Reuters - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has subpoenaed six more insurers as the state widens a probe into whether life insurance companies have defrauded families of deceased members of the military.
U.S. News & World Report - The reverse mortgage industry, hammered for high fees and high pressure sales tactics, has steadily improved its procedures and its image. Loan fees and interest rates have been lowered, consumer disclosure has improved, and the federal government's insured reverse mortgage program has provided stability and credibility to the industry. A-list lenders have expanded their presence in the market; Wells Fargo and Bank America are the nation's top two reverse mortgage lenders.
Reuters - Fannie Mae expanded its mortgage portfolio in June, while the rate of late payments on loans it guarantees fell in May to the lowest level this year, the largest U.S. home loan purchaser said on Friday.
AP - State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that he had opened a fraud investigation into how life insurers pay out benefits after policyholders die.
Reuters - MetLife Inc , the biggest U.S. life insurance company, posted a second-quarter profit of $1.53 billion, helped by higher premium revenue from sales domestically and abroad.
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Traffic camera operator ATS gets drivers' credit card data from rental companies, so if one of its cameras catches you, an unexpected charge may pop up on your bill.
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When ever you have consulted God about a decision you have to make, you will know his answer because when you make the decision you will have a peace about it
HAPPILY EVER AFTER
There are no perfect marriages because there are no two perfect people that can be put together to make one!
YES I CAN
I can because every organ in my body wants me to and they will provide all the encouragement I need as I go along!
SCHOOLING DIVALEESHA
Divaleesha......the way to a man's heart is not through the kitchen or the bed, it's through his head!
THE ACTIVIST
Whenever President Obama does somethiing large like signing the Wall Street Financial Reform bill, the mainstream media tries to find something small to build up and try to overshadow it in the news
REV. TELL IT LIKE IT IS
Parents .................if you raise a monster, eventually the monster will turn on you!
THE MYSTERY OF BLACK HISTORY
Alexandre Dumas is born
July 24, 1802 .................
Alexandre Dumas was born in Villiers-Cotterets to a Haitian mulatto, Thomas Alexandre Dumas, and Marie Labouret Dumas, a French woman. He will become an acclaimed author of the French classics The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The Corsican Brothers. Dumas wrote hundreds of plays, novels and travel diaries. He wrote several children's stories, and a culinary dictionary. He started several magazines and wrote in them weekly. He was one of the most prolific writers ever, and did not shy away from collaborating with others or rewriting older stories.
THE KNOWLEDGE NUT
Did you know that...................... Overexposure to aluminum compounds—in foil, cookware, deodorants, antacids, toothpaste—can affect brain function?
DOCTOR KNOW
Due to high rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, African Americans have an increased risk of developing kidney failure, and requiring dialysis treatments or a kidney transplant to sustain life.
GIRL TALK
Girl.................... Tiger should change his name from Tiger Woods to Tiger DID!