Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday November 13 2003 — A5 Nation D Most newly hired nurses over 50 or Mortgage company provides $40 million to settle allegations WASHINGTON (AP) — A mortgage company will set up a $40 million fund to compensate tens of thousandsof cus- tomers and settle government r allegations of abusive prac- - ' foreign-bor- n this year must pay $4(X)(XX) into the victim compensation fund that will be overseen by ' the FTC ‘‘Fairbanks and its top exec utive engaged in a litany ofpractices that violated their obligation to adequately serve WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospitals hired HX)(XX) new ' nurses lust year the vast majority over age 51' or —easing hut not 'iices that caused homeowners ending a severe nationwide to pay high insurance rates' nursing shortage a new analy- ' ' bor-:- found sis and of thousands hundreds late fees other of improper The surge of older nurses is rowers many of them lower- unnecessary costs Fair-banwek'ome hut only temporarily income families who were Salt Lake City-base- d ! : helpful because they’ll retire pushed to the brink of foreclCapital Corp had ' at the same time hospitals ' ! Mel HUD in of a list osure” laundry Secretary “engaged ' ' need even more nurses to keep Martinet said predatory loan Servicing prac- The company did hot admit tices" according to a slate- - V up with the aging population ' said Peter ' " in the Both the settlement ment Wednesday by study ‘ Buerhaus associate dean of Housing and Urban Develop- - - settlements were filed ‘ AP photoVanderbilt University's nurs- v ment Department and the Fed-- ’ Wednesday in federal court in ' ' : Thousands of firefighters and line up to enter the Marin Veteran's Memorial Auditorium for ing school Boston and are subject to eral Trade Commission' ’ ‘ The numbctof foreign-bor- n : the memorial service for firefighter Steven Rucker in San Rafael Calif i on Wednesday Rucker an erigi- court approval which may At a news conference the is sure to continue ' nurses in of while wildfire was with San Fire the Novato a killed neer east mountains HUD it called take a fighting Dept Diego Wednesday jnonths' ' ' If approved the deal would record civilsettlemcnt overgrowing a trend that hospitals V and policy makers must plan 33 also settle violations of guidelines govabout private class-actio- n for so that decisions on how to homeand around loans lawsuits home erning thouthe transactions incorporate and train these country involving buying workers can be made said the sands of customers the com- Government officials said the report published in the journal panysaid company also violated regulaHealth Affairstions covering fair credit Fairbanks may also have to The current nursing shortage for debt and another million collection! $15 pity reporting began in I1)1) fueled by additional legal and governUnder a separate settlement ' former Fairbanks chief execii- - ment fees as well as costs among other things longer hours and increasingly tive officer Thomas Basma- -' related to seven pending state down earlier who demanding working condi- "investigations jiari stepped tions that caused experienced nurses to leave the field! Sieve was probably the The government has projected that the nation could face a' most genuine decent arid ' shortfall of half a million nurs- -' straightforward human being ' ' known” es by 2015 Steven Rucker who died Meston I've ever county ' ' Buerhaus used a Census The firefighters were joined said' ‘There were never any' doing the job he dreamed of WASHINGTON (AP) — Bureau employment survey to since kindergarten hidden agendas with Steve — by elected leaders including ' Two major unions formally Gov elect Arnold1 analyze trend’s in nursing Colleagues memorialized qualities which made him ' ' delivered their support to pres-- ! Rucker as a man Gov! but to tease to love and employment! and found that easy easy Schwarzenegger ' idential candidate Howard who off the job could be brother” who Davis likta hospitals hired KXfCXX) new' Gray praised ' Dean on Wednesday giving lifeas chief elf nutses last year a 9 percent dressed Rucker's found of Mementos Rucker American a up '‘genuine ' the Democrat ic front-runnat an annual toy driyepr hero were arranged across the' jincrease fronVZOOl (Nursing an army of supporters and The ceremony began wiih watching “Looney Tunes’--’ employment in stage: his Eagle Scout uni- '' anAmerican Indian prayer! extra cash in his bid for the ' with his children' form firefighting jacket and settings such as nursing ' ' delivered fire homes arid doCtors' offices Rucker a bruits and the license plate party’s nomination by the Novato ' The executive board of the' V from his car which read FIRE dropped almost I percent) engineer from the San Fran- -' police chaplain cisco suburb of Novato died American Federation of State 'Almost all the new hires ' Friends wiped away tears as' 'RUC ' Were over 50 or foreign-boOct 29 battling one of ihe One of 11 membeft of the County and Municipal ' they watched a Video on ' ' Tires that ravaged Southern 'There are several possibje Novato Fire Protection Di- s- : Rucker's life showing him Employees voted unaiiimous-j- y reasons for ihe sudden jump to endorse Dean and the triet to fight hist month's firesCalifornia He hadvolup- growing lip embracing his ' Ruc ker and his crew were try-wife Cathy and their two Service Employees Interna- Wages for hospital nurses teeredtogorouth andfight r tional Union announced it was the Cedar Fire which burned and working young-childregrew by nearly 5 pereent last ing to save a mountain home ' 280278 acres in San Diego the jobhe lovedThe pictures 'near thetown of Julian whena year providing an incentive backing the former Vermont ' the country music ' - fsLst - moving Wall dfflames' governor County destrbyed 2232 wpre set-t' See NURSES on All endorsements were : homes and killed 13 residents of ShaniaTwain orie nfhie QVCllOO them " On Wednesday fire trucjts expected with news coming last week that AFSCME 1£ with red lights churning drove ': Endoried: ! Howard Dean v million members strong' ' past a phalanx of firefighters' confer-enep during a press in ceremonial unifonn who would coordinate with the 16- -' speake'where two major unions million member SHU in mak- stood beneath a brilliant Sun'-- ' Come In to JOHN D’S TV and check- formally announced support for thieir ihe V beautiful new PANASONIC WIDESCREEN TVS outside in cut the memorial known Parked preference his campaign' yv' ' was the engine the nine wayrace auditorium ' Stan said in a statement: “We have acandidate who Rucker and his ere wrodeto V SALE represents our values arid who “And as the members learned the front lines canmore about the more and About 3000 firefighter V can defeat this president’ Saturday didates it became cleaf that v from California and other AFSCME President Gerald 16x9Aspect there November 15 was an ovenvhelming Ratio McEntee said' “AFSCME is of the West camie Many' parts ' enthusiiasm among them for to mobilize the arrived in their trucks S-- : -- - " ks ' or - well-wishe- rs : i“r“k“' ' ’ Dean garners support from two major : -- -- " big-heart- - “:' er - non-hospit- al : m - ‘ - " ! 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