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{ Monthly Archives } February 2010

General Growth inks deal to exit bankruptcy

LOS ANGELES-(AP) The nation’s second-largest shopping mall operator General Growth Properties Inc. said Wednesday it reached a deal with ’s Brookfield Asset Management Inc. that will speed its exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

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GM to end Hummer after sale to Chinese buyer fails

DETROIT- (AP) General Motors Co. said Wednesday it will shut down Hummer after its bid to sell the brand to a Chinese company collapsed. Heavy equipment maker Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machines Co.

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General Growth makes deal to exit bankruptcy

Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management plans to invest $2.6 billion in cash in exchange for shares, giving it a 30% stake in the nation’s No.

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Bankruptcy case heats up for former Oregon timber tycoon Tim Blixseth

A down-on-his-luck billionaire and a banking giant with a soiled name sparred Wednesday in bankruptcy court, each blaming the other for fleecing the ritzy Yellowstone Club of nearly $300 million.

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Mall Operator Plans to Split Company to Exit Bankruptcy

Under the plan, General Growth Properties would receive an investment of $2.63 billion from Brookfield Asset Management, a large real estate investment firm. Read this article: Mall Operator Plans to Split Company to Exit Bankruptcy

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Tavern On The Green creditors, city face off over name

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s claim to the name of the landmark Central Park restaurant Tavern on the Green has caused crippling delays and left some creditors with little chance of getting their money, the bankrupt restaurant’s unsecured creditors committee said. Read the original post: Tavern On The Green …

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Va. entrepreneur faces fraud charges, bankruptcy (AP)

AP – When Virginia steakhouse owner Osama El-Atari disappeared last year, he left behind a $3.8 million McMansion, a few splashy sports cars and a bunch of banks that said he cheated them out of about $60 million.

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A look at credit card terms for risky borrowers

(AP) The new credit card law bans surprise rate hikes and caps first-year fees to 25 percent of the credit line. After that there is no cap. Cards marketed to subprime borrowers can still come with significant costs

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Despite reforms, costly loans and cards remain

NEW YORK- (AP) You can still get credit if your finances are a mess. It will just cost dearly. A sweeping credit card law that takes effect Monday was supposed to prevent banks from employing tactics that yanked borrowers deeper into debt

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Citi to let distressed homeowners stay for 6 mos.

WASHINGTON – (AP) Citigroup Inc. plans to let homeowners on the verge of foreclosure stay in their homes for six months if they turn over the deed to their property. Citi said Thursday it is launching the pilot program, dubbed “Foreclosure Alternatives,” this week in Texas, See original here: Citi to …

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