Heartland Newspapers - Insurance and Finance

‘Taxpayer Protection Act’ Hit by Groups on Both Left and Right

Pete Sepp
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November 06, 2012
The so-called Taxpayer Protection Act is anything but, according to an array of free-market, taxpayer, environmental, and insurance organizations that warn the measure would put taxpayers on the ho

Why ‘Quantitative Easing’ Hasn’t Led to High Inflation

Robert Romano
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November 05, 2012
Since the financial crisis began in August 2007, one of the puzzles surrounding the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program—i.e., money printing—has been why it has not led to high levels of

Mortgage Originations Expected to Rise, Refis to Fall

Steve Stanek
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November 02, 2012
The Mortgage Bankers Association expects to see $1.3 trillion in mortgage originations during 2013, largely driven by a spillover of refinances into the first half of the year.

Report: Regulations Leave Unanswered Questions, Differing Rules

Matthew Glans
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November 01, 2012
In its fourth annual analysis of global financial regulations, audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG says investment managers still face daunting challenges from a changing global regulatory environme

Fed Stands Pat on Mortgage-Backed Securities Program

Steve Stanek
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October 31, 2012
No change. For now. The Federal Reserve has announced it will make no change in its bond-buying program that is keeping interest rates artificially low.

Fed's Low-Interest Rate Policies Dragging Down Banks' Profits

Steve Stanek
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October 31, 2012
People who save money in banks or money markets, hold certificates of deposit, or live on fixed incomes are not the only ones being hurt by record-low interest rates.

‘Defaults Will Outstrip Bankruptcies,’ Economist Says

William Bergman
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October 30, 2012
The federal and state governments may receive most of the attention for what are widely acknowledged to be unsustainable fiscal policies, but local governments also have unsustainable policies of t

Risk-Based Rates Key to Shrinking Florida Taxpayers’ Hurricane Loss Exposure

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October 30, 2012
As the leaderships of both the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

Perils of Money Manipulation Explained

Jay Lehr, Ph.D.
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October 30, 2012
Review of The Impending Monetary Revolution, the Dollar and Gold, by Edmund Contoski (American Liberty Publishers, Minneapolis, MN, 2012), 206 pages, $19.95. ISBN: 978-0-9655007-0-8.

Florida Okays Rate Hikes for State-Run Insurer

Christian Camara
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October 30, 2012
Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation has granted the state-run Citizens Insurance Property Corp.
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