Banking/Finance
574%
State one of leaders in payday stores per capita, creates vicious cycle for low income people. Via Payday Stores Charge Average…
Freddie Mac officials walk
Via Federal Fraud? No Problem!! @ Dad29.
Milwaukee faces foreclosure crisis
At issue is information that major mortgage-servicing companies have given to the city and community groups like Common Ground that…
It’s the least they could do
Via Did JPMorgan Thank You? @ Dad29.
Left lambasts Obama
Via Elizabeth Warren: Obama sided with Wall Street over people losing their homes @ Blogging Blue.
Debt crushes housing
Every $250 in monthly household student loan debt payments reduces that household’s home purchasing power by $44,000, the study by…
Almost normal again
Court records show foreclosure filings in Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Walworth, Washington and Waukesha counties totaled 2,857 in the first…
Understanding zombie properties
One can imagine two contending explanations. The first is that the whole lending process became too complicated. A bunch of…
Aaron Rodgers as a security
A San Francisco-based brokerage service announced on Thursday a new marketplace where investors can buy and sell shares linked to…
Desperate Wisconsinites beg online to save family farm
The Wisconsin Happy Farm recently received the following email explaining the plight of a young farming couple. Wisconsin has a…
Could interest rates from payday loans constitute unconscionable terms under WI law?
The WI Court of Appeals asks the WI Supreme Court: “Once again we have been asked to draw the line…
Dane County’s real estate market bounces back
Foreclosures down 54% y-o-y. Via April foreclosure filings in Dane County down 54% for 9th consecutive drop @ State Journal…
The Secret Takeover of Circus World
How much money does the failing Baraboo museum really want? Via Historical Society Stonewalls About Circus Museum Lobbying Efforts @…
Perhaps there isn’t a housing recovery after all
Mirage. Via Dad29.
SE WI foreclosure filings down 33%
March, year over year. Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Bank of Wausau circles the drain
They really need money. Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Brookfield bank falls for $70K scam
Oh, brother. No whether the depositor’s sticking with the Tri-City Bank. Via Brookfield Patch.
Dane County sheriff investigates Mazomanie bank robbery
Everyone involved fully clothed. Via WMTV.
Wisconsin Dept of Securities history of Failure to Disclose
Only offered info on a phone number for inquiries beginning last week. Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Bank employees hospitalized after inhaling fumes from inside vault
Via Channel 3000.
Billionaire Carl Ichan ends bid for Oshkosh truck corp
Via Eau Claire Leader-Telegram.
Foreclosure mediation expands statewide
Via Wisconsin Radio Network.
SE WI foreclosure filings climb 10%
Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
NYSE reopens Wednesday
Via WBAY.
Former Marshfield Clinic leader to head WEDC temporarily
Current leader, Paul Jadin, scurries out from under Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation fiasco. Via Channel 3000.
National Foreclosure Filings Drop to Five-Year Low
Brightening. Via Reason 24/7.
Developer wants $5.2 million in public money for Madison high-rise
That’s what there are banks. Via Wisconsin State Journal.
BMO Harris cuts jobs in Wisconsin
Two cuts of 37 jobs each. Via Wisconsin State Journal.