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Home calendar - Detroit Free Press
Foreclosure Seminars: Learn how to find foreclosure deals, money for your investments, how to sell in a buyer's market and more at this free event hosted by Annetta Powell, president and CEO of Vision Investment, and her team of experts at noon, 3 p ...
2008-06-29 12:16:00 -
Report: Housing crisis plagues Britain (Moldova.org)
Britain's chief housing market adviser says the credit crunch will continue to hamper access to new homes in the U.K. for years to come.Citing a report written by Stephen Nickell, an Oxford professor and chairman of the Prime Minister Gordon Brown's National Housing and Planning Advice Unit, The Daily Telegraph said the group is predicting a much deeper housing crisis than previously thought, ...
2008-06-28 06:34:08 -
Private equity firms eye banks, as Fed considers rules - USA Today
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson have been encouraging banks to raise more money to rebuild balance sheets that have been hit by billions of dollars in losses from bad investments in mortgage-backed securities.
2008-06-27 11:52:00 -
Fed eyes making it easier to invest in banks - Forbes
The Federal Reserve is looking into making it easier for private equity firms to invest in banks, a move that could usher new capital infusions to cash-hungry banks and help them cope with credit problems. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury ...
2008-06-27 09:58:00 -
Throwing Good Debt After Bad May Be Risky - Street.Com
While replacing high-interest debt with low-interest debt may seem to make sense on paper, it isn't necessarily the right decision -- particularly if you're prone to money troubles. The average American household with at least one credit card carries ...
2008-06-27 07:13:00 -
Don't let drumbeat of bad news be the only sound you hear (Sun-Sentinel)
Gas prices got you down? Are you reeling from the local real estate market blues? Are worries about rising costs for rice, meat and milk keeping you up at night?
2008-06-29 12:09:15 -
Feds target deceptive credit issuers (Miami Herald)
Subprime credit cards might be the worst consumer-credit product ever marketed. Their high interest rates, costly penalties and high, hidden fees can eat up nearly all of the credit available from the cards and, over time, turn a $100 purchase into more than $1,000 of debt.
2008-06-29 12:16:34 -
Biz bits (SouthtownStar)
This week's sign of a bad economy
2008-06-29 02:21:24 -
Pessimists get a new twist (New London Day)
For those convinced the market is ready for a nose dive and searching for a haven, Federated Market Opportunity mutual fund might be worth considering. This
2008-06-29 03:38:44 -
Government shouldn't have to bail you out (The Red and Black)
This week the United States Congress is debating a mortgage bailout bill that will cost this nation more than $300 billion dollars. Although the bill is receiving widespread support, I wonder if it is because it is actually a worthwhile and cost-effective bill, or because it is an expensive boondoggle that legislators will be able to bring home to show voters in the November elections.
2008-06-29 05:38:16 -
Washington Post: When you're tied up in a down market (The Capital Times)
For a few months, it seemed the worst was over. But after the Dow Jones industrial average neared bear market territory last week, investors and their advisers were left wondering once again how much more they can take. "Collectively, we thought that we were probably 90 to 95 percent finished with the credit crisis," said Georges Yared, chief investment officer of Yared Investment Research in ...
2008-06-29 06:44:25 -
Moving on up - Roanoke Times
Brandice and Sara Hartsock are sold on the New River Valley -- and more specifically, Christiansburg. They both moved to the area from Nevada to attend college and simply stayed on, enjoying the seasons and the people. Having just sold their first ...
2008-06-28 10:35:00 -
Wreck victim identified - Clanton Advertiser
Everett O. Easterling and Bernice Genice R. Easterling to Lisa Owen, land located in Section 30, Township 22, Range 15. The following is an activity detail from the Chilton County Sheriff's Department between Friday, June 20, and Thursday, June 26 ...
2008-06-29 12:37:00 -
Fulton Financial Corporation Announces Dates for Second Quarter ... - MSN MoneyCentral
Fulton Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: FULT) today announced that it will distribute its second quarter earnings news release and accompanying charts on Tuesday, July 22 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The Corporation will host its quarterly ...
2008-06-27 06:16:00 -
Job seekers flock to center - Glendale News-Press
GLENDALE — The Verdugo Job Center on Tuesday reported a sharp spike in job seekers last month, a byproduct of skyrocketing gasoline prices and a crushing housing crisis that has forced thousands to search for work, officials said. In May, the ...
2008-06-28 10:50:00