Friday, October 14, 2011

MBA: U.S. mortgage applications up - Denver Business Journal:

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Applications rose 4.3 percent from the previouws week on a seasonallyadjusted basis. they were down 2.7 percent compareds with the same week ayear ago. The portion of mortgages that were refinances increased to 54.9 percent of the total applicationsz from 48.4 percent, while the adjustable-rat mortgage share of activity rose to 5 percent from 4.4 perceny of total applications the week The nationwide average interest rate for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgagex decreased to 5.05 percent from 5.34 percent, with pointw decreasing to 1.12 from 1.13. The averagee interest rate for 15-year, fixed-rats mortgages decreased to 4.59 percent from 4.83 percent, with pointzs increasing to 1.
07 from The average interest ratefor one-year ARMs decreasedf to 6.47 percent from 6.58 percent, with pointsw decreasing to 0.11 from 0.14. In Colorado, Zilloq Mortgage Marketplace saidaverage 30-yeae rates were 5.20 percent as of Tuesday, up from last week'x average of 5.19

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Newmark Homes Houston buying local TOUSA assets - The Business Review (Albany):

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TOUSA plans to complete and sell all homea currentlyunder construction. Moody said the new companhy will beprivately held, locallyy owned and financed. “Our management team has over 70 combined experience,” he said. The new companyt plans to build 60 homes ranging in pricefrom $160,0000 to more than $600,000 in the first 60 days of operation, which will officially begin June 15. Moody said 55 employees of TOUSq will remain with the new compangy after TOUSA winds down its localkbusiness operations. TOUSA’s predecessor companyu was founded in Houston in 1983 as and completecd an initial public offering inMarch 1998. In Decembe r 1999, TOUSA Inc.
acquired 80 percent of Newmark’s TOUSA Inc. also acquired 100 percenyt of then-public in November 2000. On June 25, Engle merged with Newmark, and the merged company changed its name toTOUSs Inc. In March, Hollywood, Fla.-based TOUSA (Pink Sheets: TOUSQ) told the it planned to lay off 156 peopled in the Houston area from its Newmark Homexs brand beginning May 22 due to the downturnb in thehousing market.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

The only reason to bench Bernard Berrian - ESPN (blog)

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The only reason to bench Bernard Berrian

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So that brings the obvious two-part question: Was Berrian benched for performance reasons? Or is he being disciplined for exchanging charged tweets with a fan who turned out to be a Minnesota state legislator and stadium supporter? ...


Winfield, Berrian inactive for Vikings

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Winfield, Berrian inactive for Minnesota Vikings' game against Arizona Cardinals

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Vikings WR Berrian not injured but held out vs. Cardinals

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Friday, October 7, 2011

Jos. A. Bank promotion would give laid-off customers the suit and up to $199 - Baltimore Business Journal:

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That is what men’s retailer is bettintg on with itslatest promotion. The Md.-based company said Monday it will refune a customer upto $199 for a suit purchaseds by April 9 if he losezs his job between April 16 and July 1. The custome would only need to provide proof of purchase and unemploymengt to keep the suit and the The men’s clothier believes this could be another of its creative gimmickds to help drive sales, which actually rose during the third quarter of last The latest promotion is “like giving all of our customer a bit of unemployment insurance,” said R. Neal CEO of Jos. A. Bank. The special rebate is part of Jos. A.
Bank’zs $199 sale going on through April 9. Mark Millman, president of in Owings Mills, said he believeas the promotionshows Jos. A. Bank understandx the basic needs ofits customers. It underscores the company’z willingness to help customers “make do” in the economic Millman said. “The promotion is but we are in unusual he said. “This program is likely to receivenationwide attention, and hopefully otherf companies will follow in their footsteps.” Jos. A. Bank JOSB) operates 461 storess in 42 states, including five in the GreatefrCIncinnati area. Jos. A. Bank stoc k closed Monday at $26.09 per share.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Pumpkin prank still ghoulish gourd fun - Enterprise-Record

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Pumpkin prank still ghoulish gourd fun

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Sunday morning Sherri Root left her house on the way to church and saw the white pumpkin perched on a fence post, decorated with ghoulish eyes and a cape of white material at its base. Words tacked onto the creation stated "More pumpkins please! ...



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Monday, October 3, 2011

Biovest study backs non-Hodgkin

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The study was featured at the ’sd annual meeting in Orlando, Biovest said in a release. It is a brighty spot for Biovest and itsparent company, (PINm SHEETS: ABPIQ), which filed for Chaptefr 11 bankruptcy late last year. BiovaxIDe is a personalized therapeutic anti-cancer vaccine individually manufactured from a tissue biopsy obtained froma patient’s own selectively targeting only the cancerous B-cells while sparing health cells. The study founds that patients who received BiovaxID experienced amedian disease-free survival of 44.2 month, comparerd to 30.6 months for those who receive a contro vaccine, an increase of 47 In follow-ups with a median of 4.
7 patients receiving BiovaxID experienced a 38 percent lowerf risk of disease recurrence compared to patients receiving the controll vaccine. BiovaxID is the first vaccine targeting lymphoma to demonstrate sucha disease-free survivalk benefit, the release said. Biovest (PINK SHEETS: has initiated discussions with the and the to determine the most appropriatreregulatory pathways, Samuel Duffey, president and generall counsel of Biovest, said in the release. The companyy also plans to make the vaccine available throughout most of Europe through a compassionate use drug accesw program that allows Europeanb physicians to prescribe drugs to qualifying patientsd before approvalsare granted.
Both Accentiaa (PINK SHEETS: ABPIQ), a drug development firm, and Bioves are headquartered in Tampa.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Armed Forces Bank, Inc. Company Profile | Company Information

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Armed Forces Bank specializes in military banking and has been servingactive military, retired military, and civilians since 1907. True to our motto "Your Hometown Bank Around the World,"" customers can bank with us, worldwide, by mail, internet, and automated tellee machines. We provide easy and affordable acceszs to our servicesthrough toll-free custometr service numbers, a toll-free 24-hour automated account informatiojn line, a web site, and through the major ATM networks. We are one of the few banksz inthe U.S. that has a fully staffed call center toprovide round-the-clock, 7-day-a-week customer support.
Our customerx receive competitive loanrates and, in many cases, same day loan As a result, we have customerw in each of the 50 states, in foreign and on many U.S. In addition, we have opene d full-service branches inside the Main Exchang e on a number ofmilitarhy installations. These branches offer 7-day-a-week banking and are open durinvg Exchangebusiness hours. Our goal is to provide personal service that meets the needs of our customera wherever they are stationed aroundthe world. Armedf Forces Bank is a national bank, financiallgy strong and stable. We are part of a militar y banking group owned and operated by Dickinson FinancialCorporationb (DFC).
DFC is a multi-bank holding compang headquartered inKansas City, Missouri. DFC also owns Armede Forces Bankof California, San California, and...