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  • The Bush Financial Bust of 2008: “It's All Downhill From Here, Folks” - Center for Research on Globalization

    The Bush Financial Bust of 2008: “It's All Downhill From Here, Folks”Center for Research on Globalization, Canada - 37 minutes agoThe Massachusetts Secretary of State has charged Merrill with “fraud and misrepresentation” for selling them a CDO that was "highly risky and esoteric" and ...
    2008-02-08 05:23:24
  • Keep some — not all — real estate papers - Lawrence Journal World

    Keep some — not all — real estate papersLawrence Journal World, KS - 18 minutes agoUnless fraud is suspected, the Internal Revenue Service generally cannot initiate an audit more than three years after an individual tax return is filed ...
    2008-02-08 05:42:26
  • Turning bad policy into fraud - The Industry Standard

    Turning bad policy into fraudThe Industry Standard, CA - 16 minutes agoMisbehavior by banks and mortgage brokerages was fairly predictable, as banks learned they could make more money on fees than the loans themselves, ...
    2008-02-08 05:44:21
  • Police widen SocGen probe (Interactive Investor)

    Business Finance and city news online from Interactive Investor (www.iii.co.uk). Plus financial and currency market news and information 24/7. Stock prices, share prices, currency markets news and business finance headlines. Also news from AFX and Reuters.
    2008-02-08 04:04:39
  • Police widen SocGen probe, rogue trader due in court (Khaleej Times)

    PARIS - French police widened an investigation into a trading scandal at Societe Generale as a court prepared to rule on Friday whether Jerome Kerviel, the trader blamed for huge losses, should be held in custody.
    2008-02-08 04:04:44
  • U.S. reportedly widens mortgage probe; Merrill data sought (Market Watch)

    LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Federal prosecutors, expanding their look into Wall Street firms' mortgage businesses, have asked the Securities and Exchange Commission for information that the agency has collected on Merrill Lynch & Co., The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
    2008-02-08 04:22:00
  • 'In-Default' Homeowners Take Their Lenders to Court (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

    Just one month ago, Outreach Housing LLC officially unveiled its groundbreaking initiative - a loss-mitigation organization specializing in assisting victims of the self-enriching lending industry.
    2008-02-08 04:45:00
  • Société Générale probe widened (Mail and Guardian)

    A French inquiry into a record €4,9-billion ($7,17-billion) trading loss at Société Générale widened to a second broker on Friday as investigators sought to establish whether rogue trader Jerome Kerviel acted alone.
    2008-02-08 04:50:00
  • Second trader held over SocGen losses (CNN.com)

    French authorities have a second trader in custody in their investigation into massive losses at banking giant Societe Generale, the Paris prosecutor's office said Friday.
    2008-02-08 05:05:58
  • Marion Township woman charged in mortgage fraud scheme (The Beaver County Times)

    PITTSBURGH — Two dozen individuals, including one from Marion Township, have been charged in connection with alleged mortgage fraud schemes in western Pennsylvania.
    2008-02-08 05:06:07
  • 2nd Trader Arrested in French Bank Scam (ABC News)

    Probe into Societe Generale's $7.1 billion fraud nets a second suspect.
    2008-02-08 05:10:20
  • Report: French Police Quiz 2nd Trader In $7B Fraud (CBS 13 Sacramento)

    French police had a second trader in custody Friday in their probe of trades that led to massive losses at bank Societe Generale, the newspaper Le Monde reported.
    2008-02-08 05:47:13
  • Judge Sets Sentencing Date For Wesley Snipes Tax Trial (WFTV 9 Orlando)

    OCALA, Fla. -- Action star Wesley Snipes is scheduled to be sentenced on April 24th. The "Blade" trilogy star and two co-defendants had been indicted in 2006 after Snipes stopped paying his filing returns, using tax protest arguments long rejected by the courts.
    2008-02-08 05:55:05
  • German Fin Min: G7 Should Show Resolve On Financial Crises

    FXStreet.com - ... The Group of Seven nations should show determination in addressing the financial crisis triggered by U.S. subprime mortgage ... Nor does it provide any form of advice (investment, tax, legal) amounting to investment advice, or make any recommendations ...
    2008-02-08 03:08:00
  • Should we save for our child to go to private school?

    Guardian Unlimited - The money you don't spend on private education can be used to fund a bigger mortgage as the property is likely to be more ... Take expert advice The advice I would give is to find out where the children who leave this private school end up. This ...
    2008-02-08 01:35:00