Monthly Archives: April 2011

Biz Break: It’s good you’re in Silicon Valley (as tech boosts the recovery)

Click photo to enlarge Today: The tech industry may be outpacing the overall U.S. economy, according to a report today. Plus: Sugar gains $15 million in venture funding. And: Home sales have been weak this year in much of the … Continue reading

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US Federal Reserve Beige Book: San Francisco District (Text)

The following is the text of the Federal Reserve Board’s Twelfth District– San Francisco Economic activity in the Twelfth District expanded moderately during the reporting period of late February into the beginning of April. Price increases for final goods and … Continue reading

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Federal Regulators Hit Banks on Mortgage Practices

Page 1 of 4 | Next PageShow Entire Article It’s not the big penalty from the fifty state attorneys general, but it will hit big bank bottom lines in a big way. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, … Continue reading

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Kilroy Completes Secondary Offering

Kilroy Realty Corp. (KRC – Snapshot Report), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently closed its secondary offering of over 6 million shares at $38.25 each. The equity offer included approximately 0.8 million shares sold to the underwriters to … Continue reading

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Robo-Settlement Snags

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Word was last week that federal banking regulators, not the state attorneys general, were going to announce some kind of “enforcement action” against 14 big banks/servicers in the so-called “robo-signing” foreclosure … Continue reading

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