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MCM Bargain? Thorgusen Residence Now An REO Top
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Well this just makes us sad. The Thorgusen Residence in the Hollywood Hills is back on the market, now bank -owned after a foreclosure. Designed by architect Robert Thorgusen in 1953 (when he was still fresh out of USC Architecture School) the two-bedroom, two-bath 2,300 square foot house also features an extra long pool. When it was first on the market at the height of the bubble, it was originally listed for $1.895 million, and after multiple pricechops, lingered at $1.6 million. By September of 2008, the house was foreclosed on for $1.215 million. Now it's back on the market, although strangely the listing doesn't mention its architectural provenance. It's also got some really crappy photos . Come on, broker. At least pretend you care. Today's listing price: $859,800. · 9029 Hollywood Hills Rd Hollywood Hills, CA 90046 [Redfin] · Pedigree Homes: Still Chopping Away! [Curbed LA] Source
 
Adam Scott Ends Disappointing Year Top
by Shane Bacon Filed under: PGA MC. Those are two letters you could sum up Adam Scott 's 2009 season. The player people, at times, had called the next Tiger Woods missed ten of 18 cuts this year (ridiculously unfair stat -- Tiger has only missed 15 cuts in his career), and has since ended his season by missing out on the top-100, the number that advances to this week's Deutsche Championship, an event he won six years ago. Scott's year has been far from expected. Last year, the 29-year-old Australian had a win on both the PGA and European Tours, making it 14 worldwide wins in his short career. He had the swing that made people, at moments, forget the beauty of Tiger's pass. He had the looks that made even the most Hollywood-minded females (hello Kate Hudson) interested in bogeys or birdies (well, maybe Burberry and biceps, but still) and he had the game that put him on a short list of players who would soon break though on the major championship scene. Adam Scott Ends Disappointing Year originally appeared on Golf FanHouse on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:11:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds .   Permalink  |  Email this  |  Linking Blogs  |  Comments Source
 
Sarkozy gets tough on bank bonuses and presses the G20 to follow suit Top
Filed under: Management , Industry , Scandals President Nicolas Sarkozy of France imposed tough curbs on bank bonuses. He ruled that brokers and traders defer their bonuses over three years and be paid only on performance. Later this month, the G20 nations meet in Pittsburgh. Sarkozy wants his proposal for bank bonuses on the agenda. France wants three options debated: A maximum ratio of a bank 's gross operating income to be earmarked for variable pay. A special tax on the financial sector whose revenues could be channeled into national schemes for insuring retail bank deposits. A straightforward limit to bonuses in terms of value. Continue reading Sarkozy gets tough on bank bonuses and presses the G20 to follow suit Sarkozy gets tough on bank bonuses and presses the G20 to follow suit originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Source
 
Issa Comments on AIG's Arbitration with Former CEO Top
This story appeared in House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa, R-Calif., issued a statement  with regard to AIG's decision to seek binding arbitration in its legal dispute with former CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg. Rep. Issa noted, "If AIG is to repay taxpayers for the bailout it received, it needs a sound business strategy--not a legal strategy that keeps handing out dividends to an army of litigators." Rep. Issa had previously written two letters, on May 27, 2009 , and July 10, 2009 , to AIG trustees asking them to consider the merits of arbitration as a means for protecting the interest of taxpayers, who, by virtue of the government bailout, own 80 percent of AIG. In response   to the July 10, 2009, letter, the AIG trustees shared Rep. Issa's concerns noting that "ongoing litigation between Mr. Greenberg and AIG be resolved in the most cost-effective way possible consistent with the interests of the U.S. taxpayers ." Source
 
Re: trabajar en un banco sin terminar el primer ciclo de derecho. Top
Cita de: gateway en Hoy a las 20:20:22 Buenas: yo trabajo en Deutsche y no tengo el primero terminado. Lo importante es saber cuál es la vía de entrada, y te adelanto que SIEMPRE SIEMPRE SIEMPRE es por medio de ETT o si ya has terminado, como becario. Hay algunas ETT que está especializadas en contratación para banca. Llevo año y pico pero los 6 primeros meses fui contratada por medio de la empresa H&R RRHH de Madrid. No sé dónde estás, pero ellos tienen mucha mano con Santander y Caja MAdrid también. La verdad es que he tenido mucha suerte porque hace unos meses me ascendieron a analista de riesgos, y te puedo asegurar que nunca imaginé ni por asomo trabajar en un banco. No estan difícil y luego, cuando entras, te das cuenta que no es para tanto. Otra vía es INFOJOBS (como no), introduciendo la alabra clave banca, banco... Ánimo, no es muy difícil. Lo complicados son los tiempos que corren. Un saludo. Hola gateway, En resumidas cuentas, que se puede trabajar en un banco o caja de ahorros simplemente por estar matriculada en una carrera, otra cosa es que tengamos suerte y nos llamen ¿verdad?. Y entonces, la gente que trabaja en bancos o cajas contratadas por ETT, dónde echaron currículum? en la web del banco? y luego el banco contrata a las ETT? es que no tengo ni idea de las ETT que se dedican a cajas de ahorros Source
 
Internet Wealth Programs – Making Cash Online Using Clickbank Top
bank. What is Click bank ? Click bank is an internet marketplace which contains thousands of online products that you select from to promote and generate sales from. Source
 
