Headline News Archive
2008
December
09
- Foreclosure epidemic creating rentals scams. Of all the things that can go wrong on moving day, few could be worse than arriving at your new home to find another family
07
- A guide for the newly poor. If you're eating three meals today and have a roof over your head, you've probably never heard of the 211 service. It's like 411 or 911, except you
- Click here to save time, money, energy. Here's a selected list of Kiplinger's best Web sites for 2008. Customer service: GetHuman.com. Chop down the phone tree. This site lists customer-service numbers for
- Burglaries may increase during downturn. They're holiday rituals of the Grinchy sort, annual warnings from local police telling us how to protect ourselves from burglary and theft during the dark,
06
- Housing market data tells a different story. The latest federal statistics on housing prices in hundreds of local markets reveal patterns that haven't been making the news: While on a national basis
04
- Treasury weighs action on mortgage rates. The Treasury Department is strongly considering a plan to intervene directly in the mortgage industry to dramatically force down rates and stimulate the moribund housing
02
- Banks torpedoed rules that could have saved them. The Bush administration backed off proposed crackdowns on no-money-down, interest-only mortgages years before the economy collapsed, buckling to pressure from some of the same banks
November
30
- Faith based coalitions push to stop foreclosures. A national coalition of faith-based organizations has launched an effort to push the federal government for a more streamlined approach to handling troubled mortgages, with
- Mortgage lenders become proactive. A YEAR ago, most home foreclosures were concentrated in depressed manufacturing areas of the Midwest and the speculative real estate zones of Florida, Arizona and
29
- Lawsuit charges mortgage raters enriched themselves. In what appears to be the first legal action of its kind, an association of community-based organizations has filed a federal civil rights complaint against
27
- Credit still harder to get even as mortgage rates fall. Mortgage rates sank again Wednesday, but investors are worried that getting a loan will still be a tough feat. The credit markets, while not as
25
- Government moves to boost spending, lower mortgages. The Federal Reserve and Treasury moved today to boost consumer spending and lower home mortgage rates, committing up to $800 billion to make it easier for
24
- Foreclosures, delinquencies skyrocket among 'prime' borrowers. By this year, the bleeding housing market had drained the equity from Judy Jones' home in Murrieta, but her life still seemed secure. She had
- Fed's role in crisis is giant, if opaque. Wall Street analysts, congressional overseers and the media have parsed every detail of the Treasury Department's financial rescue program - $250 billion and counting. Largely outside
23
- Tax planning at year end a tricky proposition. A new administration takes office in January promising to raise taxes on the wealthy. Then again, the weak economy and declining stock market could delay
22
- The fine print of the foreclosure fight. You may have read about the latest public and private efforts to help financially distressed homeowners cope with their mortgage payments. But you might not
21
- Bay Area median price homes tumbles 41% though sales reach high (Chinese). 【明報專訊】經濟前景雖然持續不明朗,但無阻買家在三藩市灣區搶購銀主盤的熱情,推動10月的成交數字較去年急升,但受到銀主盤割價求售拖累下,灣區9縣的房屋中位價仍較去年急瀉41%。 據MDA DataQuick最新發表的房地產報告指出,灣區9縣在10月錄得的中位價,已由去年同月的631,000元下滑至375,000元,跌幅驚人。
20
- FHA relaxes rules for homeowners. The Federal Housing Administration yesterday said that after less than two months it is relaxing terms of a program designed to help troubled mortgage borrowers
- Treasury's Bailouts Are Getting Us Chumped. I usually don't enjoy watching congressional hearings. They are often packed with blustering, long-winded, self-serving speeches that are nap-inducing. But a recent hearing before the
- Fannie y Freddie suspendieron embargos. Los organismos estadounidenses de refinanciamiento hipotecario Fannie Mae y Freddie Mac anunciaron el jueves la suspensión hasta el 9 de enero de los embargos de
- Objetivos financieros para mujeres. Como mujer, probablemente vivirás más tiempo, ganarás menos dinero y tendrás acceso más limitado a un seguro de salud que
18
- States lend a hand to avoid home foreclosures. States and local governments are stepping up help for residents coping with foreclosures and job losses amid a sinking economy. New assistance efforts range from
17
- Forecasters view economy deteriorating rapidly. WASHINGTON — Forecasters' views of the economy are deteriorating rapidly, with economists now expecting job losses to be deeper and last longer and consumers to cut
- Americans are trying to save. Spendthrift (spend' thrift') n. a person who spends money carelessly; squanderer. Frugal (froo' gel) adj. not wasteful; not spending freely; thrifty. As economic news has
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- Downturn drags more consumers into bankruptcy. The economy’s deep troubles are pushing a growing number of already struggling consumers into bankruptcy, often with far more debt than those who filed
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