Banks News Updates
GIVING BACK: Bank exec helps advocacy organization achieve justice (Detroit Free Press)
13 March 2010
TODAY'S SUBJECT: Louise Guyton, Comerica Bank vice president of public affairs and Community Reinvestment Act manager HER CAUSE: The Michigan Southern Christian Leadership Conference...
Bank sues former Knox County sheriff for $4.8M (The Tennessean)
13 March 2010
Citizens National Bank is suing former Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison, seeking $4.8 million as part of a past-due loan.
This bank really does God's work (New York Post)
13 March 2010
There's at least one bank in the New York metropolitan area that's doing God's work -- and no, we're not talking about Goldman Sachs. Atlantic Stewardship Bank, based in Bergen County, NJ, donates 10 percent of its annual pre-tax earnings to charity -- and has done...
Israel arrests Hamas chief in West Bank (AFP via Yahoo! News)
13 March 2010
A leader of the Islamist Hamas movement in the West Bank has been arrested by the Israeli security services which had wanted him for several years, an Israeli military spokesman announced Sunday.
Arabtec Holding Cut to ‘Hold’ From ‘Buy’ at Deutsche Bank (Bloomberg)
13 March 2010
March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Arabtec Holding PJSC, the United Arab Emirates’ biggest construction company, was cut to “hold” from “buy” at Deutsche Bank AG on weak orderbook.
Israel extends West Bank closure (CNN)
13 March 2010
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has extended the closure of the West Bank, initially scheduled to end Saturday night, for three more days, Israeli officials said Saturday.
Israel extends West Bank lockdown (AFP via Yahoo! News)
13 March 2010
Israel on Saturday extended a lockdown on the occupied West Bank and restricted access to the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem as tensions soared over its latest settlement plans.
Better export outlook possible — BSP official - GMA news.tv
13 March 2010
Better export outlook possible — BSP officialGMA news.tvThe central bank wants the government's export target this year increased after product sales abroad posted their fastest growth in almost 15 years in ...
Marwan Al-Barghouti gets political science PhD in Israeli jail - The Palestine Telegraph
13 March 2010
Marwan Al-Barghouti gets political science PhD in Israeli jailThe Palestine TelegraphPalestine, March 14, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) - Fatah official Marwan Al-Barghouti, 50, who is serving five life terms in Israeli prison, has completed his ...and more »...
China faces most complicated year - China Daily
13 March 2010
China faces most complicated yearChina Daily... a speedy recovery with a 8.7-percent economic growth last year, on the back of a 4-trillion yuan stimulus package and 9.6 trillion yuan of bank loans. ...
Business Digest - March 14, 2010 - Bismarck Tribune
13 March 2010
Business Digest - March 14, 2010Bismarck TribuneA special ADDY award for best support of the environment went to Gate City Bank for its Reduce, Reuse, Recycle campaign. Image earned seven silver and six ...
Borrowers under foreclosure prevention plan losing mortgage aid - TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
13 March 2010
TopNews United Kingdom (blog)Borrowers under foreclosure prevention plan losing mortgage aidTopNews United Kingdom (blog)Figures released by the Treasury Department showed that as many as 90000 borrowers saw their mortgage aid vanished under the government's foreclosure ...and more »...
Prices keep many Chinese out of the housing market - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
13 March 2010
Wilkes Barre Times-LeaderPrices keep many Chinese out of the housing marketWilkes Barre Times-LeaderA flood of bank lending meant to fend off recession pushed property sales up 75 percent to 4.4 trillion yuan ($644 billion) last year, making China the ...
Mercury News interview: Energy Secretary Steven Chu - istockAnalyst.com (press release)
13 March 2010
Mercury News interview: Energy Secretary Steven ChuistockAnalyst.com (press release)Is the Energy Department talking about a "green bank" or project financing arm? A In this budget, we've asked for another half-billion dollars in credit ...