All Alright - Sigur Ros Top
My mom and I fly to Reykjavik through Boston this evening, so we had about five hours to spend in downtown Halifax this morning before we headed to the airport. Which I am at now. Waiting. The last time I flew to the States was pre-2001. May I just say that I have never met scarier people than the people who put me through American security? And this is coming from a girl who has walked through the downtown Eastside of Vancouver, the textbook definition of a scary place. [/whiny crabbing from the person who doesn't fly regularly] Downtown Halifax continued to be charming and historical and pretty this morning. I'm starting to think I'd like to come out east for grad school, just so I can hang out in a city with this many historical buildings. *_* There were yea many indie book and music stores that I was jonesing to go into but I don't have room in my luggage or bank account, haha. I know that just seeing the nice tourist part of a city doesn't tell you a lot about it, and I have friends from Halifax that have somewhat educated me on the social and economic issues out here. But I liked what I saw and I really wish I had had more time in the city. First up: The Old Burying Ground. I could have spent all day in here and would have been thrilled. When my family lived in northern Manitoba and BC, my mom was hired by the towns we lived in to survey and record the names in some of the small graveyards in the area, since she had an archaeology background. I remember coming with her on these excursions when I was around 4 - 6 years old and I can pretty much define those trips as the beginnings of my own interests in mortuary archaeology, and archaeology in general. It had the full range of death's heads to hourglasses to Victorian urns and drapery and weeping willows. You could do a thesis on tombstone decoration seriation from the cemetery alone - in fact, there were two students sitting in front of graves with laptops and cameras that were doing just that, I believe. My favourite style is the overturned torch, which was unfortunately lacking, but there was one Masonic stone (undated) with very childlike drawings of the sunstone, moon and all-seeing eye, which I'd never seen on a Masonic gravestone before. There's a Masonic cemetery close to my university that I've wandered around, but the symbolism on those stones are uniformly the stonecutter's symbol. Overall the grounds have a very Old World feel to them, all straightbacked slate stones and low tombs. I freaking loved it. As we were leaving, we read this: My mom is also a genealogist and knows one of my great-great [insert more 'great's here] grandfathers and his sons worked as quarrymen in Massachusetts Bay during the mid to late 1700s, so it's entirely possible that they cut some of the stone for the Old Burying Ground. That's pretty freaking cool in my books. Across the street from the grounds is St. Mary's Basilica and a historical building that I wish I lived in, both for its exterior and its location. Le sigh. There are a bunch more cemetery and building pictures in my Flickr set . Aaaaand we're off to Reykjavik! Source
 
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oh my GOD there is nothing more frustrating than a broken phone when you need to text someone back!!! the bloody keys keep freezing and bob's just text me! GAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!! yeah so i'm still well confused about the bob thing. well i'm not confused at all. i know what it is. i WELL fancy bob and i REALLY wanna start seeing him again. BUT!! if anything were ever to happen with us again, it would be something MASSIVE and like....... yeah, i just can't risk fucking anything up with himn again. even if it's just friendship i have to stick with for the time being. i dont think i can be arsed with a relationship at the moment... i like hanging out with the lads and walking around with my boobs our and getting shamelessly shitfaced & flirty. and i couldn't do that if i had a boyfriend. especially bob. he's too sweet, i would have to behave so he didn't get upset with me. GASH!!! oh well. i'm just enjoying seeing him every so often... work is WANK! loads of people have handed in their notices. jan's left :( my work mummy!!! noooooooooooooooooooooooo!!! had a nice weekend :) got spectacularly shitfaced with cat, malin, katy and helen and the lads on friday night.... worst hangover EVER saturday... followed by more drink and poker times at "the noble house of black". and then sunday, we all went to this random beer festival at crayke, near easingwold. it was MINT! nice day in the rain just chilling out and playing with our balls. monday, judy and i went to dalby forest for paddle times!!! lots of fun :D yay for bank holidays!!! Source
 
Writer's Block: All Dressed Up Top
Describe your all-time favorite outfit. View other answers I don't really have an answer to this, but several time-limited answers came to mind immediately. In 5th grade, my favorite outfit was my purple corduroys and a purple sweater with a rainbow applique thing that I think my grandmother added. And of course purple ribbon barrettes in my hair. The summer after I graduated from high school, when I had the previously-mentioned job as a bank teller, my favorite outfit was a short tight black skirt, red t-shirt, black and white herringbone jacket with a peplum. I thought I was super hot in that outfit, and you know what? I probably was. When I was temping in and after college, my favorite outfit was this brown-and-cream polka-dotted number, which was actually shorts. A romper. I KNOW! It was more skirt-looking than shorts-looking, I promise. I still think it looks cute, really. I actually wore it on Jeopardy! because it was my lucky outfit, I shit you not. This is the problem with "all-time favorite" -- the styles of the times change so much. I think each of those looked good (a) on me at the time and (b) at the time. My favorite outfit of the last few years has been the awesome green dress of awesomeness, I guess. I mean, look at the name! But really, it's any of several dresses I have in basically the same style (some have longer sleeves, some have a tie in the back), made by the same little designer. I would wear those dresses every day. Source
 
