Veterans home-loan bond money going untapped
News from Los Angeles Times: SACRAMENTO — In the last century, Californians have said yes to every request for money to help veterans buy homes. Since 2000, they have signed …
US Opens Spigot After Farmers Claim Discrimination – New York Times
News from US Opens Spigot After Farmers Claim Discrimination – New York Times: In the winter of 2010, after a decade of defending the government against bias claims by Hispanic …
US student loan write-offs hit $3 bln in 1st two months of year
News from Reuters: By Elvina Nawaguna WASHINGTON, March 25 | Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:45pm EDT WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters) – U.S. banks wrote off $ 3 billion of student …
Asia stocks rise after Cyprus gets bailout loan
News from MiamiHerald.com: BANGKOK – A last-minute package of rescue loans that saves Cyprus from a banking collapse and bankruptcy helped push Asian stock markets higher Monday. Finance ministers from …
Senate Republicans Unanimously Support Repeal of Student Loan Reform Law
News from ThinkProgress: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) All 45 Senate Republicans voted Friday for a budget amendment that endorsed the repeal of both Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and …
Margin loan helps fund Charter stake purchase
News from Reuters: By Stephen Lacey Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:50pm EDT March 22 (IFR) – John Malone helped fund Liberty Media’s $ 2.6bn purchase of a 27% stake in …
IMF officials in Egypt resume talks for $4.8 billion loan after delay and …
News from Fox News: Published March 17, 2013 Associated Press CAIRO – A top International Monetary Fund official has begun several more weeks of talks with Egyptian officials over the …
For those who haven’t refinanced in years, 15-year loans look especially good
News from Chicago Tribune: Q: I caught a portion of a response you made via on your radio show about comparing a 30-year loan to a 15-year loan. If I …
Jumbo home loan business is booming
News from San Francisco Chronicle: Two years ago, Redwood Trust was the canary in the coal mine, the first investment trust to venture out with a new batch of mortgage-backed …
Egypt rejects IMF rescue loan
News from Aljazeera.com: Egypt has rejected an offer of a $ 750 million rescue loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ruling out a fallback on emergency measures. The emergency …