Appraisal Fraud and Industry Standards Described in 2003 Official White Paper-RED FLAGS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL WITH EXCELLENT DIAGRAMS EXPLANATIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF BEST PRACTICES

loan_origination_mortgage_fraud_ffiecloan_origination_mortgage_fraud_prevention_response_nelsonRed Flags • Critical loan processing activities, such as  verification of income, employment, or deposit, is delegated to brokers. • Delegated underwriting allowed for correspondents that are new or lack an established track record with the FI [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:33:10

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Despite Early OPEC Meeting, Some See Even Lower Oil Price Near Term

What a difference six months makes. When we questioned the thesis that the oil price runup earlier in the year was due solely to supply and demand, we got a fair number of hostile comments (see here and here for some of many examples). And now the view that oil will keep falling has also developed a life of its own [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 09:23:00

CS4: Sweating the Details

I'm a perfectionist, and I deeply, viscerally want to smooth & polish every aspect of Photoshop ... edges Keyboard shortcuts: Spring-loaded keys: Switch from any tool to any other temporarily by holding down the other tool's key. For example, you can hold "R" to invoke the new Rotate View [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 08:37:12

Sanity check: The top 10 products from Gartner ITxpo 2008

This article was co-authored by Bill Detwiler, TechRepublic’s Head Technology Editor ... provides GPS functionality. Although HP was on hand showcasing one of their Gobi-enabled laptops ... and others (see chart below). Laptops using the Gobi chips will be a real boon for business travelers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 07:50:23

V is for Value at Risk or Vacuous - Take Your Pick

V is for Value at Risk or Vacuous - Take Your Pick Posted on January 6, 2009 by Susan Mangiero In case you missed it, ... with the premise that risk, in its totality, cannot be succinctly captured with one number, one metric, one tool ... that Value at Risk is designed more as a tool for short-term (trading) decisions. An important area [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 05:38:10

10 Must Have Tools for Communicating with Clients

Communicating your clients is a necessary evil of contract web development, design, programming, writing, or any other freelance art form. Some clients are great — they communicate what they need very clearly from the get-go and things go smoothly from spec through to delivery [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 22:09:05

Product review - Computrace LoJack for laptops

Filed under: Gadling Gear ReviewIn this product review I'm going to take a closer look at a piece of software that has the potential to recover your ... for today can help; LoJack for Laptops is a piece of software that combines 2 basic components into one security solution; one part is the software itself, the other is the LoJack theft recovery team [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 15:00:00

Manage Your Money Safely with ClearCheckbook

There are numerous ways to manage your money, Wesabe, Mint, just to mention a few but I have always found these to be a bit limiting. Mint for example requires your bank account information which is a major drawback. I always speak up against all this privacy obsession, [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 18:05:47

It Keeps Getting Better And Better In California

The Daily Press reports from California. “First-time home buyers jumped into the local real estate market in December, pushing sales of existing homes up by 17 percent for the month and 207 percent compared to a year ago, according to new from the Victor Valley MLS compiled by Larry Trombley, an agent in Hesperia [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:46:59

World Stocks Rise in Thin Trade, Bond Yields Fall

World stocks edge up… Crude oil falls, trades just above $51 a barrel… U.S. dollar firmer, U.S. bonds rise U.S. stocks were mostly higher in thin trade on Friday, as investors eyed retail sales on the first day of the shopping season after the Thanksgiving Day holiday, to gauge the extent of weakening consumer demand [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 19:14:44

RFID Moving Into the Data Center

IT managers are increasingly finding value in using RFID within their own IT operations ... and revenues. RFID vendors and systems integrators are offering a range of products from specialized ... . This is spurring adoption of RFID in data centers and across corporate campuses. IT assets [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 19:45:30

2008 Terrorism

As 2008 comes to a close we must look back at America's security and terrorism in general around the world ... , gaping holes in our security. Dave Gaubatz* comments on the recent Department of Homeland Security's ... the report itself to be a national security threat for America ??? more importantly for the children [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 01:13:07

