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            <title>Hansen Matthews Joins Crescent State Bank Advisory Board</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/85645</link>
            <description>Local Real Estate Partner Named to Wilmington Board. [PR.com - May 17, 2008]</description>
            <author>Crescent State Bank</author>
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            <title>Free Book Reveals How to Save Big Bucks on Your Gasoline and Other Auto Expenses</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/85403</link>
            <description>With gasoline prices approaching the $4.00 mark in the United States, many people are experiencing financial hardship, being forced to cut back on other purchases, such as foods, entertainment, clothes, or vacations.

To save money on fuel, some folks are staying home more often, walking or cycling more frequently, car-pooling, taking public transportation, and others.

In his 74-page book, &amp;ldquo;How To Save Big Bucks On [PR.com - May 16, 2008]</description>
            <author>Cyber Nation International</author>
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            <title>The Credit Crunch Squeeze Affecting Personal Debt</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/85175</link>
            <description>Many everyday people are facing a mountain to climb when it comes to dealing with their finances, and they are being squeezed into serious trouble by the credit crunch say MoneySolve. [PR.com - May 15, 2008]</description>
            <author>MoneySolve</author>
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            <title>Yapstone Announces New Vice President of Marketing</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/84770</link>
            <description>Yapstone, Inc., through its RentPayment™ division, is the Country’s largest payment processor to the property market, focusing primarily on apartments, student housing, homeowner associations, and other property-related markets. [PR.com - May 12, 2008]</description>
            <author>Yapstone, Inc.</author>
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            <title>College-StudentLoans.com Helps in Student Loan Relief</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/84657</link>
            <description>Financial Problems are spreading like wild fire. Is it fare that it is affecting our young people seeking higher education? There has been a positive push in the right direction to ease the wary of applying for student loans. College-StudentLoans.com offer relief for borrowers. [PR.com - May 09, 2008]</description>
            <author>College-StudentLoans.com</author>
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            <title>Detroit Area Foreclosures Increase 20 Percent in April 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/84644</link>
            <description>Foreclosure Statistics Are Showing Month-to-Month Improvements. [PR.com - May 09, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Fidelity Federal Credit Union Launches Auto Loan Campaign with Rates as Low as 2.9%</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/84209</link>
            <description>Fidelity Federal Credit Union is launching a used auto loan campaign for the month of May in conjunction with Enterprise Car Sales to offer rates as low as 2.9% to its members and neighbors in the Sandy Springs community. [PR.com - May 08, 2008]</description>
            <author>Fidelity Federal Credit Union</author>
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            <title>Crescent State Bank One of Nation’s First to Adopt eRecording Technology</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/84551</link>
            <description>Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank has partnered with Settleware Secure Services, Inc. to adopt eRecording technology. Settleware is a level 3 eRecording software vendor that is a Secretary of State approved solution provider of electronic notary seals.

