News Archive for August 2005

China's ICBC to sell $17.3 bln in bad loans -paper

... China's ICBC to sell $17.3 bln in bad loans -paper Tuesday 30 August 2005, 7:57pm EST SHANGHAI ... 17.3 billion) in non-performing loans, as it works to clean up ...

Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

In home loans, small is not beautiful

In home loans, small is not beautiful ... need smaller loans are not as good ... with smaller loans the hardest. A £595 ... Borrowers looking for loans of £25,000 ... 39 per cent for loans more than ... fixed rate loans, which typically have high ... and such loans are often free of ... 39 per cent for loans of £100

Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

China's top bank ICBC picks investors

In home loans, small is not beautiful

Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

Cash Check: Sarah Schmidt, 26, Minneapolis

She recently refinanced her car loans ... her student loans to take advantage of

Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

PSE pursues gas rate increase

provides short-term loans and grants to help

Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

Encore pays $22.3 million for Ascension

making auto loans or home mortgages. "It's

Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

UPDATE-1 China's ICBC to sell $17.3 bln in bad loans -paper

The San Diego Union-Tribune's coverage of San Diego, Chula Vista, Coronado, El Cajon, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Mission Beach and Santee.

Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

Racial Disparity Found In Mortgage Loans

IN MORTGAGE LOANS... TOYE ADEDIPE, BREAKING THROUGH: ... for mortgage loans.        The North Carolina ... their home loans to blacks.       Three ... fewer market-rate loans because of discrimination throughout

Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

1 China to offer 4 bln yuan to No. 3 broker

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Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

NZ's ANZ-National Bank June qtr profit down 12 pct

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Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

US could approve 2 more oil loans today

more oil loans today Reuters Aug 31 ... crude oil loans to Gulf Coast refiners ... for loans, the Energy Department said. The ... emergency oil loans, all of which could ... loans, but have not submitted formal requests

Wednesday August 31 2005, 09:00AM

Heavy debt load makes Americans vulnerable to rising rates, foreign currency imbalances

and mortgage loans, and in the mushrooming ... and personal loans. With the savings rate ... on larger loans so they can cash

Sunday August 28 2005, 09:00AM

Debt Load Makes Americans Vulnerable

and mortgage loans, and in the mushrooming ... and personal loans. With the savings rate ... on larger loans so they can cash

Sunday August 28 2005, 09:00AM

Heavy debt load makes Americans vulnerable to rising rates

and mortgage loans, and in the mushrooming ... and personal loans. With the savings rate

Sunday August 28 2005, 09:00AM

Journalism 101 revelation: Ethics matter

of college loans, and the disparity in ... Home Foreclosures Home Loans Moving Moving Companies

Sunday August 28 2005, 09:00AM

Area market lags in using small business loans

small business loans Sunday, August 28, 2005 ... Small Business Administration loans meant to help ... four SBA loans made by local lenders ... using SBA loans to bring jobs to ... that SBA loans help create more than ... out these loans and bring a greater ... 000 SBA loans are made each year ... pushed SBA loans." Part of the problem ... with some loans being approved within three ... SBA loans are a vehicle that are ... Green said most SBA loans are in ... and these loans are a vehicle to ... of possible loans with this area taking ... Nelson said the SBA loans can be

Sunday August 28 2005, 09:00AM

Shenzhen a bridgehead for HK-funded banks

issued personal loans totaling US$381 million, which ... 5 percent of personal loans issued by ... in providing loans for Chinese-funded enterprises in ... enterprises with loans totaling US$551 million, or ... 4 percent of all loans provided by

Sunday August 28 2005, 09:00AM

$17,000 in student loans, and all I got was this lousy bowling shirt

in student loans, and all I got ... with student loans. And why not? The ... Nebraska, student loans were as commonplace as ... makes student loans great. They're so easy ... for subsidized loans, on which the interest ... my student loans. After college, I tried ... their student loans while they pay off ... Without a doubt, federal student loans are

Saturday August 27 2005, 09:00AM

China Pudong Bank's Q2 up 29 pct on loans growth

Pudong Development Bank Co Ltd, China's third most valuable lender by market capitalisation, is in talks to sell an enlarged 20-percent stake to the U.S. ... 28.7 percent rise in second-quarter net profit on Friday, as loans and fees from other income grew ... percent after it raised provisions for bad loans. But Pudong Bank lagged ...

