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West Coast Chabad Leader Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Cunin Gets $18 Million From Roland Arnall’s Estate
Many of L.A.’s biggest rabbis were salivating at the shiva for subprime billionaire Roland Arnall. Rabbi Cunin got the biggest jewish payout. Roland’s son Daniel holds the $3 million note for the loan Roland extended to Shalhevet. Daniel could call … Continue reading
Posted in Boruch Cunin, Chabad, Daniel Arnall, Roland Arnall, Shalhevet
Tagged 30 million, beneficiary, big trouble, billionaire, boruch, ceo, Chabad, cunin, hermine, palisades, Purim, rabbi, rabbi shlomo, Rabbis, Roland Arnall, Shalhevet, shiva, shlomo, son daniel, stern, weinberg, west coast
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New Lubavitcher Rebbe
Reb Sholom posts: http://www.newsweek.com/id/131600 Newsweek Web Exclusive Updated: 5:08 p.m. ET Apr 11, 2008 It’s OFFICIAL now: Newsweek ranks Yehuda Krinsky as # 4 and describes him to be: The New LUBAVITCHER REBBE, Yehuda Krinsky Newsweek 2008, wrote the following: … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad
Tagged ceo, chabad lubavitch, chabad movement, eviction, global leader, krinsky, lubavitcher rebbe, mainstream, newsweek, newsweek web, prominence, reb, self description, shull
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Washington Mutual Leaves The Mortgage Business
Along with a lot of Los Angeles banks, Washington Mutual has lost much of its value due to its bad mortgage lending decisions. Here’s a report: Seattle-headquartered Washington Mutual, which recently entered into definitive agreements to raise an aggregate $7 … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged 1 billion, business plans, ceo, confidence, definitive agreements, diluted share, equity securities, first quarter, home loan, investment vehicle, kerry killinger, loan offices, mortgage business, mortgage lending, profitability, s market, second quarter, shareholder value, wamu, washington mutual
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Democrats Vs. Republicans On Government Oversight Of Lending
Mickey Kaus writes: David Smith says scandal-scarred Fannie Mae and other "government sponsored enterprises" (GSEs) have successfully dodged the threat of stronger government oversight, thanks to the mortgage crisis–and the 2006 election. This appears to be a case where Republicans … Continue reading
Posted in Mickey Kaus, Politics
Tagged ceo, david smith, democrats vs republicans, fannie mae, franklin raines, government oversight, government sponsored enterprises, gses, Mickey Kaus, mortgage, omb director, president clinton, scandal, skeptics
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Rabbi Steven Weil To Run The Orthodox Union In 2009?
I hear Rabbi Weil is a shoo-in to replace Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb who does not want to leave his position as CEO of the O.U. (official title is executive vice-president). OU president Steve Savitsky is a major fan of … Continue reading
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Tagged ceo, conference of presidents of major jewish organizations, executive vice, full disclosure, hersh, Malcolm Hoenlein, Orthodox Union, presidents, rabbi, savitsky, tzvi, vice chairman, vice president, weinreb
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