Newark Mortgage News

The ups and downs of 2008 (Bennington Banner)
NSK Steering Systems America laid off 120 employees between October and December as the auto industry struggled to survive. Ten employees were let go in October when the company's orders began slowing down.

Park National Bank receives top ranking (Newark Advocate)
NEWARK — Park National Bank received a No. 1 ranking for community banks in central Ohio, according to Columbus Business First's annual Book of Lists.

Insurers weathered financial storm in 2008 (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Storms weren't the only thing that battered insurance companies in 2008, and the new year could be just as tough. Perhaps the biggest event to shake the industry in 2008 was the sudden collapse of American International Group Inc., once the largest insurance company in the U.S. before it gave in September under the weight of bad bets it made insuring mortgage-backed securities.

FBI setting up NJ mortgage fraud task force (The Record)
The FBI’s Newark Division is creating a task force to deal with a surge in mortgage fraud complaints during the last several months, the division’s highest-ranking agent says.

DELAWARE: State economy expected to remain 'very weak' in 2009 (Delaware Coast Press)
For many, saying goodbye to 2008, with its steady drumbeat of bad economic news, will be a welcome farewell.

Insurers survive stormy year (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Storms weren't the only thing that battered insurance companies in 2008, and the New Year could be just as tough.

Capitol Buick-Pontiac-GMC Closes, Punctuating A Sour Year For Car Dealers Here and Nationwide (San Jose Mercury News)
A bleak year for Silicon Valley auto dealers ended this week with the closing of yet another General Motors dealership. Capitol Buick-Pontiac-GMC on Capitol Expressway Auto Mall in San Jose shut its doors abruptly on Tuesday

The ups and downs of 2008 (Bennington Banner)
Wednesday, December 31 Like every year, the Bennington region was witness to an incredible array of news events in 2008. The following list highlights many of those stories: NSK Steering Systems America laid off 120 employees between October and December as the auto industry struggled to survive.

Insurers weathered financial storm in 2008 (INO News)
(AP:CHARLOTTE, N.C.) Storms weren't the only thing that battered insurance companies in 2008, and this year could be just as tough.

The Year in Review (County Press)
LAPEER COUNTY -- The following is a brief month-by-month look back at some of the news and events that shaped 2008 in Lapeer County. n Lapeer County Sheriff's deputies Joe Davis and Keith Merser saved an inmate's life. The inmate attempted to hang himself with a string.