Divorced Father = Deadbeat?? Top
A Battered Warrior: (a rant)               I came home from my second tour in Iraq , my third deployment in four years, only to learn that the democracy, freedoms, and rights that we are fighting to bring to other parts of the world do not apply to me when it comes to my rights to be a "daddy". Any man can be a father but I want to be a daddy and there is a difference. Fathers sometimes pay support, sometimes see their kids, and might know a little about their children's lives. A daddy looks forward to being able to play with his children, talk to them about their day, teach them things, and being an integral part of their lives and development.       When my plane landed in Maine I activated my cell phone, I was anxious to talk to my wife and my daughters. I called and had to leave a message, I told them I would be home in about 24 hours. Our plane needed repairs so we went to get some food at one of the local restaurants. I had no more ordered my food when my phone rang. That is when I heard the words that started my spiral, "I don't think I want to be married anymore." There was no real explanation, she assured me there was no one else, but I knew. When my plane arrived in California she did not come to greet me nor did she bring our daughters to see me. I was forced to have one of my Marines take me home and drop me off. She arrived shortly thereafter and graciously agreed to take me to pick up our daughters from preschool. I moved my things into the spare room and tried to make sense of it all, but there was no sense to be made. Within a week she stopped staying at the home on the weekends, but the girls and I enjoyed our time – I was also able to learn the name of her boyfriend, another Marine. A couple weeks later I saw over 50 text messages between the two of them professing their love etc, when I confronted her she attacked me and was arrested. I was quickly thrown into a situation I never thought I would find myself, dealing with family advocates, victim advocates, Child Protective Services, counselors, and lawyers.       I began the divorce process and 18 months later I am still mired in it. We have had several stipulations and orders issued from the courts, agreements to informal discovery, and a never ending mountain of paperwork – only surpassed by the legal fees. When my ex-wife moved out of the home she took several things that she was not supposed to but that it typical I guess, it was only things and they can be replaced. She moved from our home into an apartment, one she shared with her new boyfriend. Of course she denies it because that would limit the amount of spousal support I would pay – but when our daughters are talking about how "harry" sleeps in mommy's bed, sleeps in his underwear, makes them dinner, etc, one can confidently put the pieces together. She moved out in June 2008.   At this time we were operating under the typical restraining orders; do not sell community property without the other's consent, etc. Basically the debts are frozen, which was easy for her since she only took two bills and had enough money to pay those off in the bank – I was left with approximately $20,000 in debt and an $850 a month car payment (40,000 still outstanding).         In July of 2008, she filed the Order to Show Cause to obtain spousal and child support. Shortly there after, before the hearing, she traded the car she was driving for a Lexus. The car she traded was paid off and she did it without my knowledgeand against court orders. Her Lexus payment is $540 a month, but she needed spousal support from me? We go to court in August and I am ordered to pay child support ($801) and spousal support ($672) a month. I was angry and stunned. No one wanted to talk about her new car, the fact she traded against the court order, took on a new debt, or all the bills I was left to pay… it was simple I made "X" dollars and the courts wanted to equalize the incomes. WOW. Never did they want to equalize the debts, that would come later – or so I was told. I was also paying ½ of the childcare for our youngest daughter and 100% of our oldest daughter's education (totaling another $950) a month. I admit it was my choice to pay for our oldest daughter's school, it was important to me that they have some sort of stability in all of this. They had attended the same preschool since 2005 and they were well adjusted to the school and the staff. Additionally the teachers knew our children and they were aware of the situation, I believed they could help us identify any regression or behavioral changes in the children better than a new school could. So I paid and I paid and I paid. The divorce should have been finalized in late October / early November, so I started juggling finances to buy time.         At the time of the hearing in August 2008 we made a request for documents; she produced some of them in March 2009, some more in July 2009, and some are still "coming". As long as we wait for paperwork, I am stuck paying so why should she produce it? The courts have a notion that a 50 / 50 child sharing plan is the best for the children, I still do not understand that. How many adults want to live in one place for a couple days, living by one set of rules, and surrounded by a certain environment only to have to move to a new house with different rules etc? Now add the stress of a person that will not allow you to bring some of your favorite things with you and constantly criticizes the other place you live etc, how is that best? In an ideal situation with perfect parents it is might be ok, parents are supposed to be able to place the children above their own needs and feelings. Though in a situation where one person is extremely egocentric, lives in deceit, and motivated by money and a huge sense of entitlement, it is impossible.       Around November of 2008, my ex-wife (technically wife at the time) became pregnant, something she continued to deny to me and the children until May/June of 2009. Once she learned of her pregnancy she began to want a settlement which I would have been happy to oblige. However, her terms were that I would continue to pay spousal support until August 2009, keep all bills I was currently paying, give her part of my military retirement, and have the car refinanced in my name alone so it would not impact her credit. If I would not agree then she might have to move from California and take the children with her, because I am in the military "and you can say you are staying here but you will lose!"   Gee that seemed fair to me; I pay everything, give her part of my retirement (we were married for 5 ½ years), continue to support her through her pregnancy and then she won't be forced to take the children from me! I could see the wear on my children and I wanted to settle, so I countered. I offered to take everything, refinance the car within a few months (it was upside down so it would be hard), but spousal support had to end – she refused.       In March of 2009 her attorney wanted to attempt to negotiate a settlement, my attorney and I agreed to have a 4-way conference. We brought our list of documents we were requesting and left with more questions than answers. My ex-wife was more concerned about driving times than admitting that her boyfriend living in her apartment with her, being left alone with our children regularly, and being allowed to discipline them. She dismissed it as a fabrication on my part and implied that our children were lying. She denied being pregnant, stated she would be attending school this summer and return to teaching in the fall, and would have more time to spend with the children. It was a complete waste of time; the only ones who benefited were the lawyers' pockets.       We agreed to have the marriage bifurcated and it was signed 8 June – so we would be divorced in status only. This was critical to her, she was 8 months pregnant with an enlisted Marine's baby and if she gave birth before the divorce was final he could be in trouble.   Mid-June she moved to a new townhome, one she leased with her fiancé. (She wore an engagement ring to our daughter's graduation, but she later denied the engagement). In July she gave birth to her son, though instead of allowing me to care for our children while she was in the hospital (and complying with the court order), she chose to lie. On July 26 at about 705 pm I received a text message from my ex-wife, "Not allowed 2 drive or walk until i c dr tomorrow. Angela will b bringing the girls 2 me Ash". This was five minutes after she was to have picked up the children; I refused to give our children to her friend. I offered to watch the children, if she could not walk or drive then how could she care for them? After a couple phone calls I agreed to bring the girls to her home – though she not previously told me where she lives. Naturally I asked where she lived and she gave me the name of the town! So difficult for no reason! Eventually she told me where she lived and I took the girls to her. As I arrived I saw her fiancé run inside, I though it was odd but dismissed it. Our children go to the door and knock but there was no answer. Within a couple minutes her friend Angela arrives and then her fiancé opens the door. I hugged our daughters and they went inside. The next day I texted my ex-wife to ask what her plans where when she went into labor for the children – she refused to tell me. Little did I know that she had delivered on July 25 and was in the hospital on the 26 th when she texted me. Our children spent the night with Angela!         Legal fees keep piling up and I am barely treading water, I had borrowed money from friends, family and other relatives just to put food on the table and try to comply with the orders. The support was always paid, but the car payment would fall behind until I could borrow more money. Eventually I surrendered the car in July 2009 – I had run out of people to borrow from and there was no end in sight. Luckily for me my dad had a car that he let me borrow until everything is settled; it allowed me to get my girls to and from school, without my dad's generosity she would have tried to use that to take the children. It was a true answer to prayers.       We have been to court twice in August. Once on the 17 th to determine the school district for our children, the judge agreed with the compromise plan I offered, so the girls are enrolled in school and our youngest daughter can remain in the preschool for another year. Also on the 17 th she agreed to waive spousal support at the end of the month. On the 28 th we attended mediation. Early in the mediation she mentioned that she lives with our daughters, her one month old, and her HUSBAND. When I asked when she got married she gave the answer, "couple weeks ago". It was shocking because we were in court about 10 days earlier and her attorney referred to him as her fiancé and none the income declarations listed him as living in the home! As you can imagine we did not agree on a custody plan, so now we are waiting for the report.       Throughout the process I have been denied spending Father's Day with our children. She said she forgot it was Father's Day and had made plans for that Saturday so I could not see them until 1 pm but she wanted them back that evening. (This was after lawyers were involved). I knew they were going to Disneyland , so I decided that the girls and I would celebrate Friday night and Saturday at breakfast. (She told me this on Thursday, the normal time for her to pick up the children is 8 am Saturday on her weekends). The girls and I had a long talk and I explained that I would not see them on Father's Day and it was ok – I wanted them to have fun and we would make a special breakfast on Saturday. We were all set. On Friday afternoon she calls and wants me to bring the girls to her at 7 am vice 8, I refused and told her that she already took Father's Day and it was my time with them. She left a few nasty messages, accused me of denying them Disneyland etc. The girls and I had a good "Father's Day" and were waiting for her to arrive at 8 am Saturday. What happened next stunned me –
 
