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Mortgage study your loan agreement carefully!

When concluding mortgages, the fine print in the general terms and conditions and the clauses in the loan agreement should be read particularly carefully before signing the agreement. Save yourself unnecessary trouble – these contractual provisions can be interpreted adversely for consumers.

The loan agreement contains any clauses that are unfavorable to the borrower. Pay particular attention to broad and very open formulations, because their interpretation can be disadvantageous for the borrower. Whether the banks would be right in court is still unclear, because there are few precedents.

Interest rate increases for fixed-rate mortgages due to regulatory measures

Of great relevance is the fact that some financial institutions provide for the possibility in the loan agreement to implement mortgage rate increases for existing fixed-rate mortgages if, for example, regulatory measures by the supervisory authorities (Finma, Federal Council, SNB) result in higher capital requirements and this leads to higher costs. It is not yet clear whether banks and insurance companies will make use of this right to pass on the costs of the capital buffer activated by the Federal Council in 2013 to their customers – as far as we know, no institution has yet done so (as of July 2013).

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Spoon’s country house restaurant in unique setting

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In particular, the unusual combination of an old agricultural mansion built in 1833 and the distinctive flair of what was once the only puppet theater in the Rhineland-Palatinate make up the ambience of Loffel's country home.

Around 1830, Baron Ferdinand Josef von Papen built a representative town house in Oberthorstrasse under the influence of classicism. The home chronicler Buchel wrote about the move of the von Papen family to Munstermaifeld in his 11. Book on page 95 following lines:

"Also, our patch has this 1833th year received an influx of nobility as residents in the name of Baron Freiherr von Papen, who has married off to the Kaaner Ackermann Jakob Weckbecker his daughter Gertrude Weckbecker."

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Huge cost increases

At its most recent meeting, the Interior Deputation dealt with a whole range of issues. In particular, the report on the huge cost increases in the construction of the West Police Station caused dismay among deputies.

The rent increases are a heavy mortgage for the future, said Thomas vom Bruch (CDU), speaker of the deputation.

Right at the beginning of the session, we covered a whole host of other reports, such as the radicalization of young people.

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Syntrus achmea

Syntrus Achmea finances, develops and invests in real estate and mortgages on behalf of pension funds and other institutional investors. Syntrus Achmea focuses on sustainable investments with financial and social returns.

In the interview with Bruno Oudega and Hugo Ouwehand, two migration projects are highlighted that were carried out for Achmea in the "Mortgages" business area. The first project involves migration to Topicus' mortgage solution. The second project involves the transfer of a commercial mortgage portfolio to RNHB.

Bruno Oudega

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What are the different types of pro forma statements?

Pro forma statements represent estimated or projected financial figures for a company's operations. The three most common pro forma financial statements are the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. Public companies typically issue pro forma statements to inform shareholders and other business stakeholders of management's expectations for future business profits. These statements can also help internal business managers prepare reports and make financial decisions related to business operations.

Pro forma is a Latin term meaning "for the sake of form". Pro forma statements require business owners, directors, and managers to spend time planning and estimating potential profits from current or planned business operations. Many entrepreneurs and small business owners create these statements when writing their business plan. A business plan includes expected profits and other projected financial information to secure external financing from banks, lenders, and investors. Business owners can seek professional help in preparing pro forma reports and statements, e.g. B. Business consultants, business plan writers, or accounting firms.

The income statement is perhaps the most important of all pro forma statements. This statement includes projected sales revenue, rebates, returns, and allowances related to various goods or services sold by the business. The next section of the pro forma income statement is cost of goods sold. Cost of goods sold includes only those costs directly related to items in stock or other items sold to consumers. The third and final section of the income statement includes the various expenses associated with the day-to-day operations of the business.

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Things about windows 7 calculator you probably didn’t know

Things about the Windows 7 calculator you probably didn't know.

I love Windows 7's calculator. In fact, there is even a calculator key on my keyboard for quick access. Nevertheless, I discovered only today that there are more features in this nifty little program than in previous Windows versions. If you explore the program a bit, you'll easily discover these things as well. Microsoft seems to be very sympathetic to people preparing to get a mortgage and those on the go, judging by the new features it has added to Windows 7's Calculator app. After a short time, you begin to appreciate the calculator more than you did before you knew about its extensions.

Go ahead and click on the "View" menu in the Windows 7 calculator, and then click on "Date Calculation". The calculator window expands to show you an interface where you can enter two pieces of data. Once you enter it, your computer will calculate how much time has passed between dates in two forms. The first form shows you how many years, months, weeks and days have passed since then. The second form shows you how many days have passed in total. You'll be surprised how useful this tool is, especially if you want to know how long you've been with someone.

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Stiff breeze and strong gusts expected

Looming storms are likely to shake the stock markets in the fall. (Image: Shutterstock.com/mgequivalents)

Autumn is often stormy, even on the stock markets. Especially in politics, Burkhard Varnholt of Credit Suisse expects some gusts in the coming weeks. Anti-cyclical investment behavior as well as good diversification are necessary, he said.