SuccessFactors in HCM landgrab to bolster sales

Facing a shuddering halt in its hitherto fast-track growth trajectory, talent management vendor SuccessFactors will today launch an aggressive landgrab for territory currently dominated by conventional back-office human capital management (HCM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 11:44:51

U.S. Stocks Post Steepest Yearly Decline Since Great Depression

BLOOMBERG - Elizabeth Stanton Jan. 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks plunged the most in 2008 since the Great Depression as financial shares collapsed, energy and metal producers tumbled and the world’s biggest economy suffered a yearlong recession. Citigroup Inc., Bank of America Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 03:35:40

Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT products

Gartner ITxpo 2008: The top 10 IT products Posted by Jason Hiner @ 1:45 am Categories: Gartner Symposium 2008 Tags: Information Technology, ... . It also provides GPS functionality. Although HP was on hand showcasing one of their Gobi-enabled ... and others (see chart below). Laptops using the Gobi chips will be a real boon for business [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 08:45:20

Roth IRA FAQ, Income Streams and Financial Q & A @ The Carnivals

new logo design is now over. As for which logo won? It was a tight vote between 2 logos. Now how about I surprise you all with it when I put it up? Also, Trent from The Simple Dollar has an e-book for sale called 365 Ways To Live Cheap! Do check it out when you get a chance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 22:11:44

Related Entries with Images & Recent Assets Linked to Entries

Movable Type bloggers ♥ related entries template recipes and I've come up with what I think is one of the best ones out here. Further, Movable Type bloggers using version MT 4+ with its built-in Asset Management have also ... and not the context of where the image was used. Of course, an image asset can be used multiple times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 02:33:06

The Implanted Radio-Frequency Identification Chip: “Smart Cards” in a Surveillance Society

Dandelion Salad by Tom Burghardt Global Research, September 6, ... when a RFID reader emits a radio signal. The chips are divided into two categories, passive or active. A “ ... 2008Antifascist Calling… RFID tags implanted in physical objects or human beings If incorporating [more...]

Date: 2008-09-07 17:29:50

Acquisition of foreign assets by Gulf Cooperation Council exceeds $ 900bn over 5 years

Arab News - 27 November, 2008 The cumulative acquisition of foreign assets by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ... , the US has been the destination for the bulk of GCC capital. According to Samba Financial Group report - Tracking GCC Foreign ... the past five years - some $ 450 billion - has found its way into a variety of asset types in other [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 16:51:27

The Dividend Guy 2008 Year In Review

The Dividend Guy 2008 Year In Review Posted by The Dividend Guy in Yearly Roundup 4 Comments ... from My Fridge March 2008 Dual Class Shares Suck Pension Fund Asset Allocations You Can Use What Music ... List Lower Risk = Higher Investment Profits The 9 Rules of Risk Management Investing Boils Down [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 11:00:33

Latest News in Stock Funds Markets - Jan 07, 2009

TIMELINE: Satyam chief quits, shares plunge - Reuters 7 Jan 2009 at 4:56am SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The chairman of Satyam Computer Services ( SATY ... of Anne Stausboll, the new chief executive officer of the California Public Employees Retirement System ... market fund assets increased by 3.19 trillion won ($2.5 billion) on Jan. 5 alone, the Asset [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:19:20

Four at Four: OPEC?s Conundrum

The representatives traveling to Oran, Algeria, for the Wednesday meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries may agree to a larger-than-expected reduction in daily oil supply, but it may not halt the decline in price of crude oil. The price of crude fell to $44 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 12:26:00

Ecologic Leasing Services Completes Conversion of Captara Clients and Software

Combined Capabilities Result in Huge Savings for Fortune 500 Clients GREAT FALLS, Va., Oct. 8 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) ... , Calif.-based lease management software company. Ecologic Leasing Services provides web-based ... and portfolio management software services, which are used to manage the acquisition-to-disposition [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 13:10:01

