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Co-signing loans can be bad business

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Jun 6, 2016
Beware of friends and family who want to glom onto your credit score!
If you co-sign with someone on a loan or a credit card, you have a 26 percent chance of damaging your relationship,
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Chicago's credit rating nears junk grade

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 29, 2016
$10m in municipal debt downgraded
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Big three credit ratings agencies still hold a huge amount of power

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 11, 2016
Why are Moody's, Fitch and S&P so resilient?
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Fallout from S&P ban could last longer than a year

by Adam Allington
Jan 21, 2015
SEC gives S&P a suspension, opening a window for its bond-rating competitors.
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