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AIG Adds $1.5B to Government Payback
By Chad HemenwayAmerican International Group Inc.s (AIG) remaining debt to the U.S. government is about $45 billion after paying an additional $1.5 billion to the U.S. Treasury Department, the company says.
March 20, 2012
MassMutual Scholarship Program Goes NationalMassMutual announced today that their MassMutual Scholars Program is now a national scholarship program aimed at empowering students of African-American, Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic descent to pursue a career in financial services or insurance.
March 20, 2012
IMF: Greece Will Need Third Bailout in Debt WritedownsLast week Greece was granted a massive bailout for the second time, after winning hard-fought concessions from its private debt holders and pushing through additional unpopular austerity measures. This week the IMF said it expected Greece to need additional funding or more debt restructuringin effect, a third bailout.
March 15, 2012
Pressed for Cash, Older Boomers Turn to Reverse MortgagesA new study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute shows that the average age of reverse mortgage users is plummeting, as Boomers increasingly turn to the device as a standard financial planning option.
March 15, 2012
Pressed for Cash, Older Boomers Turn to Reverse MortgagesA new study from the MetLife Mature Market Institute shows that the average age of reverse mortgage users is plummeting, as Boomers increasingly turn to the device as a standard financial planning option.
March 13, 2012
Ed DeMarco's Refusal on Principal Reductions Grounds for Firing (Huffington Post)Groups call for the ouster of Edward J. DeMarco the man keeping American homes "underwater."
March 12, 2012
7 Reasons the Job Gains Could Last This TimeDoes a happier ending await the job market this time? Economists seem to think so.
March 09, 2012
Greece Gets 95% Participation in Debt SwapGreek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos was quoted saying, The debt-swap results show that international markets see the prospects the Greek economy has to regain a sustainable fiscal situation.