Eliot Spitzer: Time for Truth: Three Card Monte Is for Suckers
We believe that the Valukas report cries out for an immediate Congressional investigation. As we did with A.I.G., we demand the release of the e-mails and internal documents from the New York Fed and Lehman executives.
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O.C. February bankruptcies hit decade high
In February, 1,314 Orange County individuals and businesses filed for bankruptcy, up 35.9% from a year earlier and the highest number of February filings in the Santa Ana federal bankruptcy court this decade.
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Home repossessions rise by 15%
The number of people who lost their homes leapt by 15% during 2009, new figures have shown. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) said 54,055 people had their properties repossessed during the year, up from 46,945 in 2008.
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Natural Gas – A Small Example of Acceptable Fraud
I have been keeping an eye on natural gas and I love the way the chart looks right now for a trade. But trying to find a way to play it without going into the futures market exposes the problems with our current financial markets. The fraud is too prevalent and the instruments are too opaque.
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CPB warns of foreclosure scams
With the national foreclosure rate at an all-time high, the New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) is relaying an urgent message to New Yorkers: Be wary of financing scams!
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Statewide now is Home Bank
As of Friday, Statewide Bank is no more. Instead, through the financial institution conservatorship and receivership process, Home Bank of Lafayette has taken over the former Statewide.
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Fed holds rates at record lows to foster recovery; view of economy slightly more upbeat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment.
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US stocks rise after Fed pledges to keep rates low
The Federal Reserve’s mildly upbeat take on the economy and its plans to hold interest rates low gave stocks a lift.
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Fed wants rates kept at record lows
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment.
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A look at the Fed’s January, March statements
A comparison of the Federal Reserve’s statement on the economy and its policy positions from its last meeting on Jan. 26-27 and the meeting Tuesday.
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Commercial Mortgage Debt Rallies as TALF Ending: Credit Markets
March 15 (Bloomberg) — Commercial mortgage-backed bond returns are accelerating as the Federal Reserve ends support for the $700 billion market, showing growing confidence that loan defaults won’t derail the economic recovery.
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Commercial Mortgage Debt Rallies as TALF Ending: Credit Markets
March 15 (Bloomberg) — Commercial mortgage-backed bond returns are accelerating as the Federal Reserve ends support for the $700 billion market, showing growing confidence that loan defaults won’t derail the economic recovery.
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Bowie man indicted in Lanham-based fraud scheme
A Bowie man was indicted March 9 by a federal grand jury for his role in a Lanham-based mortgage fraud scheme that duped homeowners who had been facing foreclosure and were promised help keeping their homes and repairing their damaged credit.
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Commercial Mortgage Debt Rallies as TALF Ending: Credit Markets
March 15 (Bloomberg) — Commercial mortgage-backed bond returns are accelerating as the Federal Reserve ends support for the $700 billion market, showing growing confidence that loan defaults won’t derail the economic recovery.
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Stiglitz Says Fed Stimulus Withdrawal May Hurt U.S. Housing
March 17 (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve’s decision to let its mortgage-debt purchase programs end this month risks driving up home-loan rates and worsening the housing crisis, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz said.
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Calif. politics has short sellers facing big bills
What should have been a legislative afterthought is threatening to become a financial purgatory for thousands of California taxpayers hit by the housing crisis.
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Wells Fargo signs up for program to modify second mortgages
NEW YORK — Wells Fargo on Wednesday became the second bank to sign up for a government program to modify second mortgages.
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Fed holds rates at record lows to foster recovery
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment.
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Wells Fargo signs up for loan modification program
Wells Fargo & Co. has become the second bank to sign up for a government program to modify second mortgages.
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Fed Holds Rates at Record Lows, Again
Central Bank Vows to Hold Rates Down for “Extended Period,” says Job Market Stabilizing
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Calif. politics has short sellers facing big bills
What should have been a legislative afterthought is threatening to become a financial purgatory for thousands of California taxpayers hit by the housing crisis.
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China’s home prices ‘won’t drop too much’
China’s property prices won’t plunge this year, two of Hong Kong’s biggest developers with operations on the mainland said yesterday, as the World Bank joined economists and hedge fund managers warning of a bubble.
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Calif. politics has short sellers facing big bills
What should have been a legislative afterthought is threatening to become a financial purgatory for thousands of California taxpayers hit by the housing crisis.
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Calif. Politics Has Short Sellers Facing Big Bills
What should have been a legislative afterthought is threatening to become a financial purgatory for thousands of California taxpayers hit by the housing crisis.
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BOJ Doubles Lending Program to Combat Deflation (Update1)
March 17 (Bloomberg) — The Bank of Japan doubled a lending program aimed at stoking credit growth after the government stepped up calls to arrest deflation that’s hampering the economic recovery.
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Treasury Yield Curve Narrows on Evidence Recovery Is Slowing
March 15 (Bloomberg) — The yield gap between 10-year Treasury notes and 2-year securities narrowed in the past week by the most this year before reports that economists said will show growth is slowing.
