Predatory lending targeted
The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 23 4:20 AM
Boosted by unusual bipartisan support for a regulatory bill of this magnitude, the Ohio Senate approved a predatory-lending measure yesterday designed to give borrowers more protection against shady mortgage deals.Save to My Web
Briefing
The Ledger - Feb 24 3:15 AM
H R Block Sees Profits PlummetSave to My Web
Lloyds Posts Unexpected Rise in Second-Half Profit (Update5)
Bloomberg.com - 2 hours, 5 minutes ago
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) — Lloyds TSB Group Plc, Britain’s fifth-largest bank by assets, unexpectedly posted higher second- half profit as revenue from lending to corporations outweighed a slowdown in consumer banking.Save to My Web
Mortgage lender may add jobs
Louisville Courier-Journal - Feb 24 2:41 AM
Web-based lender First Residential Mortgage Network Inc. plans to create up to 273 jobs at its Louisville headquarters over the next 10 years if it can grab a bigger share of the Internet mortgage market.Save to My Web
EARNINGS PREVIEW: Greek National Bk 4Q Net Seen EUR191.5M
New Ratings - 24 minutes ago
1442 GMT [Dow Jones] National Bank of Greece (NBG) expected post-market Tuesday to report a 4Q net profit of EUR191.5M versus EUR47.7M in ‘04, an average of six analysts’ forecasts show.Save to My Web
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. Reports Net Earnings of $270.3 Million for 2005 Compared to $257.6 Million for 2004
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Feb 21 8:21 PM
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. , a real estate investment trust , today reported net earnings of $270.3 million or $3.35 per diluted common share for 2005, as compared toSave to My Web
Senate likely to advance lending reform
The Columbus Dispatch - Feb 22 4:14 AM
An 11 th-hour effort by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce to torpedo a predatory-lending bill is expected to fail when the Senate takes up the bill this afternoon.Save to My Web
Mortgage lending reaches record 23bn
Guardian Unlimited - Feb 20 6:12 PM
Figures revealing record mortgage lending last month provide fresh evidence that the housing market has enjoyed a strong start to the year. The Council of Mortgage Lenders said gross mortgage lending totalled 23bn last month - the highest January figure on record.Save to My Web
Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. to Present March 1, 2006 at Super-Community Bank Conference in Chicago
SYS-CON Media - 48 minutes ago
Senior management of Midwest BancHoldings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBHI) will discuss recent developments and outlookwith investors at the Midwest Super-Community Bank Conference in Chicago at10:35 a.m. (CST) on March 1, 2006.Save to My Web