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Data breaches affect million state residents ; Credit cards, health records compromised
The Boston Globe; 1/3/2010; 928 words; ...have had their credit card numbers, medical...institutions that collect personal information...occurred in August, when a laptop at the Chicago...Network Solutions LLC, a Virginia-based Internet...Amherst, reported that a break-in at one...number. Eastern Bank Corp. of Lynn ...

Gifts cheer Nipmuc clan's Nikommo celebration.(NEWS)
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA); 12/28/2009; 1333 words; ...Salvage in Webster and a former medic in the...Snow Elk" Swenson, a computer professional at Raytheon Corp. and a drummer and singer...the T&G Santa Fund collects thousands of donations...to donate by credit card. PREVIOUS BALANCE...lieu of Christmas cards; Tim & Donna ...

ASTA Funding Reports $79 Million Quarterly Net Loss.(Financial report)(Brief article)
Cardline; 12/25/2009; 686 words; ...buys unpaid credit card loans and tries to collect on them, Tuesday reported a net loss of $79...February 2007 purchase of a $6.9 billion delinquent...Great Seneca Financial Corp. Asta Funding paid...Collections & Credit Risk, a CardLine sister publication...

Target says credit card lapses are up again; The retailer is testing a new credit card rewards program that saves card holders up to 5 percent on store purchases.(BUSINESS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 12/23/2009; 963 words; ...STAFF WRITER Target Corp.'s credit card holders continue to...delinquency rate rose for a fifth straight month...billion compared to a year ago. The Minneapolis...offs is increasing at a faster clip than the...will be unable to collect in the next six months...

Bad-Debt Buyer Asta Reports a 4Q Loss.(Cards)(Financial report)(Brief article)(Company rankings)
American Banker; 12/22/2009; 833 words; ...that buys unpaid credit card loans and tries to collect on them, reported a net loss of $79.2...February 2007 purchase of a $6.9 billion delinquent...Great Seneca Financial Corp. Asta Funding paid...for the portfolio. "A good portion of the...