S&P: FILP Master Trust 2nd special purpose co. Notes affirmed
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Is co-signer’s estate liable for loan?
Dear Dr. Don, While my son was attending college several years ago, we (my husband’s signature) co-signed a student loan for $11,000 (Sallie Mae). The payoff is now at $17,000. My husband passed away three years ago.

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Wealth Check: Can he kick his martial arts to the next level?
The Patient Setting up a new business is always a challenge. But for Giuseppe Vitolo, the manager of Maloca, a Putney-based fitness and leisure centre, pushing himself to the limit is part of a normal day’s work.

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St Laurence investors to get 9c payment next month: receiver
Dec. 21 (BusinessDesk) – Investors in failed financier St Laurence Ltd. will get the first 9 cents-in-the-dollar repayment next month after receivers sold its interest in National Property Trust and recovered some loans.

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Resolution lets CRHC close on $18.9M in bonds
A resolution passed by the Clarinda City Council Thursday, Dec. 9, will provide financial benefits to Clarinda Regional Health Center during the construction of its new hospital.

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Deal seeks business leaders’ help in shrinking government
Gov.-elect Nathan Deal said Wednesday state government was too big for taxpayers and called for downsizing of the state’s 104,000-member workforce.

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Caspian Pipeline Expansion Set to Cost $5.4Bln
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium agreed Wednesday on a $5.4 billion investment to double the pipeline’s annual capacity to almost 70 million tons.

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