"It takes creativity and aggressiveness to channel investment dollars into economically blighted communities. And those efforts need not morph into predatory lending or mortgage fraud," says Matthew Fogg, a Deputy U. S. Marshal (inactive) and founder of Congress Against Racism and Corruption in Law Enforcement (CARCLE). "We must stop the crime destroying subprime credit opportunities while redressing it through appropriate reprieves, bail-outs, and innovative survival tactics," emphasizes Fogg. "Hastily throwing millions or billions of dollars at the problem without preventive training and effective law enforcement is not really a solution; in fact it is a response CARCLE does not endorse," Fogg adds. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2008)

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Business & Legal Reports, Inc. (BLR) announced today the appointment of Kathleen (Kathy) Greenler Sexton as the company's Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). BLR is an award-winning publisher dedicated to supporting companies with up-to-date HR, Compensation, Safety, and Environmental analysis, training, and regulatory compliance information. This appointment further strengthens BLR's management team as Sexton brings more than 20 years of marketing and executive experience to BLR, having held leadership positions in some of the most innovative and successful online media and Internet companies including HighBeam Research, Individual, Office.com and AltaVista. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2008)

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AFP - The troubled US economy weighed down auto sales in March as skittish consumers cut back on purchases, especially of big luxury cars and trucks, sales reports showed Tuesday.

Reuters - Democrats and Republicans in the
Senate agreed on Tuesday to draft a housing rescue bill that
could deliver billions of dollars to homeowners facing
foreclosure and help steer the economy away from a deep
recession.

Davis Polk & Wardwell today announced that Howard Zhang will join the firm on April 7, 2008 as a partner in the Beijing office. Mr. Zhang will advise clients on cross-border securities, mergers and acquisitions and strategic investment transactions. He joins the firm from O'Melveny & Myers, where he was Managing Partner of their Beijing office and a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2008)

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Taylor Caby, 24, the poker entrepreneur who co-founded CardRunners, the leading poker instructional community, is set to headline a panel at NYU's Leonard B. Stern Business School on Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30-9:30pm. Hosted by the NYU chapter of the Harvard Law School-based Global Poker Strategic Thinking Society (GPSTS), the discussion will center on the links between success at the poker table and at the boardroom table. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2008)

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Omega Performance to offer bankers strategies for analyzing Form K-1 and assessing repayment sources in connection with their clients’ partnerships and S corporations. Cash flow analysis will help identify and reduce credit risks. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2008)

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Shaikh Holdings, a leading Dubai-based real estate investment and development company, has awarded Arabtec Construction LLC an USD 112 million contract to commence construction of its prestigious Sanctuary Falls villa development, a landmark boutique community in Jumeirah Golf Estates. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2008)

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NJ mortgage company helps first-time home buyers and experienced home owners improve their financial situation with competitive rates, fast approvals and closings, adjustable rate loans, reverse mortgages, and many other flexible loan products to meet buyers' individual needs (PRWeb Apr 1, 2008)

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Recent reports claim that housing prices in the UK are about to crash "worse than the US". With the country experiencing "unprecedented levels of consumer debt" this new report is not good news for an increasingly debt crippled country. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2008)

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