<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>GMAC LLC: News &amp; Videos about GMAC LLC - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/GMAC_LLC</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about GMAC LLC from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:00:47 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>GMAC LLC: News &amp; Videos about GMAC LLC - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/GMAC_LLC</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about GMAC LLC from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>New boss named for bailed-out GMAC</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/gmac.ceo.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/gmac.ceo.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Troubled auto and mortgage lender GMAC shook up its executive suite on Monday, naming former Citigroup executive Michael Carpenter CEO.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Executive pay crackdown is a joke</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/markets/thebuzz/index.htm</guid><description>What do you know? The suits at troubled finance firm GMAC must like working for less money. How else to explain that GMAC is reportedly trying to get a third helping of government rescue funds?    GMAC is one of the seven firms that the Obama administration announced sweeping changes in executive compensation for last week.</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC grabs for another lifeline</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/news/gmac.feds.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/news/gmac.feds.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Will the third bailout be the charm for GMAC?</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC seeking third bailout - report</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</guid><description>GMAC Financial Services is seeking a third round of bailout funds from the U.S. Treasury Department, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wall Street heads for weak open</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/markets/premarkets/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/markets/premarkets/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks were poised to fall at Wednesday's open, as investors worry that it still may take some time before the economy fully recovers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama's banking end around</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/news/banks.loopholes.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/22/news/banks.loopholes.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>One road to regulatory reform runs through Detroit and Utah -- and there are signs the ride could get bumpy.</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why you can't get a car loan</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/09/news/companies/auto_loans_scarce.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/09/news/companies/auto_loans_scarce.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Auto dealers are using rebates, discounts, and other incentives to lure buyers back into their showrooms. But once they get customers through the door, dealers are still battling an issue that has troubled the industry for months: a lack of financing.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Former GMAC Bank under attack</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/03/news/ally.enemy.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/03/news/ally.enemy.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Though its name connotes friendliness, Ally Bank -- the lending unit of troubled financial services giant GMAC -- has found at least one powerful foe in Washington.</description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Citi's shareholder dilution crown</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/22/news/companies/citigroup_share_dilution.breakingviews/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/22/news/companies/citigroup_share_dilution.breakingviews/index.htm</guid><description>There's a silver lining for the latest U.S. banks to unveil their stress-test-mandated capital raising plans: despite their troubles, there's another bank that is diluting existing shareholders more.</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 19:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Another $7.5 billion bailout for GMAC</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/autos/gmac_bailout/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/21/autos/gmac_bailout/index.htm</guid><description>The Obama administration announced Thursday that it has invested $7.5 billion in GMAC, aiming to prop up the troubled lender and boost its ability to make loans to Chrysler dealers and customers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 23:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The silver lining for Cerberus</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/01/news/companies/cerberus.chrysler.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/05/01/news/companies/cerberus.chrysler.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>As Chrysler heads to bankruptcy court today in New York City, it becomes the highest profile failure for the private equity industry and its former owner Cerberus. But there is a slender silver lining for the New York money men.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:15:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bank bonds for the brave</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/news/companies/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/17/news/companies/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htm</guid><description>Should bank bondholders really be heading for the exits? In recent weeks the prices of some troubled banks' subordinated debt have declined sharply and the cost of insuring it against default has risen.</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Madoff-linked GMAC chairman resigns</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/newsmakers/gmac_chairman/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/news/newsmakers/gmac_chairman/index.htm</guid><description>GMAC chairman J. Ezra Merkin, who lost billions after getting caught up in the Madoff scandal, resigned from the finance company's board Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:44:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. throws GMAC $6 billion lifeline</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/29/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/29/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</guid><description>In yet another move to prop up the crumbling U.S. auto industry, the government announced Monday that it will pump $6 billion into GMAC Financial Services, a financing company critical to the survival of General Motors.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC gets help from $21.2B debt swap</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/31/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/31/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</guid><description>Auto finance company GMAC on Wednesday announced the results of a vote that the company said would help it become better capitalized and viable for the future.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks surge near year end</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Wall Street surged Tuesday in an end-of-the-year bargain buying spree as investors scooped up a variety of shares hit hard in the 2008 stock market battering.