Book review: Just Take My Heart, by Mary Higgins Clark Top
Succumbing to a bank holiday offer of Just Take My Heart , Mary Higgins Clark's umpteenth novel, at half-price in Borders, I spent a few happy hours in what I knew in advance would be an enjoyable and absorbing read. Mary Higgins Clark is completely reliable in delivering a suspenseful story about an independent heroine, an ordinary woman who has had to overcome personal tragedy and who is confronted by evil in some shape or form – which she faces and resolves according to her own wit, integrity and doggedness. These books are about fundamentally decent people – perhaps unrealistic, but always uplifting and guaranteed to raise the spirits. Just Take My Heart is no exception. It tells the story of Emily Wallace, whose husband was killed in the Iraq war three years before the novel opens, and who is now a prosecutor. She is given a career-making case to try – that of Gregg Aldrich, a theatrical agent accused of killing his estranged wife, a renowned actress. The case is apparently open and closed, and much of the book is a traditional courtroom drama, with each side calling witnesses as the case plays out. The stronger her case, however, the less convinced is Emily that Gregg is guilty. Various other typical Higgins Clark themes run through the novel – Emily is being stalked by a serial killer who lives next door and who has developed an unhealthy obsession with the attractive young lawyer. Emily's boss, Ted, may be invited to take up a senior post in the new US President's administration, so against her will, Emily gets caught up in manipulations and office politics. And of course there are a range of minor characters involved in the wealthy East Coast social scene from New York to New Jersey and Cape Cod. The tension builds up as the jury returns a verdict – which far from achieving resolution, seems to throw up a whole new set of problems. Eventually, Emily realises she must look into the victim's distant past in order to find out how she was killed – at the same time, understanding how she herself needs to accept her own husband's death in order to move on with her own life. Mary Higgins Clark delivers to a formula, but it is always superior formula, and I enjoyed this novel, like all her previous ones, very much. (I'm not so keen on her short stories or collaborative efforts.) Even though the solution to the mystery doesn't seem to be that important, and the 'heart' theme perfunctory, the heroine, through sheer decency and honesty, with a dash of intelligence, comes good in the end, and the reader is right behind her, every step of the way. Source
 
