Archive for December, 2009

Hard Money Lenders, Hard Money Lender - The Lessons from Kumho Asiana’s Hard Landing - Digital Chosunilbo

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The Lessons from Kumho Asiana’s Hard Landing - Digital Chosunilbo
Kumho Asiana Group, Korea’s eighth-largest conglomerate, has decided to put two of its flagship units under a creditor-led debt workout program. Kumho Industrial and Kumho Tire will undergo capital reduction and have their debt transformed into

Examining 2009 in the Neighborhoods - Houston Community Newspapers
The national headlines were all about Houston being the first major U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor. But in reality, Annise Parker had avoided that issue and ran on her record as a city councilmember and controller. Despite more effective

The turbulent life and times of loan rider Mick Doohan - News.com.au
MICK Doohan appeared earlier this year in a courtroom witness box, sharply dressed in a dark suit and striped tie. He looked more like a senior investment banker than a five-time world 500cc motorcycle GP winner. He sounded like a businessman too, as

Analyst says YRC could close doors this weekend - The Sun News
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — An analyst said Wednesday that YRC Worldwide Inc., one of the nation’s largest trucking companies, could file for bankruptcy and close its doors as early as this weekend despite its effort to complete a critical debt-to

Treasury pumps another $3.8 billion into GMAC - Pioneer Press
WASHINGTON — The government gave GMAC Financial Services another $3.8 billion in cash and took a majority stake in the auto lender, aiming to stabilize the company as it struggles with big losses in its Richfield-based home mortgage unit. The fresh

Gov’t gives GMAC $3.8 billion in new aid - Pioneer Press
WASHINGTON — The government today provided a fresh $3.8 billion cash infusion to stabilize GMAC Financial Services as the financing company struggles with hefty losses in its Richfield-based home mortgage unit. The Treasury Department said the new

Market Directions: 2010 - RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Renewable energy consultant Nadav Enbar may have offered the understatement of the year when he described 2009 as “pretty messy.” Messy, indeed. Projects were scaled back, postponed or cancelled altogether; sources of finance dried up almost

The Lessons from Kumho Asiana’s Hard Landing - Digital Chosunilbo
Kumho Asiana Group, Korea’s eighth-largest conglomerate, has decided to put two of its flagship units under a creditor-led debt workout program. Kumho Industrial and Kumho Tire will undergo capital reduction and have their debt transformed into

Examining 2009 in the Neighborhoods - Houston Community Newspapers
The national headlines were all about Houston being the first major U.S. city to elect an openly gay mayor. But in reality, Annise Parker had avoided that issue and ran on her record as a city councilmember and controller. Despite more effective

The turbulent life and times of loan rider Mick Doohan - News.com.au
MICK Doohan appeared earlier this year in a courtroom witness box, sharply dressed in a dark suit and striped tie. He looked more like a senior investment banker than a five-time world 500cc motorcycle GP winner. He sounded like a businessman too, as

Analyst says YRC could close doors this weekend - The Sun News
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — An analyst said Wednesday that YRC Worldwide Inc., one of the nation’s largest trucking companies, could file for bankruptcy and close its doors as early as this weekend despite its effort to complete a critical debt-to

Treasury pumps another $3.8 billion into GMAC - Pioneer Press
WASHINGTON — The government gave GMAC Financial Services another $3.8 billion in cash and took a majority stake in the auto lender, aiming to stabilize the company as it struggles with big losses in its Richfield-based home mortgage unit. The fresh

Gov’t gives GMAC $3.8 billion in new aid - Pioneer Press
WASHINGTON — The government today provided a fresh $3.8 billion cash infusion to stabilize GMAC Financial Services as the financing company struggles with hefty losses in its Richfield-based home mortgage unit. The Treasury Department said the new

Market Directions: 2010 - RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Renewable energy consultant Nadav Enbar may have offered the understatement of the year when he described 2009 as “pretty messy.” Messy, indeed. Projects were scaled back, postponed or cancelled altogether; sources of finance dried up almost

Hard Money Lenders, Hard Money Lender - HARD-MONEY LENDING: Investors miffed at regulators - Las Vegas Review Journal

