Banks negotiating with state attorneys general over foreclosure practices would be sued if a settlement isn’t reached, two of the state officials leading the talks said.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
U.S. stocks retreated, threatening the 2011 gain for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as European officials failed to agree on a bailout plan for Greece.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
Russia, once the second-biggest wheat exporter, will let a grain-shipment ban expire on July 1, a move that may fail to ease a global shortage caused by drought and flood damage to European and the U.S. crops.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
Common blunders include neglecting to position themselves effectively, mistaking process with problem-solving, and billing by the hour, says Alan Weiss
BusinessWeek.com — Small Business
Community banks backed by private- equity funds purchased at least two lenders, or a third of this week’s failures, as regulators shutter institutions weakened by the plunge in real-estate values.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
Federal agencies putting mortgage and derivative reforms into force are writing rules that seem to have a big-bank bias
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
Just tell the government to back off and all will be fine.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
Banks both inside and outside the eurozone were tested.