Through [PR.com - May 08, 2008]</description>
            <author>Crescent State Bank</author>
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            <title>Convert Assist (www.convertassist.com) Launches a New, Free Online Service as a One-Stop Site for Any Conversion Needs</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/83798</link>
            <description>Convert Assist (www.convertassist.com) launches a new, free online service as a one-stop site for any conversion needs. Its features currency conversion, global time, clothing sizes, translation and pronunciation of words and text, file conversion, video resizing (from a file or a website like YouTube) for mobile or PDA, photo resizing and digital art, Roman numeral converter, ZIP code finder and maps, and a growing [PR.com - May 07, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Dental Practice Management Exhausts Dentists</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/83933</link>
            <description>The majority of dentists have felt burnt out and exhausted with dentistry at some point in their dental careers, according to a recent Wealthy Dentist survey. [PR.com - May 05, 2008]</description>
            <author>The Wealthy Dentist</author>
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            <title>Crescent State Bank Employee Leads Cary High School Junior Bank Board Community Effort</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/83532</link>
            <description>Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Elizabeth Cantino, community banker at Crescent State Bank, served as a liason between the bank and the Cary High School Junior Bank Board during The Bridge Project. The Bridge Project was a community service effort on Saturday, April [PR.com - May 03, 2008]</description>
            <author>Crescent State Bank</author>
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            <title>Just Opened to the Public, Trade4Freedom.com is a New Concept in Currency Trading. At Trade4Freedom.com, Trading is Done for Only 3.5 hrs a Day to Capture Maximum Profit</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/83052</link>
            <description>The Currency Market - the Last Real Business Opportunity Today. With today's economic uncertainty and the global market condition in general. What used to work a few years ago is now a business nightmare. Trade4Freedom.com is the new age in FOREX trading. With the right knowledge and guidance a trader can generate a full time income in just a few hours a day. The most powerful business on the planet is now served on a [PR.com - May 01, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Non-Profit Approval Shows Delray CC Goes the Distance for Debtors</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/83228</link>
            <description>Government approval of Delray Credit Counseling’s 501(c)(3) status allows the agency to continue to lead its clients to debt freedom. [PR.com - May 01, 2008]</description>
            <author>Delray Credit Counseling</author>
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            <title>Symons Capital Management Introduces a New Small Cap Investment Strategy</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/83401</link>
            <description>SYMONS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT has introduced its third long-only equity mutual fund strategy, Symons Small Cap Institutional Fund (SSMIX). The strategy is an intellectual sibling of the Symons Alpha Growth and Symons Alpha Value strategies &amp;ndash; in every case Symons Capital seeks to invest in companies with long-term sustainable businesses that can be purchased at temporarily attractive prices. The Symons Small Cap [PR.com - April 30, 2008]</description>
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            <title>The Federal Banking CO-Op and the Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center Announce Their Plans to Develop National Sales Staff and Membership Recruiters</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/82640</link>
            <description>Due to the huge increase in Foreclosures and Home Owners at Risk seeking immediate assistance The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center will be recruiting local sales staff and counselors to help homeowners understand their options and help them work out their housing problems. At the same time, FBC will be hiring local membership representatives to help grow their membership and assist on a local levels. [PR.com - April 29, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Finding the Most Useful Sites – Web Site Develops New Ranking Algorithm</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/82349</link>
            <description>CreditCardAssist.com develops new algorithm to rank the most useful and authoritative sites on the topic. [PR.com - April 28, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Foreclosure Abstracts LLC Expands Its Coverage to Include San Diego Foreclosures</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/82796</link>
            <description>San Diego foreclosure data geared specifically for real estate professionals. [PR.com - April 26, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Crescent State Bank Announces New Director of Operations</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/82422</link>
            <description>Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that John A. Davis has joined the bank as director of operations. In this position, Davis will focus his activities on the bank&amp;rsquo;s loan and deposit operations and will provide oversight for the bank&amp;rsquo;s security and IT [PR.com - April 26, 2008]</description>
            <author>Crescent State Bank</author>
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            <title>Kate Ford, a Mortgage Insider, Has Created Get-Your-Best-Mortgage-Rate.com, a Website with a Unique Twist</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/82357</link>
            <description>Home owners have long needed help translating the secret language of mortgage lenders. Get-Your-Best-Mortgage-Rate.com is an easy to understand mortgage guide to the home loan process with an emphasis on getting the best mortgage rate at the lowest cost. [PR.com - April 25, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Crescent Financial Corporation Announces Financial Results for First Quarter Ended March 31, 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/81570</link>
            <description>Crescent Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:CRFN), parent company of Crescent State Bank of Cary, NC, today announced unaudited net income for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 of $1,000,000 or $.10 per diluted share compared with $1,466,000 or $.15 per diluted share for the prior year quarter. Earnings for the quarter were impacted by a contraction of net interest margin and the added expenses of continued franchise [PR.com - April 20, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Crescent State Bank Named to Top 100 Public Companies List by Triangle Business Journal</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/81398</link>
            <description>Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (Nasdaq Global Market(SM)), has announced that the bank has been named one of the Top 100 Public Companies by the Triangle Business Journal. Rankings are based on market value. According to the published list, Crescent Financial Corporation, as of March 3, 2008, has a market value [PR.com - April 19, 2008]</description>
            <author>Crescent State Bank</author>
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            <title>MB Trading Achieves Top Ten Status for ETF Monthly Volume</title>
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            <description>MB Trading (&amp;ldquo;MBT&amp;rdquo;), a financial services company, announced Thursday that according to Nasdaq OMX Group, it ranked in the Top Ten of Market Participants for nine of the most actively traded Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the month of February 2008. This marks a record for the company and places them in the top tier of trading platforms for a key piece of the index trading market.

