Up to $25M bank loan eyed to develop Rota's eastern harbor (Saipan Tribune) Rota Mayor Melchor A. Mendiola has asked Gov. Benigno R. Fitial for support in improving and expanding Rota's seaport using a possible loan of up to $25 million from the Rhode Island-based Independence Bank.

Former judge Ciavarella defaulted on $56,000 bank loan, according to documents (The Scranton Times-Tribune) Former Luzerne County Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. has defaulted on a $56,153 loan he obtained from a Schuylkill County bank whose ex-chief executive had been a conduit for payoffs in the judge's kids-for-cash scheme. Mr. Ciavarella, 60, has failed to ma

Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas Announces $18.6M in Affordable Housing Program Grants (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) DALLAS -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas is pleased to announce that it has $18.6 million in Affordable Housing Program grants available in 2010.

Former Luzerne judge defaults on loan from Minersville bank (The Pottsville Republican & Herald) Former Luzerne County Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. has defaulted on a $56,153 loan he obtained from a Schuylkill County bank whose ex-chief executive had been a conduit for payoffs in the judge's kids-for-cash scheme. Ciavarella, 60, has failed to make a

SEC sues ex-NY loan trader over alleged kickbacks (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A former stock loan trader at Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp in New York received well over $100,000 of cash kickbacks by steering orders to other brokerage firms, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday.

Vakifbank of Turkey Hires WestLB for Syndicated Loan (Bloomberg) March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO, a Turkish state-run bank, hired WestLB AG for a syndicated loan, Vakifbank said in a filing with the Istanbul Stock Exchange today.

Australian Home-Loan Approvals Fall Most in Decade (Update2) (Bloomberg) March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australian home-loan approvals unexpectedly fell in January by the most in almost a decade after central bank Governor Glenn Stevens raised borrowing costs and the government cut assistance to first-time buyers.

Australian Home-Loan Approvals Unexpectedly Fall 7.9% (Update1) (Bloomberg) March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Australian home-loan approvals unexpectedly fell in January for a fourth straight month after central bank Governor Glenn Stevens raised borrowing costs and the government cut grants to first-time buyers.

Jaguar Land Rover gets EU clean car loan (AP via Yahoo! News) Jaguar Land Rover is getting a 340 million pound ($514 million) loan from the European Investment Bank, a lender backed by European Union governments, to help it develop more fuel-efficient cars.

BPI Family Bank sees robust auto loan growth in 2010 (BusinessWorld Online) BPI FAMILY Savings Bank, the thrift lending arm of listed Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), expects its auto loans to grow by double digits this year as consumer confidence recovers along with the economy.