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 23:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC rescue = easy credit. Not so fast</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/autos/gmac_loan_tips/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/autos/gmac_loan_tips/index.htm</guid><description>Now that it has received $6 billion in aid from the federal government, GMAC, General Motors' auto financing affiliate, is easing up its terms for writing new auto loans. That means you could have an easier time financing a GM car, but you should still look at all your alternatives.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks rise in early going</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/30/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks gained Tuesday morning as investors welcomed the government's decision to pour $6 billion into GMAC, the financing arm of struggling automaker General Motors.</description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Wall Street ends higher</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/26/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/26/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks closed higher Friday, for the second session in a row, in a sparsely traded, post-holiday session.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC - Fed opens door to bailout funds</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/24/news/companies/fed_gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/24/news/companies/fed_gmac/index.htm</guid><description>The Federal Reserve on Wednesday opened the door for GMAC to get federal bailout money by granting the troubled General Motors finance arm status as a bank holding company.</description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 22:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Clock ticking at GMAC</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/19/news/gmac.questions.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/19/news/gmac.questions.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>President Bush has thrown a lifeline to GM and Chrysler, but problems at their financing arms could throw a wrench into recovery plans.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC nears bank status, federal help</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/17/news/companies/GMAC/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/17/news/companies/GMAC/index.htm</guid><description>Auto finance firm GMAC has doubled the amount of capital it has raised from its creditors, moving it closer to qualifying for much needed federal funds.</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>New hope for GMAC to raise capital</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/14/news/companies/GMAC/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/14/news/companies/GMAC/index.htm</guid><description>GMAC's hopes of being able to tap into much needed federal dollars got a lift after the financing company announced late Friday that it has reached an agreement in principal with the holders of a significant portion of its debt.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC at the brink</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/10/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/12/10/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</guid><description>GMAC Financial Services, the finance unit tied to automaker General Motors, said Wednesday it is coming up well short in its efforts to raise the capital it needs to become a bank holding company, a move the unit is counting on to gain access to needed funds from the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC seeks bailout</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/20/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/20/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</guid><description>GMAC Financial Services announced Thursday that it is seeking government assistance, trying to access the $700 billion set aside for banks that its parent General Motors has so far been denied.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GM dealers feel squeeze from GMAC</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/05/autos/gmac_dealers/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/05/autos/gmac_dealers/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors dealers are complaining that GM's "captive financing" arm isn't doing what it was set up to do - help them move cars. And if it continues, they say, they could lose their lots.</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:28:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Road rules: 1 in 6 drivers would flunk</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/22/autos/dumb_drivers/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/22/autos/dumb_drivers/index.htm</guid><description>About one in six U.S. drivers wouldn't be able to pass a written driving test if they took it today, according to a new study.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 14:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>For GM, April is the cruelest month</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/28/news/companies/taylor_rescap.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/28/news/companies/taylor_rescap.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Until a couple of months ago, hardly anyone outside the mortgage business paid attention to ResCap, the residential mortgage unit of auto finance giant GMAC. 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Whether it was jacking up hidden closing costs to make loans appear cheaper than they were or using absurdly-low teaser rates on option- or interest-only ARMs to get customers in the door, lenders made owning a home seem easy.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 20:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Subprime woes bite General Motors</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/03/news/companies/gm_earnings/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/05/03/news/companies/gm_earnings/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors Thursday reported improved results from its auto operations in the first quarter, but problems in subprime mortgages contributed to earnings that missed Wall Street forecasts by a mile.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 10:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GM's subprime woes</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/30/8405393/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/04/30/8405393/index.htm</guid><description>In 2006 General Motors appeared to be back from the dead, thanks in part to selling 51% of its best-performing division--GMAC--to buyout firm Cerberus Capital Management. But instead of printing mo... </description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is Cerberus bidding for Chrysler?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/30/magazines/fortune/benner_cerberus.fortune/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/30/magazines/fortune/benner_cerberus.fortune/index.htm</guid><description>Few private equity shops walk as softly or carry as big a stick as Cerberus, the most under-the-radar of all buyout kings. There are no multi-million dollar birthday parties for founder Steven Feinberg, the former U.S. Army paratrooper who prefers Budweiser to fine wine. The upper floors of the firm's Park Avenue offices are spartan, unadorned warrens of cubicles where some of the best minds in business pore over deals and run numbers. And without flash or ado, Cerberus has quietly bested bigger rivals for deals, snatching GMAC from KKR and Albertson's from Thomas H. Lee Partners.