by | Dec 16, 2010 | Towing
Bank of America (BAC) said talks will continue with bondholders who are demanding it buy back securities backed by billions of dollars of bad mortgages.
Bank of America has been in talks with investors including Pacific Investment Management Co (Pimc…
by | Dec 16, 2010 | Towing
Goldman Sachs Group’s (GS) top executives will receive about $111.3 million worth of stock next month in delayed compensation for their work in 2009 and 2007.
CEO Lloyd Blankfein will receive about $24.3 million in January, Bloomberg News reported. G…
by | Dec 14, 2010 | Towing
For the 22nd-straight month, the central bank kept its target interest rate at 0% to 0.25%. It made no new asset purchases and no changes to QE2, its $600 billion, eight-month bond-buying program. Housing and hiring are two mai…
by | Dec 14, 2010 | Towing
The government’s program to prevent foreclosures is falling far short of its stated goals, a congressional watchdog reported.
The Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) is likely to fulfill less than a third of its goal of preventing …
by | Dec 13, 2010 | Towing
Treasury yields hit a six-month high Monday on optimism about the world economy and concern about the U.S. deficit.
Yields have been steadying climbing as investors bet that a stronger world economy will lead to higher interest rates, Reuters reporte…