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  • Industry told to ignore City gloom - Times Online

    MOST firms have not been affected by the credit crunch and there is a risk that the attention devoted to its impact on the City and Canary Wharf overdoes the gloom, business leaders say. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which holds its annual ...
    2008-04-26 04:19:00
  • Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc. Declares Monthly Dividend of $0.03 Per ... - Forbes

    Certain information discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the federal securities laws. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected ...
    2008-04-24 04:00:00
  • Freddie Mac lead director Shaun O'Malley to retire - Forbes

    Freddie Mac's lead director, Shaun O'Malley, plans to retire after the mortgage financier's annual shareholder meeting in June, the company said Friday. O'Malley, 72, has served on Freddie Mac's board since September 2001 and became lead director in ...
    2008-04-25 07:02:00
  • State warns Glen Cove about its borrowing - again - Newsday

    The state comptroller has sent the financially troubled City of Glen Cove another letter, warning it once again against using long-term borrowing to pay tax refunds to property owners. The April 9 letter from Thomas DiNapoli's office was sent in ...
    2008-04-24 11:53:00
  • Refinancing an auto loan? - Commerce Journal

    Right after my husband and I got married, we decided to buy a new car. We were both 22 at the time, and he was in the Navy (still is) and I was still in college. Neither one of us had much of a credit history, so we were approved through Toyota ...
    2008-04-26 01:49:00
  • India's call-center workers are getting stress on the line - Los Angeles Times

    BANGALORE, INDIA -- After two years working nights at a U.S. company's computer call center, Vamsi knew it was time to quit when his 6-year-old son brought home a school portrait he'd drawn of his father, asleep in bed. "He was asked to draw a ...
    2008-04-26 10:14:00
  • The return of the turnaround merchants - The Independent

    With credit in short supply, private equity is having to stump up more of its own money and take a back-to-basics approach, says Mark Leftly The much-maligned, but hugely successful, private equity industry is at a crossroads. If 2007 was the year ...
    2008-04-26 03:43:00
  • FA to refinance after massive Wembley losses - ESPN.com

    The Football Association are facing an urgent need to refinance their Wembley debt after the new national stadium lost a reported £22million in its first year of operation. The stadium had been expected to provide a steady income stream for the FA ...
    2008-04-25 05:50:00
  • Rates on 30-year mortgages top 6% this week - USA Today

    WASHINGTON — Rates on 30-year mortgages topped 6% on average for the first time in six weeks as financial markets grew more worried about rising inflation. Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, reported Thursday that 30-year fixed-rate mortgages ...
    2008-04-24 01:01:00
  • 'Sleepless' houseboat for sale -- Hanks not included - Seattle Post Intelligencer

    Well, maybe those historically-low mortgage rates might come in handy after all. That is, if you want to buy the houseboat from the movie, "Sleepless in Seattle." Fans of the 1993 film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan will be pleased to know the 2,075 ...
    2008-04-26 05:45:00
  • Post office previews new stamps depicting chrome and fins cars of the ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Bush says rebates going out Monday should help economy FDA takes closer look at Lasik complaints 3 NYPD detectives acquitted in 50-shot killing US official: Iran boosting support for Iraqi insurgents Ask AP: Mortgage insurance, taxing Social Security ...
    2008-04-25 07:45:00
  • Abode Mortgage Corporation Obtains Approved Lender Status With AIG ... - Market Wire

    VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 24, 2008) - Abode Mortgage Corporation (TSX VENTURE:ABD), a residential mortgage lender, has obtained approved lender status with AIG United Guaranty. Abode Mortgage Corporation's ability to offer ...
    2008-04-24 04:14:00
  • Experts say the local housing market is better off than most. - HamptonRoads.com

    Video: Home advantage. No real estate observer – at the least the six on our Pilot panel – claimed to have a crystal ball. Nonetheless, we asked them to offer their insight on what’s ahead. Sadler: Most of the skeletons are out of the closets ...
    2008-04-26 03:22:00
  • Cash check: Dan Weyandt, 20, MInneapolis - Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Living Arrangements: There's 15 people that live here (fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon), and I have my own room. It's fun, it's a nice social environment to live in. Sometimes it's a little loud. What would your dream job be? To do nothing. Last major ...
    2008-04-26 02:17:00
  • Mortgage Insurance Claims Hurt Genworth - Smart Money

    SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Genworth Financial reported lower-than-expected first-quarter profit late Thursday and cut its full-year earnings outlook as the insurer continued to struggle with weak housing and financial markets in the U.S. First ...
    2008-04-25 08:28:00