Finance

Bush signs legislation to avert student loan shortage - Chicago Tribune
President Bush signed legislation designed to ensure that turmoil in the credit markets doesn’t cause a shortage in student loans. The measure is intended to inject liquidity into the student loan market by allowing the U.S. Department of Education …

Google part of group building undersea cable to Japan - Computerworld
Microsoft abandons Yahoo acquisition Apple’s Safari, Mozilla’s Firefox lose market share Opinion: Top how-to tech videos that won’t cost you a dime Privacy watchdog ratchets up effort to get county court to block document access Amazon sues N.Y …

FCC auction reaches $2.8B for 700-MHz wireless licenses - Computerworld
Microsoft abandons Yahoo acquisition Apple’s Safari, Mozilla’s Firefox lose market share Opinion: Top how-to tech videos that won’t cost you a dime Privacy watchdog ratchets up effort to get county court to block document access Amazon sues N.Y …

Beware of Fannie’s Help - Wall Street Journal
Remember Ninja mortgages — no income, no job, no assets? And “liar loans,” with no check of borrowers’ stated incomes? Staid old Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the U.S. mortgage titans, were supposed to have shunned such subprime excesses. Maybe they …

Citi launches new non-collateral loan in China - Banking Business Review
Chinese Mainland citizens that work or reside in Shanghai, aged between 18 and 55, are eligible to apply for the Citi Unsecured Personal Loans (UPL). Eligible customers can obtain a loan of up to RMB200,000. Choices can be made regarding the length …

Amscot Financial Contributes to Charity Challenge Inc., Supporting … - Forbes
WINTER PARK, Fla., April 17 /PRNewswire/ — Amscot Financial, a leading provider of convenient, consumer-oriented financial services, invites all to come out and have fun “the Amscot way” at its open house on Saturday, April 19 from noon to 2 p.m. at …

Call this home loan the last resort, not a ticket to a resort - Detroit Free Press
Seniors don’t have to look farther than the TV or their own mailboxes to find somebody selling a way to dig out of trouble, or foreclosure, with a reverse mortgage. And the marketing is going to get more intense. Big players like Livonia-based …

Amscot Financial is One of Tampa Bay’s ‘Best Places to Work’ for 3rd … - Forbes
TAMPA, Fla., April 18 /PRNewswire/ — Amscot Financial, a leading provider of convenient, consumer-oriented financial services, is pleased to announce that the Tampa Bay Business Journal has named Amscot as a finalist in its annual competition for …

Taxpayers with lower incomes could get up to a $4,716 refund - Daily Oklahoman
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Life Insurance Settlement Industry Thriving Amid Controversy - San Diego Business Journal
For a market that was nonexistent 10 years ago, the idea of life settlements has turned into a booming billion-dollar industry as well as a controversial issue that has seen pending state legislation and warnings from the insurance commissioner?s …

ME Forex Trading Expo to be held in Bahrain next week - MENAFN
(MENAFN - Bahrain Tribune) The forex trade has emerged as one of the vital pillars of the global economy and the total volume of this segment touched $3.4 trillion. Still, there is a need to educate individual and institutional investors about the …

New York lawmakers approve ‘Amazon tax’ - The Register
The New York legislature has approved an ingenious new law that would force Amazon and other big-name online retailers to collect sales tax on all goods shipped to the Empire State. Last week, the State Legislature approved a $122bn budget, and $50m …

Seniors face snags in getting tax rebate checks - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
Everybody wants their tax rebate check. But turns out that getting it is going to be a bit tricky, especially for two large groups of South Floridians. It’s going to take extra effort on the part of lower-income folks and many elderly to get help to …

Life Settlement Association Praises State Legislative Action to Stop … - Market Wire
ORLANDO, FL–(Marketwire - April 11, 2008) - The Life insurance Settlement Association (LISA) applauded Maine and Kentucky for enacting targeted legislation to address Stranger Originated Life Insurance (STOLI), an illegal practice that violates …

Another peek at picture frame viruses - San Francisco Gate
January February March April May June July August September October November December 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 Q: The Chronicle’s report on Feb. 15 about a virus hiding in digital picture frames from China …

Stimulus checks on the way - Greenwich Time
Alongside those bills in the mailbox may be the check that helps pay for them. The Internal Revenue Service has begun distributing economic stimulus payments, which some call tax rebates, to millions across the United States. The refunds can be as …

New service backs up, shares mobile data - Computerworld
Report: Microsoft-Yahoo continue talks for ‘friendly’ takeover Apple’s Safari, Mozilla’s Firefox lose market share Privacy watchdog ratchets up effort to get county court to block document access Amazon sues N.Y. state over collecting online taxes …

House investigates credit card rates - KWQC
CAPITOL HILL (AP) - A House subcommittee is taking a look at recent spikes in interest rates for credit card holders — even when they have paid on time and not exceeded credit lines. Panel chairwoman Carolyn Maloney of New York says credit card …

NATIONAL VIEW: Lending to students - South Coast Today
For families with college-age children, it’s a challenge scraping together enough cash to pay tuition. Parental savings go only so far: Two-thirds of students graduate in debt, with the average senior owing more than $19,000. Recently, the nationwide …