GMAC has $2.52 billion loss; ResCap unit may fail (Reuters)
Reuters - Finance company GMAC LLC lost $2.52 billion in the third quarter, hurt by slumps in the housing and auto markets, and said its Residential Capital LLC mortgage unit may fail.
Reuters - Finance company GMAC LLC lost $2.52 billion in the third quarter, hurt by slumps in the housing and auto markets, and said its Residential Capital LLC mortgage unit may fail.
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Reuters - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will ask lawmakers to back legislation imposing 90-day stays on home foreclosures as part of an economic stimulus package, state officials said on Wednesday.
AP - Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden made a last-minute pitch for swing-state Missouri on Monday, vowing that he and Barack Obama would “re-establish the middle class” by focusing on job creation and helping homeowners facing foreclosure.
AP - Building materials maker James Hardie NV is suspending production at two plants in the United States because of the collapse of the country’s housing market.
AP - French bank Societe Generale said Monday that net profit fell 84 percent in the third quarter after banking collapses and plunging assets tied to the U.S. housing market contributed to 1.2 billion euros ($1.54 billion) of write-downs and other losses.