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Lawyers Collecting Debt

BY Jay Fortier
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Jul 1, 2009 at 3:56 PM

There aren't a lot of people who know that some law firms make it point of collecting outstanding debts for various clients.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

CEO See-Ya!

BY Carleen Hawn
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:43 AM

This month: Franklin D. Raines, CEO of Fannie Mae.READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | 1 comment

See Ya, Franklin!

Relevancy Score: 84
Wed Dec 22, 2004 at 1:58 PM

Back in July, our "CEO See-ya" column called for the ouster of Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines, citing his company's consistently poor financial performance and an investigation of its questionable accounting practices. At the time ...READ»

BANKING COMMITTEE | Comment

Senate Passes Credit Card Reform Bill

BY Monica Kowollik
Relevancy Score: 82
Fri Apr 17, 2009 at 4:16 PM

Senate Banking Committee Passes Credit Card Reform Bill With a 12 to 11 vote, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved a bill that would curb questionable credit card practices. In a recent speech President Barack Obama made ...READ»

HOME | Comment

Five Reasons Why Now Is The Time To Buy A Home

BY Joe Manausa
Relevancy Score: 79
Sun Aug 17, 2008 at 10:18 AM

Special occasions occur in life at various times, and when they are acted upon in a timely manner, they can change our destiny. I believe now is one of those times. The “perfect storm” of economic events and global opinion has ...READ»

ATLANTA PERSONAL INJURY | Comment

When Your Credit Gets Frozen in Georgia

BY Robert Webb
Relevancy Score: 75
Thu Feb 12, 2009 at 4:45 PM

If you live in Georgia be prepared to have your identity stolen.READ»

WORK LIFE BALANCE | 1 comment

Mortgage Points

BY Eric Matson
Relevancy Score: 74
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 5:44 PM

Warren Myer's tips for finding a low-priced mortgage.READ»

DEBT | Comment

MyRichUncle is Out of Cash

BY Anya Kamenetz
Relevancy Score: 72
Mon Feb 9, 2009 at 4:05 PM

MyRichUncle was an intriguing startup student loan company with an innovative, white-knight approach when I wrote about them in the 2006 Fast Company 50. When I talked to them, the two 20-something founders seemed cocky, but sincere. ...READ»

ILYA BODNER | 2 comments

HSBC Lending Update

BY Ilya Bodner
Relevancy Score: 70
Tue Mar 10, 2009 at 9:29 AM

Every time we turn on the TV, all we see are gloomy things about our economy. Debt is out of control and no one is paying it back!READ»

CAREERS | Comment

About Cary Burch

BY Cary Burch
Relevancy Score: 66
Sun May 18, 2008 at 12:23 PM

Cary Burch has logged more than two decades in the eBusiness and information technology industry. He is known in the technology industry for his keen business acumen and strong management expertise. In 2003, Burch was acknowledged as ...READ»

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FC CALENDAR | Comment

Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group

BY Fast Company Calendar
Relevancy Score: 63
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 3:13 PM

When this league of extraordinary gentlepeople convened in Washington last spring, they were met -- as is usual for world summits now -- with a small but creative resistance. "There were about 1,500 of us," recalls Lacy MacAuley of ...READ»

ECONOMY | Comment

Housing Recovery Plan: What's Fair?

BY jose Roncal
Relevancy Score: 61
Sun Aug 23, 2009 at 3:36 PM

Jose D. Roncalwww.financialspecultaion.comThere have been so many bail-out packages, stimulus proposals and other unprecedented plans designed to save the economy, it's become nearly impossible for the casual observer to keep track of ...READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Internet Strategies That Work (Maybe)

BY Paul C. Judge
Relevancy Score: 59
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:25 AM

Thanks to the carnage of the past 10 months, we have a pretty good idea of which business strategies don't work on the Web. But what does work?READ»

CAPITALISM | 1 comment

Reflections on a Depression: I’ve Got All This Blame, Where do I Put it?

