Archive for May, 2009

The Co-operative Bank Leads the Way in Responsible Lending and Sees 50 percent Fall in Repossessions

Against a backdrop of the mortgage industry prediction of 75,000 repossessions this year, new figures from The Co-operative Bank Mortgages show that despite the current economic climate, the number of repossessions at The Co-operative Bank has actually halved over the past 12 months. Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders estimated that the number of [...]

Volunteerism Part of Economic Recovery

Greater Peninsula citizens and organizations contribute to unemployment solutions President Obama’s Serve America Act is a direct call to action for American citizens to take the initiative to “change history’s course” through volunteerism and service. And, in the Greater Peninsula region, the community has stepped up its volunteering efforts with a mission to get the [...]

After Five Quarters of New Lows, Private Companies Show Increasing Optimism in U.S. Economy

PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Private Company Trendsetter Barometer tracks the business issues and standard industry practices of leading, privately held U.S. businesses. It incorporates the views of 250 CEOs: 136 from companies in the product sector and 114 in the service sector, averaging $158.0 million in revenue/sales, and including large, $300M plus private companies After five consecutive quarters [...]

The Conference Board Australia Business Cycle Indicators

THE CONFERENCE BOARD LEADING ECONOMIC INDEX(TM)(LEI) FOR AUSTRALIA AND RELATED COMPOSITE ECONOMIC INDEXES FOR MARCH 2009 The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(TM) (LEI) for Australia increased 0.4 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index(TM) (CEI) increased 0.2 percent in March. The Conference Board LEI for Australia increased for the second consecutive month in March. [...]