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Rising inflation in May of this year has clouded the mood among consumers. The economic outlook indicator, income expectations and the propensity to buy all suffered considerable losses. As [...]
The Needham branch of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, dba Fairway New England Mortgage, was named the number one branch out of 100 Fairway offices nationwide at the company’s recent annual meeting. The Needham branch showed significant growth in volume during 2007 in spite of a sluggish economy, making their success very noteworthy. In addition to [...]
Existing-home sales slowed in April, partly because restrictive lending practices hampered home buyers. At the same time, a greater number of areas are showing sales gains from a year ago and a recent reversal in mortgage policy means the market is better positioned for a turnaround, according to [...]
Fixed mortgage rates pulled back this week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping to 6.02 percent. According to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.44 discount and origination points.
The average 15-year fixed rate mortgage popular for refinancing fell to 5.63 percent, while [...]
Leading financial security company Genworth Financial is pleased to announce that European Tour rising star, Ross Fisher, will be unveiled as Genworth Financial’s latest Brand Ambassador at the 2008 BMW PGA Championship. He joins an elite set of sports personalities who also act as Genworth Brand Ambassadors including tennis superstars Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, [...]
Eighty-four per cent of British drivers are unprepared for the radical changes to road tax rates which will see a million people pay more than double over two years, according to the Environmental Transport Association.
The graduated rates of vehicle excise duty in 2009 will be based on a car’s emissions, but the research reveals that [...]
Pinpoint Agent breaks through to some very personal information on real estate agents, letting consumers know more than ever about who represents them.
Pinpoint Agent, Inc. today announced the national release of its flagship, patent-pending consumer search tool at http://www.pinpointagent.com/. This new, free website breaks a lot of personal taboos, allowing consumers to find an agent [...]
Issues Involve the Transfer of Assets, Investments, and Earnings to Overseas Locations
Tax Analysts releases today a briefing book for reporters and others who want to learn about how wealthy individuals and corporations avoid U.S. taxes by transferring their assets, investments, and earnings to overseas locations.
The book should prove useful as the next president and Congress [...]
Tax changes drive increased deposits
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) said today that Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) deposits increased 41 percent year to date, totaling more than a quarter-billion dollars for the first time.
Wells Fargo Health Benefit Services reported that more than 150,000 account holders — many of whom took advantage of higher 2007 contribution limits [...]
GBP900 Million Would pay for the Entire Work of Barnardo’s or the British Red Cross for 4.5 years
The extra cost? Nothing. The simple answer is Workplace Giving, a twenty year old, tax efficient scheme that hasn’t taken off as it should as a result of nothing more than business apathy and lack of awareness.
The [...]