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People's United Financial Inc. wanted to buy failed banks on the cheap. Instead, it struck a deal to buy a healthy equipment-leasing company. Last Monday's change of plans by the Bridgeport, Conn., bank-holding company underscores a problem with the growing...
Tags: FDIC, People's United, U.S. Bancorp, failed banks, Singapore, Banking in the United States, Business Finance, Bank, Financial institutions, Washington Mutual, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, GMAC
Preview of a 4-part series Aimee Blanchette talks with medical reporter Josephine Marcotty about the number of people waiting for kidneys and the issues they face. Whistleblower: Stuck in the system Isabelle Jessich was placed under an emergency guardianship...
Tags: Minnesota, business reporter, James Lileks, credit unions, gone wild, lenders gone, Brooklyn Center, Business Finance, Whistleblower, Financial institutions, Credit union
What is the status of the finances of the National Credit Union Administration, which insures credit unions? -- Fred Clark Albuquerque, N.M...A new fee was assessed this year, and the fund stands at around $8 billion. As is the case with banks, regular...
Tags: National Credit Union Administration, Columbus, Corporate credit union, Independent agencies of the United States government, NCUA Corporate Stabilization Program, Business Finance, Financial institutions, Banking, Labor, Credit union, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Dean Christensen, Coast Central's president and CEO, accepted the award. ”The award was designed to recognize credit unions for achieving a top ten ranking based on the RFG Performance Index, a balanced scorecard measurement of growth, income, efficiency,...
Tags: Coast Central Credit Union, RFG Performance Index, Eureka, Credit unions of Canada, Business Finance, Cooperative banking, Financial institutions, Credit union, Labor
A t the height of the global financial crisis, it seemed a real possibility that most banks — large and small, prudent and reckless — could get swamped by the rising tide of busted loans. A year later, it's clear the worst remaining problems are concentrated...
Tags: Seattle, Financial crises, Financial crisis of 2007¬タモ2009, Business Finance, Bank, Financial institutions, Savings and loan association
Kathy Thompson plans to make a new start along with the new year. She accepted a buyout after 17 years in pharmaceutical sales and the 56-year-old Sellersburg, Ind., resident wants to get into marketing or communications. She's also considering starting...
Tags: Kathy Thompson, Josh Gilliam, Gilliam Mease & Associates, Louisville, PNC Financial Services, Business Finance, Bank, Macroeconomics, Inflation, Stock market, Financial institutions, Investment
Dunfermline launches bond to introduce children to savings habit Published Date: 29 November 2009 THE Dunfermline Building Society is to launch a competitive child savings bond paying 5 per cent over a four-year term in a bid to encourage youngsters...
Tags: Dunfermline Building Society, Dunfermline Direct, cent deposit, United Kingdom, Glasgow, Mortgage, Mortgage loan, Finance, Interest, Business Finance, Bank, Financial institutions
WesCorp provided credit unions with processing for checks, credit cards and automated teller machines, as well as access to cash for liquidity. However, WesCorp changed its investment focus in 2003, according to the lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior...
Tags: WesCorp, National Credit Union Administration, Las Vegas, Cooperative banking, Financial institutions, Credit card, Credit unions, Labor
Ten of the 12 bank-collapse reviews released by the Fed and Treasury inspectors general this year fault oversight weaknesses including failure to limit excessive concentration in commercial real-estate loans. Examiners from the Fed, and Treasury's Office...
Tags: Treasury Department, Federal Reserve, Seattle, Business Finance, Bank, Federal Reserve System, Inspector General, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, United States Department of the Treasury, Financial institutions, Ben Bernanke, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Spam
Housing prices in many parts of the country are still depressed. And you may be eligible for a generous tax break, even if the home you buy isn't your first. On Nov. 6, President Barack Obama signed legislation that provides a $6,500 tax credit for some...
Tags: Bob Meighan, tax credit, meighan says, buyers credit, Tallahassee, Mortgage Credit Certificate, Personal finance, Credit, Financial institutions, Home insurance