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Greens want promise on public hospitals (The West Australian)
The Australian Greens will seek a promise from the federal government to compensate the public health system if it suffers as a result of proposed changes to Medicare.
2008-09-03 04:28:35 -
Mortgage applications rose 7.5% last week: MBA (Market Watch)
Mortgage application volume increased a seasonally adjusted 7.5% last week, driven mainly by an uptick in applications to purchase a home, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported Wednesday.
2008-09-03 04:36:57 -
Bank of England Gives Lenders Estimated $354 Billion (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. banks probably have tapped the Bank of England for more than 200 billion pounds ($354 billion) less than two months before its emergency funding plan is scheduled to end, according to UBS AG analysts.
2008-09-03 04:49:07 -
Critical thinking (InsideHousing)
‘The package of measures shows the government is listening and trying, and taking all the steps that it could. However, what has been announced will still be dwarfed by the massive scale of the housing crisis, and will be very limited in helping enough homeowners or turning the market around.’
2008-09-03 04:53:27 -
Fifth Third Bancorp opens ad campaign (The Charlotte Observer)
Three months after buying Charlotte-based First Charter Corp., Fifth Third Bancorp is launching what it calls its biggest advertising push ever. The “Unlock Your Dreams” campaign, which started Tuesday, centers on a $250,000 sweepstakes. Customers and noncustomers alike can enter by stopping at a branch to ask for a scratch-off game piece. Each piece has a code that lets people enter the ...
2008-09-03 04:55:34 -
Wales action on affordable homes (NewsWales)
As the UK Government announces polices to help the housing situation in England, Welsh Assembly Government Housing Minister Jocelyn Davies today reaffirmed the action already taking place to help home owners in Wales.
2008-09-03 04:58:37 -
Site navigation (Reading Evening Post)
Families who say they have lost thousands by selling their homes in a buy-and-rent-back scheme will be marching through Reading on Saturday.
2008-09-03 04:59:01 -
Buying your first home - Metro.co.uk
Buying a home is most people's biggest financial commitment. It can be time-consuming, expensive and frustrating. To make matters worse, horror stories abound of gazumping , duff surveys and rogue estate agents. You can make the process smoother by ...
2008-09-01 11:34:00 -
McCain's Magic Formula? - Slate
Semi- amnesty in St. Paul: I asked Sen. Graham how soon, in his first term, President McCain would declare the borders secure (and move on to revive "comprehensive immigration reform"). Graham said "We'll know it when we see it," but emphasized that ...
2008-09-02 02:22:00 -
Ask why you need a loan (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Consumers who don't really need the money have no trouble getting loans, says money expert Chris Farrell.
2008-09-01 03:00:00 -
Ponzi dynamics still at play (Asia Times)
US gross domestic product expanded expanded at a 3.3% pace in the second quarter, the strongest since 2007's Q3 4.8%. Durable Goods Orders, Existing Home Sales, and the Chicago Purchasing Managers' index were all reported "stronger-than-expected".
2008-09-02 03:53:36 -
The Subprime Mortgage Crisis: A Test of Side-A Coverage (Risk & Insurance)
The claims that are starting to pour into insurance companies responsible for covering directors and officers of financial companies caught up in the subprime lending scandal are expected to test Side-A coverage of the D&O policies, experts say.
2008-09-02 07:08:55 -
How to Get a Mortgage in Today's Market (Paris Beacon)
(ARA) - Whether you're buying your first home or looking for a larger home, now may be the time to act. Not only do interest rates remain relatively low, in many markets you can get much more house for your money than you could just a few years ago.
2008-09-03 12:56:47 -
Dolan Media Subsidiary American Processing Company Closes National ... - MSN MoneyCentral
Dolan Media Company DM , a leading provider of business information and professional services to the legal, financial and real estate sectors in the United States, said today that its majority-owned subsidiary, American Processing Company (APC), has ...
2008-09-02 01:53:00 -
Mortgage index shows fall in house sales - ninemsn
Property buyers sat on the sidelines last month, as they waited to see if the central bank would cut interest rates, a survey shows. The Australian Finance Group (AFG) mortgage index shows the number of mortgages sold fell by 17 per cent per cent to ...
2008-09-02 07:30:00