1.   Analysts at NationsBank Corp. estimate individual tax payments will rise by double-digits for the second consecutive fiscal year.

2.   As a result, interest payments rise slightly.

3.   Banks fell on concern their debt payments will rise if the peso weakens.

4.   Banks fell on concern their debt payments will rise if the peso depreciates.

5.   But at the same time, savings rates fell to their lowest levels and debt payments rose to their highest levels ever.

6.   Debt payments would rise, for example.

7.   In Georgia, as in Virginia, Washington, Michigan and other states with aggressive child support enforcement, payments have steadily risen in the last five years.

8.   Interest payments also rose on the back of a higher debt burden.

9.   Interest payments also rose, because of higher debt.

10.   Joblessness puts more strain on state budgets, as unemployment payments rise steadily.