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

HARD-MONEY LENDING: Investors miffed at regulators - Las Vegas Review Journal
OneCap is among about 20 hard-money or private lenders in Nevada that solicit money from individual investors and use the money for loans secured by real estate. During the real estate boom, investors enjoyed double-digit interest rates on these

Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010 - MSN Money
Lenders may have to raise the rates they charge to consumers in order to make that happen. “Extraordinary resources have been put into keeping the rates down and supporting the mortgage markets and it’s hard to imagine that the rates can go much

Time to make mortgage lenders pay for this crisis - Mercury
I marvel at the athletic prowess of today’s bankers and financiers, especially during a time when many Americans have had to give up their homes and their hopes for a secure future. Have you ever seen so much dodging, punting, feinting and power

The Real Reason Banks Aren’t Lending - Motley Fool
every time Uncle Sam dictates that lenders have to adjust the terms of their loans, or that bondholders do not deserve their seat at the table when an indebted company files bankruptcy, it threatens to weaken the debt market further. As

HARD-MONEY LENDING: Investors miffed at regulators - Las Vegas Review Journal
OneCap is among about 20 hard-money or private lenders in Nevada that solicit money from individual investors and use the money for loans secured by real estate. During the real estate boom, investors enjoyed double-digit interest rates on these

Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010 - MSN Money
Lenders may have to raise the rates they charge to consumers in order to make that happen. “Extraordinary resources have been put into keeping the rates down and supporting the mortgage markets and it’s hard to imagine that the rates can go much

Time to make mortgage lenders pay for this crisis - Mercury
I marvel at the athletic prowess of today’s bankers and financiers, especially during a time when many Americans have had to give up their homes and their hopes for a secure future. Have you ever seen so much dodging, punting, feinting and power

The Real Reason Banks Aren’t Lending - Motley Fool
every time Uncle Sam dictates that lenders have to adjust the terms of their loans, or that bondholders do not deserve their seat at the table when an indebted company files bankruptcy, it threatens to weaken the debt market further. As

Hard Money Lenders, Hard Money Lender - Hard times have region’s dairy farmers calling help lines - Brattleboro Reformer

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Hard times have region’s dairy farmers calling help lines - Brattleboro Reformer
ALBANY, N.Y. — Huck Heintz has spent a busy year providing free financial consulting to dairy farmers in upstate New York. With milk selling for less than it cost to produce this year, a lot more dairy farmers turned to NY FarmNet, the Ithaca-based

Astral: The Canadian media player to watch - Globe and Mail
O ne evening last summer, Goldman Sachs managing director Gerry Cardinale flew in to Montreal from New York and made his way to Ristorante Bice, one of the city’s most glamorous meeting spots. Cardinale had never met his dinner companion before

How Virginia Is Handling Payday Loans - Wall Street Journal
With the Obama administration carefully considering major reforms to the nation’s financial system, one area that merits a closer look is the payday lending industry. Averaging a 400% annual interest rate nationally, payday lenders have earned a bad

Credit Counseling Debt Consolidation Does Affect Your Credit - PR Inside
2009-12-30 00:12:49 - Debt management, debt consolidation, does affect your credit but it depends on what type of plan you go with. Most Americans are looking for a solution to absolve their debts and improve their financial health. In eliminating

Watch Out for Scams Targeting Seniors - Yahoo Finance
“That got me interested in helping seniors who’ve been financially exploited,” says Mulligan, 64, who lives in Seattle. “I saw the disastrous effects.” Mulligan started a business that helps victims organize their financial records and negotiate with

VIEWPOINT: Treasury Updates Its GSE Support; And the Mainstream - Housing Wire
The Treasury announced (1) it was allowing two programs to terminate as scheduled (at inception in 2008) at the end of this year, the Treasury $200bn GSE MBS purchase program and the unused short term credit facility established for the enterprises

Hard times have region’s dairy farmers calling help lines - Brattleboro Reformer
ALBANY, N.Y. — Huck Heintz has spent a busy year providing free financial consulting to dairy farmers in upstate New York. With milk selling for less than it cost to produce this year, a lot more dairy farmers turned to NY FarmNet, the Ithaca-based

