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  • Number of Broward County homeowners facing foreclosure surges

    Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - ... to a December initiative to freeze interest rates for many homeowners nationwide who are bracing for sharp increases in their adjustable-rate mortgages. To qualify for an interest-rate freeze, residents must be living in the homes and current on their ...
    2008-02-24 11:54:00
  • Freeze MPs' pay, not execs

    News.com.au - ... and also to redirect the expenditures ... to future prosperity rather than current ... is over 2. Give renters a break, landlords warned 3. NAB boss warns RBA over rates 4 ... for three years 8. Telstra accused of $2.5bn shutdown 9. Borrowers lose interest in ...
    2008-02-24 01:55:00
  • Reuters Business Summary (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

    Bernanke to tell Congress has eyes on growth risks
    2008-02-24 01:56:26
  • Prevent US foreclosures

    Financial Times - ... analysts accept that policies adopted so far, such as the “teaser freezer” limits on resetting mortgage interest rates and ... It cannot and should not try to fix the fact that at current prices the supply of homes significantly exceeds demand or ...
    2008-02-24 12:15:00
  • Seven tax tips to put more in your pocket (The Christian Science Monitor)

    Taxpayers can find tax breaks in charitable donations, private mortgage insurance, and higher education, experts say.
    2008-02-24 02:10:31
  • Speaker Michael Martin’s troubles grow as aide quits (Times Online)

    Pressure is growing on Michael Martin to stand down as Speaker of the Commons after one of his aides quit for misleading The Times, and after a second complaint about his conduct was submitted to the parliamentary watchdog.
    2008-02-24 02:15:39
  • Review may give MPs £20,000 rise (Times Online)

    The salaries of MPs could rise by more than £20,000 a year in return for the second-home allowance being scrapped, under plans being examined by a committee chaired by the Speaker, The Times has learnt.
    2008-02-24 02:16:00
  • Are 'Wolves of Wall Street' pulling us down?

    Independent Record - ... of its $2 billion debt in another Wall Street-created investment vehicle called “auction rate bonds.” They’re like long-term debt except these bonds, sold in $100,000 units, roll over every 35 days and interest rates are reset to match current ...
    2008-02-24 10:49:00
  • Tag: identity (ZDNet Australia)

    By 2015, biometric technology will make getting on a plane almost as easy as getting on the bus or train today, according to a leading border security expert.
    2008-02-24 02:19:58
  • Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)

    Speculative Onslaught. Crisis of the World Financial System: The Financial Predators had a Ball
    2008-02-24 02:22:22
  • Bill would let private companies keep deals with development ...

    Atlanta Journal Constitution - If the authority refuses, the company has to pay higher interest rates to a bank or other lender. Under current law, companies that get money from development authorities have to tell citizens about the construction bids they receive to build a project
    2008-02-22 02:41:00
  • Mortgage pain on way (Summit Sun)

    THE big banks are considering a top-up mortgage rate rise in addition to a Reserve Bank-sanctioned increase if, as expected, the official cash rate is lifted by a further 25 basis points early next month.
    2008-02-24 02:28:39
  • GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-Crisis of confidence curtails growth

    Forbes - It is likely to show a slight dip in both current conditions and expectations in Europe's largest economy, after an ... In the United States, the Fed is widely expected to lower interest rates further next month, which may push the euro's exchange ...
    2008-02-24 12:01:00
  • Church Honors 'Bold' Women (R News)

    Hats off this weekend to a group of women who have donated their time over the years to help the community. The Transfiguration Lutheran Church in Irondequoit honored several women for their volunteer work.
    2008-02-24 02:30:46
  • SBV says interest rate rises correlates with new monetary policy

    BVOM.com - The central bank also says the current inter-bank interest rates are reasonable, hovering around 15% per annum. In HCM City, some banks are offering 30%, but, as of yet, no deal has been made.
    2008-02-22 08:17:00