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Registered Rep.
February 11, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Victory For Broker in Citi Bonus Repayment Case A former Citi broker doesn't have to pay back the full amount owed on his sign-on bonus, a FINRA arbitration panel rules.   |
Registered Rep.
April 27, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Judge Says Citi Brokers Must Repay Bonuses; Appeal Comes Next Former Citigroup brokers, who wanted courts to dismiss debts the firm said they owed on loans awarded when they were hired, were turned down by a district court judge. But they are planning to appeal that decision. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Bonus Repayment Suit Turns Into Battle Over Forced Arbitration A court case over the repayment of upfront loans to brokers is turning into a legal battle over forced FINRA arbitration. |
Registered Rep.
June 17, 2011
Philip Palaveev |
The Problem with Recruiting Bonuses Too many advisors believe that broker/dealers have gone crazy and are paying great bonuses because they are very competitive. |
Registered Rep.
July 27, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Overtime Suits Resurface, This Time for Independent Reps On July 22, Mark Thierman, a labor lawyer in Reno, Nevada, filed a complaint against LPL Financial for violating New York State overtime laws by not paying its reps overtime wages. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2004 |
When the Loan Comes Due I switched firms three years ago, joining a wirehouse offering a seven-year forgivable loan as upfront payment. Since hiring on at the new firm, my production has nosedived. If I am fired, can my firm legally ask for the balance of the forgivable loan back? |
Investment Advisor
July 2006
Kathleen M. McBride |
B/d Briefing: Two Faces of Wall Street Few financial professionals expect to work a 40-hour week on Wall Street. So it was surprising to see the extent of rep participation in class-action lawsuits over broker overtime, and the astounding settlements that have been awarded. |
Registered Rep.
May 26, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
NYSE Cautions Investors on Following Brokers to New Firms The release is part of the "Informed Investor" series developed by the NYSE Regulation to better educate investors. The announcement comes at a time when more reps are choosing to switch firms than at any time since 2002. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
Kristen French |
The Lending Squeeze The tightening credit conditions is causing some financial advisors to have trouble getting loans for clients. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Jonathan Henschen |
Transfer Time For advisors pondering a move from a wirehouse to an independent broker/dealer with visions of large, forgivable transition loans dancing in their heads, it's time for a reality check. |
The Motley Fool
May 21, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Pension Loan Breaks Tax law permits a few breaks on loan interest for those borrowing against their future. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Retirement Loans: Is the Interest Deductible? Make sure that you think things through before you decide to borrow against your plan. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2005
Halah Touryalai |
Smith Barney: New Focus On the Horizon While most Smith Barney advisor respondents were generally unimpressed by the acquisition of Legg advisors, it'll be interesting to see if Smith Barney's jettisoning of its asset management group -- and resulting new focus on retail distribution -- will rejuvenate the firm. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Why Big Banks Are Cheap Loans dropping; watch out below! |
Registered Rep.
July 1, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
Ready to Punch the Clock? Most registered reps compare themselves to professionals, such as doctors and lawyers. However, it seems that according to an interpretation of federal law, financial advisors may be held to the same labor law standards as an hourly employee. |
Registered Rep.
April 17, 2009
Halah Touryalai |
Smith Barney Losing Advisors, Client Assets But while Smith Barney is losing reps, it also appears to be recruiting heavily. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 6, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
First Command Bank Perks Up Loan Process Bank uses an automated loan application solution to increase productivity of loan officers. |
Registered Rep.
January 1, 2003
Nicholas Ferber |
Switching Has Changed During trying times like these, many reps are looking to switch jobs. When pondering a move, no question occupies more time or discussion between brokers, hiring managers and (sometimes) recruiters than the following: "What's in it for me?" |
Entrepreneur
June 2008
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
How Low Can You Go? Refinancing could entrepreneurs lower monthly loan payments. |
Registered Rep.
October 1, 2004
David A. Gaffen |
Are Forgivable Loans Next? Amid other industry-wide investigations by regulators, forgivable loans, or signing bonuses used to entice successful reps to leave one brokerage house for another, are now being scrutinized. |
BusinessWeek
August 20, 2007
Der Hovanesian & Grow |
Did Big Lenders Cross The Line? Lawsuits assert some firms doctored loan documents. |
Registered Rep.
December 1, 2002
Kevin McKinley |
First National Bank of Mom and Dad Details that clients need to consider when lending money between generations |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2004 |
More Types of Mortgages You have more to choose from than just traditional fixed or adjustable mortgages. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
7 Things to Remember When Borrowing Money Whether you're starting a small business, remodeling your home or just paying some bills, from time to time you'll need to borrow money. When your time comes, here are some things to consider. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2005
Seth Jayson |
Take the Free Money What if you could make that student loan pay you? With a little digging, it might. Here's where to start. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
Ilan Moscovitz |
More Fantastic News for Banks A recap of today's biggest movers. |
The Motley Fool
August 13, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Tips on Deducting Loan Points With the flurry of new home purchases and refinanced mortgages, here is a brief discussion on the tax treatment of loan points. |
Registered Rep.
