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Lidge deal means Myers stays a starter Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 2:44PMLidge deal means Myers stays a starter
Coppell resident made chair of Dallas Ad League Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 2:42PMAngelo Antoline was named the new marketing and communications chair for the Dallas Ad League. Along with managing his own company, he joins the elite Dallas ad industry.
McKinney couple sentenced in federal scam Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 2:37PMA McKinney couple will do federal jail time for their part of a housing scam that took more than $4 million from several national mortgage lenders.
Reverse mortgage in respect of joint family property Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 2:16PMIn The Hindu dated January 28, you have justified State Bank of India’s refusal to accept joint family property for purpose of reverse mortgage. Since a karta or for that matter any member can even make a Will of his share in the ...
Mountain Meditations Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 2:09PMby Larry Thacker, Jr. I dusted off my bike the other evening and took a little ride around town. It was a great way to spend a few hours on a mild evening this time of year. It’s great exercise for the body, of course, but also a great workout for the mind.
Abheek Barua: One year of the sub-prime crisis Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 2:07PMAs the crisis originated in the asset markets, its resolution too will lie in the asset markets.
Homeowners Shift Spending from Gas Tank to Home Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 9:36AM(ARA) - Declining home values coupled with high fuel costs are leading many to reconsider how they spend their money.
Congress gears up for final summer push Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 9:35AMWASHINGTON (AP) -- Democrats bent on showing they can govern and Republicans anxious about a sour re-election climate are pushing a pared-down summer agenda in Congress.
(AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-06 15:07 Alliance & Leicester considers dividend cut to conserve cash - report Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 9:34AMLONDON (Thomson Financial) - Alliance & Leicester Plc. is planning a savage dividend cut to shore up its finances in a move expected to save the mortgage bank about 80 million pounds a year, The Sunday Times reported.
Avoiding the cash trap Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 9:32AMFamilies are wiping out their savings, pawning heirlooms and resorting to other extreme measures to stay afloat financially.
Colonial Properties Trust Sells 5 Apartment Communities for $82M Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 9:16AMColonial Properties Trust, a multi-family-focused REIT, is continuing its plan to dispose of older assets by selling five apartment communities in two transactions for a total of $81.8 million. The buyer or buyers were not identified.
More pets dumped at pounds in tough economy Sunday, July 6, 2008 @ 9:12AMFrancois enjoys some outdoor time in the dog run Thursday behind the PAWS shelter in Norwalk. Francois came from the Bridgeport pound. More animals are being dropped off at area shelters in the bad economy.
Homebuilders face £3bn landslide Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 8:04PMBusiness & money: A further 1,300 construction jobs will go this week as government scrambles to stem growing crisis
US love affair with the car fades Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 8:04PMEnvironment, science & technology: The nation of road movies, freeway freedom and dreams of endless horizons is waking up to the reality of soaring fuel prices
July 5: Local News Briefs Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 7:45PMDec. 31, 2008, is the deadline for filing property tax exemptions for 2008 taxes, payable in 2009. To be eligible for these deductions in 2009, a person must be the owner of his primary residence as of Dec. 31, 2008. The deadline for mobile homes was March 31, 2008.
Jaco Report: St. Louis Economics Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 7:29PMAnheuser-Busch, The Chrysler Plant, expensive gas, expensive food, and the credit and mortgage squeeze...St. Louisans might be excused to suffering from economic whiplash, but where do we go from here? FOX 2 Business Reporter Elliot Weiler discusses these issues.
Resets Peaking on Subprimes: Foreclosure Projections Rise Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 5:03AMThe number of homeowners facing an increase in their subprime adjustable-rate mortgage payments will peak this summer, testing the efforts of lenders and others to keep those people out of foreclosure and stabilize the housing market.
Market Watch: Small-cap stocks Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 5:02AMNEW YORK » Even as Wall Street skids lower almost by the day, and the major indexes have touched the levels of a bear market, some analysts are actually finding some signs in the performance of small-company stocks that might be pointing to the early stages of a much broader recovery.
WSJ Sunday Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 5:01AMwith the up-to-the-minute take on deals and deal-makers. The stock market has had a rough first half -- and things keep getting rougher.
Accounting Plan Would Allow Use of Foreign Rules Saturday, July 5, 2008 @ 4:53AMOfficials say regulatory changes would attract investment and enhance U.S. competitiveness, but critics say the changes would dilute safeguards.
New Orleans is being rebuilt by faith Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 10:25PMNEW ORLEANS | This battered, noisy, exotic, wonderful, important city is thanking God for people of faith.
Out-of-way spots like Colo. hit as travelers stick closer to home Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 10:20PMJudy Curtis and her husband hoped to travel to Venice, Italy, this summer as a reward for paying off the mortgage on their Boulder home.
Passengers adjust course as fees soar, service plummets Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 10:20PMTardy flights, cranky workers, missing bags and cramped cabins often top the list of consumer complaints against airlines.
Lone Star Funds chief John Grayken is value spotter Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 10:10PMWhen the economy sinks into its darkest hours, John Grayken pulls out his checkbook. His latest acquisition is a piece of one of the worst financial storms since the Great Depression.
