Business Highlights - BusinessWeek

Business Highlights BusinessWeek By AP WASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans are buying more homes in every region of the country, the latest indication that the housing market could be on the mend. An increasing portion of those sales are from first-time buyers, who are critical to a housing ... and more »

Home Sweet Mobile Home: Co-Ops Deliver Ownership - Vermont Public Radio

Home Sweet Mobile Home: Co-Ops Deliver Ownership Vermont Public Radio Now, the New Hampshire co-op resident and mobile home owner says he and his wife could sell their home, pay off the loan they took out on it, and still walk away with $10000. Judy Stoddard, 71, lives in Carver, Mass., but every weekday morning, ... and more »

Home Sweet Mobile Home: Co-Ops Deliver Ownership - NPR

Home Sweet Mobile Home: Co-Ops Deliver Ownership NPR Now, the New Hampshire co-op resident and mobile home owner says he and his wife could sell their home, pay off the loan they took out on it, and still walk away with $10000. Gary Thulin, 70, says he used to dream of financial stability. and more »

North Jersey Community Bank Announces Financial Results For First Quarter 2012 - MarketWatch (press release)

North Jersey Community Bank Announces Financial Results For First Quarter 2012 MarketWatch (press release) The bank provides a full-line of banking products and services, including mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, as well as a wide selection of commercial services. Its "Simply Better Money Market Account," with one of the highest rates in ... and more »

Grameen Foundation, KfW and CARE's Access Africa Fund Invest in World's First ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Grameen Foundation, KfW and CARE's Access Africa Fund Invest in World's First ... MarketWatch (press release) Grameen Foundation, KfW and CARE's Access Africa Fund announced they have each purchased a 25 percent stake in Musoni Kenya, the first microfinance institution to provide financial services to the poor entirely via mobile phones. and more »