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Sources: Obama Authorized Secret Support for Syrian Rebels
CNNWASHINGTON, DC -- President Barack Obama has signed a covert directive authorizing U.S. support for Syrian rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad's forces, U.S. officials told CNN on Wednesday. The secret order, referred to as an intelligence...Tags: Turkey, Rebellions, CNN (tv network), Demonstration, Al-Qaeda
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Letter to the Editor - Aug. 7
Glass-Steagall wouldn’t have saved us from banking crisis To the editor: Allan Powell highlights one of economist Paul Krugman’s assertions that many of our current financial woes were caused by the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act....Tags: Banking, Investment Service, Countrywide Financial Corp., Freddie Mac, Economy, Business and Finance
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Mobridge development corporation to receive $62,850
Mobridge Economic Development Corp. will receive $62,850 through the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. The corporation will use the funding to expand small business loans in conjunction with financial management training and one-on-one...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Tim Johnson, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Small Businesses, Business
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Credit unions: Benefits you can bank on
Do you ever find yourself yearning for the kind of service you got at the financial institutions of your youth? Do you miss the personal attention, local focus and less frequent fees that characterized those long-ago institutions? You may be able to find...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Passenger Cars, Financial and Business Services, Financial Planning, North Palm Beach
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Wells Fargo agrees to pay $175M settlement in pricing discrimination suit
About 1,000 Baltimore-area residents are expected to receive thousands of dollars each under a landmark $175 million settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Wells Fargo over accusations of discriminatory lending practices.
Under the terms...Tags: Minority Groups, Discrimination, Prices, Restraint of Trade, Property Tax
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Five bills by Sen. Vargas move to Senate floor
Five bills by the area’s senator have advanced to the Senate floor. Sen. Juan Vargas, D-Chula Vista, had five bills varying from mandating reporting of sexual abuse and environmental quality mitigation, pass the Senate Appropriations Committee on...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Juan Vargas, Consumers, Facebook, Jerry Sandusky
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U.S. PIRG: College students overpaying for campus debit cards
One more reason why the Consumer Financial Protection Bureauneeds to look at prepaid debit cards: College students are finding their scarce dollars eaten up by fees on the cards, which many schools are using for student IDs and to disburse financial aid,...Tags: Banking, Consumers, Financial Aid, Students, Economy, Business and Finance
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Loan fund lends helping hand
HARBOR SPRINGS -- People can't always rely on the big banks to help them turn a great idea into a small business. When Jet Conrady saw the need for an ice-cream shop in Pellston, she automatically knew it would be a success. But with conventional...Tags: Banking, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Business, Small Businesses
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Jewish Federations help win new anti-Iran law
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsA new law requires Florida-chartered banks to report information to the state on any accounts that might be linked to foreign financial institutions supporting terrorism. Aimed at Iran, the law stemmed from efforts by the Jewish Federations in Palm Beach....Tags: Religion and Belief, Rick Scott, Manufacturing and Engineering, Crime, Law and Justice, Palm Beach County
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First Mariner's Hale retires
Edwin F. Hale Sr., the Baltimore trucking magnate and developer, said Friday that he has retired as chief executive and chairman of First Mariner Bancorp — the banking company he built, only to scramble in the housing market collapse and recession...Tags: PNC Financial Services Group Incorporated, Glen Burnie, Mercantile Bankshares Corp., Highlandtown, Inner Harbor
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Banks and credit unions to offer cash prizes under new law
The thrill of potentially winning big bucks gets people to spend millions of dollars regularly on lottery tickets. Can this same concept excite Marylanders to become better savers?
We'll find out.
A new law that kicks in next month will allow banks...Tags: Consumers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Finance, Litigation and Regulation, Crime, Law and Justice
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