Friday August 26 2005, 09:00AM

Banks offer United $3 billion in loans to leave bankruptcy

billion in loans to leave bankruptcy August

Friday August 26 2005, 09:00AM

Easy Credit in Mortgages May Backfire

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Friday August 26 2005, 09:00AM

Shenzhen a bridgehead for HK-funded banks

issued personal loans totaling US$381 million, which ... 5 percent of personal loans issued by ... in providing loans for Chinese-funded enterprises in ... enterprises with loans totaling US$551 million, or ... 4 percent of all loans provided by

Friday August 26 2005, 09:00AM

Monorail's good news not great

typical 30-year loans. But it can't, Phelps

Friday August 26 2005, 09:00AM

Micro Finance Bank to Get $4.5m in Loans

5m in Loans Baku Today / Assa Irada ... will receive loans worth $4.5 million ... The loans will be used to finance ... 14,500 loans totaling $33 million to ... 4,500 loans. Every month more than ... use MFBA loans, worth up to $125

Friday August 26 2005, 09:00AM

As country's film industry booms, Mexican government offers to back loans

to back loans ASSOCIATED PRESS 4:19 p ... to back loans for movies as a ... 03 million) in loans from national development

Friday August 26 2005, 09:00AM

Kazakh Kazkommerts sees $1 bln in syndicated loans

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Friday August 26 2005, 09:00AM

U.S. business loans fall in latest week, Fed says

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Friday August 26 2005, 09:00AM

UPDATE 1-First BanCorp faces SEC accounting probe

Business stories from the Chicago Sun-Times

Thursday August 25 2005, 09:00AM

Mortgage lenders push envelope

Business stories from the Chicago Sun-Times

Thursday August 25 2005, 09:00AM

FEATURE-Wall St-Mortgage lenders push the envelope

... CHICAGO/NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Mortgage lenders are offering faddish loans like there is no tomorrow ... There are more loans going out to more people,'says Kathleen Bochman ...

Thursday August 25 2005, 09:00AM

US urges UK not to offer Airbus more loans

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Wednesday August 24 2005, 09:00AM

Rising rates threaten few U.S. homeowners -report

Sky-high prices are not preventing cash-strapped consumers from getting the house of their dreams now that lenders are letting them drag out the term of their mortgages to 40 years.

Tuesday August 23 2005, 09:00AM

CORRECTED - (OFFICIAL) - TEXT-Fitch upgrades Tiepolo 2

Sky-high prices are not preventing cash-strapped consumers from getting the house of their dreams now that lenders are letting them drag out the term of their mortgages to 40 years.

Tuesday August 23 2005, 09:00AM

Dow drops 50 as existing home sales slide

home equity loans have put cash in

Tuesday August 23 2005, 09:00AM

Stocks fall on lower home sales data

home equity loans have put cash in

Tuesday August 23 2005, 09:00AM

Sales of previously owned homes slips

exotic home loans that are increasing in

Tuesday August 23 2005, 09:00AM

UPDATE 3-Bank of Montreal profit sags 16 pct; ups dividend

Sales of previously owned homes fell in July as some house hunters were put off by galloping prices, but the pace of sales was still the third-highest ever, suggesting the red-hot market isn't cooling much.

Tuesday August 23 2005, 09:00AM

40 year loans

By Julie Haviv NEW YORK, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Sky-high prices are not preventing cash-strapped consumers from getting the house of their dreams now that lenders are letting them drag out the term of their mortgages to 40 years. ... but to seek riskier type loans, such as 40-year loans and interest-only loans. The 40-year ...

