First M&F Corp. Announces Small Loss for Quarter...
Oct 19, 2009 | via The South Mississippi Sun Herald
KOSCIUSKO, Miss., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First M&F Corp. reported today that net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 was a loss of $.580 million attributable to common shareholders, or a negative $ basic and diluted earnings per share, compared to the second quarter of 2009 loss attributable to common shareholders of $5.498 ... Comment?
New $50M Hospital Proposed Ina
Apr 30, 2009 | via WKRG-TV Mobile
Neshoba County supervisors are reviewing plans for a new $50 million, 42-bed hospital to replace the county's aging medical center. Comment?
Mississippi homebuyer's credit extended
Tuesday | via WDAM-TV Hattiesburg
WASHINGTON, D.C. Beginning today, Mississippi homebuyers will be able to take advantage of the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit for an additional three months, Congressman Travis Childers announced. Comment?
Miss. mortgage delinquency rate rises
Thursday Nov 19 | via The Clarion-Ledger
Mississippi's delinquency rate on mortgages rose to 14.4 percent during the the third quarter, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today. Comment?
Evans-owned phone books sit in Utah warehouse
Monday Nov 16 | via Mississippi Business Journal
Chris Evans walks to his Jackson office recently. Evans did not answer direct questions from the Mississippi Business Journal. Comment?
Home buyer credit should be extended
Oct 28, 2009 | via Hattiesburg American
Not a day goes by that I'm not about about the status of the housing industry. With signs of a fragile recovery and approaching 10 percent unemployment, allowing the $8,000 first-time home buyer tax credit to expire next month is the last thing our economy can afford. Comment?
ACORN not paid by state since fall '08
Sep 30, 2009 | via The Clarion-Ledger
A state investigation into money being paid to the controversial community action group ACORN has found no disbursements since last fall. Comment?
Barnstaple man driven to fraud by mortgage
4 min ago | via ThisIsNorthDevon
AN UNEMPLOYED Barnstaple man claims he was driven to fraud after being allowed a "sub-prime" mortgage he could not afford, a court heard on Thursday. Comment?
After Westpac fury, NAB goes low
6 min ago | via The Age
How the big banks set their rates Eric Johnston takes a look at how the big four banks manage their interest rates and why home owners will feel the pinch. Comment?
Fed officials say timing exit difficult
6 min ago | via Reuters
Federal Reserve officials sounded a relatively upbeat note on the U.S. economy on Wednesday, but warned timing withdrawal of the bank's extraordinary support for the economy will prove difficult. Comment?
U.S. housing market meltdown not over yet: Zandi
7 min ago | via Reuters
The meltdown of the U.S. housing market is not over yet, and home prices will soon start trekking downward again as a flood of foreclosures looms, a well-known economist said on Wednesday. Comment?
10 min ago | via Floridatoday.com
Future jobs as lobbyists aren't the only way state politicians can cash in on political relationships. Comment?