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Meltdown 101: Struggling homeowners get mortgage help, but are there strings attached? (WHO-TV 13 Des Moines)
NEW YORK (AP) — It's welcome relief for homeowners struggling with mortgage payments.
2009-04-19 01:49:44 -
Australia in good shape to face slump - The Australian
THE era of financial deregulation left Australian consumers in good shape to deal with the downturn, contrary to widespread opinion. Although households are carrying higher debt, they have substantially greater wealth, income and savings than they ...
2009-04-19 09:30:00 -
The Official Obama 105% Refinance - Transworld News
“How do you know when you qualify for a Obama 105% refinance or a loan modification?“ asks Fred Solomon , author, broker and radio show co-host of the Solomon Free Money Hour. In order to qualify for Obama’s new 105% refinance plan your loan to ...
2009-04-14 05:04:00 -
Are hawai'i homes at risk? (Honolulu Advertiser)
Is Hawai'i headed for an epidemic of home foreclosures that leaves whole neighborhoods or blocks of homes largely abandoned like what has occurred in some Mainland markets?
2009-04-19 07:33:41 -
Bailout overseer draws fire from right (Politico via Yahoo! News)
Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard law professor charged by Congress with overseeing trillions in financial rescue funds, has a surprising secret weapon: Dr. Phil.
2009-04-19 05:49:00 -
So what's your score in financial literacy? (El Paso Times)
Managing your finances has become especially challenging. Decisions are likely to be influenced by record low home mortgage interest rates, new tax breaks from government stimulus programs and the volatile stock market.
2009-04-19 06:33:49 -
“Tea Party” protests taxes (Ravalli Republic)
A cold wind blew through Ravalli County on Wednesday, but it didn’t cool the anger of taxpayers who attended a “tea party” protest of the federal government’s fiscal policies.
2009-04-19 07:54:29 -
Marin investors fear money lost in alleged Ponzi scheme (Marin Independent Journal)
A large number of Marin residents - many retired seniors - invested their money with a Santa Rosa investment adviser who has been accused of defrauding investors of tens of millions of dollars and is under investigation by the California Department of Justice.
2009-04-19 08:29:37 -
OVAC Baseball Tournament Pairings Are Set (WTOV 9 Steubenville)
Quarterfinals scheduled for Tuesday. Finals are May 2nd at Vaccaro Field in Steubenville.
2009-04-19 09:41:25 -
Learning to invest (ShareChat)
Learning to invest in shares is both challenging and rewarding. To assist you in getting started, read our First Steps section, as this outlines the basics of learning how to invest in the sharemarket.
2009-04-18 04:35:08 -
Image Entertainment Terminates Merger Agreement with Nyx (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CHATSWORTH, Calif.----Image Entertainment, Inc. , a leading independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming in North America, announced today that it has notified Nyx Acquisitions, Inc., an affiliate of Q-Black, LLC, that due to Nyx's failure to pay an additional $1.0 million to Image as required by the merger agreement, Image Entertainment has terminated the ...
2009-04-18 06:00:00 -
Retired couple could benefit from a higher risk tolerance (The Star-Ledger)
Mac and Sue have seen a lot of economic change in their more than 70 years. Markets that have gone up. Markets that have gone down. But now that they're retired and need income from their savings, they're not sure...
2009-04-18 06:19:27 -
BankMuscat defers April CD auction due to ongoing bond issue (Zawya)
19 April 2009 MUSCAT -- The ongoing monthly certificate of deposit (CD) auction by BankMuscat will not be conducted in April.
2009-04-19 01:10:04 -
I-BONDS OR CDS (New York Post)
Dear John: I've been taking a lot of flak from a friend of mine because I buy Series I Savings Bonds. To me they are, in many ways, a better investment than a five-year CD because the initial investment is lower and you are likely to beat...
2009-04-19 05:41:07 -
donga.com[English donga] (donga.com)
Financial authorities are trying to prevent banks from raising interest rates on loans by changing the benchmark interest rate, warning that consumers could be affected by rising rates.
2009-04-19 06:52:18