Monday August 22 2005, 09:00AM

Home prices push more buyers to 40-year loans

to 40-year loans But experts warn benefits ... riskier type loans, such as 40-year loans ... interest-only loans. The 40-year mortgage is more ... than interest-only loans because borrowers build equity ... for the loans, according to several lenders ... interest in offering 40-year loans may grow ... 40-year fixed-rate loans to Fannie Mae, the ... out 40-year loans when double-digit home price ... But 40-year loans have their critics, like ... fixed 30-year loans. That difference negates some ... will these loans,” said Schatsky. ”If ... to 40-year loans • Mortgage rates dip

Monday August 22 2005, 09:00AM

High home prices push more buyers to 40-yr loans

to 40-yr loans By Julie Haviv REUTERS ... riskier type loans, such as 40-year loans ... interest-only loans. The 40-year mortgage is more ... than interest-only loans because borrowers build equity ... for the loans, according to several lenders ... interest in offering 40-year loans may grow ... 40-year fixed-rate loans to Fannie Mae, the ... out 40-year loans when double-digit home price ... But 40-year loans have their critics, like ... fixed 30-year loans. That difference negates some ... will these loans," said Schatsky. "If a

Monday August 22 2005, 09:00AM

High home prices pushes more buyers to 40-yr loans

Sky-high prices are not preventing cash-strapped consumers from getting the house of their dreams now that lenders are letting them drag out the term of their mortgages to 40 years.

Monday August 22 2005, 09:00AM

Govt not to promote loans to entrepreneurs

to promote loans to entrepreneurs Sunday August ... the bank loans taken by Akshaya entrepreneurs ... promote bank loans to entrepreneurs during the ... on bank loans.” The banks disbursed ... in getting loans during the early stages ... in getting loans with comparatively easy procedures ... of the loans. “The entrepreneurs were under ... repaying the loans. As many as 1

Sunday August 21 2005, 09:00AM

Friday Briefs

... 4,725 education award after a year of service and the possibility of deferred student loans while they are volunteering ...

Sunday August 21 2005, 09:00AM

China has bubble of its own

Housing loans, including those to property developers ... all yuan-denominated loans, the report said. It ... were obtaining loans illegally by having their ... In some cases the loans were repaid

Sunday August 21 2005, 09:00AM

The three myths of condo investing

and interest-only loans can make condo investing ... All have home-equity loans. Where are prices

Sunday August 21 2005, 09:00AM

Banks, DFIs carry Rs205bn bad loans

Rs205bn bad loans By Our Staff Reporter ... 5 billion worth of bad loans, according ... 4 billion non-performing loans (NPLs) whereas DFIs ... as bad loans are the loans whose ... is defaulted loans i.e. the loans ... 393 billion of bad loans. More importantly ... their bad loans than required. Local private

Sunday August 21 2005, 09:00AM

Poway approves first homeownership loans

Poway approves first homeownership loans By: ANDREA ... The loans, which range from 180,000 ... The home loans are just the latest ... Although the loans become due if and ... and received loans in the program's first

Sunday August 21 2005, 09:00AM

Consumer agencies warn about possible financial scam

in unsecured loans. Turns out, the loans ... for unsecured loans, at first online and ... Once the company said loans were approved

Saturday August 20 2005, 09:00AM

U.S. business loans fall in Aug. 10 week, Fed says

WASHINGTON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Commercial and industrial loans on the books at U.S. commercial banks in the week ended Aug. 10 were $1.0107 trillion, down $1.9 billion from the previous week, the Federal Reserve said on Friday. WEEK ENDED Aug. ... 10 (Seasonally adjusted, billions of dollars) Business loans.......... . ...

Friday August 19 2005, 09:00AM

Attorney: PayDay Lenders Worse than Mafia

of high-interest loans that the legislature outlawed ... not making loans. The attorney said it ... here are loans or not," said attorney

Thursday August 18 2005, 09:00AM

Cheaper loans for high-end homes on way

2005 Cheaper loans for high-end homes on ... conforming mortgage loans, which boast a lower ... conforming home loans. Fannie Mae and Freddie ... the home loans as securities on Wall ... larger home loans in the months ahead ... ''They start making the loans on the ... The size of loans guaranteed by Freddie ... 6 trillion worth of home loans. Freddie ... these home loans, while Fannie Mae provided ... these mortgage loans, according to the MBA ... These home loans, repackaged as securities on ... how the loans that make up this ... as interest-only loans -- in the past ... of mortgage loans guaranteed by both housing ... » Cheaper loans for high-end homes on

Thursday August 18 2005, 09:00AM

Calif. home buyers stretch to afford homes-study

... Instead, they are qualifying buyers for loans that consume 40, and even 50, percent of their income.'HIGH PRICES, RISKY LOANS Lenders have little choice ...

