Mortgage and Financial News From 2008-2-7 Page 17

RSS Feed

Previous Day: 2008-02-06

Return to the mortgage news archive home.

  • Paul Kangas' Stocks in the News - Nightly Business Report

    Paul Kangas' Stocks in the NewsNightly Business Report, FL - 2 minutes agoThe firm is boosting the interest rate it charges credit card customers in an effort to help boost revenues and the banking giant also revealing today that ...
    2008-02-07 06:57:54
  • Gold Traders see thru ECB’s “Smoke and Mirrors” (GoldSeek.com)

    European Central Bank chief, Jean “Tricky” Trichet, likes to operate behind a veil of “Smoke and Mirrors” in managing the Euro zone’s monetary policy, which is designed to fool most people, most of the time.
    2008-02-07 04:03:16
  • Old Lady cuts UK rates to 5.25% (The Herald)

    The Bank of England yesterday cut benchmark UK interest rates by a quarter-point to 5.25% and, highlighting short-term inflationary pressures, appeared to signal gradual rather than dramatic further reductions.
    2008-02-07 04:14:40
  • Resurgent populism under 'B Team' (Bangkok Post)

    Notwithstanding last-minute coalition haggling over cabinet portfolios, the People Power party-led government of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej is poised to re-adopt wholesale the populist policy agenda of the previous Thai Rak Thai administration under exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
    2008-02-07 05:20:00
  • Protective Announces Record 2007 Earnings (Centre Daily Times)

    Protective Life Corporation (NYSE: PL) today reported results for 2007.
    2008-02-07 05:40:17
  • Letters to the editor (Inter-County Leader)

    In the recent televised Democratic debates, I was a little enraged to hear Hillary Clinton say that she supported the state of New York issuing driver‘s licenses to illegal immigrants.
    2008-02-07 06:04:37
  • CRI invests Rs 2 cr for its second facility at Bangalore in India (PharmaBiz)

    Clinical Research Institute (CRI) has invested Rs 2 crore to open its second facility in the country at Bangalore. The facility will be opened in mid April. The Bangalore centre will offer Postgraduate Diploma in Pharmacovigilance, for the first time in the country.
    2008-02-07 06:46:35
  • Senate expected to approve narrower stimulus bill Thursday afternoon

    CNBC - But the Senate package will not include extended unemployment benefits, home heating assistance, energy tax provisions, an expanded food stamp program, or money that would be used to help homeowners refinance their homes, as Democrats wanted. The ...
    2008-02-07 12:49:00
  • Yell investors concerned with signals not numbers

    Times Online - UK regulatory changes, which come into effect on April 1, have given Yell a degree of freedom in its pricing: the company has no need to refinance its debt in the next few years, and the shares offer a prospective dividend yield of 6.7 per cent. But ...
    2008-02-07 01:47:00
  • Lending a hand in loan crunch

    Boston Globe - The initiative, which provides free counseling and helps eligible homeowners with risky loans to refinance through reputable lenders, will celebrate its public debut with a brief ceremony today at City Hall. It is supported by bankers, community ...
    2008-02-07 01:32:00
  • Senate Democrats Strike Deal on Stimulus Package

    FOX News - ... benefits for an additional 13 weeks for those whose benefits have run out, with 13 more weeks available in states with the highest jobless rates. The bill also included $10 billion in tax-free mortgage revenue bonds to help homeowners refinance ...
    2008-02-07 01:54:00
  • What slump? Homeowners in denial

    CNN Money - Humphries said that even in markets where new homeowners owe more on their mortgage than their house is worth, "most people are not really affected by declining values unless they absolutely must sell or need to immediately refinance or withdraw ...
    2008-02-07 02:01:00
  • Senate approves stimulus bill by 81-16 vote, House vote seen later ...

    CNBC - The Senate package also does not include extended unemployment benefits, home heating assistance, energy tax provisions, an expanded food stamp program, or money that would be used to help homeowners refinance their homes, as Democrats wanted. The ...
    2008-02-07 02:37:00
  • Senate OKs $150-billion stimulus package

    Los Angeles Times - And in a provision that could benefit California and other states with high housing costs, the measure includes a large one-year increase in the size of mortgages that can be backed by the government, making it easier for homeowners to refinance into ...
    2008-02-07 02:44:00
  • Senate OKs rebates to juice economy

    CNN Money - In addition to the rebates, the bill approved by the Senate Thursday would provide temporary tax breaks for businesses and contains two measures aimed at helping homeowners get or refinance mortgages. Here's a breakdown of the main provisions: Tax ...
    2008-02-07 03:27:00