Car Loans

Add car loans to the list of payments that South Dakota and North Dakota consumers are making on time. Credit reporting agency TransUnion said the 60-day auto delinquency rate nationally in the first quarter of the year rose to 0.83 percent, up from 0.65 percent in the same period last year.

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Fresh off a 10-month jail stint for posing as a Good Samaritan, stealing a purse and running up a crash victim’s credit cards, a former Bob Taylor Chevrolet service manager was sentenced Tuesday to nine years in prison for embezzling $640,000 from the Naples dealership. Robert J. Tozzi’s attorney blamed the long-term theft on his abuse of painkillers, which he got hooked on after a crash.

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DALLAS — A high-speed chase through the Dallas area ended when a car being pursued by authorities ran a red light and collided with a pickup truck. Television reports identified the suspect as 29-year-old Shane Michel.

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Rick Russell was more than shocked when he got his auto insurance renewal in the mail. “I am angry. It’s ridiculous,” said Russell. He told us he never had an accident and never had a ticket.

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LOS ANGELES — Impressionist Fred Travalena, a headliner in Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died in Los Angeles. He was 66.

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ROME — Police said at least six people are dead and 30 injured after a freight train derailed and two cars filled with gas exploded just outside a station in an Italian town.

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SAN ANTONIO HEIGHTS, Calif. — Deputies say a bear with an apparent sweet-tooth busted into a San Bernardino County home and gobbled up a box of chocolates from a couple’s refrigerator.

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CompuCredit Corp. is attempting its largest corporate overhaul since going public in 1999.

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It’s no surprise that many consumers are hesitant to buy new cars these days, given uncertainty about jobs and future incomes. One would expect that the used-car market should be doing better as people seek cheaper wheels.

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The rates will be fixed at 10 pc for the second and third year.

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