‘On the Edge’ Banks Face Writedowns on FDIC Auctions (Update1)Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:46PMMarch 8 (Bloomberg) -- A Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plan to auction more than $1 billion in assets seized from failed banks next month, including a loan to build a W Hotel in Atlanta, may trigger writedowns that weaken lenders nationwide.
Rental scams concernsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:43PMIf it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You hear that saying often, and if you're not careful a crook can use it to scam you out of your money and identity. Recent Internet searches for apartments in the Toledo area may be cause for concern.
China sees long-term growth in housing pricesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:34PMBEIJING – Soaring Chinese housing prices will rise further in 2010 and beyond as the nation develops and as local officials push property sales as a revenue source, the country's housing minister said Monday. The bullish assessment by Minister Jiang Weixin appeared to cast Read more...
Triple whammy hits would-be home buyersMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:33PMMany would-be home buyers have given up the dream of home ownership, hit by rising interest rates, tougher lending conditions and an end to a government grant.
County debates private land burial issueMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:33PMCommissioners debated but failed to pass a resolution Monday which dealt with human burial on private land. The slimmed-down new resolution notes the health risks of burial and does not cover cremation ash scattering.
Fannie Mae Mortgage-Bond Spreads Fall to Record: Credit MarketsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:29PMMarch 9 (Bloomberg) -- Yields on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac mortgage securities that guide U.S. home-loan rates are trading at the lowest relative to Treasuries on record, even as the scheduled end of Federal Reserve purchases approaches.
Tonight's meeting will determine fate of Bonfield agridomeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:20PMMembers of the Bonfield Agricultural Society are meeting tonight to discuss the future of the Bonfield agridome. The building is used as the site for many local fundraisers, fall fairs and events. This isn't the first time the building has been up for discussion.[...]
Foreclosure lawsuit fiasco upends Estates man’s retirementMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:27PMNAPLES —It was retirement incarnate. Then, the foreclosure lawsuit came.Warren Nyerges, 45, left his law enforcement career and moved to Golden Gate Estates late last year with his wife. He was spending his days preparing his backyard for grass, painting the interior of his home and joking about the snow he abandoned in Cleveland.“I’ve had nothing but a ball. To come down here, it’s a life dream ...
Irish Life and Permanent capital needs ‘best served by rights issue’Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:17PMIRISH Life & Permanent (IL&P) should launch a rights issue to raise extra capital whether or not it forms part of the much anticipated wave of bank consolidation, according to Merrion Stockbrokers.
question of the weekMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:10PMNEW YORK - On March 9, 2009, it felt like the world was ending. The Dow Jones industrial average had tumbled to a 12-year low of 6,547, and looked to keep plunging. A day later, Citigroup Inc. stopped the market's drop with news that it was turning a profit.
BirthdaysSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:26AMPerryopolis news
Hodes speaks to business community in LaconiaSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:24AMU.S. Rep. Paul Hodes, D-N.H., a U.S. Senate hopeful, speaks to members of the business community Saturday at Lakes Region Community College. With Hodes are Greater Laconia-Weirs Beach Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Doug Holmes and LRCC President Mark Edelstein.
Mortgage rates slide back below 5%Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:18AMMortgage rates have dipped below 5 percent again, four weeks before a government program that is helping keep rates low is scheduled to expire. The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 4.97 percent last week, down from 5.05 percent a week earlier, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said Thursday.
Layoff may be temporary but mortgage isn'tSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:15AMLaid-off firefighter won't be able to make payments but doesn't want to lose his house or good credit. Dear Liz: My son recently learned that he likely will lose his job April 1. He is a fireman and there is a chance the layoff might be temporary, depending on city budget negotiations.
Foreclosure market can be tough to buy intoSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:10AMQuestion: My wife and I made an offer on a home prior to foreclosure and it was declined. Apparently our offer was not enough to pay off all the lien holders. The home is to be auctioned on the court house steps in a few weeks and the amount we offered is the opening bid.
Sacrificing privacy to get a loanSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:05AMDear Benny — My husband and I recently applied for a home equity loan to help finance a new home we are building until we sell our current one. We applied at our local bank and it acknowledged our home's value, which is fully paid for, is more than adequate to cover the amount we applied for. The bank also noted that we have excellent credit and sufficient monthly income to support the payments ...
From foreclosure to a new homeSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:05AMThe foreclosure crisis finally arrived in my Winnetka neighborhood, with shadow inventory taking root right next door.
Hard times mean boom times for some companiesSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:03AMSome small businesses are not just surviving but thriving - even benefiting - from the economic weakness that has battered so many other smaller firms. Some have carved a niche few rivals can match.
Foreclosures and other special circumstancesSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:53AMShort sales, foreclosures and real estate auctions offer homebuyers another type of purchase opportunity. Buyers considering one of these homes need to have a signed agreement by April 30 and close by June 30 to take advantage of the current $8,000 tax credit.
Online sites provide roadmap to financesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:12AMA common complaint of many consumers is that at the end of the month, they're short of money and they have no idea of where they spent it.
