Kansas firms partly charge maximum 21 percent interest
Kansas law allows 21 percent on balances up to 300 dollars for revolving charge accounts under the Uniform Commercial Credit Code, but a spot survey found few firms charging that rate. Most banks and big retailers in Kansas continue to charge 18 percent annually on the first 300 dollars, with higher rates for larger balances, and observers note market caution alongside regulatory limits.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
UCCC
Indiana
Utah
Wyoming
Oklahoma
William G. Wolff
Legislative Research Department
Oklahoma Oil Company
BankAmerica
Master Charge
Wolff
House Commercial and Financial Institutions Committee
Purdue Univer
Sity
Robert W. Johnson
Kansas Association of Finance Companies
Legislative Committee
Johnson
Newton
Midland
Foreclosure Pressure Grows as Unemployment Lingers
The article explains rising mortgage delinquencies amid inflation and unemployment, with 4 percent of over 15 million homeowners at least one month late and 0.5 percent in foreclosure by end of 1974. It notes FHA insured loans, HUD guidance, and possible relief measures for affected homeowners plus industry cautions about future defaults.
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Associated Press
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
Association
Claude E. Pope
Board of Governors
Congress
Savings and Loan Associations
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Federal Housing Authority
FHA
H.R. Crawford
HUD
Crawford
Mortgage Bankers
House- Senate Conference Committee
Death of Col. Shaffer near end of Iran tour
Air Force Col. Paul R. Shaffer Jr. and Col. Jack J. Turner were shot in Tehran as they were driven to work. Shaffer had fewer than four weeks left on his Iran duty and planned retirement soon after. Turner, a Vietnam veteran with 23 years of service, was married with three children and had expected to retire in August 1976.
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Air Force
Paul R. Shaffer Jr
Iran
Paul R. Shaffer Sr
Southeast Asia
Shaffer Sr
Archbold
Ohio
Tehran
Col
Jack J. Turner
Christopher, Ill
Marion A. Turner
Vietnam
Jack
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Holloman Air Force Base
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Dayton
Bryan
Ohio State University
North Main
Olivetti
Midwestern Typewriter CO
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Davidson Music CO
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