business - "credit"

Shares of investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. fell Thursday along with the broader investment banking sector amid continued concerns about weak credit markets.

Most Americans would probably agree that housing and the credit crisis is the number one issue...

Barclays has offloaded troubled loans and securities worth £6.3bn during the past few months in a sign that investors have become more willing to buy debt assets affected by the credit crunch

Credit-rating agency Moody's on Thursday said it has placed the long-term ratings of American Express Co. and American Express Travel Related services Co. Inc. on review for a possible downgrade.

U.S. consumer credit expanded at the fastest rate in seven months in June as Americans turned to credit cards and consumer loans to maintain spending in the face of rising food and energy costs, a government report on Thursday showed.

The company that creates the algorithms which are used to generate credit scores has found a way to restore authorized-user credit accounts to the calculations while still mitigating the abusive practice known as 'piggy-backing.'

Forget oil and gold. credit might be the commodity that's in the most scarce supply these days.

US stocks tumbled after jobless claims jumped to a six-year high, Wal-Mart sales disappointed and AIG posted huge credit losses.

WASHINGTON, DC (MARKET WIRE) Haley Limited, the world leader in policy automation, management and enforcement, today announced the appointment of financial services technology executive Matthew Nestor as strategic account director. Based in the banking hub of Charlotte, North Carolina, Nestor is working with lending institutions to design and deliver solutions that improve loan underwriting, credit quality, and due diligence.

American International Group Inc said on Thursday potential cash losses on its portfolio of credit default swaps tied to risky mortgage debt could be as high as $8.5 billion, much more than previously disclosed.