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Thursday, May 26, 2005

Rip Off Report on Banking

http://www.ripoffreport.com/results.asp?searchtype=1&q1=19&q3=&q2=&submit2=Search%21

Greenspan's Conundrum - Will long rates stay low for 10 years?

http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/26/news/economy/fed_bonds/index.htm?cnn=yes

Check Fraud Scam

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7914159/

Maine Economic Research Inst. releases latest survey of Maine's business leaders

http://www.me-ri.org/2005%20SMS%20executive_summary.htm

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Risk Index reflects 50% chance of Real Estate price decline

PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., one of the largest private mortgage insurers has released it's 2005 Risk Index indicating the direction of housing prices for the 50 largest housing markets in the United States over the next two years.

Topping the list of markets expected to show a decline in housing prices are Boston and San Jose, both of which have better than a 50 percent chance of seeing home price reversals in the next two years, followed by San Francisco (48 percent chance), Providence, R.I. (40 percent), metropolitan New York and Los Angeles (36 percent). Metropolitan Washington, which has had strong employment and income growth along with rapid home price escalation, is rated an "average" risk by PMI, with just a 15 percent chance of property-value declines during the coming 24 months.

The Credit Union Advantage

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

Ridiculous Bank Fees and why not blame the government for them?

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/05/18/BUGFOCQKM31.DTL

Monday, May 23, 2005

Bank of America involved in largest customer security breach

http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/23/news/fortune500/bank_info/index.htm?cnn=yes

Appraisers pressured to inflate home values = Fraud

http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/23/real_estate/financing/appraisalfraud/index.htm?cnn=yes

Spring 2005 CU Economics Group Report

Excellent FREE report on the current state of affairs affecting Credit Unions.

http://www.cueg.org/

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