Posts Tagged ‘ equity ’

Be prepared!

Dec 8th, 2009 | By admin | Category: wells fargo

Last week, our friends at the Guided By History blog recounted some of their stories about the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.  The 20th anniversary of this disaster just passed, on Saturday, October 17.
I didn’t live in San Francisco in 1989, but I did from 1998-2000, where I experienced my [...]



You don’t have to go to the drugstore (to get smart about credit)

Dec 8th, 2009 | By admin | Category: wells fargo

True story time.
Last week I got an email from a friend and former Wells Fargo colleague, who’d had an interesting experience at her local drugstore:
I had my Wells Fargo jacket on in Walgreens  today and this kid asked me, out of the blue, “How do I get credit, if I don’t have any?” I was [...]



Approval of proposal by Banque Transatlantique to establish a representative office

Oct 7th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Federal Reserve

Approval of proposal by Banque Transatlantique to establish a representative office



Federal Reserve offers $50 billion in 70-day credit through its Term Auction Facility

Oct 7th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Federal Reserve

Federal Reserve offers $50 billion in 70-day credit through its Term Auction Facility



Seeking Private Equity Financing/Partnership

Oct 7th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Loans

I am a MND member, and a residential Real Estate Developer. Currently I am seeking private equity financing for my site condominium project, which is located…



Beyond Overdraft Fees: 5 Bank Traps to Avoid

Oct 7th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Banking

Two of the country’s largest banks are overhauling their overdraft programs, touting simpler terms and stronger consumer protections. But the days of the $35 charge on the $3 latte are far from over.



The Future of NUMMI

Sep 27th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Money, News

New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) is one of those mytho-poetic phenomena in the U.S. manufacturing sector: a car plant, developed as a cooperative venture between General Motors (MTLQQ) and Toyota, located in Northern California (read: not the decaying industrial heartland). It’s been around since the 1980s, but now GM and Toyota are unwinding their [...]



Cadbury Switches Positions Yet Again

Sep 27th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Money, News

The other day I characterized Cadbury’s ever-changing, contradictory positions on Kraft’s (KFT) bid for the company as “comical.” Today, the whole thing has become a full-on farce involving not only Cadbury (CBY) (Kraft has remained wisely silent), but also the Wall Street Journal and the rest of the business media.
The headline today is that Cadbury [...]



Credit Card Companies’ Biggest Lie

Sep 27th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Money, News

Of all the insults that the consumer banking industry has hurled at the public’s intelligence in the fight over noxious fees—29 percent credit card interest, arbitrary rate hikes, and the rest of its shoddy practices—the most galling is the argument that for the government to intervene in any of this would be to hamper competition [...]



A Pack of Gum a Day Keeps ATM Fees Away

Sep 27th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Banking

Do you find yourself a bit disgusted by the amount you spend on ATM fees every month? I know I can’t stand to pay $2-$3 just to get to my money, but I’m a huge cheapskate. So I’ll let you in on my favorite way to avoid ATM fees.



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