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  • UPDATE: MGIC Seeks Capital Boost As Mortgage Crisis Spawns Losses (Nasdaq)

    SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- MGIC Investment Corp. reported a $1.47 billion quarterly loss on Wednesday and said it's looking at ways to boost capital as rising delinquencies and foreclosures take a toll on the mortgage insurer.
    2008-02-13 09:39:21
  • Forgoing foreclosure (Knoxville News Sentinel)

    John Tubbs could have lost his house on Valentine's Day. Instead, the Knoxville resident is counting his blessings, because his home on West Gilbert Lane won't be auctioned at the door of the courthouse today.
    2008-02-13 09:42:04
  • Troopers Stunned By Accident Victim's Death (WTOV 9 Steubenville)

    Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers had just interviewed a Powhatan Point woman about the car crash she'd been in when her condition took a sudden turn for the worse.
    2008-02-13 09:44:14
  • Police Warn Public About Fake FBI Agent (WJXT Jacksonville)

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jacksonville police are warning the public about a man posing as a federal agent after a local man reported a fake FBI agent came up to his car and told him he was under surveillance.
    2008-02-13 09:46:48
  • Police: Wife Dead, Husband Hurt After Dispute Ends In Stabbing (WJXT Jacksonville)

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A domestic dispute on the Westside ended with a woman dead and her husband in an area hospital, authorities said. Police said 67-year-old Myrtice Leister and 60-year-old Gary Leister were rushed to Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center after both were stabbed.
    2008-02-13 09:46:58
  • 'Lamps & Shades' Fire Loss Over $1 Million (WJXT Jacksonville)

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Fire investigators said they found nothing suspicious in the rubble of the blaze that destroyed House of Lamps and Shades on Beach Boulevard on Tuesday, but estimate the loss at more than $1 million.
    2008-02-13 09:47:18
  • Grocery Store Liquor Bill Shot Down (KMGH 7 Denver)

    A senate committee kills a proposed bill that would have allowed Colorado grocery and convenience stores to sell wine and full-strength beer.
    2008-02-13 09:47:34
  • Tribal Leader Pleads Guilty To Stealing Funds (KOCO 5 Oklahoma City)

    The former treasurer of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma pleads guilty to embezzlement from the tribe, including revenue from its Lucky Star casinos.
    2008-02-13 09:49:13
  • On the brink of foreclosure? (Bradenton Herald)

    For anyone skating on the brink of foreclosure, help may be coming.
    2008-02-13 09:58:11
  • Mother And Son Robbed At Gunpoint In Vacaville Apartment Parking Lot (KTVU 2 San Francisco)

    VACAVILLE -- A mother and son were robbed at gunpoint Wednesday morning in the parking lot of a Vacaville apartment complex where they both live, police said.
    2008-02-13 10:25:07
  • Brother, Can You Spare A Euro?

    FXStreet.com - First, you can open a CD that is denominated in Euros; that way, if the Euro gains vs. the USD, you'll benefit from the ... Your latest article discussed the AUD/USD pair and the current interest rates of each country. As I understand it, there is ...
    2008-02-13 01:58:00
  • Inflation in the passing lane

    Marketwatch - With the cost of living on the rise and interest rates on the decline, that makes bank certificates of deposit that are more ... in at roughly 0.6 to 0.7 percentage points below the Fed funds rate. That formula would suggest that average CD rates are ...
    2008-02-11 03:58:00
  • Bill vs. Bill

    Slate - It's hard out there for a Page : What word that he "shouldn't have" did Mark Halperin use ? ... Meow: The word appears to have been "pussy." As in "[Edwards] thinks Obama is kind of a pussy. He has real questions about Obama's toughness ..." Does ...
    2008-02-12 03:57:00
  • Stimulus bill increases loan limits

    East Bay Business Times - The limit was previously less than California's median housing price of $475,460, meaning homeowners would have to buy non-conforming, or jumbo, loans that have higher interest rates. The new limits will save homebuyers financing costs. The ...
    2008-02-13 02:01:00
  • BNC Bancorp's Net Income Increases Despite Challenging Banking ...

    MSN MoneyCentral - Interest Rate Impact: "Due to a flat yield curve and recent Federal Reserve ... margin to rebound during the second half of 2008 as low short-term rates ... savings 216,895 189,624 14.4 CD's ...
    2008-02-13 05:54:00