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  • Stewart(R) Forms Multi-State Trustee Company to Address Foreclosure ... - MSN MoneyCentral

    Today, in a move to address the rapidly rising number of foreclosure filings in the western United States, Stewart announced the formation of Stewart Default Services (SDS). Effective July 1 st , 2008, SDS will begin providing residential, commercial ...
    2008-06-26 03:54:00
  • Bankrate: Mortgage Rates, Like Fed, Hold Steady - MSN MoneyCentral

    NEW YORK, June 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fixed mortgage rates took a breather, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate holding at 6.62 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30 ...
    2008-06-26 04:30:00
  • Financing in the Face of Fear and Fundamentals | By Cameron J. Larkin (Hospitality Net)

    While the title of this article is a bit of a tongue-twister, its components speak to key and sometimes counterintuitive factors impacting our industry today: Financing challenges, recessionary fears, and the surprisingly robust market fundamentals – both hotel industry and broader economy – that should keep AAHOA’s 9,000-strong membership from sitting on the sidelines during this time of ...
    2008-06-26 07:04:41
  • Paying loans with HELOC involves risk (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    Tapping a HELOC to reduce a debt load sometimes involves risk, says Dr. Don Taylor.
    2008-06-25 03:00:00
  • The Crack Up Boom, Part III (GoldSeek.com)

    Introduction: At no time in my career have I seen greater opportunities for investors who are properly informed. The AVERAGE amount of M3 central bank money and credit creation is simply astonishing.
    2008-06-26 06:54:52
  • Bank of America's Parking Meter Play (Minyanville via Yahoo! Finance)

    Bank charges $10 for $2 space.
    2008-06-26 07:15:00
  • Discover's profit masks weak US card biz (Crain's Chicago Business)

    (AP) — Discover's profit in the most recent quarter rose 12 percent after the card company saw record volumes in its third-party payments business — which processes ATM and debit transactions and other banks' cards. The company also benefited in the fiscal second quarter from selling its ...
    2008-06-26 07:25:22
  • Fortis scrubs cash dividends; raising $2.35B (Seattle Times)

    Dutch bank Fortis will issue $2.35 billion in new shares and scrap cash dividends for the year to shore up its balance sheet.
    2008-06-26 06:57:04
  • Public Record (The Findlay Courier)

    Docket
    2008-06-26 07:15:10
  • Reuters Canada Business Summary (The Globe and Mail)

    TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Stock Exchange's main index stumbled at the open on Thursday, weighed down by a sharp decline in Research In Motion , after it gave a profit outlook that fell short of expectations. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 100.74 points, or 0.7 percent, at 14,340.39.
    2008-06-26 07:17:51
  • ICBA Partners With Wolters Kluwer Financial Services to Offer Members Red Flag Rules Solutions and Services (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

    MINNEAPOLIS----The Independent Community Bankers of America announced today that it has expanded its Preferred Service Provider relationship with Wolters Kluwer Financial Services. The relationship now includes Wolters Kluwer Financial Services' comprehensive suite of solutions and services that can help financial institutions meet all Red Flag Rules requirements tied to the Fair and Accurate ...
    2008-06-26 07:30:00
  • Expert: Don Taylor, Ph.D., CFA, CFP (Bankrate.com)

    Dear Dr. Don, My banker is advising me to use a home equity line of credit to pay off my mortgage and car loan. Can I do this? We are preferred clients and have checking and money market accounts with this bank. The HELOC is called the equity optimizer and has a 3.75 percent variable rate.
    2008-06-25 03:51:14
  • Stocks Tumble on Oil Prices and Downgrades (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

    Wall Street declined sharply as oil prices jumped and Goldman Sachs downgraded the brokerage sectorincluding Citigroup.
    2008-06-26 07:37:27
  • Real Estate (Mondaq)

    Given the "credit crunch" and its unfortunate side effects, we thought that a series of four bulletins dealing with Ontario mortgage enforcement would be timely, particularly for our lending clients.
    2008-06-26 07:30:16
  • Banking and Financial (Mondaq)

    By almost every estimate, the fallout from the subprime mortgage/investment disaster has proved to be worse than anticipated, numbering among its casualties more than 50 mortgage lenders as well as venerable 85-year-old Wall Street icon Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. Once the fifth-largest securities firm in the U.S., Bear Stearns agreed to be acquired by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (with up to $30 billion in ...
    2008-06-26 07:30:47