&amp;ldquo;MB Trading is proud [PR.com - April 18, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Power Financial Credit Union Presents Family Fun Day -- Secure Your Family &amp; Secure a New Car All in One Location</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/80963</link>
            <description>Power Financial Credit Union, one of South Florida&amp;rsquo;s largest credit unions, will transform its parking lot to bring a host of new and used car dealers together so consumers can secure a new car while families can get a free DNA LifePrint, endorsed by John Walsh, America&amp;rsquo;s trusted name in fighting crime. There will also be plenty of food and fun for the family including clowns, face painting, balloon creations [PR.com - April 17, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Seattle Area Foreclosures Decline Five Percent in March 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/80774</link>
            <description>Area Continues to Avoid Major Foreclosure Crisis [PR.com - April 14, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>S. Florida Foreclosures Decrease in March 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/80772</link>
            <description>Broward County Sees 10 Percent Drop, Leads Area [PR.com - April 14, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Detroit Area Foreclosures Decrease 16 Percent in March 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/80437</link>
            <description>Foreclosure Statistics Continue to Improve in the Area. [PR.com - April 11, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Bush Administration Expands FHAsecure to Offer More Assistance and Financing Aid to Homeowners Facing Foreclosure</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/80239</link>
            <description>The Bush Administration today announced new plans to help homeowners facing foreclosure. See if you qualify and enroll at www.fedfac.com [PR.com - April 09, 2008]</description>
            <author>Federal Banking Coop</author>
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            <title>N. California Foreclosures Increase 4.6 Percent in March 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/80008</link>
            <description>Area sees foreclosure increase at a relatively low rate. [PR.com - April 09, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Banamex USA Opens Its New Branch in Calexico</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/79860</link>
            <description>Banamex USA announces the inauguration of its newest branch in Calexico, California, now open to serve its clients with all their banking and financial needs.

With the opening of this new branch, Banamex USA will provide its clients the same quality service associated with Banamex in Mexico and Citibank (Banamex USA) in the United States.

At this new Banamex USA branch, clients will find a professional and efficient [PR.com - April 09, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Real Estate Experts Offer Advice to Homeowners Facing Foreclosure</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/79752</link>
            <description>Assist-2-Sell brokers from around the country offer advice to homeowners who are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. [PR.com - April 08, 2008]</description>
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            <title>S. California Foreclosures Increase 18 Percent in March 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/79870</link>
            <description>Inland Empire Leads State in Foreclosures per Household. [PR.com - April 08, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Phoenix Area Foreclosures Increase 35 Percent in March 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/79873</link>
            <description>Area Sees Increase of Over 200 Percent from Same Time Last Year. [PR.com - April 08, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Students and Their Parents Seek Advice on Education Costs from Financial Planning Professional, Markwei Boye</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/79599</link>
            <description>Virtually all taxpayers can get help to pay for education costs in the form of tax credits and/or special deductions [PR.com - April 06, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Markwei Boye, Financial Consultant, says, “Let’s Talk Money” One Type of Fund for the Time of Your Life</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/79601</link>
            <description>As the primary responsibility for saving for retirement falls on individual Americans, many are learning more about investing every day, however, investing can be complex [PR.com - April 06, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Mortgage Lender Bucks Industry Collapse by Selling Innovative New Loan</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/78962</link>
