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2009 October Finance, Insurance & Real Estate News: Texas Windstorm Fund ‘Broke’
The October 2009 issue of Finance, Insurance & Real Estate News, a monthly insert in Budget & Tax News, reports that Texas is a model of fiscal ... (read more)
The October 2009 issue of Finance, Insurance & Real Estate News, a monthly insert in Budget & Tax News, reports that Texas is a model of fiscal ... (read more)
Bill Hurts Investors, Ignores Treasury’s Insider Trading
Editor’s note: On July 13, J.W. Verret testified on proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission rules regarding insider trading. Verret ... (read more)
Editor’s note: On July 13, J.W. Verret testified on proposed changes to Securities and Exchange Commission rules regarding insider trading. Verret ... (read more)
China Needs Strong Dollar for Yuan to Stay Cheap
Many China watchers have been mystified by Beijing’s complaints about the stability of the U.S. dollar. As loud as those complaints may be, they are ... (read more)
Many China watchers have been mystified by Beijing’s complaints about the stability of the U.S. dollar. As loud as those complaints may be, they are ... (read more)
Credit Quagmire in the Cards
The latest target is Citibank, which reportedly raised rates of 15 million cardholders, mostly those who have accounts that are co-branded with merchants.Misdirected ... (read more)
The latest target is Citibank, which reportedly raised rates of 15 million cardholders, mostly those who have accounts that are co-branded with merchants.Misdirected ... (read more)
Favoritism for Fannie, Doubtful Loans Cited
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) released a 26-page report July 7, “The Role of Government Affordable Housing Policy in Creating the Global Financial Crisis ... (read more)
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) released a 26-page report July 7, “The Role of Government Affordable Housing Policy in Creating the Global Financial Crisis ... (read more)
Fed Challenge: When to Put Brakes on Money Supply
Graphs of economic statistics usually meander across a page like a walk through a forest or wiggle up and down with the business cycle like an EKG machine. ... (read more)
Graphs of economic statistics usually meander across a page like a walk through a forest or wiggle up and down with the business cycle like an EKG machine. ... (read more)
Federal Housing Policy Blamed for Financial Crisis
The federal government’s push to make housing more affordable played a huge part in pushing the U.S. financial system to the brink of disaster last ... (read more)
The federal government’s push to make housing more affordable played a huge part in pushing the U.S. financial system to the brink of disaster last ... (read more)
Gov. Crist’s Veto Limits Insurance Choices for Florida
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) has vetoed a bill that supporters said would have improved the state’s property and casualty insurance market.The legislation, ... (read more)
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) has vetoed a bill that supporters said would have improved the state’s property and casualty insurance market.The legislation, ... (read more)
Most Mortgage Remedies Miss Real Causes of Foreclosure Crisis
What is really behind the mushrooming rate of mortgage foreclosures since 2007?The evidence from a huge national database containing millions of individual ... (read more)
What is really behind the mushrooming rate of mortgage foreclosures since 2007?The evidence from a huge national database containing millions of individual ... (read more)
Should Government Try to Reduce Energy Price Volatility?
The leaders of the world have declared war on speculation. The Obama administration’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering position ... (read more)
The leaders of the world have declared war on speculation. The Obama administration’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission is considering position ... (read more)
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association ‘Essentially Broke’
Texas is a model of fiscal stability compared to most other states—with one glaring exception. The Lone Star State is one hurricane away from bankrupting ... (read more)
Texas is a model of fiscal stability compared to most other states—with one glaring exception. The Lone Star State is one hurricane away from bankrupting ... (read more)
