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US top court tackles campaign finance law (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The US Supreme Court Tuesday began deliberations on an amendment to campaign finance laws aimed at easing the rules for Congress hopefuls who run against millionaire candidates.

HSBC Hires UBS’s Aaron Chow for Leveraged Finance, People Say (Bloomberg.com)
April 23 (Bloomberg) — HSBC Holdings Plc , Europe’s biggest bank by market value, hired Aaron Chow from UBS AG for its Asia- Pacific region leveraged and acquisition finance team, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Personal finance expert to offer help (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
VALPARAISO | A leading personal finance expert for college students and young professionals will speak at Valparaiso University April 28 during a Personal Finance Day sponsored by the University s Students in Free Enterprise chapter.

Mawarid Finance makes 5% cash distribution to stakeholders in its first year (AME Info)
Mawarid Finance announced the net profit of Dhs95.1m since incorporation in last quarter of 2006.

Court Argues Campaign Finance (Hartford Courant)
Supreme Court justices cast doubt Tuesday on a campaign-finance law designed to level the playing field when a millionaire candidate enters a race.

R.I. finance panel OKs $168M plan to plug budget hole (New London Day)
Providence - The House Finance Committee approved a budget plan Tuesday that would fix a $168 million state deficit without raising taxes by cutting social

White & Case Boosts Hong Kong Practice With Lovells Finance Team (Law.com)
White & Case has boosted its Hong Kong arm with the hire of a four-lawyer finance team, including partner John Hartley, from Lovells. Hartley joined the U.S. firm’s banking, finance and restructuring practice in Hong Kong on April 7, along with three associates. He is dual-qualified in Hong Kong and the U.K. and has represented banks on a range of cross-border finance deals in the China region. …

Outgoing Iran finance minister fires parting shot (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
TEHRAN, April 23 - Iran’s former finance minister criticised the government’s budget and other policies during his last day in office, media said on Wednesday, the latest sign of growing divisions over how to tackle double-digit inflation.

NZX takes softer line with rebel finance firms (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)
The Stock Exchange appears to have taken a step back on its battle with listed finance companies to make certain information public.

California home foreclosures climb as risky loans sour (San Francisco Chronicle)
Foreclosure proceedings against California homeowners jumped by more than 140 percent in the first quarter, the result of risky loans during boom times, a real estate research firm said Tuesday. At the same time, the number of homes lost to foreclosure also…

Struggling homeowners could get new government-backed loans (AP via Yahoo! News)
Homeowners staggering under mounting mortgage debt and facing foreclosure could get cheaper, government-backed loans under Democrats’ housing rescue plan.

Lower Interest Rates Leading to More Car Loans (WEAU Eau Claire)
Right now, the federal interest rate is sitting at 2.25%. And one expert says that s leading to some record-low rate for car loans.

Struggling homeowners could get new government-backed loans (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Homeowners staggering under mounting mortgage debt and facing foreclosure could get cheaper, government-backed loans under Democrats’ housing rescue plan. But first, lenders would have to agree to wipe out part of their debt. And the borrowers would have to show they could afford the new mortgage. They also would have to agree to share any future profits on the home …

Target Writes Off 8.1% of March Credit-Card Loans (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
April 22 (Bloomberg) — Target Corp. , the second-largest U.S. discount chain, said it wrote off 8.1 percent of its credit-card loans in March as consumers grappled with job losses and the biggest housing slump in a quarter century.

Government Seeks to Buy Student Loans (New York Times)
The Bush administration?s proposal is intended to ensure that the nation?s credit crunch does not block borrowing for higher education.

Sponsor: Payday Loans Bill Doesn’t Help Consumers Anymore (FOX 31 Denver)
DENVER (AP) - Senate President Peter Groff said Tuesday he plans to kill his own payday lending bill because he said it now protects the industry rather than consumers. Originally the measure would have limited payday lenders to 45 percent interest and a one-time fee, and allowed borrowers at least a month to repay their loans.

Home Foreclosures Climb As Risky Loans Sour (KCRA 3 Sacramento)
A real estate research firm said the number of California home foreclosures has reached new highs, a result of risky loans made during boom times.

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Obama’s claims on lobbyist money prove flimsy (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)
Barack Obama has loudly criticized his presidential rivals for being too cozy with Washington influence seekers. Unlike John McCain or Hillary Clinton, he insists, he doesn’t take money from corporate political action committees or Washington lobbyists. But as USA TODAY’s Ken Dilanian pointed out in stories this week, that’s a flimsy claim.

Teaching kids about money (Stuff)
More than ever before, it pays to teach kids the principles and skills they need to manage their money in the future. But you don’t have to be an expert yourself to get your kids started. All you need is the time it takes to introduce them to the ideas involved.

Senate clarifies amount of flood reimbursement money (Boston Globe)
Some New Hampshire communities will have to wait a little longer to find out how much more money they will get to pay for flood repairs.

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