Sandy Spring Bancorp Names New Chief Executive
Sandy Spring Bancorp has promoted its president and chief revenue officer to chief executive, carrying through with a succession plan intended to keep the Olney-based company independent.
Read more News Source - Washington Post
Publish date - 08:45:38 01/06/09

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Regional lenders need help, too
The Federal Reserve has cut the federal funds rate and its short-term lending rate to banks to near zero. But those moves have done little to unlock credit markets.
Read more News Source - The Kansas City Star
Publish date - 05:07:38 01/06/09

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Jack Guttentag: The Mortgage Professor
Q: Do borrowers have any say over the type of loan modification they get? What kind of modification should they look for?
Read more News Source - Washington Post
Publish date - 06:43:27 01/06/09

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Real Estate Bubbles
When reporting on multifamily finance in the 2000s, I came across a common refrain from desperate mortgage bankers again and again: "There is a surplus of money chasing a limited amount of product."
Read more News Source - Multi-Housing News
Publish date - 02:37:08 01/05/09

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Statehouse to tackle foreclosures
State lawmakers plan to begin hearings when they convene this week.
Read more News Source - The Indianapolis Star
Publish date - 20:36:53 01/05/09

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RNC hopefuls predict Obama backlash
Candidates vying for RNC chair predicted Obama administration would outspend its political capital.
Read more News Source - Richmond Times-Dispatch
Publish date - 22:51:21 01/05/09

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Obituary: Sir Alan Walters, monetarist
Sir Alan Walters, dubbed at his peak the “monetarist in residence” at Margaret Thatcher's Downing Street, became possibly one of the most influential academic advisers ever to have entered British political life.
Read more News Source - Times Online
Publish date - 14:52:34 01/05/09

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Letters to the Editor
How many more civilian men, women, and children will be killed by Israel before the U.S. government tells them to stop. I believe in self-defense, and it is stupid for Hamas (or any other group) to attack Israel with ''homemade'' weapons, but this collective punishment is wrong.
Read more News Source - Baltimore Chronicle & Sentinel
Publish date - 15:44:40 01/05/09

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Business calendar
Jan. 5 through Jan. 16
Read more News Source - The Herald-Mail
Publish date - 14:33:50 01/05/09

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Dems: Stimulus Plan Won't Be Rushed
Two high-ranking Democratic officials say don't expect an economic recovery plan by the time President-elect Barack Obama takes office.
Read more News Source - WCVB Boston
Publish date - 12:59:15 01/05/09

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