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GM profitable but misses forecasts</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/news/companies/gm/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/14/news/companies/gm/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors reversed a year-earlier loss to post a profit Wednesday, but it badly missed Wall Street forecasts, as a big improvement at its core North American auto operations was partly offset subprime woes as its suddenly troubled home mortgage business saw a $661 million loss.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 10:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GM races past forecasts</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/26/news/companies/gm_results/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/26/news/companies/gm_results/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors roared past even the most optimistic Wall Street forecasts Wednesday as it reported a large operating profit and made money from its core auto operations for the first time since 2004.</description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC sale clears hurdle</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/21/news/companies/gm_gmac_sale/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/21/news/companies/gm_gmac_sale/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors cleared a major hurdle in its efforts to sell its GMAC finance unit as the federal agency that insures pensions said the buyer won't be held responsible for the automaker's obligations to retirees.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2006 09:53:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Test scores are in: Northeast still has dumbest drivers</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/26/dumb_driver_states/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/26/dumb_driver_states/index.html</guid><description>The tiny state of Rhode Island still ranks rock bottom in terms of driving knowledge, according to a national test conducted by GMAC Insurance. Oregon drivers answered the most questions correctly.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 May 2006 15:48:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GM sells finance stake, board supports Wagoner</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/03/news/companies/gm_gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/03/news/companies/gm_gmac/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors finally announced an agreement Monday to sell a majority stake in GMAC in a deal meant to raise cash and let its profitable finance subsidiary shed its junk bond status.</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2006 11:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC sale may not end junk status</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/30/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/30/news/companies/gmac/index.htm</guid><description>The financial challenges for General Motors' GMAC finance unit may not go away, even if a majority stake in the operation is sold, as is widely expected.</description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2006 19:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GM restates GMAC results, reveals probe</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/29/news/companies/gm_gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/29/news/companies/gm_gmac/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors Corp. on Tuesday restated nearly four years of results for its GMAC finance unit -- a subsidiary in which it's trying to sell a controlling stake to raise cash and boost its finances.</description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GM restates GMAC results</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/28/news/companies/gm_gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/28/news/companies/gm_gmac/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors Corp. Tuesday restated nearly four years of results for its GMAC finance unit -- a subsidiary it's trying to sell a controlling stake in to raise cash and give a boost to its finances.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GM annual report this week?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/27/news/companies/gm/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/27/news/companies/gm/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors Corp. is working to correct accounting errors related to its residential-mortgage division, and may file its annual report within the week, according to a article published Monday</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Monday Fedwatch on Wall St.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/27/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/27/markets/stockswatch/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. stocks were set to open higher Monday, helped by lower oil prices, as investors await the start of the two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve</description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006 10:34:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GMAC nets $9B for mortgage unit</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/23/news/companies/gmac_kkr/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/23/news/companies/gmac_kkr/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors completed the sale of a majority stake in the commercial mortgage division of its GMAC finance unit Thursday, receiving $9 billion in cash from the transaction.</description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Larger loss, new accounting woes at GM</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/17/news/companies/gm/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/17/news/companies/gm/index.htm</guid><description>The bad got worse for embattled automaker General Motors Corp., as the company's shares took another hit from a new trove of accounting problems and losses detailed by the company.</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Japanese bank may bid for GMAC</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/07/news/international/gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/07/news/international/gmac/index.htm</guid><description>Japan's Norinchukin Bank, a bank for agricultural co-operatives and one of the country's largest financial institutions, is considering joining a consortium led by U.S. Cerberus Group to acquire General Motors Corp.'s finance arm GMAC, a source close to the bank said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>GM pushing for GMAC deal, report says</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/28/news/companies/gm_gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/28/news/companies/gm_gmac/index.htm</guid><description>General Motors is putting pressure on its investment bankers to reach the outline of a deal to sell a majority stake in its GMAC finance arm before its board meets Monday, according to a published report.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stocks claw higher at open</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/06/markets/markets_ny_open/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/06/markets/markets_ny_open/index.htm</guid><description>Stocks made modest gains at the start of trading Monday as enthusiasm over merger activity offset rising oil prices.