Afghan government orders all private banks to be audited
KABUL (AFP) – The Afghan government said Tuesday that all private banks in the country are to be audited following a corruption scandal that nearly brought down the nation’s biggest private financial institution.

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5 Most Needy Attention-Starved Celebs
Attention junkies are everywhere you look these days … especially in Hollywood. But which five celebs are the biggest attention-grubbers around.

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Bank regulators shut down MetaBank payday loans
An Iowa bank has been told by federal regulators to stop making short-term payday and tax refund loans to customers with prepaid debit cards because the program violates federal unfair or deceptive trade practice laws.

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U.S. Stocks Up on Fed Signal and Retail Sales
Indications of new moves to stimulate the economy and upbeat economic reports fueled a renewed rise on Wall Street.

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Besieged developer determined to ‘put matters right’
Embattled Christchurch entrepreneur David Henderson says he will fight on and put things right, despite alleged debts of about $280 million against companies connected to him.

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Foreclosure mess overshadows JPMorgan earnings
NEW YORK — The last thing that top executives at JPMorgan Chase & Co. wanted to talk about Wednesday was the raging foreclosure mess.

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Lawyer: “Robo-Signers” Rushed Foreclosures
Fla. Attorney Says Depositions from Inexperienced Workers Hired by Banks Highlight Document Fraud

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