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• Drought aid offered to farmers in 10 counties

  January 31, 2012 1:56 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Farmers in 10 counties in east-central Colorado can apply for emergency loans and other help under a drought disaster designation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that Lincoln County was designated the primary disaster area, and that qualifying farmers in nine adjacent counties could apply for... more »

• Penguin reverses course for now on Kindle lending

  November 23, 2011 3:05 PM

  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - One of the country's largest publishers, Penguin Group (USA), is temporarily restoring libraries' ability to loan their e-books for Amazon.com's Kindle but only through the end of the year. The publisher backtracked Wednesday after saying it was informed by Amazon.com Inc. that the online retailer... more »

• Students cheer Obama's loan plan but still worry

  October 26, 2011 4:05 PM

  DENVER (AP) - President Barack Obama's student loan announcement at Denver's Auraria campus got a rowdy reception - but many students and graduates who watched him lay out his plan to ease debt payments said their fears are far from eased. "This doesn't help me at all," said a... more »

• Students finding it tough to get out of school, out of debt

  October 24, 2010 7:37 PM

  A new report shows over half of college graduates owe money, and their debt is sometimes more than they'll make in their first year of employment. That's if they get a job at all. Samantha Larson is a junior at U.C.C.S. studying childhood sociology. She's getting closer to graduation,... more »

• President signs $30 billion small business lending bill

  September 27, 2010 4:10 PM

  President Barack Obama has signed a bill creating a $30 billion fund to help small businesses expand and hire. The bill also includes eight separate tax breaks for small businesses and a boost for Small Business Administration loan programs. Obama says the incentives will help small businesses create jobs... more »

• IMF cancels $268M Haiti debt

  July 22, 2010 8:41 AM

  The IMF says it has canceled Haiti's $268 million debt and will lend the earthquake-devastated island another $60 million to help it with reconstruction plans. The International Monetary Fund says the decision is part of a plan for long-term reconstruction after the Jan. 12 magnitude-7 quake, which killed as... more »

• Americans' credit scores sink to new lows

  July 12, 2010 9:23 AM

  New figures show millions more Americans have credit scores that could prevent them from getting credit cards, auto loans or mortgages under the tighter lending standards banks now use. Figures provided by FICO Inc. show that 25.5 percent of consumers - nearly 43.4 million people - now have a... more »

• $750,000 scholarship program announced

  March 2, 2010 3:26 PM

  Four state colleges in Pueblo and Colorado Springs have joined with Kaiser Permanente open opportunities to more than a hundred of people who may want to work in the health care field. The million dollar program will support careers in nursing and front line health care professionals such as... more »

• Colorado bill would cap fees on payday loans

  February 22, 2010 10:30 AM

  State Rep. Mark Ferrandino and Sen. Chris Romer are announcing legislation targeting payday loans. Consumers taking out payday loans give the lender a postdated check for the amount of the loan plus a fee. The lender holds the check for about two weeks, when the money is repaid or the... more »

• Help available for college aid forms

  February 10, 2010 1:32 PM

  Future college students can get help with the daunting FAFSA forms later this month at Pueblo Community College. As part of a state-wide program titled College Goal Sunday, financial aid experts will be on hand to provide free help from 2 to 4 p.m. in Pueblo Community College's Hoag Theatre... more »

• Borrowers with modified loans falling into trouble

  December 21, 2009 11:43 AM

  Homeowners who get a substantial cut in their monthly mortgage payments still stand a good chance of falling behind again, a report by two federal regulators says. Nearly 40 percent of homeowners who received a loan modification that reduced monthly loan payments by 20 percent or more were at least... more »

• Government debt limits on ballot

  December 12, 2009 10:48 AM

  DENVER (AP) - An initiative to limit borrowing by state and local governments in Colorado will appear on the November ballot. Colorado Secretary of State Bernie Buescher said Friday that supporters of the measure had gathered enough signatures to put it before voters November 2. It will appear on... more »

• 'Double bubble' means more building trouble

  October 22, 2009 12:49 PM

  That big whoosh you're hearing is the air rushing out of a commercial real estate bubble. More than two years into the worst housing crisis in decades, commercial real estate is shaping up as the second half of what some are calling a "double bubble." Owners of shopping malls,... more »