Mortgage-Lobby Chief Resigns
The chief of the mortgage industry’s most powerful lobby group, Jonathan Kempner, resigned Tuesday, just as the industry is defending itself from a hostile Congress and a punishing housing slump.
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Expedia slashes share buy-back plan "The terms available to us in the current debt market environment were simply unacceptable." Expedia, the online travel agency, slashed plans to buy back its own shares yesterday, blaming
House prices driving British wealth "Housing has played an important part in increasing wealth, but there has also been a significant rise in the value of investments in financial assets in the last 10 years."
What to believe? The looming battle over how much to raise impact fees comes down to a simple question for each of the five county commissioners: What do you believe? Do you believe
Chief of Saks Unit Resigns Saks, the retailer undergoing a federal accounting investigation, said yesterday that George L. Jones resigned as chief executive of the regional department stores division, which is being sold off in
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Mortgage approvals hit fresh low (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) Consumers tightened their belts another notch last month as tough credit conditions caused a sharp fall in mortgage approvals, according to data from the Bank of England.read more...