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The case of Hollywood-based TOUSA is emblemativc of how Wall Street threwa money at efforts to create a nationaolhomebuilding company. Unsecured creditors argue that the Wall Streeglenders shouldn’t be allowed to clai m a lot of the valuable assets in TOUSA’s subsidiaries. The case of Hialeah-basefd is emblematic of South Florida’s condo conversion craze. Creditor argue that lenders were so chummy with Puigthat ill-conceived loans helped lead to the converter’s Miami-based Ocean Bank, which denies the assertion, has lost $190 million overall in the past two quarters but that’s nothing compared to the multibillion-dollar lossee of and some of the others who lent to TOUSA filed for bankruptcy in Januaryu 2008 with more than $2 billionj in assets and $1.
8 billion in debt, making it the biggest homebuilder bankruptcy in South Florida. The company said recently that it stoppedx building new homes and is proceeding with anorderlt wind-down of operations. The best outcomre for the WallStreet lenders, who have first lien claims, wouls be 66 cents on the dollar from an immediate liquidation of TOUSA – althougjh that’s not the company’s current Those holding second lien secured debt and unsecureds debt would get which is partly why they are appealing a recentr setback in bankruptcy court to U.S.
District “While the goal is for homebuilding operationa to be absorbed by another company or as a corporate entity would cease to exisr underthis plan,” the company told the Businessz Journal in an e-mail. In Soutb Florida, TOUSA operated under the brand. “Unless there’d some future sale of Engle there won’t be any new homes built, and it woul close completely atsome point,” lead bankruptcy attornet Natasha Labovitz, of , said in an interview. She envisions a two-yead period to sell assets undea controlled, orderly process. Leading the list of defendants in the TOUSAq litigation is CiticorpNorth America.
Othere defendants are , , Ocean Bank, Credit , , Credit Partners and . Bankruptcy Judge John Olson recently rulexd for the lenders in dismissing a large part of the but the committee of unsecureds creditors has appealedto U.S. District Part of the suit has to dowith $500 million that was loaneds to TOUSA as part of a July 2007 refinancing of a joint venture involving Transeastern Homes. The unsecuresd creditors argue thatthe $500 millio was a “constructive fraudulent conveyance.” Fees in the Chapterf 11 case have run into the tens of millions of dollars. Handling the litigation for the unsecured creditorsx committeeis Washington, D.C.
-based law firm LLP, whicgh stated in a recent fee applicatiob that it has requested $3.59 million in fees sincd June. A hearing to confirm the reorganization plan is set for June 22at 9:30 before Judge Olson at the federal courthouse in Fort Jeffrey Davis, a bankruptcy attorney and law professor at the , said it is not surprising that creditors are pursuing banks for “The reality is, nationwide, that real estate value s are plummeting and it’s particularly difficulg if you have a development that’s partially completed,” he TOUSA said it built 3,859 homes in 2008, down from 7,824 in 2006. Revenue was $1.1 billiomn in 2008, down from $2.6 billion in 2006.
In the Puig U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Robert Mark recentlyg ruled a lawsuit by creditors that claimzs morethan $45 million in damages can go forward. The suit, filed in August, allegesd that bank loan officersd who were friends with Puig extended the insolvency by makinbgbad loans. The bank moved to dismissx the litigation asbeing unfounded, and wants to converrt the Chapter 11 reorganization to a Mark subsequently dismissed some claims, but the most sensational survived. The bank’xs attorney, Joel Tabas, said dismissals were a big win for the and he believes itwill prevail.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
CNN correspondent visits BYU, looks into Mitt Romney's past - Deseret News
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Sun Star Courier | CNN correspondent visits BYU, looks into Mitt Romney's past Deseret News Quest is an international business correspondent and his visit to BYU was just one part of the American Quest, and eight-day journey across the U.S., which can be watched as a series starting Oct. 29. He visited the university to gather students' views ... Mitt Romney Visits Marion Mitt Romney visits Avon Lake |
Sunday, October 28, 2012
More students snap up Pandora Yearbook's digital version - Red and Black
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More students snap up Pandora Yearbook's digital version Red and Black Freshman Abby Cristman working on a Pandora Yearbook spread on the University of Georgia vs. University of Tennessee game. Posted: Monday, October 22, 2012 12:00 pm | Updated: 10:30 pm, Sun Oct 21, 2012. More students snap up Pandora ... |
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Where Charlotte
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The founder of knows well the obvious challenge s inthe financial-services industry. But he’s also aware of a big opportunitty to grow his Ballantynemortgage business. That’sa why he’s adding as many as 40 following a career fairon Friday. The residential refinancingf marketis booming. And Owenss believes now is the timeto hire. “There’ds no certainty anyone will survive inthis market,” he “But we’re going to get up every morninhg and put up a good He isn’t alone among Charlottse employers. Local unemployment is over 11%, but that doesn’g mean it’s impossible to find a job.