Are the bailouts making taxpayers rich? Not so fast Top
Filed under: Politics Bailout coverage has taken on a celebratory tone in recent days as a slew of bank s including Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) have repaid TARP money, leaving taxpayers with what looks like a handy profit. In addition, equity stakes in Citigroup (NYSE: C ) and bank-of-america-corporation/bac/nys">BAC ) are sitting on a handsome paper profit. The only problem is that hundreds of bank s have received TARP money . Of course, the most healthy ones are paying it back quickly. The rest are still in limbo, and the result is that the Treasury Department is realizing plenty of gains while all the losses -- investments in companies like American International Group (NYSE: AIG ), General Motors, and Chrysler -- remain unrealized and largely ignored. Continue reading Are the bailouts making taxpayers rich? Not so fast Are the bailouts making taxpayers rich? Not so fast originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Source
 
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac plunge on MBA's proposed overhaul Top
Filed under: Federal Natl Mtge (FNM) , Options , Financial Crisis If you're wondering why Fannie Mae (NYSE: FNM ) and Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE ) have been bombarded by selling pressure today, look no further than this Wall Street Journal article (subscription required). The newspaper reports that the Mortgage ers Association (MBA) is pushing for the government to split up Fannie and Freddie "into several smaller privately held companies that would issue mortgage related securities carrying an explicit government guarantee." Under the terms of the proposal, Fannie and Freddie's offspring would no longer be permitted to sit on massive mortgage portfolios. Additionally, all mortgage-backed securities created by the duo would be backed by a federal insurance fund, replacing the rather abstract implied government guarantee that's currently in place. Continue reading Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac plunge on MBA's proposed overhaul Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac plunge on MBA's proposed overhaul originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Source
 
General Motors' sales fall over 20% in August Top
Filed under: Industry , Ford Motor (F) , General Motors (GM) Sales of vehicles from the new General Motors Co. fell more than 20% in August, compared to the same time last year. Of course, a lot has changed in that year. Customers were flocking away from car dealers at the end of last summer as the recession tightened its grip, consumers tightened their wallets, and car sales and associated activities were in the toilet. Fast forward a year later: GM recently exited bank ruptcy as the "new GM" while having jettisoned quite a bit of the baggage that helped push it over the edge earlier this year. GM is still digging itself out of a hole, and the just-completed "Cash for Clunkers" U.S. government subsidy helped it not have a 40% decline year-over-year compared to August 2008. Continue reading General Motors' sales fall over 20% in August General Motors' sales fall over 20% in August originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read  |  Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Source
 
Options Update: European money center's volatility low Top
Filed under: Options Deutsche -bank (NYSE: DB ) closed at $64.23. DB September option implied volatility is at 49, October is at 51; below its 26-week average of 66, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. Credit Suisse (NYSE: CS ) closed at $47.94. CS October option implied volatility of 47 is below its 26-week average of 62 according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. UBS AG (NYSE: UBS ), Switzerland's biggest -bank , closed at $17.02. UBS September option implied volatility is at 54, October is at 56; below its 26-week average of 70, according to Track Data, suggesting decreasing price movement. Option Update is provided by Stock Specialist Paul Foster of theflyonthewall.com. Options Update: European money center's volatility low originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Source
 
Before the bell: Stocks headed for a third day of losses Top
Filed under: Before the bell , International markets , Market matters , Economic data , Oil , Federal Reserve , Financial Crisis U.S. stock futures edged lower Wednesday morning indicating stocks are set to start a third day of losses. On Tuesday, U.S. markets fell about 2% as investors were concerned about the economic recovery and too strong a rally in the summer months. The financial sector is in focus this morning with Wall Streeters worried bank s and insurers stocks may be overvalued. Meanwhile, as overseas markets continued to be weak, more economic indicators due out this morning could clear up the economic picture somewhat. Continue reading Before the bell: Stocks headed for a third day of losses Before the bell: Stocks headed for a third day of losses originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Source
 
