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First Mariner's Hale retires
Edwin F. Hale Sr., the Baltimore trucking magnate and developer, said Friday that he has retired as chief executive and chairman of First Mariner Bancorp — the banking company he built, only to scramble in the housing market collapse and recession...Tags: Wilmington Trust Company, Inner Harbor, Glen Burnie, Mortgages, Corporate Officers
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Geithner said to consider departure from Treasury
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner has signaled to White House officials that he's considering leaving the administration after President Barack Obama reaches an agreement with Congress to raise the federal debt limit, according to three people...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Bill Clinton, Harvard University, National Economic Council, Labor Markets
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First Mariner, Hale face future without each other
Edwin F. Hale Sr. has always run headfirst into challenges. Walking away is not his style.
But after years of trying to turn around the company he founded, that's what the First Mariner Bancorp chairman and chief executive agreed to do last week —...Tags: Mortgages, Stock Market, M.J. Brodie, Banking, Corporate Officers
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The missing parts to get Detroit roadworthy again
President Bush saved thousands of jobs in the U.S. automobile industry last week when he agreed to provide General Motors and Chrysler with $13.4 billion from the Troubled Asset Relief Program. The low-interest loans will keep the two manufacturers from...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Freddie Mac, George Bush, Automotive Equipment, Fannie Mae
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Rx for our financial crisis
Call it "a bailout in every pot": Having poured money into storied Wall Street institutions and major banks, the federal government is considering more aid for homeowners who are defaulting on their mortgages, along with billions in loans to help two U.S....Tags: Freddie Mac, Mortgages, Fannie Mae, Values, University of Southern California
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Prince Alwaleed
Despite Prince Alwaleed bin Talal's decision to boost his stake in Citigroup, Inc., shares dropped below $5 a share Thursday, to their lowest level in 15 years. Prince Alwaleed, who is a longtime investor in Citigroup, plans to increase his stake in...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Bank of America Corp., Real Estate Sellers, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Society
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Stocks Tumble As Bailout Plan Fails In House
NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street's worst fears came to pass Monday, when the government's financial rescue plan failed in Congress and stocks plunged precipitously -- hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 7 percent. The almost 780-point decline was...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008), Mortgages, Stock Market, Stock Broking
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Obama, Democrats challenge GOP on Wall Street regulation
Emboldened by fraud allegations against giant Goldman Sachs Group, the Obama administration and Senate Democrats will push for a showdown this week on their sweeping overhaul of financial regulations. President Barack Obama will travel to Manhattan on...Tags: Fraud, Mortgages, Corruption, Corporate Officers, Banking
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Obama seeks new curbs on banks
Taking aim at what he called Wall Street's "huge, reckless risks in pursuit of quick profits and massive bonuses," President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed new restrictions on the nation's largest banks in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Obama'...Tags: Freddie Mac, Investments, Financial Services, Stock Activities, Paul Volcker
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U.S. engineers sale of WaMu to JPMorgan
In the biggest bank failure in U.S. history, Washington Mutual Bank was seized late Thursday by federal regulators and immediately sold to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $1.9 billion. Customer deposits will be secure, regulators said, but shareholders of the...Tags: Jamie Dimon, Mortgages, City of Industry, Illinois, Bank of America Corp.
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