U.S. Effort to Modify Mortgages Falters
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124873920406585271.html#mod=testMod Please permit me to sound like a broken record: In the vast majority of situations, loan modification will not...
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A ‘Whac-A-Mole’ Approach to Preventing Identity Theft
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Computerworld does a great job of aligning the childhood arcade game of Whac-A-Mole and information...
Social Media Privacy and Personal Security Issues
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Privacy issues and identity theft in social media are a growing concern. Most people who...
SPREAD ‘EM: Credit Spreads Continue to Moderate
The TED spread and the Libor-OIS spread continue to tighten, if moderately, indicating that a degree of stability has come...
What is the true meaning of Cross-Sales?
A recent article in the BAI Community addressed this question and I thought it brought up some good points. Cross...
Halfway There on Regulating Systemic Risk
The Department of the Treasury today released five pieces of its proposed overhaul of financial regulations regulatory, including suggested rules...
Discussion on LinkedIn Structured Finance group page
I joined a discussion on LinkedIn's Structured Finance group page which may be of some interest. Link below: http://tinyurl.com/mmehzs
Fox Anchors email Hacked Anchors
Robert Siciliano identity theft expert I recently appeared on Fox and Friends to discuss email hacking. Dave Briggs, a FOX...
Loan Modification Companies Continue to Tarnish Mortgage Banking’s Reputation
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/20/business/20modify.html The New York Times featured a story today on its front page about the companies which have sprung up...
American Express, Baggage Handler
It seems disjointed to see American Express Co. cut its contributions to its workers’ pension plans on the one hand...
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