            <description>The Metzler Group at Great Rivers Mortgage bucks mortgage industry collapse by selling new Home Ownership Accelerator® Loan. Introduced in the US in 2005, innovative all-in-one home loan combines personal checking with mortgage to help borrowers save thousands in interest payments. [PR.com - April 02, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Crescent State Bank Opens Second Wilmington Office</title>
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            <description>Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced the opening of the bank&amp;rsquo;s new Wilmington office located at 2506 Independence Blvd. The new office, which opened its doors to the public on the morning of Monday, March 31, enables the bank to expand its services in the Wilmington market [PR.com - March 31, 2008]</description>
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            <title>FEDs Expected to Announce New Mortgage Guarantee Swaps Through the FHA This Week</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/78589</link>
            <description>In an unprecedented move the President Bush, Treasury Secretary Paulson and the Federal Reserve have reversed their position on helping homeowners at risk. President Bush has been saying he would veto any legislation that would help Homeowners and Investors facing foreclosure. He has announced his support of the newest plan offering FHA guaranteed mortgages. [PR.com - March 29, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Debt Consolidation Care Community Helping People with Some Dollars</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/78265</link>
            <description>The Debt Consolidation Care community is now helping the community members with some dollars. Their purpose is to extend their helping hand to all the debt burdened people and make them debt free. [PR.com - March 29, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Real Talk Helps Vail Area Residents Get Out of Debt</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/78271</link>
            <description>Consumers across the nation are burdened with debt, which prevents them from reaching their full potential. In fact, consumer debt has reached an extremely vulnerable position for the well being of our nation. Real Talk is educating consumers to get out of debt using a system called Mortgage Accelerator Plus. Many are wiping out all of their debt in as little as 3 – 7 years. [PR.com - March 29, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Short Sale May Provide Option to Foreclosure; Assist-2-Sell Owner Uses Experience to Help Local Homeowners</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/77947</link>
            <description>Today, many homeowners have found themselves in a tough financial situation because their homes are worth less than what is owed.  Mike Carter, owner and broker of an Assist-2-Sell office in St. Augustine, Fla., explores &quot;short sales&quot; as one option for helping homeowners get through this difficult time. [PR.com - March 27, 2008]</description>
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            <title>What You Need to Know About Choosing a Real Estate Agent</title>
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            <description>Most homeowners realize they need a real estate agent to help them sell their home. But how is one agent different from the next? [PR.com - March 26, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Debt Shield Releases New Welcome DVD</title>
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            <description>New Welcome DVD provides valuable information for debt settlement clients. [PR.com - March 26, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Costa Rica - the Undiscovered Southern Central Pacific Real Estate Boom</title>
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            <description>Changes are coming … this out-of-the-way place is not so out-of-the-way anymore. 1) New International Airport (Costa Rica’s third) is being built in Palmar Norte  2) New 80,000 square foot Hospital is currently under construction  3) Costanera Highway (Pacific Coast Highway) is in the final stages of  road improvement. [PR.com - March 25, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Shoeboxed Releases Improved Navigation, Receipt Tagging</title>
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            <description>Shoeboxed.com released an improved design today, moving its main navigation to a side navigation bar, and changing its midnight blue header to a lighter blue. Additionally, tagging receipts by placing them in shoeboxes has been upgraded.

