FED CUTS RATES 75 BASIS POINTS IN EMERGENCY MOVE Hoping to halt a market meltdown and prevent a recession, the Federal Reserve lowered its overnight lending rate by three quarters of a percentage point to 3.50% on Tuesday in a rare move between formal meetings. read more
NATIONAL CITY CORPORATION LOWERS PRIME RATE TO 6.50 PERCENT National City Corporation today announced on behalf of its subsidiary banks that it has lowered its prime rate to 6.50 percent from 7.25 percent, effective immediately. The rate was last changed on December 11, 2007, when National City lowered its prime rate to 7.25 percent from 7.50 percent. read more
CALIFORNIA TAX BREAKS COSTLY, BUT POPULAR DEMOCRATIC legislators in California want to raise taxes to close a whopping state budget deficit, but as they denounce Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's initial proposal to slash spending, they're shying away from directly calling for general tax increases. read more
SALLIE MAE LAYING OFF WORKERS AMID FINANCIAL SQUEEZE WASHINGTON - A $25 billion collapsed buyout offer and higher borrowing costs have prompted Sallie Mae, the nation's largest student lender, to lay off about 3 percent of its work force nationwide. read more
BERMAN HOLDINGS TO ACQUIRE CARD PAYMENT PROCESSOR MERCHANT PROCESSING Berman Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BRMN) today announced it has entered a letter of intent to acquire 100% of Merchant Processing International, Inc. read more
PAULSON SEES COOPERATION ON STIMULUS PLAN NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday he is confident the administration and Congress can work out a plan to stimulate the economy and expressed support for the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates. read more
FAIR ISAAC INTRODUCES DECISION TOOL KITS FOR LENDERS Fair Isaac Corp. a provider of analytics and decision management technology, recently announced a new forward-looking decision tool kit for lenders. read more
BANK OF AMERICA, WACHOVIA PROFITS NEARLY WIPED OUT Bank of America Corp and Wachovia Corp , the second- and fourth-largest U.S. banks, on Tuesday said quarterly profits were nearly wiped out by more than $10 billion of credit losses and write-downs. read more
U.S. BANCORP LOWERS PRIME LENDING RATE U.S. Bancorp announced it will lower its prime lending rate to 6.50 percent from 7.25 percent, effective after the close of business today, January 22, 2008, at all U.S. Bank locations. read more
CONSUMERS CAN STILL FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY, BUT IT'S HARDER NOW A little over two years since the enactment of a landmark bankruptcy reform law, debt-strapped consumers are finding it tougher to wipe out their bills. read more
EMPLOYERS PAY MORE TO RELOCATE WORKERS In what some analysts are calling the worst housing slump since the Great Depression, employers are paying more to get reluctant employees and new hires to sell their homes and relocate for work. read more
A DEPLETED FED PLUGS AWAY WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve policymakers are in one of their most critical periods in years as they work to prevent the economy from slipping into a deep downturn. And they are doing so short-staffed. read more
TOUCHSTAR EARNS TWO MORE CALL CENTER TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARDS Denver, CO (PRWEB) January 18, 2008 – TouchStar, a rapidly growing call center technology provider, announced today that it received two more Product of the Year Awards. The awards were presented by Customer Interaction Solutions magazine and Internet Telephony magazine. TouchStar is recognized by both magazines for outstanding quality and innovation in its call center technology. read more
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