Duo have reason to celebrateSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:09AMTwo city residents, who have been pooling funds to buy lottery tickets together for 10 years, are big winners in this year's Heart and Stroke Foundation fundraiser. Paul Parsons, 63, and Jim Curry, 69, won the fifth of 10 grand prizes -- a package worth $107,000 -- in the draw held on March 2.[...]
Miracle at 576 Grant StreetSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:35AMIt stood as the poster home for Manteca’s growing foreclosure crisis. Police were responding to transients and drug users breaking into the house at least twice a week. Holes had been punched in walls to steal copper wiring. Graffiti was throughout the home. Human waste was in some parts of the house as was rubbish from squatters. They even were tearing apart built-in shelves for firewood. The ...
Bank reclaims Shoppes at Silver SpringSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:57AMM&T Bank reclaimed the Shoppes at Silver Spring center Wednesday with a $2.2 million upset bid during a sheriff’s sale.
Worst 'American Idol' Contestants EverWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:13AMSome of the most cringe-worthy "American Idol" contestants have clearly been some of the most memorable as well. Take a look at our list of the five worst of all time.
Report: Scott Rothstein’s chief operating officer to face chargesWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:12AMScott Rothstein's right-hand woman at his Fort Lauderdale law firm -- chief operating officer Debra Villegas -- is expected to be charged with money-laundering conspiracy within the next week. That would make her the first alleged co-conspirator named in Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme, the largest financial fraud in South Florida history.
Torstar Corporation Reports Increase in Fourth Quarter EarningsWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:10AMTORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 3, 2010) - Torstar Corporation (TSX:TS.B) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2009. Highlights for the quart...
Over 3 million UK borrowers don't know their mortgage rateWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:05AMOver a third (35 per cent) of borrowers are currently repaying their mortgage at their lender's Standard Variable Rate (SVR), possibly because they believe that they are on the lowest monthly repayments on offer.
House prices set for a pounding?Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:42AMSterling's fall against the US dollar, to - shock! - an 11-month low, should remind us of one of the market's more curious relationships. I refer to that between the $/£ rate and relative house prices in the two countries.
Cruel 'Joke': Consumer Protection to the Fed?Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:37AMWASHINGTON — A tentative deal struck between Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd and Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., to entrust consumer protection to the Federal Reserve Board left observers, including fellow lawmakers, more confused than enlightened, and raised critical questions.
HSBC, Hang Seng Decline After Profit Misses Analyst EstimatesMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 9:21PMMarch 2 (Bloomberg) -- HSBC Holdings Plc and affiliate Hang Seng Bank Ltd. fell in Hong Kong trading after the lenders reported full-year profit that missed analysts’ estimates.
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O.C. Biz Wrap: Forbes on taxes; jobless billMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:57PMWe know information flies fast these days! As a service for the many of you who simply can't keep up, here's snippet summaries of business blog posts created by Orange County Register reporters and editors on Mar. 1 Lansner on Real Estate Really? Va....
Loomis Mayor Proactive In ForeclosuresMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:55PMThousands of Californians in danger of foreclosure are trying to get their home loans modified. But Loomis Mayor Gary Liss is trying his best to keep people in their homes.
HSBC, Hang Seng Decline After Profit Misses Analyst EstimatesMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:48PMHSBC Holdings Plc and affiliate Hang Seng Bank Ltd. fell in Hong Kong trading after the lenders reported full-year profit that missed analysts’ estimates.
Home owners face mortgage hitMonday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:44PMRBA set to lift interest rates today, hitting thousands of first home buyers.
British banking faces major makeoverSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:16AMLONDON (AFP) - Britain's retail banking sector is in the midst of a major makeover as lenders post sharply-improved earnings, bosses relinquish bonuses and new players prepare to join a recovering market.
Arrow execs file responsesSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:48AMArrow Trucking Co. officials are battling back against Transportation Alliance Bank Inc., alleging unfair play leading up to the collapse of one of Oklahoma's largest flatbed carriers, records show.
Just Approved: Dianne CrosbySunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:33AMEach week, The Chronicle talks with Bay Area lenders and brokers about which home loans are getting done. Mortgage broker: Dianne Crosby, LaSalle Financial Services, Oakland Property: A four-bedroom, 3.5-bath in Oakland Appraised value: $1.04 million Loan...
Movers and shakersSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:31AMOutdoor gear retailer REI has appointed Dr. Stephen Lockhart to fill an open position on the Seattle company's board of directors. An anesthesiologist and chief medical officer for Sutter Health's East Bay Region in California, Lockhart recently volunteered... California - Seattle - REI - Board of directors - United States
Jay County RecordSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:26AMWells Fargo Bank vs. Catherine and Jeremy Negele, 824 W. Arch St., Portland.
Real Estate NotebookSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:19AMWASHINGTON — Rates for 30-year home loans rose above the 5 percent threshold for the first time in three weeks, but remained near historically low levels.
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