loans.
- My Card Blog posts Loanio launches person-to-person lending service.
- American Banker writes Loanio P-to-P firm caters to subprime borrowers
- Center Networks says peer-to-peer lender Loanio launches to help credit challenged people obtain loans.
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