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NYT: Big banks woo subprime borrowers again [external]
As financial institutions recover from the losses on loans made to troubled borrowers, some of the largest lenders to the less than creditworthy are trying to woo them back.
http://news.myway.com/index/id/business%7Cmsnbc.html

Job creators? Some cities are poachers instead [external]
When the leaders of this small Iowa city became desperate to land a new department store, they didn't have to look far: They lured one from the city next door, along with up to 100 jobs.