Financial services and mortgage companies must do more to reduce preventable home foreclosures, Fed chief Ben S. Bernanke said.
Dan Skiles, vice president of Technology for Schwab Institutional, discussed the many issues his team has confronted.
The bond insurer has decided against splitting into two entities, as it prepares to receive up to $3 billion in cash.
January was the second month in a row in which spending on non-residential structures decreased.
ETFs could start up more easily and mutual funds could make larger investments in them under the proposal.
The suits were filed in U.S District Court in Manhattan by the $58 million VCG Special Opportunities Master Fund.
The firm's life settlements units have received provider licenses in 22 states and have filed applications with five others.
"I would say, by any common-sense definition, we are in a recession," said Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway.
Using life insurance to fund college costs has become less popular since the introduction of Section 529 plans, but some financial advisers and carriers insist the strategy still works for some middle-income clients.
