AEX Commercial Financing Group has published a Small Business Loans Report focusing on increased malpractice risks for commercial loans, business cash advances and commercial real estate financing. Malpractice for commercial funding is a concern when there is a serious failure of professional duty, and the AEX Report discusses the primary sources where this is occurring with increasing frequency for business owners. As described in the AEX Report, malpractice can occur with lenders and brokers for several common business finance situations. Another example of malpractice exposure involves specialized forms of SBA loans and commercial real estate loans. According to Stephen Bush, Founder and Chief Executive Officer for AEX Commercial Financing Group, “The AEX Commercial Loans Report should be considered essential reading for all prospective commercial borrowers because we have recently witnessed an alarming increase in malpractice exposure for many business financing situations throughout the U. read more

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ALBANY — The state Legislature Thursday rejected a planned cut in aid to local municipalities, restoring a $18 million reduction sought by Gov. In addition, the 2008-09 budget is expected to include more than $50 million in one-time cash advances for another eight cities, including Rochester, Yonkers and White Plains. Yonkers Mayor Philip Amicone was asking lawmakers for $50 million in additional state aid to close an expected $48 million budget gap in the 2008-09 fiscal year, which for cities begin July 1. Lawmakers need to approve the plan by Monday for the city to receive $354 million in federal money for transportation upgrades. read more

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Developers envision Roseland as a self-contained, walkable community with homes, shops, offices and parks. In lieu of full cash proffers, Roseland developers have offered to build an elementary school in the community, provide land for a second school, and help provide a fire station, parks and utilities. Bass, like some speakers, said the plan might need more work, especially in the areas of open space and environmental quality, and suggested that the 775-student elementary school the developers have offered to build should be larger. Roseland developers said the plan was the result of 10 years of land acquisition and 44 months of planning, had little public opposition and deserved a chance to move on. The rezoning request was submitted in late 2006 and made it to the Board of Supervisors late last year with a recommendation for denial by the Planning Commission. It was passed over by the outgoing board and sent back to the Planning Commission in January by the new board. read more

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In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the software tycoon plans to call for a “creative capitalism” that uses market forces to address poor-country needs that he feels are being ignored. Gates’s Davos speech offers some insight into his goals as he prepares to retire in June from full-time work at Microsoft — where he will remain chairman — and focus on his philanthropy, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates included “The Mystery of Capital” and “Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity” and “The Bottom Billion. Gates in his speech will note several programs that “stretch the reach of market forces,” including a World Health Organization venture with an Indian vaccine maker to sell a meningitis vaccine in Africa for far less than existing vaccines. Gates found further evidence of an improving world in the online video of Hans Rosling, a Swedish professor of international health. read more

Whether we need it or not, the federal government seems ready to give us a stimulus package — an ultra-expensive shot of economic adrenaline designed to get the drowsy economy up and moving again. Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke endorsed the basic concept, and Democratic leaders in Congress are giddy at the prospect of mailing fat checks to their constituents in an election year. Advertisement All of this is designed to avoid a recession — which generally is defined as the economy shrinking for six consecutive months. It may well be that the Federal Reserve, by cutting short-term interest rates, could shake the economy out of the doldrums without a budget-busting stimulus package. Properly done, such a package puts cash into people’s hands so that they can spend it and give business a boost. The impact was blunted because the program excluded the working poor — the very people most likely to spend the money. read more

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THE VILLAGES — Renewed interest in the identity of a hijacker who stole $200,000 before parachuting out of an airplane more than 35 years ago doesn’t lie only with the FBI. Cooper” hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 305, demanded $200,000 in cash, then jumped out of the aircraft with a parachute in a rainstorm somewhere between Seattle, Wash. Odom, who discussed the case with other airline pilots after it happened, said that, dressed in street clothes, jumping out of a plane in those weather conditions, and not being able to see where he would land, Cooper didn’t stand a chance. Howard, of the Village of Santo Domingo, agreed and added the flight attendants on Cooper’s flight did exactly what they should have. But even amid speculation that Cooper didn’t survive the jump, technological advances, particularly in DNA evidence, could potentially help solve the case, said Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Sumter County, for example, recently solved two cold cases, one from the 1980s and another from the early 1990s, based on DNA evidence collected at the original crime scene, said Lt. read more

