All Posts Tagged With: "new york"
$624 Million Settlement Doesn’t Mean A Dime For Mortgage Borrowers
According to the State of New York it has now achieved a $624 million preliminary settlement from Countrywide Financial Corporation and its accounting firm, KPMG. The arrangement must be approved by a California judge, perhaps in September It is alleged that “Countrywide, one of the country Technorati Tags: borrower, Countrywide, KPMG, loan, mortgage, new york, [...]
20May2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Times Square Bombing — A Repeat of History
The word this morning is that a suspect in the Times Square bombing has been captured. The New York City police, the border patrol, the FBI and other governmental agencies did a remarkable job assembling evidence, tracking down leads and assuring public confidence. While the investigation is not complete, the organizations and agencies working on [...]
4May2010 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
Isn’t It Time To End Rent Control?
As of September 2008 there were 43,317 tenants in New York City who pay the same rent that was paid in 1947 according to the Wall Street Journal. (See: Rent Control Is the Real New York Scandal, September 13, 2008) You might recall that such “temporary” rules have been in effect for more than 60 [...]
16Sep2008 | Peter G. Miller | 0 comments | Continued
