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Wells Fargo and Wachovia Corporation To Merge
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) and Wachovia Corporation (NYSE:WB) said today they have signed a definitive agreement for the merger of the two companies including all of Wachovia's banking operations in a whole company transaction requiring no ...
The Federal Reserve, Inflation Tax and The Mortgage Crisis
A simple guide explaining how the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States that is responsible for regulating the supply of money in the US economy, has created the recession the US economy is experiencing. From our friends at http://ww...
This Is Unconstitutional, Only Congress Can Spend Our Money Not The Federal Reserve
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Hey, Where Is All That Money Coming From & Which Americans Are REALLY Paying For It?
The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday, with the full support of the Treasury Department, authorized the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to lend up to $85 billion to the American International Group (AIG) under section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act...
Government Sponsored Enterprise Ratings Downgraded
The preferred stock ratings of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have been downgraded from A1 to BAA3 by Moody's Investors Service. Additionally, Fannie and Freddie's Bank Financial Strength Ratings has been downgraded from B minus to D plus. The downgrade...
IndyMac Federal Bank Receives Government Support
IndyMac will cover 50% of uninsured deposits as IndyMac Federal Bank. The government is stepping in to support IndyMac. Having just changed its name from IndyMac Bancorp after it was seized Friday. The FDIC has assumed control saying it will cover 5...
FDIC Says Deposits in Failed IndyMac Bancorp Are ‘Safe’
Two days after the Federal Deposit Insurance Company took over California based IndyMac Bancorp Inc, officials say the bank will reopen Monday morning (Today) for business as usual. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "FDIC Says Deposits in Failed IndyMac Ba...
Charles Schumer Is Politically Irresponsible
Build it and they will come....Mr. "Senate Banking Committee" We have all heard this and very similar statements. Lets take a look at the strategies Charles Schumer is utilizing to help our economy. Our credit markets are in turmoil, it is h...
Interview with FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair
One company in the news is IndyMac. It heated up again yesterday, they are blaming comments from Senator Charles Schumer for big withdrawals and now the Senator is firing back saying they were on the rocks anyway. Everyone questions that statemen...
Indymac Closes Both Retail and Wholesale Departments
"IndyMac has announced they will no longer accept any new loan submissions or rate locks in either retail or wholesale, and are closing their "forward" mortgage business." Citing regulatory pressure to maintain its capital levels, IndyMac is shifting...
CIT Completes Exit of Home Lending Business
CIT Completes Exit of Business Including Entire Loan Book and Servicing Operations NEW YORK-(BUSINESS WIRE) CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading global commercial finance company, announced today that it has agreed to sell its Home Lending business...
Approval of Proposal By Bank of America
The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the notice of Bank of America Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, to acquire Countrywide Financial Corporation ("Countrywide"), Calabasas, California, and thereby indirectly ...
Shakeups at Washington Mutual and Wachovia
Shakeups at Washington Mutual and Wachovia. Roundtable Discussion with Andrew Seibert of Nextier Wealth Management and Forbes CEO Steve Forbes. Washington Mutual shares are down after Kerry Killinger stepped down as chairman. Shares of Wachovia are f...
Wachovia Board Ousts CEO Ken Thompson, Shares Plunge
Wachovia has big news today. Shares of falling in the premarket after the company ousted CEO Ken Thompson. Wachovia stated he is stepping down at the request of the board, saying no single precipitating event calls because the board to reach the de...
Hard Hit Washington Mutual Replaces Chief Executive Kerry Killinger
Washington Mutual, hard-hit by the mortgage and credit crises, will replace Chief Executive Kerry Killinger as chairman of the board. No Tags...
Chase Wholesale No Longer Offering Subprime and Home
As we continue to analyze and manage our product set, Chase has made the decision to discontinue offering our Subprime and Home Equity products through our Wholesale channel. New Wholesale Subprime and Home Equity registrations will not be accepted a...
Bank of America CEO, Kenneth Lewis says, “US Subprime Crisis To Continue”
It is not just Bank of America that is reeling from subprime problems, the largest banks in the world have posted $290 billion of credit losses, since the beginning of 2007. No Tags...
Bank of America Is Playing By Their Own Rules Now
Bordering On Insanity No Tags...
