Archive for February, 2009
J.P. Morgan Chase told investors today, February 26, 2009, that it will cut 14,000 jobs, up from a previously announced 9,200 in December.
As poor lending decisions continue to hurt the economy, one company might show us how bad thing really are as we start 2009. That company is AIG, which has new financial problems. A.I.G. declined to provide details of its new financial problems, citing the “quiet period” just before it issues fourth-quarter results. But some people familiar with A.I.G.’s negotiations said it was on the brink of reporting one of the biggest year-end losses in American history.
The headline said ”Banks Profit from Unemployed Customer”. Well, duh. That is what banks do, if they can. Banks aren’t selective. They profit from the employed and unemployed alike. Except in this case, the customer is the state. The state has the contract with the credit card company in order to use their services to distribute unemployment benefits.
A website dedicated exclusively to watching Saxon Mortgage, a mortgage servicer owned by Morgan Stanley, claims to be ready for a flood of complaints. “Unlike other web sites that receive complaints about many companies, we are specialized,” said a programmer for Saxon Mortgage Watch.