BofA Chief Names Ex-Fleet Comrades Laughlin, Lyons, Mogenson to Top Roles
Bank of America Corp . Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan , who has promised to change the lender’s culture while retaining most of its senior leadership, has installed three former colleagues at FleetBoston Financial Inc. at influential posts. Read more on Bloomberg
Where to go treasure hunting for unclaimed cash
Everybody loves free money, and you might be able to get some if you’re willing to treasure hunt on one of the many lists of unclaimed property. Typically, unclaimed money originates at financial institutions and other companies. Read more on Everett Herald
Lennon wary of Cup shock
Celtic boss Neil Lennon is keen to avoid another cup upset at the hands of Inverness. Read more on U TV
Radnor probe finds problems
Dozens of electrical and structural-safety issues and code violations were discovered during a recent inspection of a Radnor Township-owned building that hosts thousands of people every year. Read more on Main Line Suburban Life
Business calendar
Upcoming events of interest in the Cape and Islands business community Read more on Cape Cod Times
Confessions of a Money Manager: Financial journalist doesn’t foresee a double-dip recession
On Tuesday, the State of Wisconsin Investment Board held its annual reception at the Fluno Center on the UW campus. The event was co-sponsored by the Chartered Financial Analyst Society of Madison. While it was open to the public, most of the overflow crowd consisted of members of the business community, academia, and government. Read more on The Capital Times
Fitch Rates Alaska HFC’s 2.9MM Mtg Rev Bonds 2010 A, 2010 B and 2009A-1 ‘AAA’
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings assigns a ‘AAA’ rating to the $ 142.9 million Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s (AHFC) mortgage revenue bonds as follows: –$ 42.9 million 2010 series A; –$ 35.7 million 2010 series B; –$ 64.4 million 2009 series A-1. Fitch also affirms the following ratings: –$ 14.6 million 1998 series A1 and A2 at ‘AAA’; –$ 56.2 million 1999 series A1 and A2 at ‘AAA … Read more on Business Wire
Fitch Rates Alaska HFC’s 2.9MM Mtg Rev Bonds 2010 A, 2010 B and 2009A-1 ‘AAA’
NEW YORK—-Fitch Ratings assigns a ‘AAA’ rating to the $ 142.9 million Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s mortgage revenue bonds as follows: Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Ratings firm: Illinois banks stabilizing
Illinois bank industry shows signs of stabilizing, ratings firm says Banks that are on life support, brain dead or all but stuffed and mounted tend to grab the headlines. But there’s good news for the Illinois banking industry in that the percentage of problem banks in the state dipped in the second quarter. Read more on Chicago Tribune
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Presented by Olde Tyme Stuffe, Inc. Preview Sept. 16th 8:30 am-5:30pm – Box Lots at 5:30 p.m. Read more on Antiques and the Arts
Small business credit measure clears Senate hurdle
In a win for President Barack Obama and his political allies, Senate Democrats on Tuesday won a crucial vote to clear the way for a bill to create a $ 30 billion government fund to help open up lending for credit-starved small businesses. Read more on AP via Yahoo! News
State will have to cut deeply as forecast worsens
OLYMPIA — State agencies must slash their spending soon after a revenue forecast issued Thursday shows tax collections will be hundreds of millions of dollars less than expected in the coming months. Read more on Everett Herald
State will have to cut deeply as forecast worsens
OLYMPIA — State agencies must slash their spending soon after a revenue forecast issued Thursday shows tax collections will be hundreds of millions of dollars less than expected in the coming months. Read more on Everett Herald
Accounting Gone Wild
After living and working in Bermuda for most of the past 35 years, I am being thrown out. Imagine that! Read more on Risk & Insurance
Dai-ichi Life to raise .6 bln in loans-Nikkei
*Dai-ichi prepares for new solvency margin standards-Nikkei Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News
BankFinancial buys Downers Grove National in rare recession-era move
(Crain’s) — For the first time locally since the onset of the Great Recession, a bank is buying another bank without the help of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Read more on Crain’s Chicago Business
Was the Great Panic of 2008 preventable?
