A system that invited bankers to make bad loans (USA Today)

Our view on the credit crisis: A system that invited bankers to make bad loans Banks and S&Ls could pick their regulators; some of the worst did. Here's a system Willie Sutton would have loved. Under the federal government's banking...

UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Credit costs to remain high - analyst (Reuters España)

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Credit costs and provision for bad loans are expected to remain elevated throughout 2009 for mid-sized regional banks, as the credit cycle moves further into commercial lending, Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch Research said.

Sharp drop in small business loans (CNN Money)

The credit freeze afflicting America's small businesses shows no signs of thawing. In the last three months of 2008, the Small Business Administration's flagship loan-guarantee program backed less than half the number of loans it approved a year earlier - a sign that fewer entrepreneurs are getting financing to start or expand their ventures.

Vietnam Credit Firms' Bad Debts At VND43.5 Trillion At End-08 Report (Nasdaq)

HANOI -(Dow Jones)- Bad debts of credit firms in Vietnam totaled VND43.5 trillion ($2.56 billion) as at the end of 2008, accounting for 3.5% of total outstanding loans, state media said Friday.

Despite The Bad News, Bank Customers Will Find Some Deals In 2009 (Fox News)

Despite The Bad News, Bank Customers Will Find Some Deals In 2009