Thursday August 18 2005, 09:00AM

Area banks awarded Treasury grants

... housing development, small business and commercial real estate loans in distressed communities ... affordable housing and small business loans, primarily in the urban core, said ...

Thursday August 18 2005, 09:00AM

Deadline approaching for SBA loans

for SBA loans     Businesses in some Nebraska ... low-interest disaster loans from the U.S ... Injury Disaster Loans are available for businesses ... the SBA loans. However, nurseries that are ...      Theses loans are intended to assist

Thursday August 18 2005, 09:00AM

All bets are off!

and illegal loans from their bases in

Thursday August 18 2005, 09:00AM

2nd lawyer is busted in client ripoff

of co-op loans and mortgages that Meunkle

Thursday August 18 2005, 09:00AM

Lender boosts limit on conforming loans

Lender boosts limit on conforming loans By ... conforming mortgage loans, which boast a lower ... conforming home loans. Fannie Mae and Freddie ... the home loans as securities on Wall ... The size of loans guaranteed by Freddie

Thursday August 18 2005, 09:00AM

Time to prepare for rate hikes

floating-rate car loans and even adjustable-rate mortgages

Thursday August 18 2005, 09:00AM

Barnes Takes on Payday Loans

on Payday Loans WXIA-TV ATLANTA DESKTOP iBAR ... on Payday Loans Print   E-mail   ... against payday loans to court Thursday. Barnes ... when receiving loans. Barnes says the company

Thursday August 18 2005, 09:00AM

Banks offer Russia billions in loans despite fears

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Wednesday August 17 2005, 09:00AM

Hike in real estate loans to continue

Hike in real estate loans to continue ... China's real estate loans will keep its ... the outstanding loans of China's financial institutions ... the outstanding loans this year will reach ... And the individual housing loans would be ... by bank loans, according to the report ... individual housing loans because compared to developed ... of such loans in China is still ... The individual housing loans in China account ... Real estate loans by the "big four ... The average non-performing loans (NPLs) ratio of ... The individual housing loans are even better ... in issuing loans in the real estate ... the bank loans, said Zhang Yan, a ... on bank loans of the real estate ... as applying loans with fake identification information

Tuesday August 16 2005, 09:00AM

Top listed China bank's Q2 slows but loans climbing

slows but loans climbing By Ben Blanchard ... But its loans expansion might have re-accelerated ... and decelerating loans growth, adding that if ... additional non-performing loans of 800 million yuan ... 7 percent of total loans, according to ... new yuan loans, up from 108 billion ... should help loans growth," Wu said. Merchants

Tuesday August 16 2005, 09:00AM

China's Central Bank Warns on Real Estate

Housing loans, including those to property developers ... all yuan-denominated loans, said the report. It ... were obtaining loans illegally by having their ... In some cases the loans were repaid; ... on bank loans for their projects, it

Tuesday August 16 2005, 09:00AM

Bad loans cause earnings loss at Coast Financial Holdings

Manatee Bad loans cause earnings loss at ... Bad loans cause earnings loss at Coast ... com BRADENTON -- Bad loans continue to ... in soured loans. The company also took ... the "legacy loans," made before 2004 under ... The latest write-offs involve loans to a ... 2003 after loans started going bad. Many ... those loans were in risky indirect auto ... indirect auto loans from $20 million to ... Troubled commercial loans have gone from $8

Tuesday August 16 2005, 09:00AM

U.S. banks ease terms for loans -

banks ease terms for loans - Monday ... and industrial loans and commercial real estate ... real estate loans, the Fed added in ... Demand for business loans has also picked ... and industrial loans. Demand for these loans

Tuesday August 16 2005, 09:00AM

South African grape farmers face squeeze

by bank loans or credit from their

Tuesday August 16 2005, 09:00AM

CAF approves $585 mln in loans for Andean nations

CARACAS, Venezuela, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Andean Development Corporation, the financing arm of the Andean Community, on Monday approved $585 million in loans for Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela.

Monday August 15 2005, 09:00AM