Banking

Housing bill clears test, foreclosure halt asked

washingtonpost.com     48 mins ago   644 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Housing market rescue legislation cleared a procedural test vote in the U.S. Senate on Friday ahead of final passage expected on Saturday, and lawmakers asked banks to suspend further foreclosures until a...                

PVF Capital Corp. Increases Loan Loss Reserve; Reduces Cash Dividend; Reports Fourth Quarter and...

primenewswire.com     38 mins ago   784 related          

SOLON, Ohio, July 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- PVF Capital Corp. (Nasdaq:PVFC), the parent company of Park View Federal Savings Bank, today announced an additional increase in its loan loss reserve by $4 million in the fiscal...                

Fannie, Freddie shares sink despite gov't rescue

ibtimes.com     5 hrs ago   372 related          

Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac fell Friday, reflecting investors' continued concerns about the mortgage finance companies' financial stability even as lawmakers work to complete a rescue plan for the troubled firms.                

UBS faces auction-rate security suit

cnn.com     6 hrs ago   124 related          

New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo Thursday brought a multi-billion dollar civil lawsuit against the Swiss banking giant UBS for allegedly pushing everyday investors into buying troubled auction-rate securities.                

Somerset Hills Bancorp Reports Earnings and a Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.05 Per Share

primenewswire.com     8 hrs ago   318 related          

BERNARDSVILLE, N.J., July 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Somerset Hills Bancorp (Nasdaq:SOMH) reported net income for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. For the quarter ended June 30, 2008, net income was $367,000,...                

US foreclosure filings more than double in 2Q

bostonherald.com     3 hrs ago   177 related          

Added 7m ago NEW YORK - The number of households facing the foreclosure process more than doubled in the second quarter compared to a year ago, according to data released today. Nationwide, 739,714 homes received at least one...                

Credit Cards: The Next Financial Crisis

go.com     9 hrs ago   66 related          

To Make Up For New Losses, Card Companies Raise Interest Rates, Lower Limits By ALICE GOMSTYN ABC NEWS Business Unit Paul Takhar has $50,000 in credit card debt. The California man said that since his real estate business went...                

US new home sales drop less than expected in June, raising faint hopes for less bleak future

iht.com     3 hrs ago   215 related          

Sales of new homes fell in June for the seventh time in the past eight months, but the decline was less than had been expected, raising faint hopes that the severe U.S. housing recession could be approaching a bottom. The...                

Rupee softens as stocks fall

gulfnews.com     1 hr ago   40 related          

Indian shares fell 3.4 per cent on Friday, pulled down by financials ahead of an expected rise in official interest rates next week and Reliance Industries, with sentiment roiled in late trade by blasts in the IT city of...                

Chrysler to get out of leasing business

washingtonpost.com     31 mins ago   54 related          

DETROIT -- Chrysler LLC said Friday its financial arm will get out of the auto leasing business by the end of the month because economic conditions have made leasing more expensive than buying, for both consumers and the company.                

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