Astral: The Canadian media player to watch - Globe and Mail
O ne evening last summer, Goldman Sachs managing director Gerry Cardinale flew in to Montreal from New York and made his way to Ristorante Bice, one of the city’s most glamorous meeting spots. Cardinale had never met his dinner companion before

How Virginia Is Handling Payday Loans - Wall Street Journal
With the Obama administration carefully considering major reforms to the nation’s financial system, one area that merits a closer look is the payday lending industry. Averaging a 400% annual interest rate nationally, payday lenders have earned a bad

Credit Counseling Debt Consolidation Does Affect Your Credit - PR Inside
2009-12-30 00:12:49 - Debt management, debt consolidation, does affect your credit but it depends on what type of plan you go with. Most Americans are looking for a solution to absolve their debts and improve their financial health. In eliminating

Watch Out for Scams Targeting Seniors - Yahoo Finance
“That got me interested in helping seniors who’ve been financially exploited,” says Mulligan, 64, who lives in Seattle. “I saw the disastrous effects.” Mulligan started a business that helps victims organize their financial records and negotiate with

VIEWPOINT: Treasury Updates Its GSE Support; And the Mainstream - Housing Wire
The Treasury announced (1) it was allowing two programs to terminate as scheduled (at inception in 2008) at the end of this year, the Treasury $200bn GSE MBS purchase program and the unused short term credit facility established for the enterprises

Hard Money Lenders, Hard Money Lender - From dotcom bust to banking meltdown: the decade in business - The Guardian

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

From dotcom bust to banking meltdown: the decade in business - The Guardian
On 15 September 2008, workers began to stream from the offices of the Lehman Brothers building just north of Times Square. One yelled to the press camped outside; “You’re watching history man,” and he couldn’t have been more right, as the investment

Foreclosures aren’t fading - Chicago Sun-Times
The problem, which has driven home prices down to bargain basement levels in some hard-hit African-American communities on the South and West sides of the city, will likely attract speculators. And that could be more bad news for those neighborhoods

Owners taking painful steps to stay afloat in 2010 - Los Angeles Times
Step through the glass doors of Eso Won Bookstore, the landmark but struggling Leimert Park shop specializing in African American titles, and you’ll see shelves stacked with civil rights classics by Martin Luther King Jr., poetry by Maya Angelou and

Lenders forced into court for repossessions - This is Money
But the mortgage lender had never been granted a repossession order – which, at the time, was not required by the bounds of the law. The Ministry of Justice said while there was no evidence that other lenders Government is working hard to

Hard times have dairy farmers calling help lines - Post-Journal
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Huck Heintz has spent a busy year providing free financial consulting to dairy farmers in upstate New York. With milk selling for less than it cost to produce this year, a lot more dairy farmers turned to NY FarmNet, the Ithaca

Business News and Financial Advice - Town Hall
By Burton Frierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose to a three-month high in December, while prices in the hard-hit housing sector stalled in October, breaking a five-month string of gains. The Oil trades around $79 on Iran

From dotcom bust to banking meltdown: the decade in business - The Guardian
On 15 September 2008, workers began to stream from the offices of the Lehman Brothers building just north of Times Square. One yelled to the press camped outside; “You’re watching history man,” and he couldn’t have been more right, as the investment

Foreclosures aren’t fading - Chicago Sun-Times
The problem, which has driven home prices down to bargain basement levels in some hard-hit African-American communities on the South and West sides of the city, will likely attract speculators. And that could be more bad news for those neighborhoods

Owners taking painful steps to stay afloat in 2010 - Los Angeles Times
Step through the glass doors of Eso Won Bookstore, the landmark but struggling Leimert Park shop specializing in African American titles, and you’ll see shelves stacked with civil rights classics by Martin Luther King Jr., poetry by Maya Angelou and

Lenders forced into court for repossessions - This is Money
But the mortgage lender had never been granted a repossession order – which, at the time, was not required by the bounds of the law. The Ministry of Justice said while there was no evidence that other lenders Government is working hard to

Hard times have dairy farmers calling help lines - Post-Journal
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Huck Heintz has spent a busy year providing free financial consulting to dairy farmers in upstate New York. With milk selling for less than it cost to produce this year, a lot more dairy farmers turned to NY FarmNet, the Ithaca