In the top navigation, there is now more information about the company, including a vision statement and their environmental stance in addition to existing pages like About Us and the [PR.com - March 22, 2008]</description>
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            <title>ProFund Financial and Real Estate Voted One of the &quot;Best in Client Satisfaction Real Estate Agents (SM)&quot; as Featured in San Diego Magazine</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/77434</link>
            <description>Ryan Mathys &amp; Tracie Kersten of ProFund Financial and Real Estate were voted one of the &quot;Best in Client Satisfaction Real Estate Agents (SM)&quot; as featured in San Diego Magazine. [PR.com - March 21, 2008]</description>
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            <title>MyMoneyManagementTools.com Helps Simplify Tasks of Personal &amp; Small Business Financial Planning</title>
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            <description>Comprehensive and user-friendly spreadsheet tools for personal and small business financial planning are now available at www.MyMoneyManagementTools.com [PR.com - March 21, 2008]</description>
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            <title>The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center Goes Live; The FFAC Launched Their New Membership Self Help Assistance Site Today</title>
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            <description>The Federal Foreclosure Assistance today launched their online interactive website to help home owners at risk. With Foreclosures soaring to historic levels, banks, mortgage companies, lenders and loan service organizations are looking for creative solutions to keep home owners in their homes and open lines of communication. The FFAC helps home owners develop plans and get results from their lenders and to understand the [PR.com - March 20, 2008]</description>
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            <description>Credit Restoration Shop, LLC, a partial owned subsidiary of US Mortgageshop, Inc., a Maryland Installment loan lender, announces the finalization of its proprietary consumer credit restoration/audit/dispute software. [PR.com - March 20, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Crescent State Bank Partners with Dress for Success Triangle NC</title>
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            <description>Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that the bank has partnered with Dress for Success Triangle NC. Dress for Success Triangle NC is an affiliate of the international nonprofit organization that provides interview suits, confidence boosts and career development to women in [PR.com - March 20, 2008]</description>
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            <description>During his most recent guest appearance on WGN’s The Money Show, Edward Sanchez co-founder of Fresh Start Forms, LLC stated his company’s mission to teach 1 million people how to live debt free in 2008.  When asked if their mission was related to Oprah’s Big Give, Sanchez stated they are not associated, although he believes they share a common goal; to empower as many people as possible. [PR.com - March 20, 2008]</description>
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            <description>Planning For Retirement.com announces the launch of its new debt reduction section of the web site, http://www.planningforretirement.com. The new section of the website offers the ultimate step-by-step free guide to eliminate outstanding debt quickly and painlessly. The strategy is called &amp;ldquo;The Debt Reduction Pyramid.&amp;rdquo; By using the Debt Reduction Pyramid, households can quickly eliminate outstanding debt [PR.com - March 19, 2008]</description>
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            <description>Keith Betts, Wilmington area president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Vance Bondurant Young, real estate broker at Intracoastal Realty, has been named to the bank&amp;rsquo;s Wilmington Advisory Board. The Crescent State Bank Wilmington Advisory Board acts as a liaison between the bank and the [PR.com - March 13, 2008]</description>
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            <description>Keith Betts, Wilmington area president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that J. Keith Stark, owner and managing member of B&amp;amp;K Coastal, LLC, has been named to the bank&amp;rsquo;s Wilmington Advisory Board. The Crescent State Bank Wilmington Advisory Board acts as a liaison between the bank and the [PR.com - March 13, 2008]</description>
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            <title>New Study Reveals 75% of Repossessions Could Have Been Avoided if Homeowner Had Access to Basic Advice</title>
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            <description>A new study by the Mortgage Rescue Network predicts that 25,000 repossessions could be avoided in 2008 if the homeowners have access to basic advice, legal protection and support. Almost 53,000 individuals - from toddlers to pensioners will be made homeless unnecessarily because the current legal system is overlooking some of the most basic protections available to homeowners.

