I went to the board of examiners to protest my property taxes and was told they would not accept the appraisal I brought because it was obtained for financing purposes and not for tax purposes. It seems to me there should be one value for my house not two. Is it just a ploy to refuse to consider the real value of my house or to get me to pay for another appraisal?
I am a finance major in my last year, yet have learned almost nothing (including the very basics). One of my professors posted a few videos (youtube links) relating to the current credit crisis and it was that much easier to understand the concepts versus reading a book. Here is one of the videos that I found informative:
I know there are so many topics within the subject of finance, but can anyone recommend videos that will help me grasp the basic concept/principles of investments/derivatives/financial institutions etc.? Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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Like/Dislike, Comment, Favorite and share on Twitter, Facebook, Google+ to get the word out on this video. Tuesday July 12 2011 9:14 am Visit: MeTee.com Support this Youtube channel and Create and Publish a t-shirt using the link above. This channel is brought to you by MeTee T-Shirts: The place for On-Demand t-shirts. – Signup for the Daily News Email Subscription: tinyurl.com – www.msnbc.msn.com The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Division A of Pub. L. 110-343, 122 Stat. 3765, enacted October 3, 2008, commonly referred to as a bailout of the US financial system, is a law enacted in response to the subprime mortgage crisis authorizing the United States Secretary of the Treasury to spend up to US0 billion to purchase distressed assets, especially mortgage-backed securities, and make capital injections into banks (however, the plan to purchase distressed assets has been abandoned). Both foreign and domestic banks are included in the program. The Federal Reserve also extended help to American Express, whose bank-holding application it recently approved. The Act was proposed by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson during the global financial crisis of 2008. The original proposal was submitted to the United States House of Representatives, with the purpose of purchasing bad assets, reducing uncertainty regarding the worth of the remaining assets, and restoring confidence in the credit markets. The bill was then expanded and put forth as an amendment to HR 3997 …
I am looking to buy a used car and will have to finance a portion of it. It seems like it would be easier to just go to the dealer get the loan there and drive away. Assuming the interest rates are the same, is there any benefit to going to the bank for this loan?