Business News and Financial Advice - Town Hall
By Burton Frierson NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence rose to a three-month high in December, while prices in the hard-hit housing sector stalled in October, breaking a five-month string of gains. The Oil trades around $79 on Iran

Hard Money Lenders, Hard Money Lender - Community lenders hit the funding jackpot - CNN Money

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Community lenders hit the funding jackpot - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Goldman Sachs’ banking titans and top congressional Democrats don’t often see eye to eye — executive pay caps, anyone? But here’s something the megabank and Capitol Hill agree on: One of the best ways to get financing to

Joe Witt: Banks doing their best in a hard situation - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Banks do not turn down loan applications because they do not want to lend. Lending is what banks do. Lending is how banks make money. Imploring a bank to lend more money is a bit like urging retailers such as Best Buy to sell more electronics.

Quick Cash Loans Online –Immediate Solution for Monetary Crisis - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 29, 2009 – If you are seeking for instant money to adjust with swift expenses, then here is your method. The quick cash loans are a big option to cope up with the entire monetary crisis that arose into your life all

Community lenders hit the funding jackpot - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Goldman Sachs’ banking titans and top congressional Democrats don’t often see eye to eye — executive pay caps, anyone? But here’s something the megabank and Capitol Hill agree on: One of the best ways to get financing to

Joe Witt: Banks doing their best in a hard situation - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Banks do not turn down loan applications because they do not want to lend. Lending is what banks do. Lending is how banks make money. Imploring a bank to lend more money is a bit like urging retailers such as Best Buy to sell more electronics.

Quick Cash Loans Online –Immediate Solution for Monetary Crisis - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 29, 2009 – If you are seeking for instant money to adjust with swift expenses, then here is your method. The quick cash loans are a big option to cope up with the entire monetary crisis that arose into your life all

Hard Money Lenders, Hard Money Lender - Owners taking painful steps to stay afloat in 2010 - Los Angeles Times

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

Owners taking painful steps to stay afloat in 2010 - Los Angeles Times
Step through the glass doors of Eso Won Bookstore, the landmark but struggling Leimert Park shop specializing in African American titles, and you’ll see shelves stacked with civil rights classics by Martin Luther King Jr., poetry by Maya Angelou and

Joe Witt: Banks doing their best in a hard situation - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Banks do not turn down loan applications because they do not want to lend. Lending is what banks do. Lending is how banks make money. Imploring a bank to lend more money is a bit like urging retailers such as Best Buy to sell more electronics.

Owners taking painful steps to stay afloat in 2010 - Los Angeles Times
Step through the glass doors of Eso Won Bookstore, the landmark but struggling Leimert Park shop specializing in African American titles, and you’ll see shelves stacked with civil rights classics by Martin Luther King Jr., poetry by Maya Angelou and

Joe Witt: Banks doing their best in a hard situation - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Banks do not turn down loan applications because they do not want to lend. Lending is what banks do. Lending is how banks make money. Imploring a bank to lend more money is a bit like urging retailers such as Best Buy to sell more electronics.

Hard Money Lenders, Hard Money Lender - Mortgage rescue: Credit score killer - CNN Money

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Mortgage rescue: Credit score killer - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Most troubled homeowners view President Obama’s foreclosure rescue plan as a way out of their financial troubles. But many don’t realize that entering a trial mortgage modification can actually hurt their credit. CNNMoney

Mortgage rescue: Credit score killer - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Most troubled homeowners view President Obama’s foreclosure rescue plan as a way out of their financial troubles. But many don’t realize that entering a trial mortgage modification can actually hurt their credit. CNNMoney

Hard Money Lenders, Hard Money Lender - Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010 - MSN Money

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010 - MSN Money
Lenders may have to raise the rates they charge to consumers in order to make that happen. “Extraordinary resources have been put into keeping the rates down and supporting the mortgage markets and it’s hard to imagine that the rates can go much

Some newspaper publishers that filed Chapter 11 - MSN Money
The “prepackaged” plan, approved by a majority of the company’s top-tier, secured lenders, would leave the family and two investment firms that own Freedom This hard-fought Chapter 11 case began in February. The newspaper company proposes to shed

