Ethics Opinion Allows Law Firms to Own Other Law Firms as Subsidiaries
Creating a potential gold mine for law firms, an ethics ruling in New Jersey now allows a law firm to own another law firm as a wholly-owned subsidiary .
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Reality format hits financial advice world VICTORIA THOMSON FIRST there was Big Brother. Then there was Celebrity Love Island.read more...
New York probes government lenders "Knowing this, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac cannot afford to continue buying Washington Mutual mortgages unless they are sure these loans are based on reliable and independent appraisals." New
Protesters drive home message to 'predatory' mortgage company (Boston Herald) Demonstrators shouting "predatory lenders, criminal offenders" barged into a New Century Mortgage Corp. office in Woburn yesterday to protest what they say are unfair lending practices employed...read more...
Meet the patron saint of real estate (Reg Req'd) SOMERVILLE, N.J. - At the Saint Jude Shop on West Main Street in Somerville, the shelves are stocked with Catholic supplies such as rosaries, communion dresses, Bibles, gifts and crucifixes.read
ICICI, BoB, OBC plan to launch reverse mortgage schemes (Hindustan Times) ICICI Bank and Bank of Baroda are among the half a dozen private and public lenders planning to launch reverse mortgage products that will enable senior citizens owning a house
Stocks push households' net worth to a record high The net worth of U.S. households climbed to a record high in the final quarter of last year, boosted by gains on stocks, the Federal Reserve reported Thursday.Commentread more...