Diane Alter – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter Midvale, Utah, United States (4E) – Ally Financial ResCap mortgage on Monday filed for prepackaged bankruptcy protection. The bank, owned by taxpayers, said the filing will allow the bank to take another step to repay the U.S. treasury. Ally’s ResCap unit operates under the GMAC Mortgage brand. At [...]
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Microfinance – possibilities and limitations
March 14th, 2012
davidguide London, United Kingdom (IRIN) – The scope of microfinance to lift poor people out of poverty and provide mechanisms of empowerment is being challenged as questions are raised about the supporting evidence. In a discussion hosted by the UK’s Overseas Development Institute (ODI), the academic evidence was concluded to be unclear, unreliable and inconclusive. “[There [...]
What Do Republican Presidential Candidates Say on Foreclosure Crisis? Not Much.
February 28th, 2012
davidguide ProPublica Staff Washington, DC, United States (ProPublica) – by Lois Beckett As we’ve detailed, President Obama’s plans to help homeowners have come up short time and again. We recently looked at Obama’s latest proposals, most of which are unlikely to make a major dent in the crisis. So, how about the Republican presidential candidates: What [...]
Feds jump-start health insurance co-ops with loans
February 23rd, 2012
davidguide United States (KaiserHealth) – Seven organizations will receive a total of $639 million in federal low-interest loans to launch new, consumer-governed health insurance plans in eight states, the federal government announced Tuesday. The new plans, authorized by the 2010 health law, are scheduled to open for business in 2014. They will be available on the [...]
SEC charges former Freddie and Fannie execs with fraud
December 17th, 2011
davidguide Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday charged six former executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with securities fraud for misrepresenting the holdings of their high-risk mortgage loans. Targeted were three former execs of Freddie Mac, including CEO Daniel Mudd, chief risk [...]
Cavs owner Dan Gilbert on list of richest Americans
September 23rd, 2011
davidguide John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent Cleveland, OH, United States (AHN Sports) – Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert can only hope his basketball team has as much success in the NBA as he has had in business of late. The founder of Quicken Loans, Gilbert was on Forbes Magazine’s list of the 400 wealthiest Americans. [...]
Insurers See Growing Risks As Well As Revenues In Medicaid Managed Care
August 27th, 2011
davidguide Washington, DC, United States (KaiserHealth) – McALLEN, Texas – Sanjuanita Espinoza, 55, doesn’t seem like a gold mine for private insurers. She’s disabled, has high blood pressure and has no family to help with her care. Yet, to some Texas insurers, she is an opportunity. In August, the state picked five health plans in South [...]
Demonstrators, police clash in Chile strike
August 25th, 2011
davidguide Windsor Genova – AHN News News Writer Santiago, Chile (AHN) – Demonstrators and police clashed Wednesday at the start of a two-day general strike in Chile’s capital Santiago injuring 11 people. Police arrested 35 people as the country’s leading labor union, CGT, launched the strike in support of university students’ protests to demand free education [...]
Bank of America announces another 3,500 job cuts
August 19th, 2011
davidguide Linda Young – AHN News Writer Charlotte, NC, United States (AHN) – Bank of America has announced it would slash 3,500 jobs in addition to the 2,500 it let go earlier this year. The bank is under pressure from investors to increase profitability and analysts say that pressure will likely cause additional job cuts that [...]
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