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Don't nationalize: Create new banks and reverse securitize - Bloggingstocks.com
The debate on whether to nationalize our banks continues. It seems somehow un-American to me, not to mention it won't even fix the problem. As I posted here , here and here , a better idea would be to create new banks that don't have all that toxic ...
2009-01-25 05:59:00 -
Your house as a tax haven - Sify
The third figure being the least, only Rs 14,000 of the HRA will be exempt from tax. The balance Rs 1,000 will be taxed at the normal rate. Owners: Almost everyone who buys a house these days takes a home loan. Even if you have enough cash to pay ...
2009-02-02 10:29:00 -
Govt unveils $42b stimulus - The Age
That revenue drop prompted ANZ economist Katie Dean to forecast this year's Federal deficit would come in at between $10-15 billion (about 1% of gross domestic product), rising to as much as $35 billion next fiscal year. ''The Government is doing ...
2009-02-02 09:25:00 -
1st 100 days: Obama's lobbyist rule isn't ironclad - Memphis Commercial Appeal
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama promised a "clean break from business as usual" in Washington. It's not working out that way. On Jan. 21, the day after his inauguration, Obama issued an executive order barring any former lobbyists who join his ...
2009-02-02 10:43:00 -
Senators push federal stimulus package (NBC 10 Providence)
Rhode Island’s senators push for fast action on the proposed federal economic stimulus plan.
2009-02-02 09:19:21 -
A recession of biblical proportions (CNN Money)
Ever since Joseph decoded Pharaoh's dream about fat cows and thin ones and delivered his policy response - save in the fat years to survive in the lean times - consumers have followed that model.
2009-02-02 09:28:09 -
Backstop's Erosion Met with Calm (Financial Planning.com)
Once, it might have shocked the markets to hear that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may well need more than the $200 billion the government pledged to backstop them.
2009-02-02 09:40:06 -
Ryan: S & L crisis a guide for meltdown (The Politico)
Politico talks with securities expert Tim Ryan about how to deal with today’s financial meltdown.
2009-02-02 11:36:16 -
On the Block (The Block Island Times)
Trivia Night Club Soda will host Trivia Night every Friday at 9 p.m. Get a team of two to four people together to compete for cash prizes and, of course, bragging rights! This week’s trivia theme is “Science and Nature.”
2009-02-02 04:58:22 -
Sunrise Senior Living Helps Families Explore Senior Care Financing Options with New Guide (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Affording Senior Living: The Financial Options Guide Now Available at Sunrise Communities and Online -
2009-02-02 05:09:00 -
Holder Makes History (Fox News)
Senate votes 75-21 to confirm Eric Holder as the nation's first African-American attorney general • Daschle Pleads Case on Capitol Hill | VIDEO • Dodd Says He Will Refinance VIP Mortgages
2009-02-02 06:41:06 -
BREAKING up is never easy to do — especially when you have to stay ... - The Sun
STUCK in a rented flat: Office worker Elissa Corrigan rents a two-bed flat in Liverpool city centre with her ex-boyfriend, medical rep Joe McMahon. The couple were together for 18 months but split in October after Elissa suspected Joe, 25, was ...
2009-02-02 06:26:00 -
More on mortgage cramdowns - Meganmcardle.theatlantic.com
1. They will force the banks to write down the housing assets backing the mortgages to fair market value. Well, not quite. They will force the banks to write down the assets backing the mortgages to what a bankruptcy judge thinks is fair market value ...
2009-01-27 04:17:00 -
The Wide And Lasting Impact Of Quitting A Mortgage - Hartford Courant
Benjamin McNelley said he loathed the idea of walking away from the mortgage on his four-bedroom, two-bath house in Fauquier County , Va. The former prison guard said he worried about what the decision might mean for his credit rating and whether he ...
2009-01-24 05:53:00 -
Banks: Federal government gives mixed message - PR Inside
NEW YORK (AP) - Banks that are being scolded by the U.S. government for not lending are blaming a new obstacle: The government itself. Fearing more bank failures, federal regulators are forcing institutions to hold more money in reserve and ...
2009-02-02 07:59:00