Putting Citizens First: Transforming Online Govt White Paper

[With the federal government in transition, and high expectations for the Obama Administration to revolutionize how government uses the web and other technology to make its processes more open, interactive and effective, we thought it would be interesting to repost this white paper, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:37:43

Early Retirement Case Study - My Dollar Plan Retires At 29CarnivalsFinancial Learn hosted Carnival of Financial LearningWe Like Money hosted Twenty Something FinancesSound Money Matters hosted Carnival of Personal Finance #171Disciplined Approach to Investing hosted Investing CarnivalMy Two Dollars hosted Festival of Frugality #144Moolanomy hosted [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 04:58:53

Houston : The Unexplained Death of Spook Roland Carnaby

Roland Carnaby, left, in an undated photo with Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt taken at a HPD Policeman's Ball. Photo provided by family / KHOU.com.Roland Carnaby had claimed to be a CIA agent and showed identification. The CIA quickly put out the word that he was not its employee [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 19:58:00

Here Come Energy-Efficient Wi-Fi Devices

In the quest for a truly mobile device, we’ve managed to cut the phone cord and the Ethernet cable. But the power cord? Well, that’s still a problem. While some innovators are working on better batteries and alternative power sources, such as methanol fuel cells and motion, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 04:01:08

143rd Festival of Frugality:

Welcome readers to the 143rd Festival of Frugality!  I’m LAL, host of LivingAlmostLarge and a new blog called LAL musings! LAL Musings is where I write about life, love, and everything else not financial so please check it out.  This is my first time hosting, and I hope you learn as many frugal tips as I do [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 13:00:46

Revisiting Marketocracy, and taking a look at Cakedex

Note from Denis: this blog post ended up being a lot longer than I expected ... wikinomics-type approach to finding the “best investors in the world by tracking, analyzing ... (with transaction and management costs applied to mimic reality [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 12:42:27

FJ Linden (Frank Ambrose): November Grid Update

FJ Linden here, with my monthly grid update. It’s been a good stretch of grid stability over the last month, with one very poor day in the mix ... , to better enable tracking and monitoring of queries. We expect to be through testing in the next week [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 23:47:15

Quelle Surprise! Hedge Funds Had a Horrible 2008, Lost 18%

While no one hedge fund index is comprehensive. all the reports to date point the same way: the hedge fund industry lost its clients a lot of money in 2008. While you can blame the horrid results on the dreadful environment across a host of asset classes, a very real sense, the funds [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:05:35

D.E. Shaw & Co (David E. Shaw): Hedge Fund Portfolio Tracking - 13F Filing Q3 2008

This is the 3rd Quarter 2008 edition of our ongoing hedge fund portfolio tracking series. Before reading this update, make sure you check out the preface to the series we're doing on Hedge Fund 13F filings here. Next up is D.E. Shaw & Co. D.E. was founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw and manages around $33 billion as of December 1st 2008 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:01:00

How To Calculate and Track Your Net Worth

Recently, I made the decision to start tracking my personal net worth and financial status in a very public and revealing way - by posting my ... goals. I don’t think it’s an over-emphasis to stress that proper money management is a very [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 03:45:48

Hotelier’s 2009 top ten internet marketing resolutions

New York - Here at HeBS we firmly believe that a comprehensive, ROI-centric Internet marketing strategy is the hotelier’s perfect “survival tool” in the current economic environment. In the difficult year we expect 2009 to be, a well-executed Internet marketing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 03:45:10

DrumBeat: December 10, 2008

U.S. gasoline use to decline most since 1979-80 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. gasoline demand is expected to decline more sharply this year and next than in any other two-year period since 1979-1980, the federal Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:52:25

Intrade Announces Fine Art Market Futures

Intrade The Prediction Market Ltd. announced Thursday an agreement with Beautiful Asset Advisors? ... on Beautiful Asset Advisors' proprietary Mei Moses? All Art Index. The All Art Index measures ... investors to take long or short positions on a diversified and liquid fine art asset without [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 05:52:42

