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Banks' 2008 Stock Options Turning Out To Be Most Lucrative Payouts Ever
... revenue over the next ten years by cracking down on the... Banks will push the Obama administration to expand its mortgage-modification program to allow interest-only periods on reworked loans, seeking to bring more homeowners into the... The Obama ... Comment?
Hong Kong's property market: Flat out
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HAVING seen the damage caused by property bubbles, Hong Kong officials are determined not to have a repeat on their own patch. Comment?
New banking measures: Chipped, not broken
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... support. But it created a behemoth in retail banking, with market shares of around 30% in both current accounts and mortgage lending. Small wonder that the Office of Fair Trading, a competition watchdog, gave warning that the merger would result in ... Comment?
Reforming parliamentary expenses: The never-ending story
... in London. He wants it confined to the cost of renting a place or staying in a hotel. Those who currently claim for mortgage payments can do so for the duration of the next parliament, but any capital gains made over that time must be returned to ... Comment?
Monetary policy: Leaders and laggards
... measures to expire because of the improved functioning of credit markets. The Fed is trimming its purchases of mortgage-related debt because there isn't much available to buy. And if policy is to be tightened in the developed world, far better it be ... Comment?
Times are tough: Only $140B for Wall St. banksters
Now, as the Wall Street Journal reports, "Major U.S. banks and securities firms are on pace to pay their employees about $140 billion this year - a record high." Folks, $140 billion is more than the combined budgets of the U.S. departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, the National Science Foundation and the ... Comment?
Let voters determine executive pay
I have read several articles on the proposed decision to cut the pay of top executives at companies on taxpayer life support. Comment?
Government As Narcotics Dealer
... banks began to do the same sorts of things that they were to do 80 years later in the housing and subprime mortgage bubble. They used low cost, easy money to invest in assets that were outside the normal range of traditional, prudent banking. While ... Comment?
Is Another Revolutionary War Imminent?
Many years ago there was a group of people whom the government labeled "Extremists", "Insubordinates", "Threats to The Nation". The government of which I speak, was Great Britain; and that group of extremists, the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, who ultimately broke free from the bonds of the British Empire and the United Kingdom ... Comment?
Retirees must match income to spending
... most of it invested in CDs. What is the best way to grow this money so it lasts? My house has a small $50,000 mortgage. Should I get back into the market? Is it worth it to pay to manage my portfolio since I lack the expertise to manage it? - L.K., ... Comment?
Rockland Legislature extends back-tax repayment time
... state of the economy, which has seen property owners lose their homes not only for failing to keep up with their mortgage payments, but also their tax bills. In 2007-08, 1,872 properties had tax liens placed on them by the county, according to ... Comment?
Ten percent unemployment is a lot tougher than it used to be
It hurts more to be unemployed now than the last time the jobless rate hit 10 percent. Comment?
Jobless: 10 percent is tougher than it used to be
... overseas as the economy improves. Schenk, who is drawing unemployment aid, has managed to stay up-to-date on his mortgage and credit card payments, but at a significant cost to his financial future. "I'm burning through my savings," he says. "And ... Comment?
You've seen the TV ads, so you're wondering: What is Ally Bank?
Its TV and print ads poke fun at the bait-and-switch tactics of other banks. Its interest rates on CDs have been the most generous in the industry. Comment?
Analysis: 10 percent joblessness is Obama's new world
... likely won't increase rapidly. Foreclosures will continue to rise, hitting not just subprime borrowers, but prime mortgage holders as well. Commercial real estate lending, already teetering, could plunge in the face of rising vacancy and loan ... Comment?
Laid-off workers tapping 401(k) funds to survive
As the last of his severance pay dwindled away in March, Brad Cleghorn of northwest suburban Marengo cashed out his 401 plan in order to pay his mortgage and feed his family. Comment?
Names and Changes Compiled by Heather Brush Froeschl;...
... as the anatomy department chairman for the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. FINANCIAL WestStar Mortgage Corp. has opened a new branch in Roanoke with JIM GEORGE as loan officer and area manager, EDIE SAUNDERS as loan officer and ... Comment?
... but "these were good loans gone bad," said Tom Webb, chief economist at Manheim Consulting. "It's not like the mortgage market." The same cautious lenders recently have been cutting back on their spending for repossessions, partly to reduce expenses ... Comment?
Financial Advisor - Training Program
... or other continued education, medical, dental and vision plans, and stock options. They also include such perks as mortgage assistance, special discounts for auto and homeowners insurance, and banking. You'll also have a chance to build equity in ... Comment?
Even the Rich Treat Their Houses Like Piggy Banks
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In recent years, millions of Americans looked at their houses and saw big, fat piggy banks. Comment?