Posted on October 31st, 2008 by moneyvsdebt
Regulators close down Freedom Bank, a Florida-based bank with total assets of $287 million.
Fifth Third Bancorp, which is receiving $3.5 billion in bailout money, will acquire Florida’s failed Freedom Bank.
The Bradenton, Florida bank, which was shut down on Friday by state regulators, is the 17th bank failure this year. The bank had total assets [...]
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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by moneyvsdebt
Scroll to the bottom of this article to see the latest Nikon promotions. From now till December 31st 2008, receive a $25 or $50 gift card for NikonProGear.com when you buy a Nikon ATB binocular.
Nikon Corporation was established in 1917 when three leading optical manufacturers merged to form a comprehensive, fully integrated optical company [...]
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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by moneyvsdebt
Chevron leads class with 114% gain; Exxon Mobil posts biggest profit
The five Western oil majors rang up a combined $45 billion in third-quarter profits, heading into a recession with a bigger cash cushion than most industries, but still facing uncertainty and fears of leaner times ahead.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) led the pack with $14.8 billion [...]
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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by moneyvsdebt
I just watched a great video by Owen the writer for www.u-g-h.com . Owen is a great blogger from the Isle of Man who keeps a couple great tech blogs and even builds plug-ins and widgets in his spare time from what I understand. I’ve known Owen for over two years now through the blogosphere. [...]
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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by moneyvsdebt
First American CoreLogic, a data supplier, says that in the July-September period, 18% of all properties with a mortgage were underwater—that is, worth less than the outstanding debt.
The company’s data includes over 80% of all mortgages.
Here are some points from the press release:
• Over 7.5 million mortgages or 18% of all properties with a [...]
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