Democratic Treasurer Nominee: No Input On Loans To Mob Figure (Women small business loans)

Democratic Treasurer Nominee: No Input On Loans To Mob Figure
WBBM - CHICAGO (AP) -- The Democratic candidate for Illinois treasurer says the loans a bank owned by his family made to a Chicago organized crime figure were strictly business decisions he had no say in. Alexi Giannoulias said his brother, Broadway Bank

Some financial institutions hope for more H-1B visas, too
San Jose Business Journal - Federal lawmakers' recent proposal to increase the number of H-1B visas annually could result in a boost in business for several financial institutions that cater to this key customer group in Silicon Valley. "This group is a gold mine," says

Bank of New York and J. P. Morgan Agree to Swap Assets
New York Times - J.P. Morgan Chase said yesterday that it had agreed to swap its corporate trust business for virtually all of Bank of New York's branches in the metropolitan area. The $3.1 billion deal highlights the appeal and the challenges of the country's

Treasurer nominee says Giorango loans were business decisions
WLS - April 9, 2006 (CHICAGO) - The Democratic candidate for Illinois treasurer says the loans a bank owned by his family made to a Chicago organized crime figure were strictly business decisions he had no say in. Alexi Giannoulias tells the Chicago

Homebuyers pinched by rising mortgage rates
MSNBC - WASHINGTON - Vicki Nious joined a nonprofit agency last year to help low-income Americans buy and fix up homes. Instead, with interest rates rising, she's seeing more clients struggling to pay their mortgage and hang onto their house. "We've

In its lending, Wells Fargo cultivates female entrepreneurs
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Debbie Branfield, vice president and business relationship manager at Wells Fargo, concentrates on lending to businesses owned by women. Debbie Branfield mixes business with pleasure. And her bosses encourage it. The Wells Fargo vice president and