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  • XL Dynamics expands its products and services portfolio

    New Kerala - XLDI has added a new growth dimension to its already diverse portfolio of services that includes forward mortgages, reverse mortgages, warehouse lending and residential loan servicing for the US market. "We offer a wide array of services including ...
    2007-09-27 02:23:00
  • Business buzz

    Herald Tribune - Attorney Marc Shapiro will speak on "The Best Way to Protect Yourself in Real Estate," and there will be a presentation on reverse mortgages. Networking begins at 6 p.m. Cost is $100 to join the club; or $10 to hear the speaker. For more information ...
    2007-09-27 04:03:00
  • Money Conference to teach good habits

    Wausau Daily Herald - Workshop topics at the event, called Wausau Money Conference, include home ownership costs, how to understand your credit report and reverse mortgages for seniors. Workshops for youths ages 6 and older will include a session about real-life expenses ...
    2007-09-27 02:44:00
  • Sallie Mae Rejects Overture to Renegotiate Buyout (Update1)

    Bloomberg - SLM set aside $247 million for loan losses in the second quarter. The Sallie Mae statement ``does not answer the ... June as investors retreated from all but the safest of government debt as losses on securities linked to subprime mortgages ...
    2007-09-27 03:41:00
  • European Retail Sales Weaken, Bloomberg PMI Shows (Update1)

    Bloomberg - ... credit-market turmoil worsened Aug. 9 after BNP Paribas SA acknowledged its vulnerability to losses on U.S. subprime mortgages ... Fielmann AG, Europe's largest chain of eyeglass stores based in Hamburg, said Aug. 30 second-quarter profit rose 10 percent ...
    2007-09-27 04:10:00
  • Audit finds housing program lapses

    Baltimore Sun - It's a lot of money, and it's needed, especially during these times of subprime mortgages and people not being able to afford ... This is the second recent instance of a lapse in Baltimore's housing department. Last month, The Sun reported that the ...
    2007-09-27 04:17:00
  • E*Trade's Subprime Surprise

    BusinessWeek - ... expense for loan-loss provisions and up to an additional $100 million for troubled investments tied primarily to second ... They are originating mortgages. Look at Fidelity. They are filing for a bank license. They want cash, and they want mortgages ...
    2007-09-26 09:43:00
  • A real estate fund steers clear of New York

    International Herald Tribune - Rising defaults on U.S. subprime mortgages led to a sell-off of fixed income securities and produced losses at brokerage firms ... At the $3.5 billion CGM Focus Fund, Heebner sold his 15 percent stake in investment banks during the second quarter, on ...
    2007-09-27 05:14:00
  • Late payments on credit cards decline

    Chicago Tribune - WASHINGTON — Late payments on credit card bills dipped in the second quarter, while delinquencies on home-equity lines of ... Problems with subprime mortgages, made to people with spotty credit or low incomes, have rocked Wall Street in recent months. ...
    2007-09-26 11:52:00
  • U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; Bed Bath, Bear Stearns Gain

    Bloomberg - Chevron Corp. and ConocoPhillips led an advance of oil stocks as crude oil rose for a second day in New York. ... since the Fed cut its discount rate on Aug. 17 as confidence deteriorated with the slump in assets tied to subprime mortgages ...
    2007-09-27 04:39:00
  • Dollar Falls to Record Low Against Euro Before New-Home Sales

    Bloomberg - The U.S. economy grew in the second quarter at the fastest pace in more than a year before last month's credit-market ... Bear reported its biggest drop in quarterly earnings in more than a decade because of losses related to subprime mortgages ...
    2007-09-27 06:19:00
  • Asian CDO Sales Slow on Concern About Subprime Losses, S&P Says

    Bloomberg - The CDOs contained bonds backed by U.S. subprime and second mortgages. About $16 billion of CDOs were issued in August, down from $157 billion in March, the most active month of this year, JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts said in a Sept. 10 ...
    2007-09-25 09:16:00
  • Ahead of the Bell:Credit Rating agencies

    Boston Globe - WASHINGTON -- Credit rating agency executives are scheduled to spend a second day on Capitol Hill on Thursday as House ... were affected by conflicts of interest that contributed to turmoil in the market for securities backed by mortgages. The ...
    2007-09-27 05:00:00
  • U.S. Economy Expanded 3.8 Percent in Second Quarter (Update3)

    Bloomberg - Economy Expanded 3.8 Percent in Second Quarter (Update3) By Bob Willis Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy expanded at ... The housing recession has since deepened as borrowing costs rose and mortgages became harder to get after defaults on subprime ...
    2007-09-27 06:26:00
  • Euro Volatility May Rise on Break of Options Barrier (Correct) (Bloomberg.com)

    (Corrects exchange rate in second paragraph.) Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Volatility implied by euro-dollar options may rise provided the euro breaks through barriers around $1.4250, said Takeharu Miki, currency options manager at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd.
    2007-09-26 10:43:38