The study conducted in 2007 by the Mortgage [PR.com - March 07, 2008]</description>
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            <description>Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced its 2008 Wilmington Board of Advisors. The Crescent State Bank Wilmington Advisory Board acts as a liaison between the bank and the Wilmington community. Board members are responsible for advising the bank on how to better serve the city of [PR.com - March 06, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Debt Shield Helps Collect 1,000 Coats for the Homeless</title>
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            <description>Award-winning debt settlement company continues charitable initiative by helping collect 1,000 coats for the DC-area homeless. [PR.com - March 05, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Abalos &amp; Associates, PLLC Announces New Senior Staff Accountant</title>
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            <description>Sandy Abalos, managing partner of Abalos &amp;amp; Associates, PLLC (www.abaloscpa.com), has announced that Laura A. Wellman has joined the firm as a senior staff accountant. In this position, Wellman will handle client relations, research and compliance, as well as tax returns for businesses and individuals. A native of Phoenix, Wellman received both her Bachelors degree and Masters of Taxation degree from Arizona State [PR.com - March 03, 2008]</description>
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            <title>RealEstateLatino.com Announces Code of Honor and a New Service to Assist Spanish Speaking Consumers to Secure Real Estate Loans</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/74475</link>
            <description>Initial program to focus on California and Florida. [PR.com - March 01, 2008]</description>
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            <title>The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center Launches Their Interactive Online Website to Help Home Owners at Risk</title>
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            <description>Due to the huge increase in foreclosures, lenders and loan servicers are rethinking the foreclosure process. The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center has been established to help homeowners communicate with their lenders to develop alternatives to losing their home. [PR.com - February 29, 2008]</description>
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            <title>A Different Approach to Revitalizing the Housing Market</title>
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            <description>Lyle Martin, co-founder and co-chief executive of Assist-2-Sell, shares his thoughts on what it will take to get the housing market back on track. [PR.com - February 28, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Crescent State Bank Employee Earns Credit Risk Certification</title>
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            <description>Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank (www.crescentstatebank.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Matt King has earned his credit risk certification through the Risk Management Association (RMA). The risk certification is awarded after the successful completion of an examination covering industry credit practices. A portfolio manager [PR.com - February 28, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Southern California Foreclosures Increase 433 Percent in January 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73997</link>
            <description>Los Angeles and County Has Nearly 10,000 Foreclosures [PR.com - February 27, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Foreclosures Increase 300 Percent in January 2008 in Northern California</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73998</link>
            <description>Sacramento County Has 3,700 Foreclosures [PR.com - February 27, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Tax Rebates for Paying Down Credit Card Debt</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73833</link>
            <description>Many consumers will likely use their tax rebates for debt repayment as being debt-free is the top New Year’s Resolution for 2008. [PR.com - February 27, 2008]</description>
            <author>National Financial Awareness Network, Inc.</author>
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            <title>Phoenix Area Foreclosures Increase 147 Percent in January 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73376</link>
            <description>Maricopa and Pima Counties See Over 3,000 Foreclosures [PR.com - February 22, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>South Florida Foreclosures Increase Nearly 200 Percent in January 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73383</link>
            <description>Miami-Dade and West Palm Beach Counties see 2158 Foreclosures [PR.com - February 22, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Detroit Area Foreclosures Increase 39 Percent in January 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73377</link>
            <description>Wayne County Has 2,501 Foreclosures [PR.com - February 22, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Seattle Area Foreclosures Increase 63 Percent in January 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73380</link>
            <description>Only 378 King County Homes Enter Foreclosure Process [PR.com - February 22, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Why LowVARates.com Told VA Loan Holders to Lock Loans in 2 Months Ago and Reiterate That Request Again</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73174</link>
            <description>In December of 2007 LowVARates.com issued a press release titled, &quot;Veteran home owners must pull the rate lock trigger immediately.&quot; In this press release home owners were advised to quit waiting around for interest rates to go lower and to lock in their rates immediately. Currently the VA interest rate market, along with conventional and all other interest rates for that matter has risen to new highs. In summary, [PR.com - February 21, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Economic Stimulus Bill Good News for California Mortgages</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73215</link>
            <description>As predicted president Bush recently signed the economic stimulus bill into law.  And for people in California, this is exciting news. Why? Much lower interest rates are available to someone who has a conforming loan than those who have jumbo loans. [PR.com - February 21, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Southern California Foreclosures Increase 177 Percent in 2007</title>
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            <description>Los Angeles and San Diego Counties Have 87,000 Foreclosures. [PR.com - February 21, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Northern California Foreclosures Increase 165 Percent In 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/67778</link>
            <description>Sacramento County Has 22,273 Foreclosures. [PR.com - February 21, 2008]</description>
            <author>Default Research Inc</author>
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            <title>Crescent State Bank Announces New Commercial Banking Manager</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73345</link>
            <description>Michael G. Carlton, president of Crescent State Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crescent Financial Corporation, (NASDAQ Global MarketSM), has announced that Rick Merrill has joined the bank as a commercial banking manager. In this position, Merrill will focus his activities on generating loans to commercial and real estate customers, as well as directing the bank&amp;rsquo;s lending team for the Raleigh area.

