Dutch Bank ABN Amro 4Q Profit Up 3 Percent
Dutch bank ABN Amro NV on Tuesday booked a 3 percent rise in net profit for the fourth quarter of 2005, citing improved business in wholesale and Brazilian banking activities.
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Calls to Mortgage Hotline Double in 4Q (AP via Yahoo! Finance) An increase in calls from homeowners with adjustable-rate mortgages pushed total call volume at a mortgage-aid hotline to record levels in the fourth quarter, the nonprofit foundation that operates
Officials Falling Behind on Mortgage Fraud Cases (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) Reports of suspected mortgage fraud have doubled since 2005, and government agencies say they cannot keep up. .read more...
Passive marketing can swing sale How much time and effort should you expend to sell your house? The answer is simple: whatever it takes.Commentread more...
Earnings improve as OceanFirst recovers from mortgage mess (Asbury Park Press) OceanFirst Financial Corp. reported higher fourth-quarter earnings as it recovers from a string of bad mortgage loans made by a now-closed subsidiary.read more...
Mortgage brokers slam Darling proposals (Money Marketing Online) The mortgage industry has responded scathingly to newly appointed Chancellor Alistair Darling?s comments today on his concern that brokers and lenders are offering fixed-rate deals on only a short-term basis
Nurses' Strike Drags on in Appalachia "In most rural areas, the hospitals tend to be the largest employer in the area" Jerry Blevins has stood for weeks on a picket line with his fellow nurses,