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  • Goldman Sachs Reports Second Quarter Earnings Per Common Share of $1.85 Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:00AMThe Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. today reported net revenues of $7.28 billion and net earnings of $1.09 billion for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Diluted earnings per common share were $1.85 compared with $0.78 for the second quarter of 2010 and $1.56 for the first quarter of 2011.
  • Fresh Start program aims to improve credit ratings Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:04PMBRADENTON -- In a swirl of events that included a broken neck from a work accident, two major surgeries, and serious lingering health conditions, Rick Bouknight had seen his credit score dip down to the low 400s.
  • Retirement, paying off credit card take priority over college funds Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:20PMDEAR BRUCE: I am 55 and my wife is 52. I have been unemployed for more than a year. My wife works part-time. We have $35,000 in credit card debt and $60,000 for my part of my kids' college educations. I have $260,000 in a 401(k).
  • Ask Eric Mortgage questions of the week Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:33PMQ: I have been saving up money for a down payment to buy my first home, but I have a...
  • Why Europe Is Really Freaked Out Over A Greek Default Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:28AMGreece's debt cannot be serviced, much less repaid. Everything says default: stop paying, write it
  • Israel is conducting secret negotiations with Turkey and unclassified with Moldova: Israel Today Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:13AMPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, June 21 received at his office in Jerusalem, the Russian Ambassador to Israel Peter flanks, ends his mission in Israel in the coming days.
  • Emails show Wachovia's lobbying on bailout Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:20AMNewly released emails appear to show that Wachovia, at the peak of the financial crisis, was lobbying for some of its most troubled loans to be included in a government bailout.
  • Can the eurozone survive the Greek debt crisis? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:59PMIf Greece defaults on its debts, the consequences could spread across Europe, and prove catastrophic for the euro The economic crisis in Greece is the most important thing to have happened in Europe since the Balkan wars. That isn't because Greece is economically central to the European order: at barely 3% of eurozone GDP, the Greek economy could vanish without trace and scarcely be missed by ...
  • Highlights - Bernanke's semiannual testimony to Senate panel Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:58AMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The following are highlights of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on Thursday to the Senate Banking Committee as part of his semiannual testimony on the U.S. economy and monetary policy. Bernanke repeated prepared testimony he delivered to a House of Representatives panel on Wednesday.
  • Corus Entertainment announces fiscal 2011 third quarter results Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:01AMMonthly dividend increase of 16% Consolidated revenues up 7% and segment profit up 11% Television specialty ad growth of 15% Radio revenue growth of 4% in Ontario offset by a 7% decline in the West Basic earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.48 for the quarter compared to $0.35 last year TORONTO , July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Corus Entertainment Inc . (TSX: CJR.B.to - News ...
  • Don't Miss Reduced Pricing During the Stars & Stripes Savings Event at San Carlos Court by William Lyon Homes Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:20PMIRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - 07/13/11) - Homebuyers must hurry to San Carlos Court by William Lyon Homes, where they can celebrate their independence this summer with spectacular pricing, plus a special bonus package* that includes a FREE washer, dryer and refrigerator on the neighborhood's Featured Home, Lot #76 during the Stars & Stripes Savings Event . Now through July 18th, smart consumers can ...
  • DTI seeks change in measuring FDIs Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:34AMTHE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is leading a move to revise the way the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is computing foreign direct investments (FDIs), saying a new system could potentially double FDI figures.
  • Emergency funds available for at-risk home owners Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:12AMALBUQUERQUE - New Mexico homeowners at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure may be eligible for an interest-free loan that will pay a portion of their mortgage for up to two years. A total of 352
  • When should the state step in? Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:15PMIn the wake of Yarnell's abrupt closure, questions about the state's role in propping the ice cream maker up by Max Brantley The aftertaste of the failure of Yarnell's Premium Ice Cream has been as bitter as the abrupt closure of the 79-year-old Searcy business June 30, which put more than 200 people out of work. While hope continues that a buyer might be found for company assets to resume ice ...
  • Small Business=Fraud, Countercyclical Planning, MMT, and Other Economics Catch-up Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:44PMNote :This was going to be short pieces about things I missed during a week of illness. It turned into a Very Long Piece riffing on two posts from Capital Gains and Games . And that's without even mentioning the bravura work Stan Collender is doing there: see, for instance, this note that a deficit reduction bill with tax increases is very possible if you just ignore John Boehner.
