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  • OWNERS DUPED, BANK ALSO DUPED

    Electric New Paper - Their lawyer, Mr Philip Fong of Harry Elias Partnership, argued that the mortgage should be declared invalid as it was obtained through fraud, wilful blindness and voluntary ignorance. However, Maybank, represented by Mr Ng Yeow Khoon of Shook Lin ...
    2007-10-08 02:34:00
  • Colleague admits helping cop cheat bank

    Australian Broadcasting Corp. - A former New South Wales police officer has told a Sydney court how he helped a colleague try to fraudulently obtain a mortgage from the Commonwealth Bank. Former Fraud Squad detective Con Kostakidis has told the District Court his colleague, Rafiq ...
    2007-10-07 07:29:00
  • Former Dynegy executive wants new trial

    Denver Post - A federal jury convicted Olis in 2003 of six counts of conspiracy and wire, securities and mail fraud for his role in helping disguise a 2001 transaction called Project Alpha, a gas trading and finance scheme that helped Dynegy inflate its reported ...
    2007-10-08 10:52:00
  • BasePoint Launches Unique Early Payment Default Solution to Reduce ...

    Forbes - BasePoint EPD alert can be used independently or in conjunction with BasePoint's market leading FraudMark(TM) score to identify both mortgage fraud and EPD risk prior to funding or loan purchase. BasePoint EPD alert is a new model specifically ...
    2007-10-08 06:06:00
  • Two charged in $2.8 million mortgage scam

    Minneapolis Star Tribune - The Hennepin County attorney's office has charged two people with racketeering and theft in an alleged mortgage fraud ring that dealt in properties from Richfield to Champlin. Edward L. Boler, 36, and Susan E. Newell, 37, both of Minneapolis, each ...
    2007-10-07 05:56:00
  • Investment Fraud Probe Expands to Raleigh (WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh)

    An investigation into a multistate investment fraud run by a Charlotte man has spread into Raleigh, according to search warrants released in Wake County.
    2007-10-08 05:45:52
  • Two charged in $2.8 million mortgage scam (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

    The Hennepin County attorney's office has charged two people with racketeering and theft in an alleged mortgage fraud ring that dealt in properties from Richfield to Champlin. Edward L. Boler, 36, and Susan E. Newell, 37, both of Minneapolis, each were charged with a dozen counts of theft by swindle and one of racketeering. Both were arrested and released on bail. Neither could be reached for ...
    2007-10-08 07:10:43
  • Northern Rock jumps as new bidders touted

    Daily Telegraph - Northern Rock jumped by 9pc this morning to 173.1p after two more names emerged as potential bidders for the beleaguered mortgage lender. The latest companies to have expressed an interest in buying Northern Rock are US private equity firms ...
    2007-10-08 10:45:00
  • Vacancy rises, rents fall in suburban offices

    Crain's Chicago Business - Vacancy rises, rents fall in suburban offices (Crain’s) — The suburban office vacancy rate edged up in the third quarter and asking rents fell as new projects added supply to the market while some mortgage companies and others continue to downsize
    2007-10-08 10:45:00
  • Seek backs education investment

    News.com.au - 6. Stocks rally to all-time intra-day high 7. Mortgage sales slump as buyers' nerves fray 8. Ratings agency Moody's has eye on ... at the close Litigation: Visy faces $30m fine as Pratt admits cartel Retail: Ratings agency Moody's has eye on Coles Companies: ...
    2007-10-08 02:34:00
  • Basel bank regulators launch crisis review

    Reuters - New players such as hedge funds or sovereign wealth funds or non-bank actors such as U.S. mortgage companies have largely escaped regulatory scrutiny -- at least the degree of scrutiny applied to internationally active, systemically critical banks ...
    2007-10-08 08:36:00
  • Bank of America, JPMorgan face $3B hit - report

    CNN Money - Latest Rates Active Companies Stock Price Increases Stock Price Decreases Earnings: Reports & Estimates Hot Stocks Stock Spotlight ... Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase are thought to be on the verge of announcing combined losses of $3 billion from mortgage ...
    2007-10-08 03:53:00
  • Investment Fraud Investigation Spreads to Raleigh

    WRAL - He used four companies: Mortgage Holding Group, The Advance Group and Level One Capital Services. At least eight people, including four from out-of-state, bought into Keever's scheme. One gave him more than $171,000, according to search warrants. ...
    2007-10-08 05:54:00
  • Worst Quarter in Five Years?

    Street.Com - Downward estimate revisions have already come in from the banking sector, consumer finance, and mortgage companies," notes John Butters, research analyst with Thomson Financial. As the Dow Jones Industrial crossed back above the 14,000 level last ...
    2007-10-08 09:40:00
  • London Bonuses May Fall as Banks Cut Jobs, CEBR Says (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

    Oct. 8 (Bloomberg) -- London banks and investment companies may cut jobs next year and trim bonuses by 16 percent as U.S. subprime-mortgage losses spill over into the U.K. economy, according to the Centre for Economic and Business Research Ltd.
    2007-10-08 04:34:29