Survey Reveals One in Four Students Leave College With More Than $5,000 in Credit Card Debt (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) For college students, applying for a credit card to get a free t-shirt or other perk may seem harmless enough, but poorly managed finances during those college years can lead to significant debt and a bad credit score years after that t-shirt is worn and discarded.

Denying debt won't make it disappear (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) The first step to overcoming a debt is to stop sinking into denial, says the Debt Adviser.

Debt Reduction for 20-Somethings (US News & World Report) 5 ways to stop paying interest before you turn 30.

Telekom Austria Quarterly Net Falls 26% on Lost Lines (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Telekom Austria AG , the largest Austrian telephone company, said second-quarter profit fell 26 percent on lost fixed-line subscribers and higher interest rate payments on debt used for acquisitions.

Telekom Austria Group Net Profit Down on Aquisition Costs (Cellular-News.com) Telekom Austria Group has reported that during the first half 2008, revenues grew by 7.7% to EUR 2,54 billion (US$3.7 billion) primarily due to the consolidation of Velcom in Belarus and to higher contributions from the other international operations.

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-19 23:36 NZ dollar holds ground above $0.71, debt flat (Interactive Investor) WELLINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The New Zealand dollar held its ground close to 10-day highs on Wednesday as lingering concerns about the health of the U.S. financial sector sent the U.S. dollar lower.

Bank strike seen unlikely to disrupt markets (Hindustan Times) A strike called for Wednesday by some banking unions protesting consolidation of state-run banks may partly affect banking operations, although the Bombay Stock Exchange said settlements were unlikely to be impacted.

Commissioners back 9.9 percent tax boost for health system (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5) Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to support a 9.9 percent property tax increase for the University Health System — the bulk of which would help to pay off the first major debt for the public hospital system in 40 years.

Leads360 Integrates with Prime Debt Soft to Expand Presence in Growing Debt Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) LOS ANGELES----Leads360, the market leader in the lead management software industry, announces its integration with debt settlement software provider Prime Debt Soft. The mortgage industry's decline has been disastrous for many companies, but Leads360 continues to flourish as it expands into the next growing industry, debt.

Leads360 Partners With Software Firm (socalTech.com) Los Angeles-based Lead360, a provider of lead management software, announced today that it has partnered with a provider of debt settlement software, Prime Debt Soft. According to Leads360, the move is part of its expansion into the debt settlement and consolidation industry as the mortgage industry has seen a decline.... (more)