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Gordon Brown's reputation has collapsed on every front - Guardian Unlimited
Cherie Blair's serialised account of her life as the chatelaine of Downing Street has yet to tell us anything much we didn't already know, but she does give good soundbite, especially when her teeth are in the vicinity of Gordon Brown. She has an ...
2008-05-10 04:46:00 -
Experts blame subprime loans in foreclosures - Corpus Christi Caller
CORPUS CHRISTI — Experts are pointing to a nationwide rise in so-called subprime lending as a major factor in the nationwide spike in foreclosures. These loans were offered to buyers with poor credit or small down payments. The loans often featured ...
2008-05-11 03:30:00 -
Australian govt faces 'ugly' choices in budget - economists - CNBC
SYDNEY (Thomson Financial) - Australia's centre-left government must make some ugly choices this week as it hands down its first budget since winning office, economists said. The voters who swept Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Labor Party to power in ...
2008-05-11 04:34:00 -
In need of help - Los Angeles Times
Goals: Refinance her high-interest adjustable-rate mortgage, save for retirement and children's college educations, make repairs on home. Assets: $240 in 401(k), $350 in checking, $300 in a college savings account, a 2002 Toyota Sienna minivan ...
2008-05-10 11:48:00 -
Hortons Apologizes, Re-hires Woman - The Ledger
A single mother is back at work after a public uproar when she was fired by Canada's famed Tim Hortons coffee and doughnut chain for giving a fussy child a free treat. The head office tried to avert a publicity nightmare by swiftly rehiring Nicole ...
2008-05-11 02:54:00 -
Wednesday, May 7 - News.com.au
STEVE Irwin's widow Terri has avoided a potentially costly and lengthy legal battle after a multimillion-dollar lawsuit was settled out of court. LABOR'S industrial relations changes are likely to trigger job losses and higher inflation that will ...
2008-05-11 07:26:00 -
Retirees feel the pinch from inflation - News.com.au
Several financial planners suggest the under-utilised product, called a reverse mortgage and designed solely for the over-60s, could help the growing "grey army" who are home owners to supplement their incomes. But other financial advisers warn there ...
2008-05-10 07:49:00 -
Air crash pair’s company, Diamond Lifestyle, close to going bust - Times Online
THE COMPANY run by two of the British businessmen whose small aircraft disappeared last week off Brazil is teetering on the brink of administration. Diamond Lifestyle Holdings, a sub-prime mortgage broker, has been trying to find new sources of ...
2008-05-10 12:49:00 -
GM buys Pontiac buildings - Oakland Press
General Motors Corp. is continuing its commitment to Pontiac with the purchase of two buildings on the city's south side. GM confirmed Thursday it paid $626 million cash for the Renaissance Center headquarters in Detroit and $200 million cash for two ...
2008-05-10 05:40:00 -
Foreclosure: Homeowners swamped by debt - Greensboro News & Record
GREENSBORO — Guilford County Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Parr found Shelton Cherr y spreading mulch, sprucing up the yard of the four-bedroom home he is in danger of losing. A sheaf of documents in hand, Parr delivered the news that Cherry already knew ...
2008-05-10 11:48:00 -
Online mortgage refinancing can be tricky - Biloxi Sun Herald
The Better Business Bureau of Mississippi cautions consumers about negotiating refinance loans on the Internet, where more competition can translate to better deals but there's the risk of identity theft.
2008-05-10 10:08:00 -
Personalized Mortgage Newsletter - Colleyville Courier
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2008-05-10 07:44:00 -
Huge theft of identity data could have victims in Md. - Baltimore Sun
Data collection company ChoicePoint Inc. said yesterday that it will notify 2,750 Marylanders who may have been victimized in what privacy experts said could become one of the largest identity theft cases ever. ChoicePoint said it is in the process ...
2008-05-10 10:43:00 -
Our View: Mortgage bailout bears risk - Mankato Free Press
The American Dream of owning a home could turn into a nightmare for taxpayers. As various agencies of the federal government move to mitigate the subprime mortgage crisis, the ultimate price could be paid by U.S. taxpayers. A report by The Christian ...
2008-05-10 10:29:00 -
Barack Obama doesn't object to ally's gibe on John McCain, Keating ... - Los Angeles Times
BEND, ORE. -- As he closes in on the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama, who has staked much of his campaign on changing the tenor of American politics, signaled that he had no objection to having voters reminded that the ...
2008-05-11 01:28:00