Alongside the irises, daffodils, tulips, and other perennials that were popping up last week, there was a lot of talk about the housing market and what its performance means about the state of the economy. Perceptions varied. (more…)
At last some viable and acceptable competition for the loan sharks (those who are politely known as ‘pay day loan companies’). These bottom feeders that prey on the weakest in society are designed to make handsome profits out of usury. They have been allowed by a weak and pathetic government to get away with charging eye watering rates for short term loans aimed mostly at those least able to manage them. Such exposed people do not need more paraffin to enflame a fire; they need help to put the fire out.
