By Craig McGuire

Consumer Lending

While serving as Managing Editor for Auto Finance News for New York business publisher Royal Media Group (RMG), Craig McGuire contributed articles for publication for another RMG title, Lending Intelligence, which was both a bi-monthly print magazine and a daily online wire service, both targeted at professionals involved in all aspects of consumer lending.

Taglined "critical insights and analysis for the consumer credit industry," Lending Intelligence is described as the "only publication for credit pros who want insights, not just information."

In its launch, which Craig McGuire participated in, Royal said the title is designed to offer coverage of all aspects of consumer lending, from origination techniques to technology updates and servicing advice. Editorial in the first issue included stories on: lending rates and the Federal Reserve; the shift to online bankruptcies taking place in Texas; corporate in-house leasing programs; mortgage and mortgage reform developments; and, problems with online lending.

Articles contributed by Craig McGuire that appeared either in Lending Intelligence (the magazine) or www.LendingIntelligence.com include:

• AmeriCredit Downgrade Teeters on Ability to Raise Capital
• AmeriCredit Slices 350 Jobs as it Slows Originations
• Bank of America No Fee Mortgage Program
  
• Bankruptcy Filing Hits Record
• Bond Market Bucks, But Lenders Show Little Concern
• Citigroup Settles FTC's Predatory Lending Suit for $215 Million
• Colorado Considers Two Predatory Lending Bills
• Conseco Halts Sale of Controversial Mortgage Insurance Product
• Conseco Losses Drop, Even as Credit Reserves Jump; Settles Class Suit for $120 Million
• Conseco Raising Credit Standards for MH Business
• Consumer Groups Blast HUD Over Upcoming Senate, Yield-Spread Hearing
• CRM Usage Rising in Collections Units
• Despite Higher Auto Sales, Economists Expect Incentives to Slow
• Fannie Backs Down and Kills Plan to Call its Securities
• FDIC's List of "Problem" Banks Grows Despite Record 2001 Earnings
• First Alliance Tagged for $60M fine by FTC for Predatory Lending
• GE Mortgage Could Force GSEs to Hold More Capital
• GSEs Pass OFHEO Stress Tests; Opponents Not Impressed
• Gulf Coast Lenders Brace for Hurricane Lili
• Help Wanted: Lenders Staff Up at Twin Towers Job Expo
• HUD Secretary Preparing Major Announcement on Mortgage Reform, Sources Say
• Interest Building For One-Stop Financial Services, Tower Group Finds