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  • The Banking Bargain Bin

    Forbes - In August, Bank of America threw troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial (nyse: CFC - news - people ) a $2 ... Earlier this year, Citadel raised its stake in home builder Beazer Homes to 5.7% after rumors circulated about that ...
    2007-11-30 07:23:00
  • India's Economy Expands 8.9%, Slowest Pace This Year (Update3)

    Bloomberg - ... Lehman Brothers Inc. expects the South Asian nation to be immune to a deceleration in world growth sparked by mortgage ... State Bank of India, the nation's biggest lender, today won government approval for a $4.2 billion share sale, its first in ...
    2007-11-30 02:01:00
  • Enticing deals in the mortgage crisis often are too good to be true

    San Francisco Gate - Often, the victim is told he or she can continue living in the home for minimal rent. The scammers might make mortgage payments for several months ... scams are smaller-time operators who go door-to-door, offering, for example, to talk to their lender ...
    2007-11-30 06:47:00
  • Fortis Selling EU2.5 Billion of Bonds for ABN Stake (Update2)

    Bloomberg - ... with a coupon of 7.5 percent for the first year on 7 billion euros of convertible notes sold last month by Spanish lender ... Fortis said in September it has ``some exposure'' to the U.S. subprime market through its holdings of mortgage-backed and ...
    2007-11-30 03:56:00
  • Dow, S&P up on Fed, mortgage plan

    CNBC - ... bank, each rose more than 4 percent, while those of Countrywide Financial Corp , the nation's largest mortgage lender ... Countrywide shares shot up 20.3 percent to $11.19 on the NYSE, while shares of Freddie Mac, the No. 2 U.S. home ...
    2007-11-30 10:01:00
  • US home equity losses surge to record

    News.com.au - On Tuesday, Wells Fargo, the second-largest US mortgage lender, announced a $US1.4 billion ($1.5 billion) fourth-quarter charge tied largely to home equity loans it considers more risky, and which it plans to liquidate. Most home equity loans are ...
    2007-11-30 05:43:00
  • Defaults on Insured Mortgages Rise 28%, Industry Report Shows

    Bloomberg - Philadelphia-based Radian Group Inc. is down 81 percent, second- worst in the Russell 1000 behind mortgage lender IndyMac Bancorp. Falling Prices Home prices in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas dropped by 4.5 percent in the third ...
    2007-11-30 07:52:00
  • U.S. Stocks Rally, Led by Banks; Wells Fargo, Countrywide Gain

    Bloomberg - Wells Fargo, the second-biggest U.S. mortgage lender, advanced $1.76 to $32.30. Countrywide gained $2.50 to $11.80. Bank of America, the second-biggest U.S. bank, increased $1.87 to $46.50. Credit Suisse raised its recommendation on ...
    2007-11-30 07:38:00
  • Officials reach out to homeowners with mortgage troubles (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    New efforts at early intervention to prevent foreclosure will be launched next year, even as government and mortgage industry leaders negotiate in Washington whether to temporarily freeze adjustable rates on some $362 billion in subprime loans that are set to increase in 2008.
    2007-11-30 10:12:52
  • Sell Block: Cash Is No Longer King

    CNBC - ... not walk – from any cash holdings you have now that the Fed is hinting at another short-term interest rate cut, Cramer said. The short-term rates ... So if you’re looking to keep the yield you’ve been enjoying from a CD or another cash ...
    2007-11-28 03:54:00
  • Classical | Adventures and musical intrigue

    Seattle Times - ... about the cello world — the instruments, players, repertoire and performances that will be of interest to any music lover. The bonus: a CD of ... Now clocking in at a staggering 1,588 pages, the hefty new Penguin Guide cataloges and rates the major ...
    2007-11-30 01:11:00
  • Xinhua Finance/MNI Oct China Biz Sentiment Survey: New Lows

    FXStreet.com - A combination of cost pressures have been building throughout this year, in the form of higher input prices, higher interest rates, faster yuan appreciation, and declining sales prices; these effects are depressing both corporate financial positions ...
    2007-11-29 05:47:00
  • CORRECTION Japanese government bonds end morning higher on US rate cut ...

    FXStreet.com - Once the central bank confirms that the global financial markets have regained their stability, the BoJ is likely to raise interest rates, Okada said. The government said that Japan's unemployment rate stood at 4.0 percent in October, unchanged from ...
    2007-11-29 07:27:00
  • New CD regime to help manage liquidity and control inflation

    MENAFN - (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) The Central Bank's move to offer certificates of deposits in US dollar, euros,and UAE dirham will not only manage surplus liquidity, and control inflation, but will also help lower interest rates. On Tuesday evening the ...
    2007-11-30 02:15:00
  • Irish Oct Private Sector Credit +18.5% Vs +19.5% In Sep

    FXStreet.com - Residential mortgage growth rates have declined by an average of one percentage point each month since January of this year ... The Dow Jones content includes facts, views, opinions and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest ...
    2007-11-30 02:01:00