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Flaherty says government, banks working to ensure people get loans - Prince Edward Island Guardian
MONTREAL — The federal government and the country’s banks have agreed to form a group to work on ensuring adequate availability of credit and financing in Canada, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Tuesday. “We all have responsibilities to ...
2009-01-06 10:04:00 -
New Business Scarce For Mortgage Insurers In Volatile Market - CNN Money
CHICAGO -(Dow Jones)- New residential mortgage insurance applications continued a year-long decline in November, while the continued market upheaval drove up both mortgage defaults and cures, according to a survey of the biggest private mortgage ...
2008-12-30 11:09:00 -
Blumenthal Bill Targets Foreclosure-Rescue Schemes - Hartford Courant
With foreclosures at record levels in Connecticut, the attorney general on Tuesday proposed legislation aimed at protecting consumers from foreclosure-rescue and other personal finance schemes that promise help for a fee, but don't deliver. Attorney ...
2009-01-06 08:16:00 -
Debenhams, Next Gain as Profit Resists Falling Sales (Update2) - Bloomberg
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Debenhams Plc and Next Plc led gains by U.K. retail stocks today after the store owners said profit withstood declining sales over the Christmas holiday. Debenhams, Britain’s second-largest department-store company, rose 20 ...
2009-01-06 11:05:00 -
2 NY mortgage firms agree to restitution - Forbes
Two New York mortgage brokerage firms have agreed to pay $665,000 in restitution after it was found that they charged higher fees to black and Hispanic borrowers. Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office says HCI Mortgage and Consumer One Mortgage ...
2009-01-05 12:54:00 -
Millionaires Join The Rest Of Us In Feeling The Economic Heat (Fox News)
Millionaires Join The Rest Of Us In Feeling The Economic Heat
2009-01-06 09:53:08 -
(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-07 03:27 UPDATE 1-Indonesia's BCA sees loan growth slowing in 2009 (Interactive Investor)
JAKARTA, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Indonesia's second-largest lender, PT Bank Central Asia Tbk, said on Wednesday that it expects loan growth to slow to about 15 percent this year, from about 36.5 percent in 2008. BCA's loan growth in 2008 was higher than the central bank's forecast of about a third for the whole sector. But BCA's vice president director, Jahja Setiaatmadja, said loan growth would slow ...
2009-01-06 10:00:18 -
Asia Stocks Rise on Expectation U.S. Spending Will Boost Growth (Bloomberg)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Asian shares rose, driving up the benchmark index by the most in three weeks, on speculation U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s stimulus plan and tax cuts will revive growth in the region’s largest export market.
2009-01-06 10:07:16 -
Colorado lawmakers look at drastic budget cuts (The Aspen Times)
DENVER - Colorado lawmakers return to work Wednesday with the urgent task of cutting up to $600 million from the current $19.2 billion budget and creating a "Jobs by June" plan to jump-start the state's construction industry.
2009-01-06 10:24:42 -
US stocks end higher on hopes for economic rebound (The Star)
NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street brushed off more bad economic news Tuesday to finish with a moderate advance that left broad stock indexes at their highest levels in two months.
2009-01-06 10:28:06 -
Stocks: Will Battered Sectors Shine in '09? (BusinessWeek)
2009-01-06 11:06:36 -
Marcial: Hot Stock Bets for 2009 (BusinessWeek)
2009-01-06 11:06:46 -
Jobless rates rise in all N.C. counties (The Fayetteville Observer)
The November unemployment rate jumped in every North Carolina county, according to seasonally unadjusted estimates released Tuesday by the state Employment Security Commission.
2009-01-06 11:11:48 -
8 steps for rebuilding your finances - KUSA-TV
KUSA - Life events such as a recent divorce, dealth in the family, getting job after a long period of unemployment or filing for bankruptcy, present a common challenge: the need to reestablish yourself financially. The following steps can help get ...
2009-01-06 04:34:00 -
Cuyahoga County braces for deluge of property value appeals (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Challenging property valuations: • Property owners have until March 31 to challenge 2008 valuations for tax bills. • Pick up the standard state form for appealing the value at the county Board of Revision or download it from the...
2009-01-05 05:58:43