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FAA Seminar Draws Wrong Kind of Attention

By Dana ChivvisDec 22nd 2009 – 7:05PM

(Dec. 22) -- As Americans continue to simmer over Wall Street's manhandling of the economy, many of the embattled banks are wisely forgoing annual holiday parties this year. But the federal government may have missed the memo about keeping a low profile. An undercover ABC News report suggests the Federal Aviation...

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  • 03/21/11 CREDIT MARKETS: Shift In Sentiment Accomodates... Source: NASDAQ NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A firmer tone across credit markets opened the door for companies wishing to borrow Monday.
  • 02/02/11 Hartford, Lincoln Profits Rise Source: The Wall Street Journal Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. doubled the quarterly dividend it had cut sharply in the depths of the financial crisis as fourth-quarter results beat analysts' expectations.
  • 11/09/10 Fed Files Enforcement Actions Against 3 Small Bank... Source: FOXBusiness.com WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Government-bailout recipient Cascade Financial Corp. ( CASB ) is among three small bank holding companies coming under closer scrutiny by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
  • 08/10/10 As Freddie Begs for More Cash, AP's Zibel Perpetuates... Source: NewsBusters.org There are quite a few shaky assertions in Alan Zibel's Associated Press report yesterday about Freddie Mac's latest quarterly loss ($6 billion), its latest bailout installment request to the U.S. Treasury ($1.8 billion), and the cumulative taxpayer bailout amounts that have been paid out to Freddie Mac and big sister Fannie Mae thus far ($148.2 billion) -- too many to cover in a blog post.

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