Finance
Who is Neel Kashkari?
His name may not sound familiar, but he is popularly now known as the $700 Billion man. He is just the guy who has been appointed this week as the Treasury Department’s point man to launch a program for buying troubled housing assets. The weight of the world is on his shoulders now and the [...]
Banks in the United States
Here is an alphabetical list of banks operating in the United States.
1. Amarillo’s National Bank
2. American Savings Bank of California
3. American Savings Bank of Hawaii
4. AmSouth Bank
5. Apollo Trust Company
6. Bank of America
7. Bank of Elk River
8. Bank of Galveston, N.A.
9. Bank of Petaluna
10. Bank of Stockton
11. Bank of the [...]
Banking competition
News that the banking turmoil is expected to spark competition and few layoffs is good news to ordinary people. Instead of putting their hard earned money under mattresses they can now put it back in the bank. Leaving cash at home is very risky.
It’s quite amazing how banks with huge cash deposits go on shopping [...]
Making money from the bailout rescue
Congress’s approval yesterday of a $700 billion rescue package creates opportunities for a new generation of firms to help the government deal with troubled real estate around the country. Some firms are now ramping up its global staff, hiring all manner of mortgage finance specialists to get them ready to hunt for the next bargain. [...]