May 1, 2006
Halah Touryalai |
Wall Street Wage Fight An activist labor lawyer's allegations, if correct, raise serious issues on compensation practices at financial institutions. By applying a landmark, Depression-era labor law to the brokerage business, he has settled class-action suits against two wirehouse firms in California already. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Study Your College Loan Options Know when to use a private or a federal loan to pay your tuition bill. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
The Dangers of Co-Signing Know what you're getting into before you guarantee someone else's debt. Co-signing on another person's loan is beyond the regular call of duty, and you shouldn't feel bad if you decide it's not worth risking your own financial stability to do it. |
The Motley Fool
January 8, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
On Financing a Car Be smart and prepared to get the best rate on a car loan. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
W. Joseph Caton |
Attached Strings to Conduit Loans As a property investor's real estate management needs and development skills expand, the nature of the loans that investor buys into begins to take on new meaning. |
Registered Rep.
May 7, 2007
Christina Mucciolo |
Smith Barney Closes a Few Offices, Prepares to Consolidate Others The firm prepares to consolidate as part of a larger cost-cutting program in the works at parent Citigroup. |
Entrepreneur
February 2006
Crystal Detamore-Rodman |
On Good Terms With short-term interest rates going up, now's the time for small businesses to trim financing costs by cutting back on adjustable-rate loans. |
OCC Bulletin
June 17, 2002 |
Homeownership Counseling As a result of amendments to the National Housing Act, all creditors must provide notice of the availability of homeownership counseling to certain first-time mortgage loan applicants and to certain homeowners who are delinquent on their home loans. |
Investment Advisor
October 2010
Mark Tibergien |
Using OPM to Grow AUM External financing can grow your firm -- but beware the pitfalls. |
The Motley Fool
July 29, 2005
Roy Lewis |
Loan Points to Ponder Paying interest up front on a home loan? Learn the right way to deduct it. |
Registered Rep.
April 18, 2007
Halah Touryalai |
Chuck Prince: Smith Barney Goin' Nowhere Citigroup's CEO has been at the center of company news recently with his plans to cut costs including last week's announcement of about 17,000 job cuts. That cut may affect over 100 Smith Barney employees and about 30 advisors. |
BusinessWeek
November 14, 2005 |
Federal vs. Private Loans At a glance, here's how federal and private student loans differ. |
U.S. Banker
May 2011
Glen Fest |
Overdue on Overtime Many banks are still struggling with incorporating new hourly wage rules for mortgage loan officers, nearly a year after they went into effect. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Get a Cheap Loan Fast ... From Yourself If you're facing a temporary setback and need a short-term solution, a 401(k) loan may not be as bad as some experts think, and a lot better than other alternatives. |
The Motley Fool
August 8, 2005
Dayana Yochim |
Die, Student Loan, Die Don't move from the ivory tower right into debtor's prison. When it comes to paying off debt, do a side-by-side interest-rate comparison to see which loan you should kill off first. |
On Wall Street
July 1, 2013
Jeff Tjornehoj |
Investors Turn to Loan Participation Funds Investors yearning for income and fearing rising interest rates are clamoring for loan participation mutual funds and ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
May 17, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Time Is Running Out for Student Borrowers Interest rates for student loan programs are expected to rise significantly on July 1, and that means the ultimate cost to borrowers will be going up. You can avoid this fiscal trouble, though, by consolidating your student loans. |
Registered Rep.
September 21, 2007
Christina Mucciolo |
SEC charges 38 in Multi-Million Dollar Stock Loan Kick-Back Schemes Stock loan traders worked with phony stock loan "finders" to skim profits in the form of finder fees, and then took cash kick backs from these finders. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2010
Cunill-Fals & JShindell |
Buying Into Distress This article discusses the typical loan purchase process and some of the advantages and disadvantages of buying nonperforming commercial real estate loans. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Donald Jay Korn |
College Loans Say Uncle The new law excluding banks from making federal education loans should be a PLUS for borrowers who can now turn to the Bank of Uncle Sam. |
Entrepreneur
December 2007
Aliza Pilar Sherman |
Landing the Loan How some women are approaching bank loans. |
BusinessWeek
October 1, 2007
Michael Orey |
Wage Wars Workers - from truck drivers to stockbrokers - are winning huge overtime lawsuits. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Banks' Big Loan Bust There's a new trend in banking: loan shrinkage. What's going on, and why should you care? |
