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02-27-07
Civil Rights Coalition Applauds Freddie Mac's Decision to Stop Underwriting Risky Subprime Loans
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2007--"Freddie Mac's decision to stop underwriting high-risk subprime loans, while at the same time investing in safer fixed-rate and hybrid ARM products is a win-win situation for low income borrowers. We genuinely hope Fannie Mae and o...
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02-27-07
New Report on Business Leadership Released by Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Challenges CEOs to 'Step Up'
CHESTNUT HILL--How CEOs manage short-term business demands while balancing the challenges of societal issues requiring long-term solutions is the focus of a new report, Step Up: A Call for Business Leadership in Society, from the Boston College Center for Corporate Citizensh...
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02-27-07
75 Dallas-Area Nonprofits to Receive Interns as ExxonMobil Launches Community Summer Jobs Program
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2007--The ExxonMobil Foundation and the Volunteer Center of North Texas have announced the 75 local nonprofit agencies selected to participate in this year's ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program. The agencies are now accepting applicatio...
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02-27-07
Freddie Mac Bans Unaffordable Subprime Home Loans
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 Ma...
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02-27-07
Wind Power in the Wild; Free Public Forum to Highlight Building Energy Conference and Trade Show
Greenfield, MA -- Wind Power in the Wild, a free Public Forum focusing on achieving ecological and energy security in the northeast, will highlight the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s (NESEA) 32nd annual Building Energy Conference and Trade Show at Boston’s...
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02-27-07
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh Allocates $24.2 Million for Affordable Housing Program; Community Financial Institutions Can Be Paired With Affordable Housing Developers for Grants
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2007--The Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank Pittsburgh) has allocated $24.2 million for affordable housing in 2007. This $24.2 million set aside includes $17.15 million for the Affordable Housing Program (AHP), $7.64 million ...
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02-27-07
Carol Newell, Social Investor Appointed Member to the Order of Canada
VANCOUVER, BC - February 22, 2007 "“ Endswell Foundation and Renewal Partners Company are pleased to announce that their founder, Carol A. Newell, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of C...
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02-26-07
Mattel Joins World Environment Center to Advance Corporate Sustainability Objectives
El Segundo, Calif.--Feb. 26, 2007 --Mattel, Inc., the world’s largest toymaker, today announced that it has joined the World Environment Center (WEC), a global non-profit, non-advocacy organization that is a leader in advancing corporate sustainability business practices.
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02-26-07
Leading Fortune 500 CEOS and Chairpersons Convene to Discuss Coporate Giving
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2007--More than thirty five CEOs from Fortune 500 companies convened today to discuss the Imperatives for Corporations Investing in Society. As part of the annual meeting on National Corporate Philanthropy Day, CEOs representing companies ...
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02-26-07
GlaxoSmithKline, salesforce.com and National Academy Foundation Win Prestigious Corporate Philanthropy Award
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 26, 2007--GlaxoSmithKline and salesforce.com are presented awards for excellence in their corporate philanthropy initiatives today on National Corporate Philanthropy Day. In addition, the Na...
