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For seniors, a break on mortgages
Here's a heads-up for the growing ranks of seniors whose post-retirement monthly incomes aren't sufficient to qualify for a mortgage under today's tough underwriting standards: Thanks to a rule change by the largest players in the home loan business,...Tags: Finance, Freddie Mac, 401K, Fannie Mae, Social Security
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Mortgage underwriting rules eased for seniors with assets
WASHINGTON — Here's a heads-up for the growing ranks of seniors whose post-retirement monthly incomes aren't sufficient to qualify for a mortgage under today's tough underwriting standards: Thanks to a rule change by the largest players in the...Tags: Finance, Freddie Mac, 401K, Fannie Mae, Social Security
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ING U.S., Soon To Be Voya Financial, Announces First Ever Earnings
The Hartford CourantING U.S. Inc., which soon will be rebranded as Voya Financial, offered its first earnings report since the company was separated from the Dutch-based ING Groep N.V. "Today is a landmark day for us …," Chairman and CEO Rodney O. Martin Jr. said...Tags: Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Finance, ING Group, ING Groep NV, Economy, Business and Finance
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Proxy advisory firm settles SEC charges over data breach
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Institutional Shareholder Services has settled civil charges by U.S. regulators that an employee of the prominent proxy advisory firm shared nonpublic voting data in exchange for meals and concert tickets. The Securities and...Tags: Finance, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Elections, U.S. Department of Justice
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U.S.-based Japanese stock funds up $1.5 billion in record inflow streak: Lipper
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in funds based in the United States poured $1.51 billion into Japanese stock funds in the latest week, marking the longest streak of weekly inflows into the funds on record, data from Thomson Reuters' Lipper service showed...Tags: Japan, Finance, S&P 500, Federal Reserve, Thomson Corporation
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U.S.-based municipal bond funds gained $602 million in latest week - ICI
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in mutual funds based in the United States committed $602 million to municipal bond funds in the latest week, the most since mid-February, according to data released by the Investment Company Institute on Wednesday. The...Tags: Finance, Stock Market, Bank of America Corp., Economy, Business and Finance, S&P 500
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Stern Advice-Why pension funds are eating your 401(k)'s lunch
ReutersBy Linda Stern WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Pension funds - those old guaranteed-benefit retirement plans your grandma might have told you about - outperform those in 401(k) plans year after year, according to new research from consulting company...Tags: Finance, Loans, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Bonds
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Column: Why pension funds are eating your 401(k)'s lunch
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pension funds - those old guaranteed-benefit retirement plans your grandma might have told you about - outperform those in 401(k) plans year after year, according to new research from consulting company Towers Watson. In 2011,...Tags: Finance, 401K, Mutual Funds, Advice Columns and Columnists, Retirement
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Man charged over 1982 IRA troop bombings in heart of London
ReutersBy Michael Holden LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - British police charged an Irish man on Wednesday over a 1982 bombing that killed four soldiers on horseback in the heart of London, one of the most high-profile attacks by IRA guerrillas trying to end...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Terrorism, Republic of Ireland, Armed Conflicts, Explosions
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Man charged over 1982 IRA parade bombing in London park
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - An Irishman was charged on Wednesday over a bombing that killed four soldiers on horseback in the heart of London in 1982, one of the most high-profile attacks by IRA guerrillas in their campaign to end British rule in Northern Ireland....Tags: Prosecution, Emergency Incidents, Terrorism, Republic of Ireland, Explosions
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Fiduciary rule, long postponed, faces more delays, lobbying
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The long-running Washington debate over whether and how to beef up ethical standards for Wall Street brokers who give financial advice shows no sign of ending. Some industry lobbyists are even stepping up their lobbying on the so-...Tags: Lobbying, Finance, Labor Legislation, Time (magazine), U.S. Department of Labor
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HOW TO PLAY IT-Despite hot stock market, you should avoid Japan
ReutersBy David Randall NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Japan's white-hot stock market has investors crowding in, but there are few reasons why you shouldn't follow the pack. It's a temptation, of course. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index is up 50 percent for the...Tags: Edward Jones, Japan, Finance, Auto Trends, S&P 500
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