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Marion Sandler dies at 81; World Savings Bank executive
As one of the first women to hold a position of power on Wall Street, Marion O. Sandler was notable even before she and her husband, Herbert, spent 43 years building Oakland's World Savings Bank into such a major — and ultimately controversial...Tags: Migraine, PBS (tv network), New York University, Finance, Countrywide Financial Corp.
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3 WaMu execs agree to settle FDIC suit for up to $64 million
LOS ANGELES TIMESThree executives who led high-risk home lender Washington Mutual Bank as it skidded toward the biggest bank failure in U.S. history have agreed to settle a government lawsuit for as much as $64 million — far from the $900 million the Federal Deposit...Tags: Finance, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Carl Levin, Bankruptcy, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Chase branch expansion continues as BofA scales back
Money & CompanyJPMorgan Chase & Co. is pressing ahead with an expansion of its California branch network even as Bank of America Corp. plans to close some less profitable offices. The Chase Bank parent is saying that it intends to open about...... -
SEC files fraud lawsuit against three former IndyMac executives [Updated]
Money & CompanyTargeting executives of the housing boom's biggest stated-income lender, the Securities and Exchange Commission has accused former IndyMac Bancorp Chief Executive Michael W. Perry and two former chief financial officers of defrauding investors at the... -
Report: Chase worst by far at finalizing loan modifications
Money & CompanyIn an eye-catching report Wednesday, the nonprofit news outfit ProPublica said 97,000 homeowners have been stuck in trial loan modifications for more than six months under the government's anti-foreclosure program, which was supposed to generate permanent... -
Downers Grove: A makeover in progress
Special to the Chicago TribuneAfter losing out on several Lincoln Park condominiums to higher bidders in 1993, Matt and Janet Fosket started looking in the western suburbs for an affordable place that would be close to his job in Northlake and along a commuter train line so she...Tags: Hub Group Incorporated, Real Estate Sellers, Trips and Vacations, Homes, Sara Lee Corporation
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: Commerce Bancorp Inc.; Eaton Corp.; W.W. Grainger Inc.; Marshall & Ilsley Corp.; Mattel Inc.; Pharmaceutical Product Development Inc.; Sonic Corp.; Wachovia Corp. Tuesday: -- September producer price index -- September industrial...Tags: Google Inc., Schlumberger Limited, eBay Inc., Schering Plough Corporation, Prices
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GM Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Fox59.comGeneral Motors filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday as part of the Obama administration's plan to shrink the automaker to a sustainable size and give a majority ownership stake to the federal government. GM's bankruptcy filing is the fourth-...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., History, Politics, Retirement, Bankruptcy
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Greenpoint Mortgage cutting 61, closing office
Heads continue to roll at mortgage companies in town, with the number of Chicago-area employees getting pink slips over the past six months surpassing 1,200. Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Inc. , a unit of Capital One Financial Corp., has alerted the...Tags: Politics, Wintrust Financial Corporation, Northern Trust Corporation, Unemployment, Chicago Mortgages
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Lenders offer help to avoid foreclosure
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAmid mounting foreclosures, a group of major lenders Tuesday said they would offer seriously delinquent borrowers a grace period of up to 30 days to establish possible workout plans before finalizing steps to take away their homes. The initiative,...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Education, Henry Paulson, Homes, University of California, Berkeley
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