Some financial experts advocate against using a quick cash advance payday loan, because of the high interest rates involved in acquiring such a loan. The disclosure laws in the payday lending industry today makes it mandatory for lenders to disclose in writing the net effective cost of taking a quick cash advance payday loan from them, in terms of an Annual Percent Rate. Many payday loan companies today offer their first time users a discounted rate or a totally interest free quick cash advance payday loan, in order to promote their business. Quick cash advance payday loan , or simply quick cash payday loan , is a quick payday loan for a small sum of money. read more

Bush , Henry Paulson , U. Bush , Henry Paulson , U. While there are probably going to be some families helped by this move, even Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson admits this action is no “silver bullet. And in a related business matter, how about helping those at the end of their rope by asking Congress to roll back the strict bankruptcy eligibility “reforms” the Republican-controlled Congress passed in 2006, and you signed? read more

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They range from software vendor Taleo , which makes programs to help companies recruit, trading at 46 times next year’s earnings, to rural phone-line provider Ntelos Holdings , whose shares have more than doubled in the last year. Ntelos now trades at 32 times next year’s estimated earnings per share, well above its projected 24% year-over-year earnings growth. In truth, Advent may increase sales next year 16% — not bad, but hardly astounding considering the 41% and 22% growth rates projected for Google and Apple, respectively, or even the 12% projected for Microsoft, whose growth may be at a point of acceleration. But the stock trades at 25 times that figure, compared with just 17 times for Microsoft , which may see 35% free-cash-flow growth next fiscal year. read more

Revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2007, which consisted of net interest income before the provision for loan losses plus noninterest income, decreased 7. The provision for loan losses was $409,000 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, compared to $138,000 for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006. The net interest margin for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 decreased 30 basis points to 3. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, noninterest income increased . AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands, except share data) September 30, September 30, (Unaudited) 2007 2006 ———— ———— ASSETS Cash and amounts due from depository institutions $ 20,588 $ 18,385 Mortgage-backed securities available for sale, at fair value 162,258 12,182 Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity, at cost - 183,279 FHLB stock, at cost 9,591 9,591 Loan receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $2,988 and $2,974 480,118 503,065 Loans held for sale 4,904 4,119 Accrued interest receivable 2,804 3,025 Property and equipment, net 12,364 12,849 Mortgage servicing rights, net 2,047 2,492 Bank owned life insurance 11,168 10,763 Real estate and other property owned 549 - Deferred income tax asset 1,245 - Other assets 2,318 1,542 ———— ———— TOTAL ASSETS $ 709,954 $ 761,292 ============ ============ LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY LIABILITIES Deposit accounts Noninterest-bearing demand deposits $ 38,643 $ 44,626 Interest-bearing demand deposits 127,659 128,276 Savings deposits 23,116 23,655 Certificates of deposit 215,191 233,724 ———— ———— Total deposit accounts 404,609 430,281 Advances by borrowers for taxes and insurance 1,605 2,133 Interest payable 731 971 Deferred compensation 4,515 3,875 FHLB advances 180,730 210,759 Deferred income tax liability - 800 Other liabilities 5,127 4,604 ———— ———— Total liabilities 597,317 653,423 STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY Serial preferred stock, $. AND SUBSIDIARY ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Dollars in thousands, except share data) (Unaudited) At Or For At Or For The Year The Year Ended Ended Sept. read more

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Credit cards charge different interest rates for different types of borrowing, such as purchases, cash advances and balance transfers. It said 76% of credit cards cleared debts on cash advances last, with this type of borrowing generally having the highest interest rates at an average of 23. It said most cards repaid fees for late payments first, followed by balance transfers, purchases and finally cash advances, although the payment order could vary. If you do want to use your card for cash withdrawals or purchases there are some cards that’ll help you pay those off first to help you avoid prolonging the interest incurred. read more

You could always take a cash advance from someone who would charge a few extra bucks for the favor, but modern electronic systems have taken the embarrassment out of a cash advance . The savings account payday loan (so called because it is credited straight to your savings account) can be with you in 24 hours, often lesser, since most of the approval process is software driven. Let us tell you upfront that the APR rate (the annualized interest rate) on a payday loan can sound daunting, but you would never keep this sort of a loan beyond your next payday anyway. If payday is approaching and you are short a few bucks, one hour payday loan is the way to tide you through. read more