Hines Building first to open in 'city center'

Rents usually spent on offices will go to retire the mortgage debt eventually allowing those financial resources to be put into chamber programs when the mortgage is retired, Larsen said.

Work continues on the Hines Building even as offices are becoming occupied. The chamber still is developing the entryway "welcome center" being funded by Alcoa Howmet Castings through the Alcoa Foundation.

Northwestern Mutual -- a financial services company that provides insurance and investment products -- has been in Muskegon for more than 100 years, according to managing director Michael Youngdahl, who has worked for the company here for 38 years. Northwestern has come full circle with its move back downtown from offices in Norton Shores.

For years, the company had offices in a building that was removed to build the Holiday Inn Muskegon Harbor and then it moved into the Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts before moving to Norton Shores several years ago.



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Making Peace With Your Plastic

I am someone who at times has racked up credit-card debt. I always intend to pay off my balance in full every month, but there have been months when my debt has accrued. (Having good credit and very low interest rates has made this a less expensive proposition for me than for many others.)

When my debt has built up, I've tended to blame external factors. (Being a single parent isn't easy on the finances!) But in truth, of course, it's always been my fault.

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AHFC awards $625000 to increase home ownership

The AHFC has included a requirement that all sponsors' borrowers also receive weatherization counseling as a condition of their loan approval.

Ultimately, the program will provide financing to low-income individuals or people who wouldn't otherwise qualify for financing because of income limitations, down payment requirements and other considerations.

Recipient eligibility is based on 80 percent of the median income for the area, adjusted family size and property location, as well as lending criteria established by the sponsors' guidelines.

There are currently eight sponsors consisting of five nonprofits and three regional housing authorities.

Combined, they will administer about $16.5 million in loans to 550 borrowers.

Each sponsor is limited to an annual application amount of $625,000.



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KBC receives final approval and closes acquisition of Istrobanka

KBC was already present in Slovakia through its subsidiary SOB Bank, and the consolidation of ISTROBANKA and SOB Bank will create the fourth largest banking operation in Slovakia, with a market share of approximately 10%. In the coming months, both ISTROBANKA and SOB Bank will fully concentrate on preparations for the introduction of the euro and on the merger of both banks (second half of 2009). Commenting on the deal, André Bergen, KBC Group CEO, had this to say: 'Together, SOB and ISTROBANKA will form the fourth largest banking operation in the country. KBC has now strengthened its position in the attractive and increasingly consolidating Slovakian market, one which offers enormous potential for the further penetration of banking and insurance products. The future merger of both banks will offer considerable cross-selling potential in both retail and corporate banking and lead to economies of scale, thus creating significant value and benefits for shareholders, employees and customers." Daniel Kollar, CEO of SOB Bank and Country Manager of SOB Group in Slovakia added:'ISTROBANKA is a quality bank, with a professional management team, highly experienced and dedicated staff, and a clear commercial strategy and business plan that focuses on organic growth.



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Secured loans still a viable debt solution

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Consumer debt mounts, loans default – but lenders prosper

The collection agencies call at least 20 times a day. For a little quiet, Diane McLeod stashes her phone in the dishwasher. But right up until she hit the wall financially, McLeod was a dream customer for lenders. She juggled two mortgages, both with interest rates that rose over time, a car loan and high-cost credit card debt. She worked two jobs so she could afford her small, two-bedroom ranch house in suburban Philadelphia, the Kia she drove to work, and the handbags and knickknacks she liked.

Then last year, back-to-back medical emergencies helped push her over the edge. She could no longer afford either her home payments or her credit card bills. Then she lost her job. Now her home is in foreclosure and her credit profile in ruins.

McLeod, who is 47, readily admits her money problems are largely of her own making.



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