Interest Rate Swaps and Their Derivatives: A Practitioner’s Guide (Wiley Finance) An up-to-date look at the evolution of interest rate swaps and derivatives Interest Rate Swaps and Derivatives bridges the gap between the theory of these instruments and their actual use in day-to-day life. This comprehensive guide covers the main “rates” products, including swaps, options [...]
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Interest Rate Swaps and Their Derivatives: A Practitioner’s Guide (Wiley Finance)
A History of Interest Rates, Fourth Edition (Wiley Finance)
A History of Interest Rates, Fourth Edition (Wiley Finance) A History of Interest Rates presents a very readable account of interest rate trends and lending practices over four millennia of economic history. Despite the paucity of data prior to the Industrial Revolution, authors Homer and Sylla provide a highly detailed analysis of money markets and [...]
What’s next for housing finance, Fannie and Freddie?
What’s next for housing finance, Fannie and Freddie? WASHINGTON — With the overhaul of financial regulation in the bag, the Obama administration Tuesday said it’ll focus next on housing finance — another key cause of the recent deep economic downturn — with an eye to deciding the fate of mortgage finance titans Fannie Mae and [...]
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Chooses ShoreTel and Transcend United Technologies for Next Generation Telephony …
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Chooses ShoreTel and Transcend United Technologies for Next Generation Telephony … Transcend United Technologies announced today that the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency will be replacing their current Nortel phone system and Symposium Call Center with a ShoreTel  Unified Communications and Contact Center system.  The work will begin in the [...]
Who Would Finance Mortgages If Fannie, Freddie Disbanded?
Who Would Finance Mortgages If Fannie, Freddie Disbanded? Banks holding long-term mortgages on their books, as they did years ago, would be “a recipe for disaster,” says a professor of real estate and finance at Wharton. Read more on CNBC via Yahoo! Finance
Personal Finance Daily: With reverse mortgages, there’s no easy answer
Personal Finance Daily: With reverse mortgages, there’s no easy answer Reverse mortgages are one of those products that seem like a really good idea in theory, but then you have to spend inordinate amounts of time figuring out whether the benefits outweigh the costs. Read more on Market Watch
Car finance company fined for breaching laws
Car finance company fined for breaching laws An Auckland-based car finance company has pleaded guilty to breaching the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCF Act) and the Fair Trading Act in relation to car loan contracts. Dolbak Finance Limited has been fined a total of $2000 in … Read more on Scoop.co.nz
How bad would the repossession by ‘we finance auto’ affect my credit?
I had to buy a used auto from ‘we finance’ like early this year due to no credit establishment. And I have been sucked paying over 200% of the blue book price. And I don’t want to keep paying that because financial situation these days is not really good. If I stop paying monthly payment [...]
BUDGET 2010: Well-off to finance help for first-time buyers
BUDGET 2010: Well-off to finance help for first-time buyers STAMP DUTY Read more on Yorkshire Post
How do i go about getting auto finance companies to hire my repossession company?
I am a owner operator of my repossession and towing company. I just recently went into the repossession/recovery part of my business a few months ago. I currently recover/repossess for a few buy here, pay here car lots. What I’m wanting to do is expand and repossess for major auto finance and title loan companies. [...]