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EU Agrees Bank Crisis Plan, Fails to Set Who Pays for Bailouts (Bloomberg.com)
April 7 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union sealed an accord to cooperate in financial crises, leaving aside the question of who pays if a multinational bank needs a bailout to prevent an economic shock rippling across borders.
2008-04-07 02:03:43 -
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2008-04-07 02:19:08 -
Professionals moving to Charlotte, without a job (The Charlotte Observer)
Charlotte has for years been a choice city among a certain breed of newcomer: professionals moving without jobs. They hear about the warm weather, growing economy and big banks. Sometimes they visit and are sold on relocating even if they don't have work lined up first. "They drive around and say, `Look at this growth. Look at what's happening here,' " said Ed Turner, owner of Smith Turner ...
2008-04-07 02:23:19 -
HSBC faces lost data disc probe (Liverpool Echo)
Banking giant HSBC is facing the prospect of an investigation by the City watchdog after admitting it had lost a disc containing details of 370,000 customers.
2008-04-07 02:42:01 -
Washington Mutual Advances on Speculation of Capital Infusion (Bloomberg.com)
April 7 (Bloomberg) -- Washington Mutual Inc. , the largest U.S. savings and loan, rose in German trading after the Wall Street Journal said the Seattle-based company may get $5 billion from an investment group led by private-equity firm TPG Inc.
2008-04-07 02:42:57 -
New legislation helps those in foreclosure (Daily Herald)
Lose your house to foreclosure and it used to be you could expect a big tax bill to add to your woes. With the newly enacted Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, that sometimes-shocking tax hit is easier to avoid.
2008-04-06 10:16:30 -
Florida Bank pursues home loans with new affiliation (BizJournals)
JACKSONVILLE -- Florida Bank of Jacksonville is expanding with new branches and through a new mortgage company affiliation that will allow the predominantly commercial and consumer lender to have on-site staff pursuing homebuyers.
2008-04-06 10:35:33 -
A former Marine with misgivings about Bush and the bloodshed in Iraq (Lodi News-Sentinel)
As an opinion page columnist, I normally get a certain amount of satisfaction if a view I subscribe to turns out correctly.
2008-04-07 12:14:33 -
Questions, criticisms surround Connolly foreclosure proposal (The Washington Examiner)
Fairfax County Chairman Gerry Connolly's proposal to use county housing funding to buy foreclosed homes and sell them at a lower cost is beginning to draw criticism from both sides of the political aisle.
2008-04-07 12:17:11 -
Despite falling prices, many first-time buyers left out of the market (Sun-Sentinel)
For many, falling prices haven't opened door to market First-time home buyers just can't win.
2008-04-07 12:30:13 -
More News (Daily Breeze)
Sorry, no items are currently available. When Julie Nixon paid $260,000 in 2003 for a Torrance duplex in the 2200 block of Del Amo Boulevard, she viewed it as not just her new home, but an investment.
2008-04-07 12:34:02 -
ING DIRECT books bumper profit (The West Australian)
ING DIRECT Australia hopes its online offer and burgeoning mortgage book will put it ahead of market growth in 2008 after booking an 18 per cent net profit rise in calendar year 2007.
2008-04-07 12:45:18 -
How to determine the right bid for a home (The News Journal)
WASHINGTON -- You love the fireplace, the hardwood floors, even the slightly dated kitchen. But just how much are you willing to pay for them?
2008-04-07 12:55:03 -
Some red tape not so bad in family loans (The News & Observer)
Q: My sister has never had much money and has always lived paycheck to paycheck. Five years ago she let me know that she had run up what we both agreed was a lot of debt, more than $10,000 on credit cards.
2008-04-05 11:47:20