It's Back On, Baby! Hollywood's Madrone Sells, Work Will Resume Top
[Madrone] This is news that should make neighbors living next to this tagged-up ghost building very happy. The Madrone, an 180-unit project at the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea Avenue, sold at a trustee sale on August 12th, according to Susan Wilson, Senior Vice President, Investment Underwriting at Resmark Equity Partners , a local real estate investment firm. The only bidder, Resmark (which was also one of the original investors on Madrone) bid $20 million for the project. "We have owned it free and clear for two weeks now," Wilson tells us. The Madrone name has been dropped, and for now, the project, which ceased construction back in January , is being called 1633 North La Brea. First a little background: Back on the morning of January 14th, we opened the door to the construction office on Madrone's site, and found Mark T. Ebner, principal at construction company Arbor Building Group , packing up and leaving the project. At that point, rumors were flying that the Madrone project, which really marketed the hell out of itself ---perhaps excessively-- had halted construction. Publicity firm Roddan Paolucci Roddan, who was doing press for John Laing Urban, refused to answer any questions relating to the project, referring all inquiries to John Laing reps, who didn't return calls. On that January morning, Ebner said the construction had stopped because of financing difficulties, and in the months that would follow, WL Homes LLC, which owns John Laing Homes, would file for Chapter 11. In an email sent this week, Ebner said his company is back on the project, having been retained as construction managers to assist the new ownership entity (officially known as Hollywood 180 Hold Co LLC). Additionally, he noted that solicitation for a general contractor (GC) has begun. "The GC [is] anticipated to be on board November 1 but no later than end of year – 2009," he writes. Wilson confirms that construction is expected to re-start by the end of the year. It's still unclear what the role of Cuningham Group , the original project architect, will be. Jonathan Watts, principal of Cuningham Group, which also designed another delayed Hollywood development---the PaliHouse Vine project---says his firm has been contacted by the owners. "They have said that they intend to move forward with the project," says Watts. Wilson says it's too early to announce much news beyond the sale. But she says that the development will be built out as condos. "We do have plans to restart construction," says Wilson. "Right now, we are in the strategy stage." (In a bit of confusing news, a publication called Western Real Estate Business recently eported that another company--Tallen Keshen Holdings --owns the project. Wilson refused to comment on the story.) · Hollywood's Madrone Project Hits The Skids [Curbed LA] Source
 
Wells Fargo climbs out from under the TARP Top
When the financial crisis really got into full swing, a lot of bank s ended up taking TARP money. Some bank s needed it, and some bank s were forced by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to take it. Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC ) was one of those bank s that was forced to take TARP money, and now it is making plans to pay the TARP money back. Here's the interesting thing though. While many of the larger bank s have paid the TARP money back, Wells Fargo says it is going to pay the money back without having to go out and raise additional funds for the bank -- something other large bank s, like Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE: GS ), didn't do. Continue reading Wells Fargo climbs out from under the TARP Wells Fargo climbs out from under the TARP originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink  |  Email this  |  Comments Source
 
TARP Taxpayer Protections Paying Dividends Top
This story appeared in In a statement   on news reports that taxpayers are seeing profits from the federal rescue of financial institutions, Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said, "Congress tightened the Bush Administration's TARP financial rescue plan last year by insisting that taxpayers be protected and that financial institutions reimburse the American people first. Today, these requirements are paying dividends." She noted that some of the biggest bank s have paid back the government for its capital investment. Pelosi concluded: "Our vigorous oversight of this process has been critical to ensuring the recovery of our financial system, and we will continue to take all steps necessary to protect taxpayers." Source
 
Audit Sought of AIG Trust Top
This story appeared in House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Ranking Member Darrell Issa, R-Calif., and Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Spencer Bachus, R. Ala., sent letters to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner  and the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) Neil Barofsky   calling for an "audit of the formation, content and operation of these [AIG] trust arrangements and the degree to which the public can be confident in their ability to hold the trustees accountable." The Congressmen stated   that, if the AIG Trust is going to be the model for the delegation of the management of the public's shares in Citigroup and other bailed out companies, "the American people have a right to know how these trusts are going to be designed, how they will operate, and how the trustees can be held accountable." Source
 
FinCEN Outlines Step to Combat Loan Modification Fraud Top
This story appeared in Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director James H. Freis Jr. outlined steps that FinCEN is taking to combat persons attempting to defraud American homeowners through purported "mortgage modification" and "foreclosure relief" companies. "These predatory scams rob Americans of their savings and potentially their homes," Freis stated in an address   before the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime. Freis noted that "it is important for law enforcement to be proactive in their investigative efforts, and it is just as critical that we think creatively to close loopholes on the regulatory side." He stated that, "FinCEN will work to close loopholes that allow criminals to prey on innocent consumers. With those in the financial community, we will work to ensure they remain vigilant and share information so that industry can continue providing law enforcement with the lead information they need to aggressively root out fraud while promoting legitimate economic activity and growth. And we will also continue to challenge ourselves and our law enforcement partners to think creatively to identify new threats." Source
 
Ann Pettifor interview in The Times today Top
In today's Times (Business section) there is an interview with/profile of the marvellous Ann Pettifor . It is the best article I've read in the Times today, so I am sharing it here. She is someone with intelligence, originality, practicality and vision - rather a contrast with a weedy, bandwaggony moan from David Cameron in an earlier part of today's paper about the Lockerbie bomber's release (not worthy of a link, you can predict exactly what it says without needing to read it). Ann Pettifor on the other hand has written two books about the global financial crisis (before it happened); she has things to say about our situation today and she is qualified to say them. She thinks that the economy is still in freefall and that politicians are being far too complacent about it - and thinks it is wrong that the British government has used billions of pounds of the taxpayers' money to bail out the bank s without insisting on changes in behaviour. Instead, she says, this public money should be used to bail out small businesses and households facing bank ruptcy, to stimulate the economy and pull us out of a depression. Ann Pettifor is asked a lot of tough questions in the Times interview, and provides factual, specific, clear answers. How unlike a politician, government minister bank er or most pundits! I urge you to read this article . (If you like what you read, sign up to Ann's Debtonation   blog for her regular updates about the financial crisis.) We need more leaders and other influential personalities who are as ahead of the game as is Ann Pettifor - then there would be more hope for us. I'm voting for her as our next Prime Minister. Source
 
