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Pembroke Pines, FL, United States (AHN) – The United States Postal Service is set to reduce the number of its offices by 2,000 this year as the agency can no longer afford to operate them.

USPS spokeswoman Debbie Fetterly on Monday cited falling revenues as the reason for the planned closure of the 2,000 offices nationwide. She admitted that the postal service is losing out to the Internet as people prefer e-mail more than the traditional mail.

The USPS funds its operation through earnings from stamps sale and other postal services.

Most of the postal offices to be closed are in the rural areas and have low volumes of mails handled, according to Fetterly. However, she did not identify the sites saying these will have to be determined through 57 steps that will take from six months to a year to complete.

Factors to be considered in closing a post office include cost of operation, revenue and proximity to stores and gas stations that offer postal services.

The USPS initially planned to close 3,000 offices nationwide.

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Are you short on money? Then a consumer loan (also called a private loan or personal loan) could be a possibility for you. But before you raise a loan, there are a couple of things, you should know; things like interest rate, security and fees.

What is the definition of a private loan? A private loan is raised by individuals to pay for a buying expense (television, vacation etc.). But if you have other debt, a good reason to raise a new loan could also be to get better interest rates. Another kind of loan (which cannot be compared to a personal loan) is mortgage loan, which is used to pay for a house.

Normally you raise a loan in your bank or at an individual lender. A private loan is normally paid back after everything from half a year to five years (compared to the 20 to 30 years for a mortgage loan).

The cheapest kinds of loans are secured loans. Because the lender has security in some kind of asset (like a house or a car) they do not have to take a big risk. If you fail to pay your loan, your debt will be settles against the security asset; and your risk losing your house or car.

If you cannot (or do not want to) supply any kind of security asset, you should raise an unsecured loan. In this case you will not lose your car or house, if you cannot pay. The lender takes a big risk with this kind of loan, so it is normally much more expensive. And it can be very difficult to raise a unsecured loan, if you have a bad credit history or if you are unemployed.

You have to consider the rate before choosing a specific loan. There is a lot of money to be saved, if you find a low interest rate. So look at the internet to compare the rates. And visit several banks to get the best price.

The interest rate do also depend upon how much you like to borrow and how long time you need to pay the amount back. So you have to clarify your needs to find out for how long time, you need the loan; if it is too short, if can get in trouble find the money, but if it is too long, you will pay too much in interests.

But the rate is not the only thing to decide the price of your loan. The other factor is the charge to raise the loan. Often will it be the same no matter if you are borrowing $1,000 or $10,000. So many small loans can be very expensive in the long run.