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2013/05/21 14:56
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Federal and state officials are looking into so-called "pension advances," deals they say are digging retirees and military veterans deep into debt, while also putting individual investors at...
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2013/05/13 07:38
2013/05/13 07:38
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Increasing New York's cyber-security Posted at: 05/13/2013 2:52 AM Governor Andrew Cuomo has named former White House aides and security executives to an advisory board on protecting the state's...
2013/05/09 18:49
2013/05/09 18:49
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New York Supreme Court (Photo credit: Wikipedia) After years of staring each other down over billions of dollars in potential liability stemming from the mortgage meltdown, MBIAMBIA and Bank of...
2013/05/08 20:06
2013/05/08 20:06
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The agreement settles claims over MBIA’s 2009 restructuring, which Societe Generale and other banks had sought to reverse because they claimed it exposed them to losses by transferring assets. Societe...
2013/05/08 06:16
2013/05/08 06:16
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Standard Chartered Plc (STAN), the U.K.’s second-largest bank by market value, said operating profit in the first quarter declined “slightly” as wholesale banking revenue fell. The group’s revenue...
2013/05/07 21:46
2013/05/07 21:46
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New York's top financial regulator is drafting new regulations designed to crack down on private-equity firms that own insurance companies, a move that threatens firms such as Apollo Global Management...
2013/05/06 21:56
2013/05/06 21:56
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Bank of America agrees to pay MBIA $1.7 billion NEW YORK -- Bank of America agreed to pay bond insurer MBIA $1.7 billion to settle a dispute over faulty mortgage securities issued during the U.S....
2013/05/06 17:00
2013/05/06 17:00
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The seemingly endless MBIA saga, in which the mortgage insurer sued Bank of America and where a settlement has been overdue for some two years (see here), is finally coming to an end. Moments ago Dow...
2013/05/02 05:16
2013/05/02 05:16
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Time has just about run out for MBIA Insurance Corp. — once one of the country’s most respected specialty insurers. New York state regulators are poised — within “weeks or perhaps days” — to seize...
2013/04/26 14:03
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Ask Allison Puglisi about how Sandy not only destroyed her home, but also ruined her credit, making it even more difficult to get a toehold on stability. "This has been just as...
2013/04/24 11:45
2013/04/24 11:45
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WASHINGTON -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has privately criticized the Obama administration and the Department of Justice for not aggressively investigating dodgy mortgage deals that...
2013/04/22 08:16
2013/04/22 08:16
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Until April 2011, Patrick “Pete” Dodd, a former money manager at Liberty Life Insurance Co. in Greenville, South Carolina, invested customer premiums in what he calls a “squeaky clean” portfolio:...
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2013/04/20 16:50
2013/04/20 16:50
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NY official lists new financial issues of concern Print this ArticleEmail this Article ALBANY — New York financial regulators have begun focusing on issues including the independence and integrity...
2013/04/18 22:10
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New York regulators have reached a settlement with QBE requiring $US10 million ($A9.7 million) in civil penalties and revised practices for insuring troubled mortgage loans. The Department of...