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Countrywide boss: Click, read, reply, oops! - New York Daily News
Countrywide boss Angelo Mozilo touched off a firestorm Wednesday when his callous response to a strapped homeowner's plea went public. The leader of the mortgage lender at the center of the subprime meltdown labeled a borrower's desperate e-mail ...
2008-05-21 11:06:00 -
Aon Consulting Announces U.S. Vice President Promotions (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Aon Consulting Worldwide, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation , announced today the following assistant vice presidents were promoted to vice president in their respective practice groups across the country:
2008-05-22 10:00:00 -
UPDATE: OFHEO Says US Home Prices Down 1.7% In 1stQ (The Forex Market)
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. home prices fell faster in the early months of 2008, a report Thursday said, showing sharp declines in so-called "bubble" states.
2008-05-22 11:42:57 -
Ten tips to get the best price when you sell your home (Daily Telegraph)
A sluggish housing market means sellers need all the advice they can get, says Michelle Pughe-Parry.
2008-05-22 12:14:34 -
Color of Money Book Club (Washington Post)
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted an online discussion with James Lardner, Jose Garcia and Cynthia Zeldin, authors of "Up to Our Eyeballs: How Shady Lenders and Failed Economic Policies Are Drowning Americans in Debt" (New Press and Demos), on Thursday, May 22 at Noon ET.
2008-05-22 12:32:10 -
Sponsor of Drug Bill Rejected by CA Senate Today Changed Its Name After Privacy Violations (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The California Senate rejected a bill today sponsored by a drug marketing firm that was forced to change its name after privacy violations. See Washington Post coverage below.
2008-05-22 12:50:00 -
US Comml Bks Keep Hefty Discount Window Use;Dealers Scale Back (The Forex Market)
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--U.S. commercial banks continued to tap extensively the Federal Reserve's discount window last week, a sign that credit strains remain despite some signs of improvement.
2008-05-22 01:42:47 -
Sellers can enhance their property (The Arizona Republic)
West Valley Realtor Greg Yurkovic offers creative tactics to sell a home or property.
2008-05-22 02:59:57 -
Reflections (GoldSeek.com)
As regular readers know, I believe the banking and credit crisis has a long way to go. We are in the 2 nd to 3 rd inning of a nine-inning ballgame. The solution the G7 public servants and central banks will propose is they WILL PRINT THE MONEY as they always have and always will.
2008-05-22 03:02:32 -
Loan fraud scheme may have started when housing market took a dive - Idaho Statesman
Federal prosecutors say a real estate agent and a mortgage broker found empty lots and people willing to let their names be used to obtain construction loans. A loan officer helped approve the loans. And a building contractor withdrew the money from ...
2008-05-22 09:07:00 -
Whither America, Wither the World? (Payvand Iran News)
As a naturalized American citizen I have always utilized my freedom of expression to make my adopted country a bit better. That stems from my firm conviction that the constant influx of immigrants with new ideas, talents and resource has made this Nation of Immigrants unique and vibrant and preserved it longer than any empire in the history of the world. -Ali Parsa
2008-05-22 08:59:26 -
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP Announces Filing of Class Action Suit Against AIG and Certain of Its Senior ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP ("BLB&G") today announced that it filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of its client Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund ("Jacksonville Police & Fire") and purchasers of the securities of American International Group, Inc. during the period from May 11, 2007 through May 9, ...
2008-05-22 09:42:00 -
Jacobs to Lead Thompson Hine's Business Litigation Practice Group (Centre Daily Times)
William W. Jacobs has been named the new chair of Thompson Hine LLP's Business Litigation practice group. Based in the firm's Cleveland office, Jacobs has been a vice chair of the group for several years. He succeeds James Robenalt, who will remain active as one of the firm's top litigators.
2008-05-22 11:29:14 -
State-Wide Coalition Calls on Governor and Legislature to Address Foreclosure Crisis Before End of Legislative Session (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
New Yorkers for Responsible Lending (NYRL) pressed the Governor and State Legislature today to pass strong and comprehensive foreclosure prevention legislation before the legislative session ends in June. With only 5 weeks remaining in the legislative calendar, the Governor and the Legislature have yet to sit down together to develop a much needed legislative solution for New Yorks foreclosure ...
2008-05-22 11:36:00 -
LendingTree faces class-action lawsuit (The Charlotte Observer)
LendingTree customers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Charlotte-based company, claiming it failed to protect their personal information, including Social Security numbers. The suit, filed in federal court in New York Friday, alleges that millions of customers have been exposed to fraud and identity theft by the online mortgage company. In one case, a customer bought a copy of his ...
2008-05-22 12:02:13