Finance
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Filing bankruptcy could cost you a lot now and laterOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Even if you're broke, it's going to cost you. The costs of going through the bankruptcy process, including lawyer and court fees, could run into thousands of dollars. An...
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Deciding whether to file for bankruptcyOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Before filing a bankruptcy case, make sure it's the best way to deal with your financial problems. In a typical consumer case, most of the attorney's analysis involves c...
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Debts drive record numbers in suburbs to file bankruptcyOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Michael Slowik of Bloomingdale stood without his lawyer before the bankruptcy judge and asked for extra time to gather his case and his wits before he loses his home a...
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Gas City Ltd. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcyOct 26, 2010 11:00 pm - ...
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Suburban bank among 7 closed by FedsOct 21, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Regulators have shut down a total of seven banks in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas and Arizona, lifting to 139 the number of U.S. banks that have fallen...
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Fifth Third posts $175M 3Q profitOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI — Fifth Third Bancorp posted a second straight quarterly profit on Thursday, coming off a string of losses, as the bank benefited from a legal settlement and...
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Bank of America posts $7.7 billion loss on special chargeOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Bank of America Corp. said Tuesday it lost $7.65 billion during the third quarter due to a charge related to credit and debit card reform legislation passed ...
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Countrywide CEO settles with SEC for $67.5 milOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Countrywide Financial Corp. co-founder Angelo Mozilo has agreed to a $67.5 million settlement to avoid trial on civil fraud and insider trading charges tha...
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Bank of America sued by Chicago-area bankOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago sued lenders including Bank of America Corp. claiming their failure to disclose relaxed subprime mortgage underwriting standards, led i...
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Banks seize 288K homes in Q3Oct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Lenders seized more U.S. homes this summer than in any three-month stretch since the housing market began to bust in 2006. But many of the foreclosures ma...