Top Interest Rate Headlines 02-03-12: Fed Makes Low Rates Vow, But Traders Afraid Of Commitment

Fed makes low rates vow, but traders afraid of commitment
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Ex-President of Florida Bank Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
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Portugal pressed to restructure
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Geithner Talks Fannie And Freddie, Ending Too Big To Fail
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What’s Behind the Unemployment Rate Drop?
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Fannie, Freddie writedowns too costly: Regulator
Reuters
The regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac told lawmakers that forcing the two mortgage firms to write down loan principal would require more than $100 billion in fresh taxpayer funds.
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Morgan Stanley Is Said to Plan Sale of U.K. Wealth Manager to Bridgepoint
Bloomberg
Morgan Stanley (MS) is in talks to sell U.K. wealth manager Quilter Holdings Ltd. to buyout firm Bridgepoint Capital Ltd., two people with knowledge of the plan said.
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