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Australian stocks fall; CBA down, Downer dives

SYDNEY, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Australian shares shed 1.5 percent on Wednesday, as companies geared to U.S. growth fell on concerns of a slowdown in the world's biggest economy, while engineering contractor Downer EDI Ltd. slumped after flagging a full-year loss.

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index dropped 76.1 points, to 4,948.7, retreating from Tuesday's three-and-half week closing high.

The Federal Reserve's policy-making committee left the benchmark fed funds rate unchanged at 5.25 percent, and said economic growth had moderated from its strong pace earlier this year.

That pulled down U.S. stocks on Tuesday on worries that slower growth would hurt corporate profits.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia , the nation's top mortgage lender, fell 1.2 percent to A$46.24 despite reporting a 16.7 percent rise in second-half profit, as investors focused on the risks to future growth from rising interest rates.

Bank of America Leads US Regional Bank Profit Gains on Loans

July 19 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of America Corp., the No. 2 U.S. lender by assets, led U.S. banks reporting higher second-quarter profits fueled by a boom in loans and credit-card fees.

Bank of America, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, today said earnings rose 18 percent to a record $5.48 billion, or $1.19 a share, as its acquisition of MBNA Corp. buoyed in revenue from credit cards. SunTrust Banks Inc. and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. led regional banks reporting higher profits, while Bank of New York Co. led gains at custody banks.

U.S. banks' earnings are rising in part because of a drop in bad loans after last year's new bankruptcy law made it tougher for Americans to seek protection from creditors. JPMorgan Chase & Co., the No. 3 U.S. bank, said profit more than tripled to a record $3.54 billion as fewer credit-card customers defaulted on debts and trading revenue rebounded.

Author shows how to turn free time into money

The latest book from longtime real estate author Tyler G. Hicks, "How to Acquire $1 Million in Income Real Estate in One Year Using Borrowed Money in Your Free Time," is really about how and where to obtain mortgage money to acquire investment property. Despite its long title, this is a resource guide — rather than a real estate "how to" book — explaining dozens of ways to finance property acquisitions and where to locate the necessary funds.
Among the book's unique features is a list of more than 1,000 mortgage lenders specializing in mortgages for BWBs (beginning wealth builders), as Hicks refers to first-time investment property buyers. Among the mortgage resources are, according to the author, more than 700 sources of Internet loans (I didn't personally count them).
In that chapter, Hicks carefully explains the pros and cons of Internet mortgages and the precautions borrowers should take to avoid disclosing confidential information to unknown lenders.

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