Since 1917, the U.S. has had a debt ceiling that specifies the maximum amount of government bonds that the U.S. Treasury can borrow. In the past, this ceiling has already been moved up more than a hundred times – usually without much fuss. This is because such a shift or. Suspension of debt ceiling does not increase government spending, nor does it authorize spending for future budget proposals. It simply allows the Treasury to pay for spending that has already been approved politically.

"But given the polarization of American society, increases in the debt ceiling that should be a mere formality are being instrumentalized for political showboating. This could turn into a real problem, because the threat to cut off the government's money supply includes the unlikely but serious collateral risk that the U.S. could default on its government bonds in extremis", explains Burkhard Varnholt, CIO at Credit Suisse Switzerland.

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“You can’t compare an esg rating to a credit rating”

Standardized data is still lacking for good ESG ratings (photo zvg)

ESG ratings have come under fire for being highly divergent. But a diversity of approaches makes perfect sense, says Dhananjay Phadnis, portfolio manager Fidelity International.

When it comes to choosing a university or buying a car, rankings can help. But what happens when rankings diverge or even contradict each other? This is not just an issue for prospective students or car buyers. In the financial world, the divergence of ESG ratings is a topic of heated debate. "'Profoundly flawed', as a recent cover story in The Economist summed it up. An approach that focuses only on explicitly quantifiable metrics such as emissions has been recommended as a solution.

Meaningful impacts require more than one metric

But such an approach carries dangers, says Dhananjay Phadnis, portfolio manager Fidelity International. At worst, it would abandon improvements in other areas, and at best, it makes perfection the enemy of progress. So what are the challenges of different ESG ratings? "First, the comparison with credit ratings is inappropriate", says Phadnis. These sought to assess one parameter – the probability of default – while ESG ratings consider a variety to derive a rating. The more appropriate comparison, for example, is with U.S. university rankings, where multiple factors (graduation rates, faculty resources, etc.) also play a role.) are taken into account.

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We did it – we bought the old neuruppin main station!

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We, that is the JWP MittenDrin e.V. in Neuruppin, a left-wing alternative house project in a small Brandenburg town. This project emerged in the summer of 1993 from the commitment of approx. 20 young people aged approx. 15-27 years old. They were looking for suitable and affordable living space and a place for an info cafe. After months of unsuccessful attempts to get this concern heard by various institutions, on Friday, 30 September, the Swiss government passed a resolution in favor of Switzerland. July 1993 occupied the house in August-Bebel-Strasse 66. The aim was to create the possibility of self-help and self-initiative. The goal, then as now, was to practice an alternative way of life and living together with people, regardless of skin color, gender or religion.

By our way of life we try to give space to an alternative to the consumer society and to realize the vision of a better world, in order to give short shrift to policy contents (u.a. environmental protection, animal welfare), forms of work, political styles (u.a. direct participation and self-governance, grassroots democracy) and lifestyles (self-responsibility, self-help) to communicate, introduce and live for yourself. Of course, these contents are always evolving and therefore cannot be considered fixed and rigid. After two moves, our association had arrived in the current building. But again our lease ends at the end of the year 2015.

With the purchase of the station we have a future perspective for "after" Created: Not only can we maintain our association and existing structures, but we can also accomplish and achieve more. We want to become a self-governing, socio-cultural and political center. It is important for us to give as many people as possible the opportunity to realize this project. It should be borne by the residents, but also by young people from the city, residents, asylum seekers, political groups and creative individuals. It should be a place of "help to help yourself" and the basis democracy will be. It is also intended to serve as a shelter from the impositions of this society. But until the realization of the project "sociocultural center MittenDrin im Bahnhof" it is still a long way for which we will need a lot of help, also from the city and its citizens: In order to keep the bank loan as low as possible, we are dependent on direct credits/loans and donations. At the same time, we must provide collateral in the form of guarantees. In addition, we need energetic hands and hard-working helpers for the renovation of the station. Donations in kind are of course also welcome. Our fundraising goal is 75.000€ to renovate the house and implement our ideas in it.

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Credit card debt help – how debt settlement programs work – how do they help?

Because of the recession, people are forced to overuse credit cards, and this makes them debtors to credit card companies. This has become a common problem in today's society. Credit card consumers don't feel the aftermath when they use it, but later, when the bill arrives on your doorstep, you're shocked. Nowadays there is a trend of paying off debts. This means that you can pay off your credit card debt without having to pay the full amount.

You will be shocked when you see your bills, but only then will you realize how credit card companies have painted a pretty picture of it, but is it in reality? No. Once you are in debt, they do not become as friendly as they first came to you. Those were tricks to lure you in, but now when you owe them, they just want the money back from you.

If you have the same problem with your credit card company, you have an option. Don't think about paying back the debt. After all, why pay back when you have the option of not paying it off. To this end, there are debt settlement programs created to help people like you. These debt settlement or debt negotiation companies have the possibility to discuss the debt issue with the creditors and to reach an agreement.