Archive for July, 2007
Airplane Crash – Safest Seat – How to Survive Plane Accident – NTSB Data – Flight Records – Popular Mechanics
Well, I have finally found the answer. Sit in the back.
I have been wondering where the safest place to sit on a plane since the left engine of an American Airlines flight I was one decided [...]
2008 Presidential Election Candidates on the Issues
The link above is an excellent spreadsheet that lists the major presidential candidates and their positions on major issues. Nice. I love spreadsheeting…
http://www.smartmoney.com/tradecraft/index.cfm?story=20070716
Smartmoney.com
The Moore the Scarier
by Jonathan Hoenig | Published July 16, 2007
I MAKE A BRIEF APPEARANCE, unwilling and unpaid mind you, in “Sicko,” Michael Moore’s new film about health care in the U.S. In it, I make the point that while Canadians are entitled to their share of socialized medicine, the quality and availability of services [...]
Fed Feels Pressure to Protect Consumers (Wall Street Journal)
State Regulators Offer Guidance on Mortgages (American Banker)
First Rung on Property Ladder Gets Harder to Reach (USA Today)
Loan Spree to Come Back Against Small Banks (Wall Street Journal)
Lender Courting ‘Green’ Clients (Sacramento Bee (Calif.))
Countrywide Warns Defaults Rising (Investor’s Business Daily)
Subprime [...]
U.S. to China: Buy Mortgage Debt (Investor’s Business Daily)
U.S. Real Estate Going Global (Inman News)
GSEs Detail Purchasing Plans (American Banker)
Missouri Title Insurance Law to Aid Consumers (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Can REITs Tower Again? (Wall Street Journal)
Fitch May Downgrade Bonds Tied to Subprime Mortgages (New York Times)
House GOP Legislation Would License Mortgage Lenders (Delaware News Journal)
Panel OKs Loan, Real Estate Bill (American Banker)
General Electric to Sell WMC Mortgage, A Subprime Loan Unit (New York Times)
Countrywide Sued in Race Bias Case (Los Angeles Times)
Mortgage [...]
Strong Mortgage Data Draw Some Skeptics (Wall Street Journal)
Pipeline: Reverse Revolution? (American Banker)
New HUD Unit to Oversee Lending (Washington Post)
Lenders Targeted by NAACP Lawsuit (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Fed, Treasury Officials Say Subprime Losses Not a Risk (Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA))
Fitch Sees Rising Shakiness in Commercial Mortgage Arena (Wall Street Journal)
NAR [...]
Subprime Loans Re-Evaluated (Raleigh News & Observer (NC))
Housing Woes Hurt Retailers, Builders and Credit Markets (Investor’s Business Daily)
Thrift Regulator May Ban ‘Unfair’ Lending Practices (Wall Street Journal)
Study Finds Bias in Lending (Washington Post)
ABA Fights Real Estate Brokerage Ban (American Banker)
State to Refinance Troubled Mortgages (Boston Globe)
Fed Chairman’s Talk Further Dims Hope for a Rate Cut [...]
What’s Inside: Red Bull
Okay, I have a problem, I drink about 4 to 6 cans for Red Bull per day. I hope this doesn’t cause any long term problems that can’t be cured by, perhaps, drinking more Red Bull.
Why Applications’ Value as Yardstick May Be Shifting (American Banker)
HUD & GAO Argue Over FHA Policy (National Mortgage News)
Increasing Rate of Foreclosures Upsets Atlanta (New York Times)
Housing’s New Risks for the Economy (BusinessWeek)
A Little Help, Please (Wall Street Journal)
NAR ‘Legal Scan’ Highlights Agency and RESPA Issues (Realty Times)
Betting on a Building Boom (Investor’s Business Daily)
