Other Finance

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Banking and Financial Institutions Regulatory Law

This past year has been a comparatively quiet period for developments in the regulation of Canada 's financial services sector. So it seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at two quite different regulatory stories from the past few ...
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BHC Investment Advisory Activities

The Federal Reserve Board's Regulation Y includes investment advisory services in its "laundry list" of permissible nonbanking activities for bank holding companies. Until last year, Reg Y permitted holding companies to act as financial or ...
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Buying On Time

Interest - Money paid for the use or borrowing of moneyMerchandise - To buy or sell thingsTransaction - A business dealRepossess - To take something back when payments are not made Payments are spread over a period of months or years. Item will be ...
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Co-Signing

Reprinted from the Staten Island Advance, Friday, September 24, 1999Page E1 It would be nice to have a friend like Terry McAuliffe. Remember him? He's the chief political fund-raiser for the Clintons and the man who personally put up $1.35 million ...
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Cold Calling Alert

It happens to all of us. The telephone rings as you're sitting down to dinner, relaxing with family or friends, or putting the kids to bed. A stranger is selling something. It's known as "cold calling." For many businesses, including securities ...
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Common Sense and Law about Credit Cards

The leading cause of bankruptcy in the United States is credit card defaults. Many advertisements and sales pitches by implication, if not outright exhortation, encourage customers to run up big balances, as big balances make for high profits! Of ...
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Conflict of Laws in International Loans to French Corporations: The Usury Question

While equity has lost its appeal for the time being as a currency for acquisition transactions, subordinated debt and high yield bonds have gained ground as cost efficient financing tools. However, the development of high yield lending in France has ...
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Congress Passes Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999

On November 4, 1999, Congress passed sweeping legislation that will dramatically reshape the financial services industry by removing barriers between banks, insurance companies, and investment firms which have existed since the Great Depression ...
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Consumer Rights

Consumers' rights are protected by federal and state laws and regulations covering many services offered by financial institutions. This brochure will assist organizations which often receive complaints about banks, savings and loan associations ...
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Cooley Godward LLP: The INS Reminds Lawful Permanent Residents to Renew Expiring Green Cards

The Immigration and Naturalization Service ("INS") has reminded lawful permanent residents who hold " Green Cards" (Form I-551 Permanent Resident Cards) issued approximately 10 years ago that their cards will be expiring in the near future, and has ...
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