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Mortgage defaults at lowest levels in five years

(PhysOrg.com) -- Default risk on home loans fell once again this quarter to its lowest level in more than five years, says a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

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created Dec 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research shows that your looks, creditworthiness may go hand in hand

New research suggests that a person's appearance may play a role in whether they are deemed trustworthy by financial lenders. The study is summarized in a working paper by Jefferson Duarte at Rice University's ...

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3




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Yahoo CEO outlines new corporate structure

(AP) -- A week after announcing a painful round of job cuts, Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson unveiled a plan Tuesday that will reorganize the company into three main divisions focused on users, advertisers and technology.

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created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mortgage defaults at lowest level since 2005

Default risk on home loans is now at its lowest level in seven years, says a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

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created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Web startups analyze investment choices

Silicon Valley, birthplace of personal finance and investment heavyweights like Intuit, Financial Engines and Mint, is percolating with new startups that help people manage their money and portfolios online.

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created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Experts see tough road for Kodak to reinvent self

(AP) -- Even in bankruptcy, Kodak boasts some enviable strengths: a golden brand, technology firepower that includes a rich collection of photo patents, and more than $4 billion in annual sales of digital ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Saving on energy bills: Meeting families in the middle

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study released today by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identifies steps that energy efficiency program managers can take to deliver significant savings ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Federal judge: Montana blogger is not journalist

A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that a Montana woman sued for defamation was not a journalist when she posted online that an Oregon lawyer acted criminally during a bankruptcy case, a decision with implications for bloggers ...

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bigger is better in pension funds, researchers find

The health of the pension system is front page news in countries around the world with an ongoing debate on required contribution rates or minimum retirement ages. An equally relevant issue is how efficiently savings invested ...

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created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows how an often illegal sales tactic contributed to housing crash

A study of home purchases during the real estate boom years in Chicago shows how one ethically murky – and sometimes illegal - tactic used to sell homes may have contributed to the housing crash.

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created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Study finds key tax break has adverse effect on homeownership, social welfare

The American dream of owning a home with a white picket fence may stay a dream for many, according to a recent study by a Kansas State University economist.

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created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare

(AP) -- The first baby boomers will be old enough to qualify for Medicare Jan. 1, and many fear the program's obituary will be written before their own.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2


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