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A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...Tags: Wantagh, Kew Gardens, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Palm Springs (Palm Beach, Florida), Quogue
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Home valuation code could soon undergo major revamp
Could the controversial appraisal system imposed nationwide by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in May -- and now tied to lowball property valuations, busted home sale transactions and higher fees to consumers -- be on its way out?
It just...Tags: Mortgages, Financial and Business Services, Real Estate Buyers, Washington (U.S. state), Property
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How to shop for property insurance
Check out which insurers have the most policies in your county, their contact information and a comparison of their rates for two particular types of homes at the state's Shop and Compare Rates website, shopandcomparerates.com. Try the state's free...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Florida, Property, Credit Ratings, Insurance
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Ten Banks Get Approval To Repay Bailout Money
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Obama administration today announced it has given approval to 10 of the nation's largest banks to repay $68 billion in government bailout money they have received to stabilize the financial system. "These repayments are an encouraging sign of...Tags: Wells Fargo & Co., Economy, Business and Finance, Barack Obama, Los Angeles Times, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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Chrysler Financial Repays Government Loans
KickingTiresChrysler Financial ??? an independent financial services firm ??? announced today that it has repaid $1.5 billion in government loans it received in January as part of the TARP bank bailout. Chrysler Financial says it was able to repay the......Tags: Financial and Business Services, Services and Shopping, Economy, Business and Finance
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Does auto leasing now make more sense?
Auto leasing, a casualty of the economic crisis, is making a comeback.
So far this year, almost one in five vehicles, 19 percent, are leased rather than purchased, according to figures from J.D. Power & Associates. In fact, the number of lease deals...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Smart Car, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Vehicles
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Sony sales slide 20% as global economy erodes profit
L.A. Times Tech BlogSony saw sales drop nearly across the board in its fiscal second quarter as the consumer electronics and media giant continued to struggle with a withering global economy. As shoppers around the world cut back on buying televisions, cameras and computers,... -
Obama: 'Fat-cats' not his constituency
The Swampby Mark Silva Republicans voted against the economic stimulus in the House. They voted against the health-care overhaul in the House. Most of them voted against the "cap and trade'' energy bill in the House, though the handful of Republicans......Tags: Financial and Business Services, Washington (U.S. state), Barack Obama, Economy, Business and Finance, Government
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Huffington to consumers: Boycott big banks [Updated]
Money & CompanyThis post corrects an earlier version There can be few institutions more despised as 2010 begins than big U.S. banks, but what can the average person do about it? The answer, according to Huffington Post website founder Arianna Huffington and...... -
America votes for less regulation of Wall Street! Or not.
Opinion L.A.My colleague Mike McGough's skeptical post about the USA Today poll on Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan reminded me of a survey released Thursday by GfK Financial Services, a New York firm that does research for the financial industry. The headline on... -
Economic slowdown creates an Inland Empire of the north
Money & CompanyThe Inland Empire of Southern California, encompassing Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, has often been considered among the hardest hit by the economic slowdown. But the inland areas of the San Francisco area have it just as bad. Families flocked...... -
5219 Sweet Meadow Lane, Clarksville, MD 21029
On May 14th, 2010, the president of Capitol Metro Financial Services bought a newly built house at 5219 Sweet Meadow Lane in Clarksville, Md., for $1,500,000 from James H. Selfridge Builders Inc. Darius Bakhtiar, president of Capital Metro, has worked in...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Education, Colleges and Universities, Howard County, Clarksville
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Apr 29, 2010
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Jun 19, 2010
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