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Start-ups lose their sizzle (San Jose Mercury News)
A slumping stock market has stalled the Silicon Valley public offering assembly line that produced almost two dozen of them last year, and that slowdown will probably slow the creation of new start-ups over the next year or two.
2008-03-30 02:16:46 -
Entrepreneurs want new Gov't to reverse effects of 90s financial meltdown (The Jamaica Observer)
EMOTIONAL entrepreneurs, owing millions of dollars after the financial meltdown in the 1990s, have vowed to take their plight to Prime Minister Bruce Golding, calling for a halt on the sale of seized assets pending investigations into the operation of the Jamaica Redevelopment Foundation (JRF) and others handling FINSAC debts.
2008-03-30 02:40:44 -
Condo owner ponders wisdom of refinancing (San Francisco Chronicle)
Q: I bought my condo 18 months ago. The interest rate on my 30-year loan is 6.25 percent. Should I consider refinancing to a lower rate? I plan on staying here and paying off the loan so it seems even if I save some money on a lower interest rate I will be...
2008-03-30 12:23:25 -
Forum charts foreclosure mine field (Arizona Daily Star)
Like many of the 300 people who turned out for a foreclosure-prevention forum Saturday, Armida Martinez has found herself upside down on her home and facing financial trouble.
2008-03-30 12:25:00 -
Congress returns to do its bit to aid housing market (Seattle Times)
While Congress has been enjoying its spring break, monetary policymakers and federal regulators have been scrambling to help the housing...
2008-03-30 12:26:05 -
Question broker's offer for appeal (Everett Herald)
It's the time of year when you always wonder why you didn't pay your property taxes along with your monthly mortgage. The idea of keeping the money in the bank and earning interest sounds great, but actually doing it is another matter.
2008-03-30 12:27:24 -
HSBC guaranteed note offers low-cost home finance (AME Info)
In May HSBC will launch a new Shariah compliant, capital guaranteed note denominated in dirhams. Investors in this note can use it as security for 5% home loans, the latest example of lower US interest rates finding a way into the UAE home loan market where typical mortgage rates are a high 7.5%.
2008-03-30 12:27:36 -
Clinton campaign head made $200,000 with subprime lender (Newsday)
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton 's campaign manager, Maggie Williams, earned about $200,000 on the board of a Long Island subprime lender that charged prepayment penalties - a practice that Clinton, a critic of the subprime industry, now seeks to eliminate.
2008-03-30 12:50:48 -
‘Solutions' seminar gets good response (The Monroe Evening News)
John and Sharron Flynn of Monroe were exactly the kind of people that the organizers of the Mortgage Solutions: Your Home, Your Family, Your Future program were hoping to reach.
2008-03-30 01:06:45 -
Staying a step ahead of a recession (The News Journal)
A 60-year-old woman from New Castle looks for a job after being downsized. A mother in Bear clips coupons and worries about negative home equity.
2008-03-30 01:20:47 -
Top tips: Foreclosure versus short sale (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance)
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2008-03-28 12:28:00 -
Foreclosure versus short sale (CNN Money)
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2008-03-28 12:33:39 -
Here's what keeps your savings safe (Akron Beacon Journal)
You've most likely seen the initials ''FDIC'' at your local bank, but do you know much about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., or how it protects your hard-earned money?
2008-03-29 11:15:54 -
Shop around for best interest rates (The Clarion-Ledger)
Looking for the highest interest rate that a savings account or a certificate of deposit carries these days?
2008-03-29 11:19:53