June 25 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. President Herbert ``Bart'' McDade began retooling the investment bank less than a month after being appointed, bringing two of his former associates back to the firm in expanded roles.

Officials from the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are scheduled to meet later Monday with top executives from financial firms to work out details of the $700 billion plan aimed at thawing frozen bank lending that is stifling the economy.

The Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services has launched a Web site to address the concerns of Oregonians who are worried about the security of their finances.

July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Moody's Corp. ousted the head of its structured finance unit and said employees violated internal rules in assigning ratings to last year's worst performing securities.

The Labour and Liberal Democrat leaders of Manchester, Bristol, Portsmouth, Lambeth and Hackney are pressing the government to let them compete with banks by offering mortgages. The call is being echoed by London’s local authority umbrella group, London