What if Lehman had been rescued… Read more on Washington Post
Two turf fields open on Hopkinton’s Fruit Street
Two artificial turf sports fields officially opened for play today on the town’s Fruit Street property. Read more on The MetroWest Daily News
Business news in brief
Airgas Inc. , Radnor, said it may buy back $ 700 million of its stock and could overhaul its balance sheet to buy more should Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Read more on Philly.com
Business news in brief
Airgas Inc. , Radnor, said it may buy back $ 700 million of its stock and could overhaul its balance sheet to buy more should Air Products & Chemicals Inc. Read more on The Philadelphia Inquirer
Mitigation projects score another million
Last month, Teller County commissioner Jim Ignatius announced a $ 40 million infusion for mitigation projects across a five-county area. The funds, sparked by the Woodland Park Healthy Forest Initiative, will be spread out over 10 years. Read more on Pikes Peak Courier View
Letters to the Editor: Sept. 10, 2010
Here are letters from recent editions of the Daily News. Read more on Naples Daily News
Legal quandary
The recent purchase of the controlling stake of Fort Worth-based eye care company Alcon Inc. by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG didn’t raise many eyebrows outside of North Texas, but the fate of the minority shareholders is now generating lots of attention. Read more on Fort Worth Business Press
MLGW Named in Top 10 for Economic Development
Site Selection magazine has identified Memphis’ city-owned utility company as one of the top 10 performing utilities in the nation for economic … Read more on The Memphis Daily News
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Hosts Women’s Leadership Receptions in Chicago and New York
NEW YORK—-Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced today it will be hosting Women’s Leadership receptions in Chicago and New York, focused on women, business and philanthropy. Read more on Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
Watchdog blocks NAB’s bid for AXA
Australia’s competition regulator has again blocked National Australia Bank’s A$ 12 billion ($ 15 billion) bid for AXA Asia Pacific, dealing a blow to NAB’s 9-month efforts to cement its dominance in the world’s fourth-largest wealth management market. Read more on Stuff
Career schools may lose loans
More than 1,000 for-profit colleges across the country, including dozens in New England, could run afoul of new federal regulations because they have student loan repayment rates below new federal standards, a Globe analysis of new federal education data shows. Education – New England – Student loan – United States – School Read more on Boston Globe
MONEY & BANKING
INSIGHT: Reaching out to under-banked The good news about India’s poor is that they do provide an opportunity for business ventures that care to address their needs and provide them services, to make … Read more on The Hindu
Private equity players bet big on Florida banks
By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Friday, September 3, 2010 Dan Healy and his old friend John Kanas have covered a lot of common ground since their North Fork Bank in Long Island, N.Y., became part of Capital One a few years ago. Both jumped into Florida banking by matching private equity dollars with fizzling banks. Kanas’ group bought the failed BankUnited last year and recapitalized what … Read more on St. Petersburg Times
CBA Group in New Zealand supports Canterbury
ASB Bank, together with other CBA Group companies in New Zealand (Sovereign, CBA (NZ) Branch, BankDirect and Kiwi Income Properties), has responded to the residents and businesses across the Canterbury region by activating a range of emergency relief … Read more on Scoop.co.nz
Christchurch water supply a concern after quake
More than 500 buildings have been damaged in the earthquake which shook Christchurch early yesterday morning. Read more on 3news
SBA encourages the public to plan for disasters
In conjunction with the five-year anniversary of the devastating Gulf Coast storms of 2005, the U.S. Small Business Administration is encouraging business owners, homeowners and others to create their own disaster preparedness plan during National Preparedness Month in September . Read more on Highlands Today
Promises of aid follow quake
Promises of aid have started coming in after yesterday’s massive earthquake in Canterbury, which caused billions of dollars of damage, cutting water and power, and leaving many forced out of their homes after their houses were destroyed. Read more on Stuff
Aid starts coming into Canterbury after quake
Promises of aid have started coming in after a massive earthquake hit Canterbury early yesterday morning, causing billions of dollars of damage, cutting water and power, and leaving many forced out of their homes after their houses were destroyed. Read more on NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News
‘Shut down banks that imperil system’
WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system. “If the crisis has a single lesson, it is that the too-big-to-fail problem must be solved,” Bernanke said on Thursday while testifying before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission … Read more on Business Times
SBA encourages the public to plan for disasters during National Preparedness Month