Schools have trouble tapping stimulus funds - Asbury Park Press
JONES COUNTY, N.C. — Jones Senior High School has one of the best boys’ basketball teams in eastern North Carolina, but its gymnasium is on the verge of collapse. In March, engineers found that the walls and roof don’t meet the state’s building

Community lenders hit the funding jackpot - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Goldman Sachs’ banking titans and top congressional Democrats don’t often see eye to eye — executive pay caps, anyone? But here’s something the megabank and Capitol Hill agree on: One of the best ways to get financing to

Dubai World meets lenders - ninemsn
Dubai’s heavily indebted group, Dubai World, began talks on Monday with its lenders over its request to restructure $US22 billion ($A24.69 billion) in debt but has made no specific proposals, a company spokesman said. “Representatives of Dubai World

Obama: Big opportunities for businesses to grow - Stamford Advocate
Sounding a friendly tone to the nation’s community bankers, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the White House will seek to cut bureaucratic restrictions so that local lenders can about $30 billion in TARP money for a small business

Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010 - MSN Money
Lenders may have to raise the rates they charge to consumers in order to make that happen. “Extraordinary resources have been put into keeping the rates down and supporting the mortgage markets and it’s hard to imagine that the rates can go much

Some newspaper publishers that filed Chapter 11 - MSN Money
The “prepackaged” plan, approved by a majority of the company’s top-tier, secured lenders, would leave the family and two investment firms that own Freedom This hard-fought Chapter 11 case began in February. The newspaper company proposes to shed

Schools have trouble tapping stimulus funds - Asbury Park Press
JONES COUNTY, N.C. — Jones Senior High School has one of the best boys’ basketball teams in eastern North Carolina, but its gymnasium is on the verge of collapse. In March, engineers found that the walls and roof don’t meet the state’s building

Community lenders hit the funding jackpot - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Goldman Sachs’ banking titans and top congressional Democrats don’t often see eye to eye — executive pay caps, anyone? But here’s something the megabank and Capitol Hill agree on: One of the best ways to get financing to

Dubai World meets lenders - ninemsn
Dubai’s heavily indebted group, Dubai World, began talks on Monday with its lenders over its request to restructure $US22 billion ($A24.69 billion) in debt but has made no specific proposals, a company spokesman said. “Representatives of Dubai World

Obama: Big opportunities for businesses to grow - Stamford Advocate
Sounding a friendly tone to the nation’s community bankers, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the White House will seek to cut bureaucratic restrictions so that local lenders can about $30 billion in TARP money for a small business

Hard Money Lenders, Hard Money Lender - Community lenders hit the funding jackpot - CNN Money

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Community lenders hit the funding jackpot - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Goldman Sachs’ banking titans and top congressional Democrats don’t often see eye to eye — executive pay caps, anyone? But here’s something the megabank and Capitol Hill agree on: One of the best ways to get financing to

Don’t let poor children pay the price of debt - Save Children
Join us in calling for the government, banks and high-interest lenders to do more for families that are denied access to mainstream credit. Ben looks out of the window at home in Sunderland. His mother Belinda would like to take her children to the

Obama: Big opportunities for businesses to grow - Stamford Advocate
Sounding a friendly tone to the nation’s community bankers, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the White House will seek to cut bureaucratic restrictions so that local lenders can about $30 billion in TARP money for a small business

Dubai World meets lenders - ninemsn
Dubai’s economy grew at a rapid rate over the past years, on the back of a real estate boom, but it was hard hit by the global economic crisis which caused a shortage in available finance for the emirate’s ambitious projects.

