Technology

Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America Corp.) announced this week that its net income declined 29-percent between 2006 and 2007, and its diluted earnings per share dropped 28-percent. According to the lender’s 2007 earnings report, BofA’s net income hit $14.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told reporters Wednesday that he remains confident the underlying U.S. economy is healthy and that all its troubles are largely contained, according to a report from Bloomberg News.

HSBC Finance, the U.S.-based arm of London-based HSBC Holdings Plc, says HSBC Finance reported net losses for the first three months of 2007 as well as an upswing in delinquencies within its mortgage services unit.

Santa Ana, California-based Data Tree, LLC, a provider of recorded land documents and a part of The First American Corp., announced the release of DocEdge.com™ this week. The company describes DocEdge.

Washington, D.C.-based The Appraisal Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to the professional development of the appraisal profession, is accepting applications for vacancies on its Board of Trustees, the Appraiser Qualifications Board, and the Appraisal Standards Board.