5 Ways the Government Screws Up Housing Finance
The Atlantic
For a business, profit is the ultimate goal. So if it wrongly prices risk, it will fail. But the government is the definition of too big to fail. If it loses money, it can just borrow more or raise taxes (for a while anyway). Instead, its incentive is ...

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Christian Science Monitor
High court takes on Clean Elections
Arizona Daily Sun
PHOENIX -- The nation's high court will consider Monday a bid by business groups and politicians to void a key element of Arizona's system of public financing of elections. Foes of the Citizens Clean Elections Act hope to undermine the 1998 ...
Ariz. campaign-finance case brings out sharp divisionsUSA Today
Arizona's Boon to Free SpeechNew York Times

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Finance: First American utilizes technology to make its sales pitches remotely
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
But many clients are still smarting, and First American's Sikora said they appreciate his company's efficient business model. The model apparently has worked. Though First American doesn't share financial figures, it has been ranked as the ...

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What's ahead
Bend Bulletin
Tuesday, 3 pm: The Senate Business, Transportation and Economic Development Committee will hear Senate Bill 904, which would establish a program to allow rural airports to establish an “airport tax increment financing district,” similar to urban ...

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Finance: First American utilizes technology to make its sales pitches remotely
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
But many clients are still smarting, and First American's Sikora said they appreciate his company's efficient business model. The model apparently has worked. Though First American doesn't share financial figures, it has been ranked as the ...

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Business Standard
RBI warns banks against dealings with Iran, N Korea funds
Business Standard
"All banks and all-India financial institutions are accordingly advised to take into account risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of these countries, while entering into business relationships and transactions with persons (including ...

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Auto sales shift back into top gear
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Maroulis said customers have more lease financing options now than before the GM meltdown. There is the traditional GMAC financing arm, now called Ally Financial, and GM Financial, which is the name GM gave AmeriCredit when it was acquired for $3.5 ...

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HUD 'guidance' irking industry | Philadelphia Inquirer | 2011-03-27
Philadelphia Inquirer
For 25 years, there was no problem with Fannie Mae or FHA financing because Granor Price met the rule that no investor could own more than 30 percent of the units. HUD issued a guidance last year that a project can have - temporarily - up to 50 percent ...

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Investors eager for metro Denver housing projects
Denver Post
... at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business. Luxury projects are appealing to developers because they bring in higher rents. There is funding available through the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority for affordable projects. ...

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Japan corporate funding demand soars after disaster
Reuters
Sumitomo Mitsui is the core unit of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group , Mizuho Corporate Bank is a unit of Mizuho Financial Group and BTMU is the core commercial banking unit of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group . Commercial paper issues also jumped by more ...

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Time is ripe for entrepreneurs
Journal and Courier
Creating a financial forecast -- including estimates of expenses and revenue -- is key, along with conducting market research and having a plan to finance the start-up. Holsapple said it's important for entrepreneurs to remember that start-up funding ...

Second annual conference aims to inspire female entrepreneurs
NewsOK.com
In addition, more than 30 leading women entrepreneurs will lead breakout sessions. A startup track will focus on creating ventures, while a second track will emphasize ways to grow a venture up and running. “Though women are the fastest growing segment ...

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When going gets tough ... owners reinvent themselves as CEOs
Elmira Star-Gazette
But the key isn't just being an entrepreneur, but in being entrepreneurial, he tells his students. "You have to love commerce, embrace uncertainty, look forward to paying people on Friday and not necessarily getting paid yourself," he said. ...

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Inside Facebook
Zuckerberg Discusses Passion for Innovation with Senator Hatch On Stage at BYU
Inside Facebook
The conversation, moderated by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), chair of the US Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force, focused on why passion for one's product is the defining characteristic of successful entrepreneurs. The discussion also touched on ...

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Work on your business, instead of in it
Times LIVE
If the goal is to eventually sell an operation, it is the entrepreneur's responsibility to create a venture that does not need him. During the start-up phase, an entrepreneur refines the product while scrambling to secure clients. ...

CBC.ca
Business Briefs: 3-27-11
Log Cabin Democrat
The former government had been strenuously resisting market pressures for a bailout but June is likely to bring a financing crunch that could force Portugal to ask for a rescue package. SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — General Motors Co. will resume production ...
Expectations Rise for Bailout of PortugalNew York Times
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South Asian Link
Business 2 Business Lending Forum To Be Held In Coquitlam
South Asian Link
Among the speakers will be Raj Singh, who is the Vice President Business Development Western Canada for First Vancouver Finance and she will be talking about Alternative Small Business Finance. The event gives entrepreneurs an opportunity to look to ...

Dickson named director of MicroLoan Program
Green Bay Press Gazette
She was vice president of commercial lending at several Milwaukee financial institutions, including TCF National Bank, Park Bank and Brown Deer Bank. She worked as an independent contractor for the Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corp., ...

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The laser show: scan and check for prices
The Hindu
“Since we were both first-time entrepreneurs, it was hard for us to convince people that we had what it took to make a company successful. Even though we were part of the start-up incubator, TechStars, which gave us some credibility, we were not able ...

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The revolution in central banking
Sify
It has also created new lending windows to channel funds to financial institutions and investors and expanded its financial safety net for everything from money market mutual funds to asset-backed securities and commercial paper. ...

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