BY Rip Empson
Relevancy Score: 57
Wed Oct 15, 2008 at 2:32 PM

Wherever he is, Chicken Little is probably grinning. For many Americans these days, it feels like the sky is falling, and financially speaking, the evidence supports Mr. Little’s claim. The consensus around here is that we are ...READ»

ACCESSING CAPITAL | 1 comment

How to Get Financing in Today's Economy

BY David Gass
Relevancy Score: 57
Wed Sep 10, 2008 at 4:14 PM

Today hearings are going on in Washington to decide how to clean up the financial mess that has been building over the last decade or more. They are trying to figure out how to bail out big businesses so they don’t fail and cause ...READ»

CAREER DEVELOPMENT | 1 comment

Lead Here

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 51
Mon Jul 11, 2005 at 6:03 PM

Hewitt, the global HR outsourcing and consulting company, has released its 2005 study of the top companies for leaders. What are the top 20 companies for leaders? 3M Company General Electric Company Johnson & Johnson Dell Inc. Liz ...READ»

CANADIAN FUNDING CORPORATION | 1 comment

Canadian Funding Corporation Provides Innovative Loans

BY Canadian Funding Corporation
Relevancy Score: 51
Thu Jun 25, 2009 at 3:00 PM

At Canadian Funding Corporation we pride ourselves on being a team of real estate and mortgage lending experts who have come together to fund deals that many regular lending institutions often overlook. We also love to share - ...READ»

FIRST CENTRAL MORTGAGE FUNDING | Comment

Commercial Mortgage Loans Supplied by First Central Mortgage Funding

BY FirstCentralMortgage Funding
Relevancy Score: 47
Thu Jul 23, 2009 at 5:16 PM

First Central Mortgage Funding Mortgage Financing Large Mortgage Lending by First Central Mortgage FundingREAD»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION | Comment

Bank of (Middle) America

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 46
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:39 AM

Kerry Killinger and his colleagues at Washington Mutual Inc. don't model themselves after Citigroup or Bank of America. Instead, they look for inspiration to Wal-Mart, Target, and Southwest Airlines -- giant companies that somehow manage to keep costs low and service high and meet the needs of the middle class. The strategy is minting money -- and WaMu's share price is up more than 150% during the past three years.READ»

SHAWN BALDWIN | Comment

Shawn Baldwin from CMG with Dr. Richard Sandor and Robert Hormats

BY Shawn Baldwin
Relevancy Score: 46
Mon May 4, 2009 at 1:25 AM

Shawn Baldwin from CMG in Chicago at the 2009 Milken Global Conference READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

Use to abuse

BY HASSAN ABOU GHAYDA
Relevancy Score: 44
Sun Nov 30, 2008 at 11:34 PM

Credit cards are a good means for emergencies. However these days, every day is a financial emergency. People end up using their credit cards and often times reach their credit limits. Credit card companies take advantage of these ...READ»

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Wow, What a Smart Card!

BY Gina Imperato
Relevancy Score: 43
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:50 PM

The new computerized Amex cards contain information about the cardholder embedded in the chip.READ»

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT | Comment

Email Is Dead …

BY Doug Beizer
Relevancy Score: 42
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:22 AM

But communication isn't. Reuters, Capital One, and Union Bank reclaim productivity by rethinking the inbox.READ»

ASSET MANAGEMENT | Comment

Hennion and Walsh: What's Ahead For The Financial System?

BY Hennion and Walsh
Relevancy Score: 42
Thu Jan 29, 2009 at 11:23 AM

"With the continued news and noise around AIG, Washington Mutual, Lehman Bros. and Merrill Lynch, it all seems like it's going up to a crescendo in terms of the doom and gloom and bad news."READ»

ONLINE BUSINESS | Comment

Hot Tickets

BY Amy Feldman
Relevancy Score: 42
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:23 AM

EBay and other scrappy online outfits have created a legitimate $2 billion--plus secondary market for seats at concerts and sports events--and a risky new world for Ticketmaster.READ»

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