Privately held U.S. companies, on average, have a slightly improved credit position than a year ago, according to new data from Sageworks Inc.
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Its traders pushed too far out on the ledge to make Merrill the leading bank in credit derivatives, a position that cost the firm dearly when the market dried up and Merrill got caught holding billions in securities with plummeting values.
Once he had driven up Commercial Credit shares, Weill was in a position to look for other targets.
If they later apply for a loan, their lower credit scores put them in a weaker position.
That one horrendous decision put SIRI in a position such that when the credit markets froze up with the collapse of Lehman Bros.
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With Europe in a more stable position and strong demand for credit risk amid the continuing low interest rate environment, inflows are set to continue, driving spreads tighter again, sources suggest.
The munis which need cash are not in a position to borrow because of poor credit quality.
Credit rating agencies mark down countries in that position.
Delta Air Lines has improved its situation with its credit-card provider, and may soon be in position to wriggle more money out of its pilots.
Delta Air Lines (nyse: DAL - news - people ) has improved its situation with its credit-card provider, and may soon be in position to wriggle more money out of its pilots.
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One reason why Ford took this direction is that it had already begun sorting itself out, having been in a worse position than either GM or Chrysler before the credit crunch and recession struck in 2008.
Profitable operating companies would be in a net lending position to the parent and would get a daily credit of prime minus one.
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Since first disclosing the loss, Dimon has largely pinned the blame on a hedging strategy gone wrong, a synthetic credit portfolio initially intended to protect the company that became a successful position and blinded those who were in charge of managing it to the rising threat it posed.
Andrew Warnock QC, for the police, said that Lord Hanningfield accepted the police had reasonable grounds for suspecting him of abusing his position in relation to his use of an Essex County Council credit card account.
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage has traditionally maintained a higher mix of prime conventional and government loans than the overall industry, especially during the credit bubble which helps explain why Wells Fargo rebounded in a relatively better position vs. competitors than before the crisis.
And if RBS has not provided all the credit it could have done to smaller businesses, that may reflect its position as far and away the biggest small-business bank: if many small businesses currently lack the confidence to invest (which surveys suggest is the case), RBS finds it hardest to disguise that trend.
Slim's spokesman Elias told Forbes, "we have nothing to do with that, the situation is the same as it has been for months, " alluding to the temporary credit that Slim extended to NYT, which converted into a 7% equity position for the Mexican investor.
Market timing is for the birds, so while you constantly try to call the twists and turns, you only ever change your position if something obvious and awful appears on the horizon such as the credit crunch.
"Given that Reliance has a strong credit profile and has been a regular issuer of senior dated bonds, they are in a position to issue perpetual bonds and capture low borrowing costs for the long term, " Mr. Thakur said.
September's retail figures reinforce the position that consumers will keep cutting back on spending as jobs continue to vanish, credit stays tight, housing stays down and broader macroeconomic conditions remain difficult, despite the recent drops in food and energy prices.
"Any companies in the credit industry still without a firm timetable for implementing the new requirements should reflect very carefully on their position, " Richard Thomas said.
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From public disclosures it is impossible to work out the liquidity position of these firms, but it is likely that most will have to refinance existing credit lines in today's far less forgiving world, a process not helped by high local rates and a weak rupee.
George Osborne would say that UK in general would have done worse, if he had not restored confidence in the UK's budget position (ignoring, for the moment, the fear that the UK will lose its top AAA credit rating this year, for all his efforts).
Those people that are sort of in a position where they could conceivably not even - you know, we're not even talking about subprime credit is pretty good.
The construction magnate and his powerful board are able to wield influence with banks and allow Real to secure credit on favorable terms which, combined with a lucrative domestic television rights deal, puts them in a stronger financial position.
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