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  • Jobless claims slightly lower in latest week

    Marketwatch - U.S. stocks rose modestly after the data report, but fell later in the day as traders weighed the likelihood of a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut against enthusiasm for Bank of America's move to rescue distressed mortgage lender Countrywide ...
    2007-08-23 08:27:00

  • Predatory lending continues to flourish

    Quad-Cities Times - In Iowa, the number of pay day loan shops, where annual percentage interest rates can climb as high as 382 percent, continues to grow, said Jessica Whitney, of the Iowa Attorney General’s office who handles consumer complaints. The agency has also ...
    2007-08-23 05:32:00

  • Vaccine a shot in the arm for CSL

    The Australian - ... of between 25 and 30 per cent, with a result between $670 million to $700 million expected, based on 2006-07 exchange rates ... Earning before interest and tax (EBIT) grew 48 per cent to $737 million. Apart from the fiscal 2008 impact of Gardasil and CSL ...
    2007-08-23 06:32:00

  • TD Bank Financial Group Reports Very Strong Third Quarter 2007 ...

    PR Newswire - ... of the factors that could cause such differences include: credit, market (including equity and commodity), liquidity, interest ... as well as the effect of changes in monetary policy in those jurisdictions and changes in the foreign exchange rates for ...
    2007-08-23 02:50:00

  • Fewer people sign up for jobless claims, good sign for labor market

    Times and Democrat - It was a much more sobering assessment than they had offered just 10 days earlier when they met to examine economic conditions and interest rates. Against this backdrop, the central bank sliced the rate it charges banks for loans, a narrowly tailored ...
    2007-08-23 02:00:00

  • Protecting the housing market

    Toledo Blade - When interest rates rose, too many of these buyers couldn't afford the higher monthly cost and defaulted. Similarly, low-cost homes purchased on land contracts have been a problem in Toledo, most notably when the former Westhaven Group foisted off ...
    2007-08-23 09:31:00

  • French finance minister asks ECB to cut interest rates

    International Herald Tribune - PARIS: The French finance minister on Wednesday urged the European Central Bank to cut interest rates to free up credit for business investment and help stabilize markets. "It would certainly help enterprises, and it would also help the market at the ...
    2007-08-23 12:46:00

  • Dollars & Sense (Richmond.com)

    This time: Richmond.com's money column answers the big question - when is the best time to invest?
    2007-08-23 04:11:53

  • Education And Careers (Richfield Reaper)

    Consolidate Student Loans, Then Look for Work (ARA) - Reduce your monthly student loan payments up to 53 percent at GradLoanCenter.com. You made it through school and are now faced with the challenges of the real world.
    2007-08-23 06:41:26

  • Ask the Expert: (Money via Yahoo! Finance)

    Question: We have money in an aggressive growth fund that's earmarked for college expenses. The time is now approaching when we'll need this money and we're thinking of moving it to a less volatile investment, such as a bond or money-market fund.
    2007-08-23 01:50:00

  • College savings: Minimizing risk (CNN Money)

    Question: We have money in an aggressive growth fund that's earmarked for college expenses. The time is now approaching when we'll need this money and we're thinking of moving it to a less volatile investment, such as a bond or money-market fund. How does one go about choosing such funds? - Becky Hill
    2007-08-23 02:01:39

  • Shrewd lenders spark US mortgage chaos

    BBC Business - After having run up credit card debts to pay for her medical bills, Patricia was persuaded by a mortgage broker to refinance her entire home ... Meanwhile, all responsibility for that loan is passed on to the bank or lender. The lender can then ...
    2007-08-23 09:24:00

  • Countrywide Cuts 500 Mortgage Jobs

    ABC News - Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender, said Monday it has eliminated about 500 jobs as it tries to ride out problems from a credit crunch that has rocked the home loan industry. The company said the cuts came in the ...
    2007-08-23 03:48:00

  • Some banks poised to gain mortgage business amid housing troubles

    Philadelphia Inquirer - ... J. with $50 billion in assets, is handling a 25 percent increase in mortgage applications this year, even as investors stay away from nearly all types of home ... Big mortgage lender IndyMac Bancorp Inc. had stopped issuing jumbo loans altogether ...
    2007-08-23 06:47:00

  • Promises to buy back loans could cost lender

    Boston Globe - Expanding rapidly as the nation's largest home mortgage company, Countrywide Home Loans quietly promised investors who bought its loans that it would repurchase some if homeowners got into financial difficulties. But now that Countrywide itself is ...
    2007-08-23 06:36:00

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