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2006 14:17:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Financial resolutions</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/02/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/02/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htm</guid><description>With a new year in front of us, it's also a great way to make a fresh financial start. From getting out of debt to saving some Benjamins, here's the best ways to keep your financial resolutions.</description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Is GM a buy?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/16/markets/spotlight/spotlight_gm/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/16/markets/spotlight/spotlight_gm/index.htm</guid><description>This year will probably be remembered as the one when the wheels fell off of General Motors Corp.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2005 14:11:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Survey ranks states with dumbest drivers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/26/Autos/drivers_study/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/26/Autos/drivers_study/index.htm</guid><description>When faced with a written test, similar to ones given to beginning drivers applying for licenses, one in ten drivers couldn't get a passing score, according to a study commissioned by GMAC Insurance.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2005 20:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Will GM part with GMAC?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/news/fortune500/gm_gmac/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/25/news/fortune500/gm_gmac/index.htm</guid><description>There is a growing expectation on Wall Street that General Motors Corp. is looking at a major restructuring that could include the sale of all or part of GMAC, its profitable finance arm, according to a published report.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2005 11:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>KKR said to eye GM unit</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/29/news/fortune500/gmac_kkr/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/29/news/fortune500/gmac_kkr/index.htm</guid><description>Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &amp;amp; Co. is in advanced talks to buy a majority stake in the commercial mortgage business at General Motors' finance arm, GMAC, for at least $1 billion, according to a published report.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2005 11:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Cut a Commission</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/10/01/8186562/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/10/01/8186562/index.htm</guid><description>Members of the real estate establishment insist that commissions are negotiable—so take them at their word. Treat the quoted rate as a sticker price and haggle from there. No doubt your agent will ...</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2004 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Credit Check: Rewards Cards Going Bonkers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/07/01/372759/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/07/01/372759/index.htm</guid><description>Want a credit card that earns you free private-jet travel? Check out the new Stratus Rewards Visa. Gift certificates for your dog? There's a new card for that too. Even Donald Trump recently launch...</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The right reward card for you</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/19/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/19/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htm</guid><description>If you're looking for plastic, chances are there's an option out there for you. Banks and other financial institutions offer some 30,000 different credit cards to consumers.</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2004 17:25:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>GM's Slow Leak GM is banking on 0% financing to pump up sales and earnings. But it has a hole in its balance sheet that won't go</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330938/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/10/28/330938/index.htm</guid><description>On the face of it, the management team at General Motors has good reason to be declaring victory these days. To the amazement of countless skeptics, it has guided the world's largest automaker to i...</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2002 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>PRESENTING...THE BEST BOND IN AMERICA THE BIG PLUS OF GMAC'S ZERO IS THAT THE BOND'S INTEREST ISN'T SUBJECT TO TAXES ANNUALLY, A</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/01/01/220953/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/01/01/220953/index.htm</guid><description>Top-quality zero-coupon bonds offer a terrific payoff--a virtually guaranteed return if you hold a bond until maturity. But most zeros carry a big disadvantage as well: You have to pay tax on the i...</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 1997 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>DOUBLE YOUR MONEY IN 5 YEARS IF YOU CAN HANDLE SOME             RISK IN EXCHANGE FOR POTENTIALLY OUTSIZE RETURNS, CHECK OUT     </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/05/01/202706/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/05/01/202706/index.htm</guid><description>How about a round of doubles? no, we don't mean tennis. we're talking about investments that could double in value over the next five years. Of course, if you're just beginning to learn the ways of...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 1995 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>MORTGAGES THAT LOOK BEST AT TODAY'S RATES</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/10/01/86867/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/10/01/86867/index.htm</guid><description>Now that mortgage rates have dropped to their lowest levels since 1987 -- about 7% for one-year adjustable-rate loans and 9.3% for 30-year fixed mortgages -- you may be tempted to buy a home or ref...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>HOW TO DRIVE DOWN YOUR CAR-LOAN RATE</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/09/01/86794/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/09/01/86794/index.htm</guid><description>Last month Chrysler Credit joined Ford Motor Credit and GMAC in using an unpublicized formal ranking system to determine the rate charged on standard car loans. Until GMAC pioneered the system in 1...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Sep 1991 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>AUTO LENDERS DOWNSHIFT RATES FOR GOOD RISKS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/06/01/86632/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/06/01/86632/index.htm</guid><description>Traditionally, auto lenders have charged all borrowers the same interest rates. But over the past year, GMAC, Ford Motor Credit and other big lenders have started offering lower rates to car buyers...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 1991 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>TOUGH BIRDS THAT QUACK LIKE BANKS George Bush wants to let industrial companies own banks. Should that frighten borrowers? Look </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/11/74763/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/03/11/74763/index.htm</guid><description>MOST OF the Bush Administration's suggestions for overhauling the banking system look comfortably familiar. Save one: allowing industrial companies to buy banks. 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