Richard White: Members will have to pay extra for losses Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 10:03PMQ: What happens to a condominium association when they are no longer able to sustain themselves? Are unit owners required to bare full burden of non-compliant owners? Can the board members and/or management companies be held personally liable for mismanagement under Florida law? — J.M., Naples
First-place Rays lead topsy-turvy AL East Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:13AMST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Pennant fever is alive in the oddest of places. Ticket lines are longer, television ratings are rising and the young, budget-minded Tampa Bay Rays are in first place in the AL East, looking down on the big-spending Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
Bradford & Bingley shares tumble after TPG walks away Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:13AMTexas Pacific Group has walked away from a deal to inject cash into Bradford & Bingley, forcing the stricken bank to fall back on investors for an emergency cash injection.
Site offers self-help legal aid Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:11AMWOODSTOCK – Citizens representing themselves in court sometimes file paperwork that might as well have been written on the back of a napkin.
Slow months bring cutbacks at Music Hall Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:08AMMusic Hall Center for the Performing Arts has temporarily furloughed nine full-time workers -- 41% of its staff -- along with eight part-time contract workers during the summer months when activities at the nonprofit theater slow to a trickle.
Buzz on business: Bossier chamber to have expo Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:08AMThe Bossier Chamber of Commerce will host a Business Expo from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Bossier Civic Center.
Harney: Housing relief bill just around corner Friday, July 4, 2008 @ 2:07AMWASHINGTON -- Congress left town for the July 4 recess with a half-baked cake in its legislative oven -- one that has huge potential significance for the housing and mortgage markets.
Around the Towns for the week of July 3, 2008 Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 4:19AMBETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP -- Anthony Kreis, who unsuccessfully challenged two incumbents for the Republican nomination for Township Committee, remains in his position as assistant to the clerk after receiving a tongue-lashing from the governing body at a recent meeting.
South Africa: Slowdown in Car Sales as Rates Pinch Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 4:17AMSALES of new vehicles in SA declined for the 15th successive month on an annual basis, decreasing 21,9% year on year to 39062 units last month.
Trickle-down effect turns upside down Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 4:12AMThu, Jul 3, 2008 (2 a.m.) Attorney Shawn Christopher saw the economy turn about 18 months ago when his clients stopped asking how to manage piles of money and began seeking help with mountains of debt.
German Companies Barely Hit by Financial Market Woes, KfW Says Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 4:11AMJuly 3 (Bloomberg) -- German companies have been barely affected by the financial market crisis that resulted from the collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage market, KfW Group said, citing a survey it conducted with business lobbies.
Girls lunch with local leaders Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 5:26PMClear View High School senior girls in the Communities In Schools-Bay Area (CIS-Bay Area) program were recently treated to a "Lunch With A Leader" project of the Association of Business and Professional Women (ABPW). ABPW is an organization of 58 members who have a significant economic, educational and civic impact on the Bay Area....
NASA Debuts Web Site for First Ares Test Flight Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 5:25PMNASA is developing new spacecraft, the Ares rockets and Orion crew capsule, to deliver astronauts to the ISS and send them on their way to the moon. The first test flight of the spacecraft, Ares I-X, is scheduled to launch in spring 2009.
Now Is Definitely The Time To Buy A House Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 5:14PMMortgage rates were 9.71% in June, 1978; 10.26% in June, 1988 and 7.00% in June, 1998. Even with the recent increase in mortgage rates, rates are still better than they were 10 years ago.
Capital Alliance Income Trust Announces Proxy Results and Continued Profitability Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 5:12PM Capital Alliance Income Trust Ltd. ("CAIT"), a specialty lender organized as a real estate investment trust, held its Annual Shareholder Meeting this morning. The previously scheduled meeting date of July 25, 2008 was adjourned to allow additional shareholders to participate in the shareholder vote.
LEGAL NOTICES 7-3-08 Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 5:07PMPUBLIC HEARING - BUFFALO HOSPITAL, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AMEND-MENT. ADDRESS: 303 Catlin Street, Buffalo. P.I.D. #103-187-001020.
Governor Jindal Signs Bills into Law Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 5:07PMToday, Governor Bobby Jindal announced that he has signed the following bills passed by the legislature into law: more
California Senate passes mortgage default warning bill Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 5:06PM
US Congress may hit dry hole over oil speculators Wednesday, July 2, 2008 @ 5:03PMWASHINGTON — US lawmakers have introduced a spate of bills to rein in market speculators blamed for pushing up crude oil prices, but time is running out and the White House is far apart from Congress on the issue.
State of Florida Sues Countrywide Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:36AM Florida sued Countrywide Financial and its chief executive, Angelo R. Mozilo, on Monday, accusing it of engaging in unfair and deceptive trade practices in mortgage lending.
At Midyear, the Economic Pain Persists Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:36AM More than a year after the credit crisis first flared, the financial industry seems to be caught in a vicious circle.
Banks unlikely to prefund scheme Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:36AMBanks are unlikely to have to come up with money upfront to fund a compensation scheme for victims of bank failures under reforms to be announced by the Treasury later on Tuesday
AP Financial NewsBrief at 1:44 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:36AMBANGKOK, Thailand (AP) _ Oil prices edged higher Tuesday in Asia, staying above $140 a barrel, amid concerns about tensions between Iran and Israel and a weakening dollar.
House prices fall 09 percent in June Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:36AMHouse prices fell for an eighth straight month in June to stand more than 7 percent below the peak hit last year according to a survey on Tuesday which is likely to fan fears the market is on the verge of a crash
House prices falling at fastest rate for 16 years Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:35AMThe average price of a home in the UK has fallen by 6.3% since last June, says Nationwide building society
House prices fall 0.9 percent in June Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 1:30AMTue 01 Jul, 2008 06:06