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  • Fed, Treasury Issue Joint Statement on Financial, Monetary Stability
    Published Wed, Apr 01 2009 9:17 AM by www.frbatlanta.org
    The Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury recently addressed their joint role in preserving financial and monetary stability in the United States. In a late March statement, the agencies stressed the importance of maintaining the Fed's independence and their intention to gradually remove the central bank from programs that could jeopardize taxpayer money.

  • FED: Tips on Avoiding Mortgage Scams
    Published Wed, Apr 01 2009 9:14 AM by www.frbatlanta.org
    Reports of mortgage foreclosure scams are on the rise, and the Federal Reserve Board has compiled some tips to help protect consumers from becoming victims of foreclosure avoidance scams. It's important for consumers to know that housing counselors and other resources are available at no or low cost to assist homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments.

  • Banks to Receive More Leeway on Asset Values
    Published Tue, Mar 31 2009 10:22 PM by dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com
    Under intense political pressure, the board that sets accounting rules in the United States will meet on Thursday to complete changes in accounting rules that are aimed at reducing the losses banks have been forced to report as the values of their mortgage...

  • REIT Rally Turned to a Rout
    Published Tue, Mar 31 2009 10:07 PM by Wall Street Journal
    The rout in public real-estate stocks continued unabated in the first three months of 2009.

  • Fed, Treasury Issue Joint Statement on Financial, Monetary Stability
    Published Wed, Apr 01 2009 9:17 AM by www.frbatlanta.org
    The Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury recently addressed their joint role in preserving financial and monetary stability in the United States. In a late March statement, the agencies stressed the importance of maintaining the Fed's independence and their intention to gradually remove the central bank from programs that could jeopardize taxpayer money.

  • FED: Tips on Avoiding Mortgage Scams
    Published Wed, Apr 01 2009 9:14 AM by www.frbatlanta.org
    Reports of mortgage foreclosure scams are on the rise, and the Federal Reserve Board has compiled some tips to help protect consumers from becoming victims of foreclosure avoidance scams. It's important for consumers to know that housing counselors and other resources are available at no or low cost to assist homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments.

  • Banks to Receive More Leeway on Asset Values
    Published Tue, Mar 31 2009 10:22 PM by dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com
    Under intense political pressure, the board that sets accounting rules in the United States will meet on Thursday to complete changes in accounting rules that are aimed at reducing the losses banks have been forced to report as the values of their mortgage...

  • REIT Rally Turned to a Rout
    Published Tue, Mar 31 2009 10:07 PM by Wall Street Journal
    The rout in public real-estate stocks continued unabated in the first three months of 2009.