Manufacturing recession rears its ugly head
ONE of the City’s leading investment firms has warned that Britain could be facing a manufacturing recession, putting more pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates today.
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Federal agents charge five in home mortgage fraud (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Federal agents have dismantled a ring they say sold houses in poor neighborhoods at artificially inflated prices to straw purchasers so they could fraudulently collect some $1.8 million in mortgage
Wells Fargo Rides Growth in Deposits, Loans (Reg Req'd) SAN FRANCISCO - - Wells Fargo & Co.'s second-quarter net income rose 11% on broad based revenue growth, buoyed particularly by the company's businesses other than home mortgage.read more...
Terror Attacks Leave U.S. Economy More Precarious,' Vulnerable to Shocks The terrorist strikes of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the U.S. economy in ways that no one expected five years ago.read more...
Trio honored with Y.E.S. Awards The city of Yakima's new ball fields, an auto dealership and an ophthalmologist's new offices were recognized Monday for improving the community's image.via
Mortgage applications rise 9.6% (Detroit News) U.S. mortgage applications rose last week as home purchases rebounded to the third-highest level on record and refinancing increased, a survey of lenders showed.via
Bank of America Offers Mortgages Without Closing Fees CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Achieving the American dream of home ownership has never been as simple as just paying for the house itself. There are always the closing costs to pay