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‘Unforced errors’ cost M&T dearly over 3 years
M&T Bank Corp. saw its purchase of a $300 million stake in a small-dollar commercial real estate lender as a good move at the time, but its chief executive officer now calls its Bayview investment one of four “unforced errors” that ultimately cost the bank $845 million in losses over three years.
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Plea deal rejected in loan scheme
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Superior Court judge has rejected a plea agreement that would have put a former Surry man behind bars for 18 months for allegedly stealing more than half a million dollars from …
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Themes, variations grow SFL’s lodging industry
Lodging industry still growing despite tough economy When Myles Chefetz started building a small South Beach hotel next door to his popular Prime One Twelve steak house, where a rib eye costs $56, he figured the 14-room Prime Hotel would be worth about $12 million.
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Treasury Yield Curve Narrows on Evidence Recovery Is Slowing
March 15 (Bloomberg) — The yield gap between 10-year Treasury notes and 2-year securities narrowed in the past week by the most this year before reports that economists said will show growth is slowing.
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Treasury Yield Curve Narrows on Evidence Recovery Is Slowing
March 15 (Bloomberg) — The yield gap between 10-year Treasury notes and 2-year securities narrowed in the past week by the most this year before reports that economists said will show growth is slowing.
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Mortgage rates remain below 5 percent
WASHINGTON TWP. — Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, weeks before a government program that has been keeping rates low is scheduled to expire.
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‘Unforced errors’ cost M&T dearly over 3 years
M&T Bank Corp. saw its purchase of a $300 million stake in a small-dollar commercial real estate lender as a good move at the time, but its chief executive officer now calls its Bayview investment one of four “unforced errors” that ultimately cost the bank $845 million in losses over three years.
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Tax credit on interest can save first-time homebuyers a bundle
Most potential homebuyers are well aware of the tax credits available before June 30, but few first-time buyers are aware of another subsidy that has no deadline yet and could prove to be a huge benefit for cash-strapped consumers.
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Plea deal rejected in loan scheme
ELLSWORTH, Maine — A Superior Court judge has rejected a plea agreement that would have put a former Surry man behind bars for 18 months for allegedly stealing more than half a million dollars from …
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CNN – Wall Street Reform: ‘Clock Is Ticking’
The Head Of A Key Banking Panel Is Expected Monday To Release A Draft Bill Of Sweeping Regulatory Changes Aimed At Warding Off Future Collapses In The Financial System.
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Investor buys Ann Arbor Country Club’s mortgage after bank-ordered sale
Many members and neighbors of Ann Arbor Country Club spent recent weeks trying to raise money to buy the outstanding mortgage on the property. However, they learned March 5 that the $1.7 million note had been sold by lender Citizens……
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Tax credit on interest can save first-time homebuyers a bundle
Most potential homebuyers are well aware of the tax credits available before June 30, but few first-time buyers are aware of another subsidy that has no deadline yet and could prove to be a huge benefit for cash-strapped consumers.
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UPDATE: UK Treasury Looks To Revive Securitization Markets
UPDATE: UK Treasury Looks To Revive Securitization Markets
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Mortgage rates remain below 5 percent
WASHINGTON — Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the second straight week, a report said today, weeks before a government program that has been keeping rates low is scheduled to expire.
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Fed weighs how and when to signal higher rates
Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are numbered.
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Fed weighs how and when to signal higher rates
Debate is heating up within the Federal Reserve over how and when to signal that the days of record-low interest rates are numbered.
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US Fed set to hold policy meeting on rates
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US Federal Reserve was widely expected to keep its key lending rate at virtually zero percent Tuesday as financial markets look for signals of future monetary policy tightening.
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Action needed on bank gouging
THE big banks hoped we would somehow forget. As the financial crisis hit and interest rates fell, they failed to cut their lending rates by as much as the Reserve Bank. Then, as the recovery took hold and interest rates rose, they added their own extra slug for mortgage holders. But mortgage holders haven’t forgotten, and nor has the Reserve Bank.
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Housing expected to keep growing
The U.S. housing market is poised to withstand the removal of government and Federal Reserve stimulus programs and rebound later in the year, contributing to annual economic growth for the first time since 2006.
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UK Treasury: Looking At Ways To Revive Securitization Markets
UK Treasury: Looking At Ways To Revive Securitization Markets
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Dar Al-Arkan sukuk – a vote of confidence
Dar Al-Arkan sukuk – a vote of confidence
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Summary Box: Citi CEO sees return to profitability
BULLISH OUTLOOK: Citigroup Inc. says its returning to “sustained profitability” after losing billions on bad loans and taking a federal bailout. CEO Vikram Pandit says the bank is shedding risky mortgage assets and shifting focus to emerging markets like… Citigroup – Business – Bank – Mortgage – Emerging markets
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Wells Fargo, Baltimore in talks after mortgage suit
By Jonathan Stempel
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Focus: Renasant Bank would rather be nimble than big
Robinson McGraw doesn’t mind being a smaller fish in a big pond. In fact, he said it’s the profitable thing to do.
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