Merrill [PR.com - February 21, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Offshore Legal Adds Panama Offshore Company Search</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/73056</link>
            <description>Offshore Legal has recently expanded its online services to include a Panama Offshore Company search tool that has been integrated directly into their website. OffshoreLegal.org visitors will now be able to utilize a live search tool to see if their preferred offshore corporation name is available. [PR.com - February 21, 2008]</description>
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            <title>First Online 2008 Income Tax Calculator for All Canadian Provinces Released</title>
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            <description>The first online income tax calculator was released today for all Canadian provinces, containing the latest 2008 taxes. To be found at
http://lsminsurance.ca/calculators/canada/income-tax, this tool incorporates all tax rates for all 13 provinces of Canada.

&amp;ldquo;Being a certified financial planner myself, I know just how important this tool can be for the general public,&amp;rdquo; says Lorne S. Marr, President of Lorne S. [PR.com - February 16, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Assist-2-Sell Optimistic About New Homeowner Relief Program</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/72374</link>
            <description>Assist-2-Sell responds to this week's announcement that major lenders will offer relief to troubled homeowners through &quot;Project Lifeline.&quot; [PR.com - February 15, 2008]</description>
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            <title>YapStone’s RentPayment™ Will Significantly Benefit from MasterCard’s New Lower Emerging Market Rate for the Property Sector</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/72230</link>
            <description>YapStone, Inc., through its RentPayment™ division, is the Country’s largest payment processor to the property market, focusing primarily on apartments, student housing, homeowner associations, and other property-related markets. [PR.com - February 14, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Baby Boomers Dominate New Homes Sales for 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/71956</link>
            <description>Del Webb’s Village at Deaton Creek is #1 Selling Community in Atlanta. [PR.com - February 13, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Kristin Abouelata Home Loan Specialist Joins Mortgage Investors Group as a Mortgage Banking Officer at the Knoxville (Home Office) Branch</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/71601</link>
            <description>Mortgage Investors Group is pleased to announce that Kristin Abouelata has come on board as a Mortgage Banking Officer at the Knoxville (Home Office) branch.

Kristin is a native of Maryville, Tennessee, and resident of Knoxville. She is a graduate from Clemson University, South Carolina; receiving her Bachelors Degree in 1987. She has over sixteen years experience in the finance and mortgage lending industry. Kristin is [PR.com - February 12, 2008]</description>
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            <title>ProFund Real Estate Releases New San Diego Foreclosure Service and Web Interface</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/71569</link>
            <description>ProFund Financial &amp; Real Estate announces new foreclosure service and web interface through their website www.profundrealestate.com [PR.com - February 09, 2008]</description>
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            <title>One of the Nation’s Largest Real Estate Investing Summits Kicks into High Gear</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/71124</link>
            <description>Leap into Prosperity, boasting one of the largest educational line-ups for real estate investors in 2008 has rolled out the schedule of events and it includes over 40 hours of real estate education. [PR.com - February 07, 2008]</description>
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            <title>The State of Information Security Survey 2008 - Executive Overview</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/71150</link>
            <description>Exclusive Survey Uncovers Disconnect in Financial Institutions' Efforts to Manage Vendors, Educate Customers. [PR.com - February 07, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Two Out of Three Dentists Are Not Wealthy</title>
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            <description>When asked if they consider themselves wealthy, two out of three dentists said no. Though the average dentist's salary is high, so are the costs of getting a dental education and running a dental practice. [PR.com - February 06, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center Opens Its Online Help Center</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/70230</link>
