(AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-20 13:58 FDIC home loan plan may get TARP funds soon - Bair (Interactive Investor)
BALTIMORE, Nov 20 (Reuters) - The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said she expects the agency will be able to get funds from the $700 billion bailout fund to launch its proposed home loan modification program "very quickly." Chairman Sheila Bair has proposed preventing about 1.5 million foreclosures under a plan that would reward participating lenders by sharing the cost of ...
FDIC May Exclude Loans of 30 Days or Less From Debt Insurance (Bloomberg)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. bank regulators may exclude loans that mature in 30 days or less from a $1.4 trillion debt- insurance program, helping the Federal Reserve avoid further unpredictable swings in the country's main interest rate.
State approves steep increases in windstorm insurance rates (11 News Houston)
In a bid to shore up an agency that saw its funding depleted by Hurricane Ike, Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin on Monday approved steep increases in windstorm insurance rates for residential and business properties.
Judge sides with challenge against workers' comp (Chillicothe Gazette)
CLEVELAND (AP) - An Ohio judge Tuesday blocked the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation from setting job-injury insurance rates while a lawsuit brought by several business owners moves forward.
Breakdown of House Committees: Increased Majority Gives Democrats a Clearer Path to Enactment of Agenda (CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News)
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Ohio Judge Sides With Challenge on Workers' Comp (Insurance Journal)
An Ohio judge on Nov. 18 blocked the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation from setting job-injury insurance rates while a lawsuit brought by several business owners moves forward. Cuyahoga County