Some newspaper publishers that filed Chapter 11 - MSN Money
(AP) - A look at some of the other newspaper publishers that have filed for Chapter 11 protection: _ Tribune Co. — The owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, other daily newspapers and TV stations sought Chapter 11 protection in December

HARD-MONEY LENDING: Investors miffed at regulators - Las Vegas Review Journal
OneCap is among about 20 hard-money or private lenders in Nevada that solicit money from individual investors and use the money for loans secured by real estate. During the real estate boom, investors enjoyed double-digit interest rates on these

Short Sales in Scottsdale, AZ – Yes, Even in Upscale Areas Times Are - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 26, 2009 – You may think that affluent homeowners that live in upscale areas of town are immune to the effects of the economic downturn, but you would be wrong. Even in Scottsdale, short sales are a growing trend. If

Understanding What Bad Credit Auto Loans Are - PRLog (free press release)
You will find that there are two types of lenders for those with bad scores. They are subprime lenders and hard money lenders. There are very many and varied and so you just need to approach one and find out what kind of bad credit auto loans ( http

Community lenders hit the funding jackpot - CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Goldman Sachs’ banking titans and top congressional Democrats don’t often see eye to eye — executive pay caps, anyone? But here’s something the megabank and Capitol Hill agree on: One of the best ways to get financing to

Don’t let poor children pay the price of debt - Save Children
Join us in calling for the government, banks and high-interest lenders to do more for families that are denied access to mainstream credit. Ben looks out of the window at home in Sunderland. His mother Belinda would like to take her children to the

Obama: Big opportunities for businesses to grow - Stamford Advocate
Sounding a friendly tone to the nation’s community bankers, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the White House will seek to cut bureaucratic restrictions so that local lenders can about $30 billion in TARP money for a small business

Dubai World meets lenders - ninemsn
Dubai’s economy grew at a rapid rate over the past years, on the back of a real estate boom, but it was hard hit by the global economic crisis which caused a shortage in available finance for the emirate’s ambitious projects.

Some newspaper publishers that filed Chapter 11 - MSN Money
(AP) - A look at some of the other newspaper publishers that have filed for Chapter 11 protection: _ Tribune Co. — The owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, other daily newspapers and TV stations sought Chapter 11 protection in December

HARD-MONEY LENDING: Investors miffed at regulators - Las Vegas Review Journal
OneCap is among about 20 hard-money or private lenders in Nevada that solicit money from individual investors and use the money for loans secured by real estate. During the real estate boom, investors enjoyed double-digit interest rates on these

Short Sales in Scottsdale, AZ – Yes, Even in Upscale Areas Times Are - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 26, 2009 – You may think that affluent homeowners that live in upscale areas of town are immune to the effects of the economic downturn, but you would be wrong. Even in Scottsdale, short sales are a growing trend. If

Understanding What Bad Credit Auto Loans Are - PRLog (free press release)
You will find that there are two types of lenders for those with bad scores. They are subprime lenders and hard money lenders. There are very many and varied and so you just need to approach one and find out what kind of bad credit auto loans ( http

Hard Money Lenders, Hard Money Lender - HARD-MONEY LENDING: Investors miffed at regulators - Las Vegas Review Journal

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

HARD-MONEY LENDING: Investors miffed at regulators - Las Vegas Review Journal
OneCap is among about 20 hard-money or private lenders in Nevada that solicit money from individual investors and use the money for loans secured by real estate. During the real estate boom, investors enjoyed double-digit interest rates on these

Some newspaper publishers that filed Chapter 11 - MSN Money
(AP) - A look at some of the other newspaper publishers that have filed for Chapter 11 protection: _ Tribune Co. — The owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, other daily newspapers and TV stations sought Chapter 11 protection in December

Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010 - MSN Money
S. mortgage financier Freddie Mac’s latest survey. The results are noteworthy because rates have not topped 5 percent since the last week of October, when they reached 5.03 percent, based on the results of this survey, which polls lenders during the

HARD-MONEY LENDING: Investors miffed at regulators - Las Vegas Review Journal
OneCap is among about 20 hard-money or private lenders in Nevada that solicit money from individual investors and use the money for loans secured by real estate. During the real estate boom, investors enjoyed double-digit interest rates on these

Some newspaper publishers that filed Chapter 11 - MSN Money
(AP) - A look at some of the other newspaper publishers that have filed for Chapter 11 protection: _ Tribune Co. — The owner of the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, other daily newspapers and TV stations sought Chapter 11 protection in December

Freddie Mac sees rates headed to 6 percent by end of 2010 - MSN Money
S. mortgage financier Freddie Mac’s latest survey. The results are noteworthy because rates have not topped 5 percent since the last week of October, when they reached 5.03 percent, based on the results of this survey, which polls lenders during the