  • Kenneth R. Harney: Banks eagerly await drop in Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA loan limits Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 4:00AMBy Kenneth R. Harney, Special to the Times Friday, July 8, 2011 Banks eager for drop in federal loan limits WASHINGTON — How big a deal is the upcoming cutback in mortgage limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration? Will buyers and sellers who depend on jumbo-sized loans find themselves in a financing squeeze after Oct. 1, when the limits plunge in key markets ...
  • Mortgage payment assistance available to 352 New Mexico homeowners Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 1:08AMProgram provides interest-free loan up to $50,000 New Mexico homeowners at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure may be eligible for an interest-free loan that will pay a portion of their mortgage for up to two years.
  • Harney: Banks eager to step in after limit on jumbo loans Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:14AMHow big a deal is the upcoming cutback in mortgage limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration? Will buyers and sellers...
  • Rita Fincher loves sitting on her front porch Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:09PMPARK HILLS -  Eighty-five-year-old Rita Fincher and family members believe that without the USDA Rural Development’s help in getting a direct loan, she’d still be living a double-wide trailer in a run-down neighborhood where police were constantly being called.
  • Housing: Banks big and small love mortgage-limit cutbacks effect on buyers, sellers Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:15PMHow big a deal is the upcoming cutback in mortgage limits for Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration ? Will buyers and sellers who depend on jumbo-sized loans find themselves in a financing squeeze after Oct. 1, when the limits plunge in key markets around the country?
  • Fitch Upgrades 2 & Affirms 4 Classes of Waveland - INGOTS, Ltd. Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:12PMNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has upgraded two and affirmed four classes of notes issued by Waveland - INGOTS, Ltd. (Waveland). Rating Outlooks, Loss Severity (LS) Ratings, and Recovery Ratings (RR) have also been revised or maintained as follows: --$4,486,790 class A-1 notes affirmed at 'AAAsf', LS to 'LS3' from 'LS2'; Outlook Stable; --$11,315,123 class A-2 notes affirmed at 'AAAsf ...
  • Laurel City Revamp discusses finances, future plans with Winsted selectmen Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:11PMWINSTED — As a relatively new non-profit organization, Laurel City Revamp has taken on ambitious plans. But some, including the sitting selectmen, expressed their concerns about the group’s financial health.
  • Unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure may get more time under new federal requirements Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:11PMHomeowners with mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration may be eligible for a 12-month forbearance.
  • Latest Jobs Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:58AMIn a submission to the Department for Work and Pensions, the umbrella body says making housing payments direct to tenants, rather than landlords, would reduce lender confidence in the sector and cause them to reprice loans. The sector currently holds £65 billion of debt.
  • Fitch upgrades Hong Leong Bank's support rating to '2'; withdraws EON Bank's ratings Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:34PMFitch Ratings has upgraded Hong Leong Bank Berhad's (HLBB) Support Rating to '2' from '3' and revised its Support Rating Floor to 'BBB-' from 'BB+', while removing them from Rating Watch Positive (RWP
  • Amscot Financial Contributes Mini-Grants to 14 Non-Profit Service Organizations Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:53AMAmscot Financial, a leading provider of convenient, consumer-oriented financial services, has made mini-grants of $100 to $1,000 to 14 non-profit service organizations in its 15-county service area.
  • World Trust Fund UK Regulatory Announcement: Final Results Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:36AMLONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The World Trust FundAudited Annual Report March 31st 2011 The full Annual Report and Accounts can be accessed via the following website: www.uk.lazardnet.com or by contacting the Company Secretary on telephone 01392 477500. Financial Highlights for the year ended March 31st, 2011 US$ 3.52 GBP 2.19 Net Asset Value as at March 31st, 2011 Net ...
  • Worthington's loss is KOP's gain Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:38AML.L. Bean won’t be setting up shop in Uptown Worthington. It will be opening in the King of Prussia Plaza in September instead.
  • Fidelity Financial Group Beverly Hills, Featured Mortgage Violation Audit Firm Displays the Proven Benefits of its ... Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 7:03PMFidelity Financial Group Beverly Hills and Secure Audit Group, America's leading real estate finance and mortgage loan audit experts, were recently featured in CNBC showcasing the advantages consumers have in loss mitigation transactions using mortgage compliance analysis reports.
  • Comrade Gillard's carbon sales pitch Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 5:10PMGillard's speech on Sunday will outline a complex carbon policy tainted by its shuffle between the Greens, independents and Labor. That's the downside to democracy. 6 Jul 2011 10:10 AM
  • Afghanistan Is Teetering On The Edge Of Another Crisis Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:44AMAfghanistan has been in chaos for the past 30 years, leaving little room for optimism. But the events of this past week have shocked even the most pessimistic observers.
