Headline News Archive
2009
February
08
- Tips for navigating new tax rules. If you thought it was daunting to file a federal tax return last year, this year's filing season will give you the willies. Congress passed
- Faulting firms on fixing credit errors. Many consumers are unaware what their credit score is until it’s time to apply for a home mortgage, but by then it is often
07
- Saving homes with a new bankruptcy rule. Backers call it the crucial missing tool needed to get us out of the national foreclosure morass. Critics say it could be disastrous, pushing up
06
- Experian will no longer offer FICO scores. Borrowers have less than 10 days to see their FICO credit scores calculated by Experian Group Ltd., one of the three biggest personal credit-rating bureaus. Experian
04
- Créditos a víctimas del estado. El contralor del estado, John Chiang, anunció un acuerdo con varias instituciones financieras para proporcionar líneas de crédito a los californianos impactados con
03
- Alerta: fraude hipotecario. Prometen, cobran y desaparecen. Así de rápido, usted puede perder miles de dólares si confía en compañías que ofrecen ayuda hipotecaria
- Battle over re-regulating the money business. Lost amid last week's bad economic news, an unexpectedly partisan vote on the stimulus and President Obama's saber-rattling over Wall Street bonuses were the opening
- Despite federal aid, many banks fail to lend. The federal government has invested almost $200 billion in U.S. banks over the last three months to spark new lending to consumers and businesses. So
- A band-aid on the foreclosure problem?. Many homeowners who have been given a break on their troubled mortgages quickly end up in trouble again, a growing problem that is bedeviling efforts
02
- Give bankruptcy judges a chance to fix home loan. You know you're in a tight spot when Bankruptcy Court begins to look like the least bad solution to a pressing economic problem. But the
- Economic fears have families on verge of unraveling. Signs abound that the battered economy is causing serious damage to the mental health and family lives of a growing number of Americans. Requests for
January
31
- Getting homebuyers off the fence. If you would love to purchase a new house but you're sitting on the fence, what exactly would it take to get you to buy?
- New credit-rating model is coming. Fair Isaac Corp. said Thursday that TransUnion LLC, one of the three major credit bureaus, will offer the credit-rating company's new model for evaluating borrowers'
30
- Obama, Congress seek deal on economic stimulus. Republicans in the U.S. Senate accepted on Thursday President Barack Obama's offer to search for a compromise on an economic stimulus bill that could
29
- U.S. aid now goes to credit unions. The federal government yesterday expanded its bailout to another vulnerable sector, saying it will inject $1 billion into a nonprofit company that provides banking services to
- Bailout oversight panel calls for regulation. A congressional panel overseeing the government's financial bailout has concluded that the economic crisis could have been prevented with better regulation and called for a
- Cámara aprobó plan de estímulo. La Cámara de Representantes aprobó este miércoles un paquete de estímulo económico por $819 mil millones crucial para el plan del presidente
27
- Fannie Mae to seek funds from Treasury. Fannie Mae said yesterday that it expects to request up to $16 billion from the Treasury Department, marking the first time the federally run mortgage giant
26
- Riding out the recession. "Riding out the Recession" is a special feature of the Baltimore Sun, containing stories about money management, budgeting and getting the most for your money.
- Que los jueces decidan normas de hipotecas. La mayoría de los legisladores demócratas dicen que la forma más rápida de salvar a dueños de propiedades como Troy
- New doubts about annuities. Retirement investors have long viewed annuities as an effective way to protect their nest egg. But the recent financial crisis has highlighted an inherent paradox:
- ¿Está tu casa bien asegurada?. Muchas empresas van más allá del costo de reemplazo y ofrecen lo que se conoce en inglés como el extended replacement cost o
24
- Homebuyer tax credit worth its name. Should you give the $7,500 home-buyer tax credit a second look? Now that Congress might be on the verge of transforming it into a true tax
22
- Hispanos sufren por crisis de viviendas. Los hispanos, los negros y las personas de edad avanzada han sufrido de manera desproporcionada la crisis de vivienda en Estados Unidos, indica un aná
- House urges tighter rules for bailout beneficiaries. The House yesterday overwhelmingly approved a plan to place strict new requirements on banks and other financial institutions that accept government assistance under the Treasury
Quick Menu
Support Consumer Action
Join Our Email List
Housing Menu
Help Desk
- Help Desk
- Submit Your Complaints
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Links to Consumer Resources
- Consumer Services Guide (CSG)
- Alerts