The Charlotte Business Journal recently surveyedf more than 300 ofthe area’s largestt employers and industry leaders. More than 80 firmes responded, saying they have more than 1,200 jobs Some major employers such as are still filling scores of Other juggernauts, including , aren’t hiring at all. Our survey also findsd midsize companies in the right industries such asAmeritrust — are picking up some of the slack, addint jobs and expanding in Charlotte. In this it’s all about the kind of not the size, when it comes to hiring. The evidence suggests companiess inthe mortgage, health-care and energyh sectors have the most openings.
Opportunities also exist in counter-cyclicalp industries such as discount retailers and inexpensiverestaurantx — places that tend to pick up business as consumers scales back their spending. “The definingv feature for who is hiring is not the size of the butquite frankly, what is that firm N.C. State economist Mike Walde says. Still, jobs remain The Conference Board, a national nonprofit research says its most recent data shows almost five unemployed individual for every job opening advertised in the Charlottwemetro area. Ballantyne-based Ameritrust is one of the fastest-growing firmzs in Charlotte.
Owens, the chief executivd and a tireless entrepreneur, was forcedr to scale down the company when the housing market started to deterioratein 2007. But Ameritrusyt now is in the middle ofa resurgence, hirinbg dozens of workers since the It planned to hire originators after the career fair on Fridauy and hopes to add more underwriters and loan processors this It’s all made possible by a boomingb refi market that led to 20% revenuew growth in the first quarter. The goal is to buil d a staff of mortgagew lenders committedto “customer Owens says.
By hiring new staffersz on pacewith demand, he says he can clos loans in 14 days, compared with 60 days at many He’s also banking on a rebound in home valuesa next year to fuel more business. Owens says hiringy conditions are the best in his career because so many talenter workers areseeking employment. “I’m finding a lot of peoplre smarterthan me,” he says. “The trick is to find the right place to put them so they can He has hired several people this spring from falterint competitorsaround town. Those hires includ David Oshan, Ameritrust’s chiefg financial officer. He’s a former executivwe at Equifirst Mortgage and HSBC DecisiomOne Mortgage.
The founder of knows well the obvious challenge s inthe financial-services industry. But he’s also aware of a big opportunitty to grow his Ballantynemortgage business. That’sa why he’s adding as many as 40 following a career fairon Friday. The residential refinancingf marketis booming. And Owenss believes now is the timeto hire. “There’ds no certainty anyone will survive inthis market,” he “But we’re going to get up every morninhg and put up a good He isn’t alone among Charlottse employers. Local unemployment is over 11%, but that doesn’g mean it’s impossible to find a job.
The Charlotte Business Journal recently surveyedf more than 300 ofthe area’s largestt employers and industry leaders. More than 80 firmes responded, saying they have more than 1,200 jobs Some major employers such as are still filling scores of Other juggernauts, including , aren’t hiring at all. Our survey also findsd midsize companies in the right industries such asAmeritrust — are picking up some of the slack, addint jobs and expanding in Charlotte. In this it’s all about the kind of not the size, when it comes to hiring. The evidence suggests companiess inthe mortgage, health-care and energyh sectors have the most openings.
Opportunities also exist in counter-cyclicalp industries such as discount retailers and inexpensiverestaurantx — places that tend to pick up business as consumers scales back their spending. “The definingv feature for who is hiring is not the size of the butquite frankly, what is that firm N.C. State economist Mike Walde says. Still, jobs remain The Conference Board, a national nonprofit research says its most recent data shows almost five unemployed individual for every job opening advertised in the Charlottwemetro area. Ballantyne-based Ameritrust is one of the fastest-growing firmzs in Charlotte.
Owens, the chief executivd and a tireless entrepreneur, was forcedr to scale down the company when the housing market started to deterioratein 2007. But Ameritrusyt now is in the middle ofa resurgence, hirinbg dozens of workers since the It planned to hire originators after the career fair on Fridauy and hopes to add more underwriters and loan processors this It’s all made possible by a boomingb refi market that led to 20% revenuew growth in the first quarter. The goal is to buil d a staff of mortgagew lenders committedto “customer Owens says.
By hiring new staffersz on pacewith demand, he says he can clos loans in 14 days, compared with 60 days at many He’s also banking on a rebound in home valuesa next year to fuel more business. Owens says hiringy conditions are the best in his career because so many talenter workers areseeking employment. “I’m finding a lot of peoplre smarterthan me,” he says. “The trick is to find the right place to put them so they can He has hired several people this spring from falterint competitorsaround town. Those hires includ David Oshan, Ameritrust’s chiefg financial officer. He’s a former executivwe at Equifirst Mortgage and HSBC DecisiomOne Mortgage.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
IDEV Presents Consistent Evidence Validating the Mimetic Design of SUPERA ... - Sacramento Bee
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IDEV Presents Consistent Evidence Validating the Mimetic Design of SUPERA ... Sacramento Bee "The SUPERB and SUPERA 500 results validate the SUPERA design as well as data previously reported in numerous single-site registries and retrospective studies. With this data, and additional studies soon to be released, we are building one of the most ... |