Montreal It wasn’t a surprise that Halter lost against Senator Lincoln in the Arkansas Democratic primary the other day. He had been running a “come from behind” effort from the beginning against a well financed incumbent in a conservative southern state. His win was always unlikely when ballots were really cast. It certainly wasn’t a …
Author: wade
Immigration Fee’s Up
Toronto Short squib in the papers in the US caught my eye. Immigration fees for green cards and work permits all were announced as increasing by 10%. Reason: business down. Fewer applications were submitted in this bad climate for immigrants and in this terrible economy so there was a $200 million shortfall in the “business …
Bank America Pays $110 M More for Countrywide Foreclosures
Toronto Bank of America settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for $110 million to offset the fact that on “hundreds of thousands” of foreclosures Countrywide stole and cheated from people before B of A bought the outfit. Angelo Mozilo, the former head of Countrywide, was once famously quoted in a bit of braggadocio as …