  • Grain News Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 10:15AMColumbia, MO—Cutting direct payments to farmers appears to save $4.9 billion per year in the federal budget. However, cutting that USDA program could boost farmer participation in ACRE, a program that offsets losses in farm income.
  • USDA Rural Development Can Assist With Homes Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:50AMHURON — How is your house holding up against this stormy weather? Need a roof or a new air conditioner to keep you cool? How about your windows or flooring?
  • Greece is standing up to EU neocolonialism | Costas Douzinas and Petros Papaconstantinou Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:34AMThe usurious conditions of the Greek bailout reveals Brussels' colonial mindset – but Athens is showing citizens can resist After months of attacks on the supposedly feckless Greeks, the western media , intellectuals such Amartya Sen and Jürgen Habermas and the United Nations have finally woken up to the fact that the catastrophic austerity imposed on Greece is unsustainable. It was about time ...
  • Despite fears, owning home retains allure, poll shows Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:39PMAbout nine in 10 Americans see owning a home as part of the American dream, even as many doubt their home is a good investment, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
  • ASUR Presents its Updated IFRS Program as Requested by the CNBV Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 8:20AMGrupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. the first privatized airport group in Mexico and operator of Cancun Airport and eight others in the southeast of Mexico announced today that it has filed an updated program for adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards beginning with fiscal year 2012 with the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission .
  • Banks will cut costs to keep profits Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 5:18AMTough year ahead on slower lending growth, bad debts. 30 Jun 2011 8:05 PM
  • Mountfield Group - Annual Financial Report Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 2:41AMMountfield Group - Annual Financial Report
  • Afghanistan seeks foreign donors after IMF talks fail Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 11:06AMJEDDAH (Reuters) - Kabul is pursuing talks with international donors for foreign aid after a breakdown in discussions with the IMF left millions of dollars in aid in limbo, Afghanistan's finance minister said on Tuesday.
  • SSNIT Exposed For Not Paying Contributions Of 3000 Workers Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 11:16PMOfficials of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) have been caught flouting the very law under which it has been dragging many employers to court for prosecution..
  • They're Back: 'ARM's (Adjustable Rate Mortgage) Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:55PMTom McNamara checking-in this evening with a story about 'ARMs' -- in spite of all the 'ARMs' that blew-up in the last few years, more and more homebuyers are wading back into these mortgages. Please read this article and see what you think.
  • Banks' IT keeping a hold over customers Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 8:51PMAustralian banks' antiquated payments systems make it easier for customers to get a divorce than to switch banks, according to Ducth bank RaboDirect.
  • Divorce easier than switching banks Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:41PMIt's easier to get a divorce than to switch banks, thanks to Australian banks' antiquated payments system.
  • 1 Financial Stock Definitely Worth Discovering Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 2:27PMDiscover Financial's quarterly numbers beat estimates, look positive.
  • Gold Up-Date - June 27, 2011 Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 2:16PMYou will be baffled by the action taken by the EU leaders when you understand how dire the financial situation is in Greece.
  • Divorce easier than breaking up with banks Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 3:03AMIT'S almost easier to get a divorce than to switch banks, thanks to Australian banks' antiquated payments system, a foreign bank says.
  • Satyajit Das: Default Semantics – Credit Default Swaps & Greece Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:21AMYves here. Despite the technical focus of this post, the underlying issue, of whether Greek CDS will pay out as protection buyers expected, is very important. As Das discussed in an earlier post , in the first real test of the CDS market (the Delphi bankruptcy in 2005), credit defaults swaps had required delivery of bonds to get the insurance payout on the contract . Since the volume of CDS on ...
  • Compare FHA to PMI to find savings Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 1:10AMYou may have heard FHA loans can be a great mortgage option because they offer lower interest rates and are easier to qualify for. But easiest doesn't always equal cheaper or better.
  • Bank of England Urges Clarity in Sovereign Debt Exposure Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 8:14AMThe Bank of England governor Mervyn King said the worsening debt crisis in Greece and other European countries is currently the biggest threat to Britain's financial system.
  • Britain’s Mervyn King Says Europe Debt Is Major Threat Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 7:40AMMervyn A. King, governor of the Bank of England, said the Greek debt crisis could lead to financing problems for financial institutions.