<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Local Louisiana Web Blog &#187; Finance &amp; Banking</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/category/finance-banking/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:00:15 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Slattery, Marino &amp; Roberts, PLC</title>
		<link>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/slattery-marino-roberts-plc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/slattery-marino-roberts-plc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finance & Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial Banks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Slattery, Marino &#38; Roberts, PLC represents commercial banks, savings and loan associations, and other financial institutions in their lending and credit generating capacities, including the commercial finance and asset-based lending arenas. We represent foreign and domestic banks, commercial finance companies, manufacturers, equipment leasing companies, and institutional investors in connection with secured loan. transactions and related [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.schullyroberts.com/images/2practiceareas/banking.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></p>
<div style="float:right;margin: 0 0 0 12px;" >
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-1420798661618895";
google_ad_width = 300;
google_ad_height = 250;
google_ad_format = "300x250_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="5768059693";
google_color_border = "f6f8f5";
google_color_bg = "f6f8f5";
google_color_link = "000000";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "990000";
//--></script><br />
          <script type="text/javascript"
  src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script></div>
<p>Slattery, Marino &amp; Roberts, PLC represents commercial banks, savings and loan associations, and other financial institutions in their lending and credit generating capacities, including the commercial finance and asset-based lending arenas.  We represent foreign and domestic banks, commercial finance companies, manufacturers, equipment leasing companies, and institutional investors in connection with secured loan.</p>
<p>transactions and related financings.  Our attorneys are experienced in negotiating and documenting loans secured by all types of UCC collateral, real estate, vessels and other maritime-related assets, with a high degree of expertise in loans secured by oil and gas properties.  We are also experienced in lending to ESOPs and in structuring leveraged leases, leveraged acquisitions, and leveraged buy-out financings.  We also provide advice on letters of credit and other credit enhancement vehicles.  We have represented commercial finance and asset-based lenders in foreclosure and enforcement of security rights, bankruptcies, and other creditor rights’ controversies, including defense of lender liability claims.</p>
<p>.Reference resource: <a href="http://www.schullyroberts.com/pra_banking.htm">Click Here</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/slattery-marino-roberts-plc/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>South Louisiana Bank—A Pearl In the Parish</title>
		<link>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/south-louisiana-bank%e2%80%94a-pearl-in-the-parish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/south-louisiana-bank%e2%80%94a-pearl-in-the-parish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finance & Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Local Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louisiana Bank]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/?p=70</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Weathered coins clank in the background as a local dressed in a white T-shirt and denim jeans walks up to the teller’s counter to make a transaction. He wipes the sweat off his brow before handing his check to the woman across from him. In the lobby, spacious enough to feel right at home, a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://houmaweekly.com/files/6712/7738/7190/Bank_web.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></p>
<div style="float:right;margin: 0 0 0 12px;" >
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-1420798661618895";
google_ad_width = 300;
google_ad_height = 250;
google_ad_format = "300x250_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="5768059693";
google_color_border = "f6f8f5";
google_color_bg = "f6f8f5";
google_color_link = "000000";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "990000";
//--></script><br />
          <script type="text/javascript"
  src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script></div>
<p>Weathered coins clank in the background as a local dressed in a white T-shirt and denim jeans walks up to the teller’s counter to make a transaction. He wipes the sweat off his brow before handing his check to the woman across from him. In the lobby, spacious enough to feel right at home, a family gathers on a leather couch to discuss a transfer of inheritance from father to child. In the center of the open space, behind the teller’s counter, Chuck Weaver meets with a customer in his glass-enclosed office, complete with a view of the open network of halls surrounding it.</p>
<p>“I love doing what I’m doing, who I’m doing it with and where I’m doing it,” says Chuck, president and CEO of South Louisiana Bank, a local business that celebrates its 30th anniversary on June 30.</p>
<p>.Reference resource: <a href="http://houmaweekly.com/index.php/business_spotlights/south_louisiana_bank_a_pearl_in_the_parish/">Click Here</a>.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/south-louisiana-bank%e2%80%94a-pearl-in-the-parish/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Get A Great Louisiana Home Owner Insurance Quote</title>