Flipping the Dairy Farm in The Hollywood Dell Top
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. A reader sent this four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath, instructing us to look at the sales history. It's certainly... optimistic pricing. The house was sold in September of last year for $685,000 to flippers who were clearly looking for a distressed property (the seller was the former Countrywide ). According to the listing , the house was originally a dairy farm house has been restored. All told, about 150 square feet was added in the renovation according to real estate agent Eric McCollum, who notes the original home was "messed up from top to bottom." Now, the home features a "living room with coffered ceilings, wood burning fireplace, and French doors. Formal dining room with original stained glass windows." There are also double paned windows, a large patio and tankless water heater. Fast forward to last month when the property went on the market, with an asking price almost double the last sales price. New listing price: $1.218 million. · 6403 Primrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90068 [Redfin] · 6403 Primrose Ave Los Angeles, CA 90068 [Official Site] Source
 
Transaction Account Guarantee Program Extended Top
This story appeared in The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has amended its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP) regulations by extending the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) component of the TLGP for six months until June 30, 2010. The FDIC took this action to assure an orderly phase out of the TAG program. Each insured depository institution (IDI) that participates in the extended TAG program will be subject to increased fees during the extension period for the FDIC's guarantee of qualifying noninterest-bearing transaction accounts. However, each IDI that is currently participating in the TAG program will have an opportunity to opt out of the extended TAG program. Each IDI that is currently participating in the TAG program must review and update its disclosure postings and notices to accurately reflect whether it is participating in the extended TAG program. http://www.fdic.gov/news/board/aug26no4.pdf Source
 
New Banks to Get Enhanced Scrutiny Top
This story appeared in Newly chartered state nonmember bank s will be subject to higher capital requirements and more frequent examinations for a term of seven years, rather than the current three years, under a new policy of the Financial Deposit Insurance Corp. In addition, to reduce bank failures, the FDIC is replacing its current requirement that bank s provide written notice of proposed business plan changes during the first three years of operation with a requirement of prior FDIC approval. Finally, new bank s will be required to submit updated financial statements and business plans for years four through seven. FIL-50-2009 at http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2009/fil09050.html Source
 
Collaboration Necessary for Community Development Programs Top
This story appeared in National Credit Union Administration Board member Gigi Hyland urged interagency community affairs staff to make financial literacy and empowerment "a component of every conversation about community development and economic recovery. Consumers and small businesses need to have access to user-friendly, user-focused information about money. Many of the agencies, including NCUA, have links on their websites to other financial education initiatives like Jump$tart®, NeighborWorks® America, and Operation HOPE. But we need to do more." Hyland made her remarks before the 2009 Interagency Community Affairs Conference which was sponsored by the federal financial regulators including NCUA, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision and the Federal Reserve Board. Hyland added, "Community affairs programs within the agencies have a unique opportunity to take a leadership role in moving the nation's communities toward economic recovery. But that opportunity must be seized together, for it is only working in concert that we can be a cohesive, united force in meeting the broader consumer and community development challenges that must be addressed to foster economic stability and growth." http://www.ncua.gov/news/press_releases/2009/MA09-0828.htm Source
 
Credit CARD Act Compliance Concerns Addressed Top
This story appeared in In response to credit union concerns about compliance with new requirements under the Credit Card, Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act of 2009 (Credit CARD Act), National Credit Union Administration Chairman Debbie Matz underscored the NCUA's commitment to consumer protection and ensuring credit union compliance, while recognizing some credit unions may have technical difficulties and the need for examiners to work with credit unions on a case-by-case basis. Matz noted "understand some credit unions may experience difficulties complying with the requirement of the Credit CARD Act and the Federal Reserve Board's interim rule regarding the mailing of periodic statements. The amount of time necessary to come into full compliance will likely vary, depending on the type of credit arrangements a credit union offers its members and, in many cases, the cooperation of third party vendors in revising billing procedures and statements. All credit unions are expected to come into full compliance as early as reasonably possible, and to demonstrate their efforts to do so. In the interim, credit unions should follow the alternative allowed by the Federal Reserve. Like any regulatory compliance matter, examiners will review credit union efforts to achieve compliance. In no event can credit unions impose a late fee or change terms except as permitted by the Credit CARD Act and the Federal Reserve's regulation." http://www.ncua.gov/news/press_releases/2009/MR09-0828c.htm Source
 
Townhall Meetings Scheduled Top
This story appeared in National Credit Union Administration Chairman Deborah Matz has announced three NCUA Town Hall Meetings to discuss corporate credit unions and other credit union issues. Matz noted, "The dislocations experienced by the financial markets have had a significant effect on both corporate and natural person credit unions, and it is incumbent on NCUA and the industry to come together in a forward-looking and reasoned manner to find solutions." She added, "we can turn the broader challenges into a catalyst for changes that will set a course for an even brighter future for the credit union industry." http://www.ncua.gov/news/press_releases/2009/MR09-0828b.htm Source
 