In conjunction with the five-year anniversary of the devastating Gulf Coast storms of 2005, the U.S. Small Business Administration is encouraging business owners, homeowners and others to create their own disaster preparedness plan during National Preparedness Month in September. Read more on The Dalton Daily Citizen
Shop for trucks at Shriram auto malls soon
Shop for trucks at Shriram auto malls soonShop for trucks at Shriram auto malls soon Read more on The Economic Times
Bernanke: Shut down banks if system becomes threatened
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the Read more on Provo Daily Herald
Spot The Lies Behind Online Dating Profiles
Anyone who has ever braved the daunting world of online dating knows that what you see is not always what you get. Follow these five tips to avoid untrustworthy dating profiles. Read more on Local 6 Orlando
Strengthen Students for America
At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom, many for the first time. You’re taking part in a journey that will not only determine your future, but the future of this country. Read more on The Emory Wheel
Bradenton Prep’s football players’ age questioned
When Redwater High School in Texas agreed to play the team from Bradenton Prep team leaders thought this would be a typical interstate game. Read more on WTSP-TV Tampa
Madison Township Fire Dept. forced to close fire station
More than 300 signatures from concerned residents raised a red flag about the need for an emergency loan that the fire department was counting on. Read more on WTHR Indianapolis
Large banks earn billions, small banks struggle
U.S. banks are making money again, although a split picture of the industry has emerged since the financial crisis. The largest banks are thriving, mostly because they can borrow on the cheap and have rid themselves of bad debt. Read more on AP via Yahoo! Finance
Katrina’s Legacy Still Painful Five Years After Disaster
With hurricane anniversary comes stories of startling lack of progress in New OrleansNEW ORLEANS (FinalCall.com) – While driving through the Lower Ninth Ward of the city, visitors might be shocked to see that most of it still looks the same… Read more on New America Media
U.S. banks post .6 billion profit for second quarter
WASHINGTON — A mixed picture of U.S. banks emerged Tuesday as the industry posted its highest quarterly earnings in nearly three years while the number of troubled institutions grew by more than 50. Banks made $ 21. Read more on The Monterey County Herald
U.S. Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes for August 10 (Text)
Following are the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee meeting that concluded on August 10. Read more on Bloomberg
Payne & Domke: Controversial Endorsement Is Latest Turn In 10th GOP Race
With Primary Day in Massachusetts less than two weeks away, WBUR’s political analysts look down the ballot to size up races for auditor, treasurer and the 10th Congressional seat. Read more on WBUR Boston
Banks post .6 billion profit in 2nd quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) – A mixed picture of U.S. banks emerged Tuesday as the industry posted its highest quarterly earnings in nearly three years while the number of troubled institutions grew by more than 50. read more Read more on The Champaign News-Gazette
BSP loan portfolio gains 17% to P138 B
The central bank’s loans and advances to the banking sector and the government totaled P138 billion in the first three months, up 17 percent compared to the same period last year of P118 billion. Read more on Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News
Helping clients save for a house
Despite a recent slowdown in Canadian housing markets, the dream of home ownership remains very much alive. But in an era of economic uncertainty and tight credit, the challenge of saving to buy a home is greater than ever. Read more on Investment Executive
Helping clients save for a house
Despite a recent slowdown in Canadian housing markets, the dream of home ownership remains very much alive. But in an era of economic uncertainty and tight credit, the challenge of saving to buy a home is greater than ever. Read more on Investment Executive
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Retirement Planning Simpler If You Ignore The News
Don’t worry about the Dow or home sales. Instead, automate savings, stay out of debt and make sure your documents are in order. Read more on Forbes
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Lake Michigan ferry fracas heats up over stimulus application
Several years ago, the folks who operate the SS Badger cried foul over Lake Express’s government-backed loan guarantees. Now that the SS Badger is attempting to use federal stimulus money to replace its coal-burning engines, Lake Express owners are fuming. Read more on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
CorpBanca Announces Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results and Conference Call on Monday, August 30th, 2010
SANTIAGO, CHILE–(Marketwire – 08/27/10) – CORPBANCA (NYSE: BCA – News ), a Chilean financial institution offering a wide variety of corporate and retail financial products and services, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. This report is based on unaudited consolidated financial statements and prepared in accordance with Chilean generally accepted … Read more on Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance
Business Briefs
Rodriguez to be Central Pacific CFO • HUD offering $ 189 million in grants • Hawaiian Air tapped to fly Seahawks ; and more. Read more on Honolulu Star-Advertiser