		<link>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/get-a-great-louisiana-home-owner-insurance-quote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/get-a-great-louisiana-home-owner-insurance-quote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Adams</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finance & Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louisiana]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/?p=23</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First, you’ll most likely be asked your address. The insurance company may require your full address at first, or it may only require your zip code; however, where in Louisiana you live is important when deciding your Louisiana home owner insurance code. You’ll also be asked if you want insurance for your home, your condo, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="float:right;margin: 0 0 0 12px;" >
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-1420798661618895";
google_ad_width = 300;
google_ad_height = 250;
google_ad_format = "300x250_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="5768059693";
google_color_border = "f6f8f5";
google_color_bg = "f6f8f5";
google_color_link = "000000";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "990000";
//--></script><br />
          <script type="text/javascript"
  src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script></div>
<p>First, you’ll most likely be asked your address. The insurance company may require your full address at first, or it may only require your zip code; however, where in Louisiana you live is important when deciding your Louisiana home owner insurance code. You’ll also be asked if you want insurance for your home, your condo, a townhouse, a place you rent yourself, or a place you rent to others. This helps the insurance company determine what risks are on the table, as well as coverage you’ll need and want. For example, if you own a home, you may want Louisiana home owner insurance to protect your home and your contents; whereas, if you rent an apartment, you may only want insurance to cover the contents.</p>
<p>Next, the insurance company will ask for information about the home itself, including its age, levels of floors, adjacent buildings such as garages, basement type, roof condition, as well as overall condition of electrical and plumbing systems. Further information will be requested upon the answers to these questions to help the insurance company determine the amount of coverage you’ll need based on the strength and security of your home. Questions that follow may include questions about add-ons and perks such as deadbolts, fire extinguishers, nearby fire hydrants, saunas, hot tubs, and even pets.</p>
<p>The answers to some of these questions are unavoidable; if your home is made of brick, it’s made of brick. If you have a certain number of floors, you have a certain number of floors. You get the idea. However, you can get a cheaper Louisiana home owner insurance quote by making changes such as security upgrades, electrical and plumbing upgrades, and even upgrading your roof.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/get-a-great-louisiana-home-owner-insurance-quote/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Poor Credit Louisiana Refinance Loans</title>
		<link>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/poor-credit-louisiana-refinance-loans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/poor-credit-louisiana-refinance-loans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Yuan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Finance & Banking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Louisiana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mortgage Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Refinance Loans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/?p=8</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to getting a loan, your credit history is important. Infact, the first thing a lender does, when you apply for a loan is to pull your credit report. Your credit report will contain your FICO score. Your FICO score is a number between 300 and 850, with 300 being the worse and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div style="float:right;margin: 0 0 0 12px;" >
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
google_ad_client = "pub-1420798661618895";
google_ad_width = 300;
google_ad_height = 250;
google_ad_format = "300x250_as";
google_ad_type = "text";
google_ad_channel ="5768059693";
google_color_border = "f6f8f5";
google_color_bg = "f6f8f5";
google_color_link = "000000";
google_color_text = "000000";
google_color_url = "990000";
//--></script><br />
          <script type="text/javascript"
  src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js">
</script></div>
<p>When it comes to getting a loan, your credit history is important. Infact, the first thing a lender does, when you apply for a loan is to pull your credit report. Your credit report will contain your FICO score.</p>
<p>Your FICO score is a number between 300 and 850, with 300 being the worse and lowest credit score you can have, and 850, being the best and highest credit score you can have. Different lenders rate credit scores differently. One lender might consider a good credit score to be 670 and above while, another will consider a credit score of 630 and above to be good.</p>
<p>If you live in Louisiana and need to refinance your existing mortgage loan but have a low credit score below 600 or slightly above, you maybe be worried about your ability to get a refinance loan &#8211; don&#8217;t. You can still refinance your mortgage loan, if you do your research.</p>
<p>A refinance loan allows you to take cash out of your home for home improvement projects, debt consolidation, student loan payoffs, college education for your children, a new business, etc. Most homeowners get home equity loans of $20,000 and up, when they refinance.</p>
<p>If you have bad credit, the first thing you will need to do, in refinancing your mortgage loan is to research Louisiana sub prime refinance loan lenders. Subprime refinance loans are loans offered to people with a history of bankruptcy or late payments.</p>
<p>Generally, if you have a low credit score, your mortgage loan will have a higher interest rate than someone with a high credit score &#8211; this is to be expected and should not deter you from getting a refinance loan.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.greatlouisiana.com/blog/poor-credit-louisiana-refinance-loans/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

