Looking at what is harassing the American economy one realizes that it is finance more than guns that have the power to make or break empires. Finance has had a bumpy history with bubble busts. It is as fickle as human nature and this truth has been captured in the twists and turns of the [...]
The statistics on bankruptcy is staggering. The last couple of decades have seen a phenomenal increase in the number of those unable to clear their debts. The Congress has recently taken up the matter so that it becomes more difficult to file for bankruptcy.
The recent spate of bankruptcies is due to many reasons.
First and foremost [...]
The regulators have refused a plan of TierOne bank of Nebraska that was submitted, to improve its accounts books. It has been ordered by the federal regulators to find buyer or investor and alternatively to merge with partnership with another entity by the close of April.
The bank has been under strict federal scrutiny by the [...]
08 Apr
Posted by Julia Redstone as Finance, Foreclosure
SEC is determined to avoid a repeat of the last financial crisis and as such it is suggesting that institutional investors be awarded new devices so that they will be able to make a detailed study of asset-backed securities prior to purchasing these.
David Lynn of Morrison & Foerster of Washington was the chief counsel in [...]
Foreclosures of residential houses are marching on in Sedgwick County. This is the picture that has come through the first quarter of this year. There are more signs of the financial stress in the community. Over 1,100 residential houses are slotted for foreclosure sale in the county during the first quarter.
It is 60% above the [...]
06 Apr
Posted by Julia Redstone as Foreclosure
Hotels in California are facing trouble as unemployment racing on and competing with foreclosures.
Foreclosure of hotels increased by 27% as unemployment caused cuts in business travel.
Foreclosures increased to 79 estates. In the end of last year it was 62. This was stated by Atlas Hospitality Group. Defaults shot up by 6.5% to count [...]
05 Apr
Posted by Julia Redstone as Finance
The growth noted at the end of last year will not probably be sustained; it will not be repeated in the near future. This was the recent report of the Commerce Department. There was noted an economic growth of 5.6% during the last quarter of 2009. The growth was less than what the government had [...]
It is routine to avail of an annual physical check up. The doctor asks related questions, checks on the pulse, reads laboratory reports and then maybe changes the prescription. Financial planners do the same task for calculating the financial health of individuals and prescribe remedies.
The planner makes a valuation of the good debts, the mortgages [...]
31 Mar
Posted by Julia Redstone as Finance
Financial planning is imperative for the financial health of an individual – and it is the many individuals that make up the nation. Despite careful planning sometimes untoward things happen, that play havoc with the personal budget.
Rick Kahler is a financial planner based in Rapid City. He said, “The main question here is really, ‘what [...]
Bargain seekers are making hay while the sun of foreclosures shines for them. Broken pipes and crumbling tiles as trophies left behind by the previous occupants are not deterring them. They think that their investment and efforts in foreclosed houses is worth it.
Mount Vernon, a relatively poor city, was badly hit by the sub-prime crisis [...]
