Finance studies and addresses the management and control of revenues and the conduct or transaction of money by individuals, businesses, and organizations, especially in the fields of banking and investment.
CHICAGO, IL - March 5, 2007 - Ashoka, a global organization supporting the field of social entrepreneurship, announced today that Ron Grzywinski and Mary Houghton have been named to Ashoka’s Global Academy. The Global Academy for Social Entrepreneurship consists of global leaders who...
WASHINGTON, DC- March 5, 2007 – Twenty-five organizations across the country that help small businesses start and grow have been selected to participate in the “Citigroup Microenterprise Researchers Program,” a new initiative launched with a $250,000 grant from Citigroup Foundation. The program funds...
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 2007--The devastating reign of "exploding" adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) in the subprime market may soon be over. Today federal banking and credit union regulators proposed to clamp down on these risky loans by requiring depository institutions to do more careful assessments...
February 28, 2007—Bridgescale Partners, a leading expansion-stage venture capital firm, will offset 100 percent of company-generated carbon pollution this year with renewable energy. To date, Bridgescale offset over 150,000 pounds of CO2 emissions working in tandem as a Carbonfree partner with Carbonfund.org, the...
WASHINGTON, DC - February 28, 2007 - A new project aimed at helping microenterprise development programs increase the number of entrepreneurs they serve has been launched with a $250,000 grant from the Citigroup Foundation. Using a competitive application process, the "Scale Academy for...
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2007--In recent years, lenders making higher-risk, higher-cost "subprime" home loans have flooded the market with dangerous hybrid mortgages, often approved without considering whether the borrower could afford the loan. Today Freddie Mac took a major step for responsible lending by...
Company Reports 2006 Revenue Growth of Approximately 86% as Compared to 2005, Exceeding Company Guidance Provides 2007 Annual Revenue Guidance of Approximately 125% Growth over 2006