SPONSORED POST: The Rowan 1-Day Sale, Sat. at 10 a.m. Top
Buyers are planning to arrive early for the End of Summer Sale at The Rowan, where 19 residences will be priced—for one-day only—with studios from just $219,000 and one-bedrooms from $279,000 . Pre-qualification is required and excellent financing is available, along with $1,000 off closing costs. These luxuriously appointed, loft-style condominium homes are move-in-ready, eliminating federal tax credit deadline concerns. As a designated Mills Act historic building, The Rowan also provides for approximately a 60% reduction in property taxes. This first-come, first-served sale, based upon pre-qualification, starts at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 29. The Rowan is located at 460 S. Spring Street and there is validated parking at the adjacent Paragon Lot on Spring Street, between 4th and 5th Streets. Visit www.rowan-lofts.com to learn more this beautifully restored landmark located at 5th and Spring Streets in the heart of the Old District. Or call 213.213.1898 for details regarding this one-day sale. More >> Source
 
Writer's Block: Clock Punching Top
What was your first job? View other answers I'm pretty sure the first job I got paid for was being a "mother's helper" for my next door neighbors when I was about 10. They had a little baby, and I went over while they made dinner to keep an eye on the baby. I did that for years, because of course as he got older, he actually needed more entertainment! Around that time, I started getting paid for helping at my mother's office, when I was there on school breaks and etc. I would be her assistant's assistant, basically, and got paid as a consultant. I did a lot of babysitting and a fair amount of work for my mother's office, but I think my first formal paycheck job was as a bank teller the summer after I graduated from high school. I had a great time at that job. Customer service, but easy (not sales, not waiting tables), and just all that money! Good times. Source
 
Tiger Woods Commits to Deutsche Bank Top
by FanHouse Newswire Filed under: PGA , FedEx Cup NORTON, Mass. (AP) -- Tiger Woods is returning to the Deutsche -bank Championship, a tournament he won in 2006 and where he has three other top 10 finishes. Organizers say the top-ranked player has committed to play in the event scheduled for Sept. 1-7 at TPC Boston in suburban Norton. Tiger Woods Commits to Deutsche -bank originally appeared on Golf FanHouse on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:40:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds .   Permalink  |  Email this  |  Linking Blogs  |  Comments Source
 
Complaints about The Complaints Top
Don't mess with your readers, says Frank Wilson of Books, Inq . The only reason people care about Ian Rankin is because of Rebus, he writes, in response to a Herald article about the author, with the provocative title 'Killing characters is the real crime for fans' . In the Herald piece, Colin Waters reports Rankin's announcement of his new series and opines that "the omens are not good", on the basis that Colin Dexter wrote no more after Morse, J K Rowling has yet to write anything significant after Harry Potter and Agatha Christie killed off Poirot because she did not like him. I don't think any of these examples are relevant: Dexter pretty much retired after many years of Morse novels; Agatha Christie wrote many successful novels (series and non-series) before and after giving up on Poirot; and J K Rowling is not a crime-fiction author, conceived Potter as a seven-novel series, and is hardly a Salinger-like case yet. On the other hand, there are plenty of counter-examples of commercially successful authors who write more than one series and/or who write series and stand-alone novels: Val McDermid, Peter Temple, Ruth Rendell, John Harvey, Jonathan Kellerman, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais, Andrew Taylor, Harlan Coben, Karin Slaughter, Patricia Cornwell and so on. Be that as it may, Waters concludes that "Rankin has resisted the temptation to revive Rebus" but that if he does write another book featuring his famous detective, "the motive will be.....no great mystery". Give the guy a chance! The last Rebus book, Exit Music , was published only a couple of years ago and there have already been two novels since - last year's Doors Open , which as top-selling UK paperback last week could hardly be doing better, and the upcoming (aptly titled!) The Complaints . I predict that Ian Rankin will be crying all the way to the bank whether or not he decides to revive Rebus - he's a good writer and people like reading him. (His pre-Rebus novels were not successful when first published, but even though they aren't as good as the Rebus novels, they certainly were commercially successful when they were republished after the author found fame with Rebus - himself not immediately successful - it took a good few years for Rebus to catch on with the wide readership he currently enjoys.) I was going to make this a two-part post and have a go at another (unrelated) strange attack, but given the length of this post already, I'll return to the topic of "Complaints" another time. Ian Rankin bibliography at Euro Crime . Ian Rankin's website . Ian Rankin at Wikipedia. Source
 
Vegas planning Top
Sad but true: The four-day trip I'm about to go on is my big vacation of the year, so I am perhaps disproportionately excited. Anyway, I should go to the library after work tomorrow. If I don't, I definitely have to do on my day off Monday (I'm getting in late Sunday night, so figured better safe than sorry.) Definitely have to go to the bank during work hours to get big bills. Packing: - tan capris, black (?) shirt, black slides (travel Thurs) - black shorts, lime shirt, black slides (Fri) - black dress? black/white wrap dress? black wedges (Fri dinner) - white shorts, green/white shirt, bronze flip flops (Saturday) - tan capris, some other shirt (Sunday travel) Should I bother with the flip flops? I guess capris aren't so much warmer than shorts that I shouldn't switch the capris and black shorts one day and wear the flip flops a different day. (I don't think they are comfortable enough yet for schlepping, but so cute!) - something to sleep in - bathing suit - toiletries - something warmer for the plane? Jacket of some kind? - books: Girl with Dragon Tattoo, poss. library books, or buy throw-away books/bring re-reads - cell phone charger - camera? I guess that's basically it.... Source
 

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