How To Select The Proper SAP Module For Your Business

How To Select The Proper SAP Module For Your Business by Donald Howard SAP is the short form of Systems, Applications and Products. SAP is not entirely the name of mankind one of the broadest software development enterprise but as well the name of the software product originated by this enterprise. SAP AG, the authorized name [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:35:44

Real Time GPS Tracking Systems Provider

When it comes to real time GPS tracking solution, LiveViewGPS has the right one for you. They provide GPS tracking, GPS monitoring and management for vehicles, assets, equipment, property and persons. Set your mind at ease and protect your asset or property. With the GPS tracking [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 00:51:00

How To Use SAP Modules For Your Organisations

by Donald Howard SAP is the short form of Systems, Applications and Products. SAP is not entirely the name of mankind one of the broadest software development enterprise but as well the name of the software product originated by this enterprise. SAP AG, the authorized name [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:35:17

How To Select The Proper SAP Module For Your Business

By Donald HowardSAP is the short form of Systems, Applications and Products. SAP is not simply the name of worlds 1 of the widest software development corporation but too the name of the software product developed by this enterprise. SAP AG, the authorized name [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 11:06:00

Video Metadata Key Strategic Importance For Online Video Publishers - Part 2

Video metadata can break or make your online video success opportunities. By understanding what video metadata is and how it needs to be used, you can significantly affect the way your video content is managed, distributed and found online. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 10:17:32

Personal Finance Blog Posts for this Week

Personal Finance Blog Posts for this Week Personal Financial Blog Articles of the Week Carnival of Financial Planning - January 10  2009 Edition ... needs trust (SNT) is a tool that lets families provide money to take care of their adult kids without [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:35:37

KACE Announces iPhone Management Solution for IT Control

KACE today announced the general availability of the KBOX iPhone Management Module, ... user access to the KBOX user portal iPhone Asset Information, Tracking and Reporting Tracks ... an appliance-based systems management solution for Apple’s iPhone. For the first time [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 03:13:22

SkyeTek MetaFi Inventory And Asset Tracking

SkyeTek MetaFi Inventory And Asset Tracking The MetaFi™ RFID Application Service enables real-time management of field-based inventory, assets, ... RFID Network Infrastructure For Manufacturing Motorola Fixed RFID Reader Antennas more... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:51:45

Movable Type Developer’s Toolbox

By Steven Snell Because we have published several other comprehensive resources for developers of other content management systems (CMSs), we didn’t want to forget Movable Type. Like the other [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 21:13:29

Wanna get green? Compress your email; Couple IT, facilities; Power down

Wanna get green? Compress your email; Couple IT, facilities; Power down Posted by Larry Dignan @ 5:32 am Categories: General, ... . As a result, facilities and IT folks are often in system design meetings. The problem: Facilities [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 12:32:07

Security Metrics Management: How to Manage the Costs of an Assets Protection Program: Gerald L. Kovacich, Edward Halibozek

Security Metrics Management: How to Manage the Costs of an Assets Protection Program: Gerald L. Kovacich, Edward Halibozek Book Description Provides guidance on measuring the costs, successes and failures of asset ... . Security metrics management is the managing of an assets protection program and related security functions [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:08:20

Solus ID Interview: SolusID discount code and interview with Rob Berger from Solus ID

Click here to save 10% on Solus ID's Services In this interview, we talked with Rob Berger from Solus ID ... who you are as a person - they define your identity. SOLUS believes that your most valuable asset is your identity [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:46:17

Wall Street strategists predict 17 percent stock gain in 2009

#fullpost{display:inline;} The average 2009 year-end S&P 500 is 1,056, or 16.9% above the S&P's year-end price of 903.25. clipped from www.bloomberg ... Richard Bernstein 975 7.9%Morgan Stanley Abhijit Chakrabortti 975 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:38:00

New 802.11n Access Point Packs Performance and Power Efficiency in a Sleek Design

Cisco announced today the industry’s first next-generation wireless access point that combines full 802.11n performance with deployment simplicity, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:59:15

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