            <description>The Federal Foreclosure Assistance Center, today announced that they have launched an on-line assistance help website, providing information, help, legal aid, housing aid, current news and events for Home Owners at Risk due to the current mortgage and lending crisis. Go to www.FederalForeclosureAssistanceCenter.com [PR.com - January 30, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Albany Reverse Mortgages Web Page Launched by the Coleman-Kirsch Team at First Niagara Mortgage</title>
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            <description>IMSS Web Solutions has developed a web page to promote Reverse Mortgages in the Albany, NY region for the Coleman-Kirsch Team at First Niagara Mortgage. [PR.com - January 30, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Ransom Enterprizes, LLC Sees Surge in Homeowners Ready to Stop Foreclosures</title>
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            <description>Foreclosure consulting firm says more homeowners are trying to work directly with their mortgage lenders to stop their foreclosures. [PR.com - January 30, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Lipsky &amp; Associates Acquires Douglas-Michaels Company, LP</title>
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            <description>Acquisition Builds on Lipsky &amp; Associates Leading Position in Electronic Payment Processing. [PR.com - January 29, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Is Your Christmas Credit Card Statement a Fright</title>
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            <description>The true definition of despair is opening your January Credit Card Statement. [PR.com - January 28, 2008]</description>
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            <title>The Only Thing Assist-2-Sell® Discounts is Its Price</title>
            <link>http://www.pr.com/press-release/69218</link>
            <description>Unlike many other discount real estate companies, Assist-2-Sell does not discount its fee by eliminating services. [PR.com - January 24, 2008]</description>
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            <title>The Federal Banking Co-Op Considers Asking US Senate Banking Committee to Review Consumer Bank Fees and Charges</title>
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            <description>The Federal Banking Co-op, today formed a committee to research and develop a plan of action to ask the US Senate Banking Committee to review retail consumer fees charged by the banks to their customers. The Federal Banking Co-op will begin raising funds to lobby for changes and caps in these charges. The committee will determine which fees are excessive and ask that these fees be limited on a performance basis, and that [PR.com - January 24, 2008]</description>
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            <title>Elizabeth S. Daly, Vice President of Bankers Trust, Has Been Named a Princeton Premier Honored Member in Business</title>
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            <description>Elizabeth S. Daly has an impressive academic history. She graduated from Carlton University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned her Masters Degree in International Administration from the School for International Training in Vermont. In her current position as Vice President for Bankers Trust, she draws on her extensive training in Private Banking. Elizabeth has seven years of private banking experience and [PR.com - January 24, 2008]</description>
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            <description>Compliance LLC launched a new web site and a new training course for banks and financial organizations of non-EEA countries that want to provide services to European clients. [PR.com - January 16, 2008]</description>
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            <description>The Reward Credit Card Site – RewardCreditCardSite.com welcomes 2008 with a fresh, new look and more enhanced features.  It aims to help consumers and business owners from any part of the world to explore the advantages that credit card rewards have to offer. It is a leading source of reward credit card offers and reviews of the best credit card reward programs available. [PR.com - January 09, 2008]</description>
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            <description>Here are a few simple steps that can help families and consumers ease their financial burden by stretching each dollar further using Internet technology. Specifically, by shopping online and taking advantage of the savings available through online coupons, loose financial habits can be successfully managed. [PR.com - January 07, 2008]</description>
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            <description>Education is the best way to eliminate predatory lending practices. This simple Mortgage Loan Comparison Worksheet from a former senior loan officer can help mortgage borrowers save thousands of dollars. Plus, the Top 10 Mistakes Mortgage Borrowers Make. [PR.com - January 07, 2008]</description>
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            <description>New and used home prices have stabilized, interest rates have fallen, real estate has historically been one of the best investments, and this next year should present a good buying opportunity. [PR.com - January 04, 2008]</description>
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