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Co-Signer.com Reports Much Lower Default Ratio Than Forecast
Co-Signer, Inc. today announced its subsidiary's default ratio for calendar 2013 was 2.3% of total contracts for the period in contrast to its budgeted internal forecast of 7%. With an expanded sales effort for the immediate past year of its service product in targeted communities nationwide, the Company reported this milestone was achieved through its continuous monitoring of its underwriting.
Washington's iCPooch crowdfunds remote treat dispenser and pet facetime device
Spokane, Washington-based startup iCPooch launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to raise $20,000 for the production of a device that allows dog owners to send treats or conduct facetime with their dogs when they are away from home.
Philippine central bank governor Amando Tetangco says policy rate changes not the best response to US taper
According to Central Bank of the Philippines Governor Amando Tetangco, the policy of increasing rates to cope with volatile currencies set in place by fellow emerging markets would be more harmful, the Financial Times reported.
Merck strikes €20m deal with Ablynx for new generation cancer drugs
Ablynx, a Belgian biotechnology firm, has agreed to a €20 million deal with Merck to develop immunotherapies that can bolster the human body's potential to combat cancer cells, the Financial Times reported.