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LifeAuditors Process Reveals New Process for Families Seeking Greater Peace of Mind
For the last few years we’ve been hearing about a much-anticipated wealth transfer occurring in the United States. As parents pass on, and family wealth is handed down from…
Fifth Third Bank Chicago Awards iPad For Using Online Banking
CHICAGO (December 14, 2010) — Fifth Third Bank Chicago today announced that Denise Taylor-Patton of Chicago won an iPad for using the bank’s online bill pay between July and September,…
Credit agency Fitch slashes Ireland ratings (AFP)
PARIS (AFP) – International credit agency Fitch on Thursday slashed its ratings on Ireland by three notches from A+ to BBB+ because of the deterioration in its public finances and despite an EU-IMF bailout package. Fitch said the outlook on the ratings was “stable,” meaning there is unlikely to be any short-term change to them.
PrivateBancorp Announces Two Appointments to Community Banking Group
CHICAGO , Dec. 6, 2010 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — PrivateBancorp, Inc.
Ireland accepts massive bailout and euro rises (AFP)
DUBLIN (AFP) – Ireland was Monday hammering out the conditions of an EU bailout package worth up to 90 billion euros, sending the single currency soaring but sparking fierce criticism at home of the already beleaguered government. After a week insisting it did not require help, Ireland caved in on Sunday and Prime Minister Brian Cowen confirmed the European Union had agreed to his request for substantial help from the bloc’s emergency warchest.
Vows of EU support but no bailout yet for Ireland (AP)
BRUSSELS – An anxiously awaited meeting of European finance ministers ended Tuesday without an agreement to bail out Ireland’s debt-stricken government, though both Irish and EU officials vowed to stabilize the banks at the center of the crisis and keep it from spreading to other fragile economies connected by the euro. Ireland has taken over three banks and is expected to take over more in a bailout that has already reached euro45 billion ($61 billion) and likely will push the nation’s 2010 deficit to a staggering 32 percent of GDP.
Mortgage industry problems broad, Iowa AG says (AP)
WASHINGTON – The problems in the mortgage industry go far beyond the controversy over flawed foreclosure documents and call for an overhaul of the system of administering home loans, the state attorney general leading a nationwide investigation told a Senate panel Tuesday. As Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller testified at a hearing of the Senate Banking Committee, senators also insisted that focusing solely on the so-called “robo-signing” is a mistake.
Columbia Banking System to Present at the Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett Bank Conference on August 17, 2010
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 10 /CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM/ — Columbia Banking System, Inc.
Microsoft, Ford earnings lift stock futures
NEW YORK (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) – Stock index futures rose on Friday, as another batch of solid corporate results, including Microsoft and Ford, along with positive economic data in Europe eased fears about the strength of a recovery. Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) edged up 0.5 percent to $25.97 in premarket trading after easily beating expectations with a 48 percent rise in quarterly profit.
Britons brace for tough emergency budget
LONDON (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — After dire warnings, Britons will find out Tuesday how much pain they have to bear in the government’s plans to cut the oversized deficit, which has soared…