Some home inspectors say new Kansas law doesna t pas...
31 min ago | via KansasCity.com
For years, anybody with a stepladder and a flashlight could work as a home inspector in Kansas.There were no state licenses for inspectors and no state agency to complain to if inspectors failed in their job.But a new law imposing regulations on Kansas home inspectors has set off a firestorm in the industry. Comment?
Kansans Using Tax Credits To Buy First House
Saturday Nov 21 | via KAKE
A national study prepared for Congress shows about 2.2 percent of Kansas households will use the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit to buy their first house. Comment?
Sunday Nov 8 | via Kansas.com
The following is an excerpt of remarks made by FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair at Kansas State University's Alfred M. Landon Lecture Series last week in Manhattan: We're tackling the aftermath of a financial and economic crisis that has done as much, if not more, damage to our country than a Kansas tornado. Comment?
Thursday Nov 5 | via Kansas.com
The Kansas Board of Accountancy has announced that 53 candidates successfully passed the computerized examination in the July/August 2009 exam window. Comment?
KU Grad, FDIC Chair Bair Delivers Landon Lecture
Monday Nov 2 | via WIBW
Here's the transcript of today's prepared remarks by Sheila Bair. She delivered the Landon Lecture Monday on the campus of Kansas State University: It's a great joy to be back home in Kansas. Comment?
Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures - AP
5 min ago | via Guardian Unlimited
A A A' The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday. Comment?
Washington to press banks on mortgage relief: NYT
9 min ago | via Mydigitalfc.com
"The banks are not doing a good enough job," the Times quoted the Treasury Department's assistant secretary for financial institutions as saying in a Friday interview. Comment?
Administration Plans New Efforts On Foreclosures [14...
37 min ago | via Free Republic
The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said today. Comment?
Bloomberg "Sue the Fed" ...
2 hrs ago | via Freerepublic.com
Looks like we have lost one of our financial truth seekers. Mark Pittman, only 52, died yesterday. Comment?
Cautionary saga of a failed San Francisco bank
21 hrs ago | via SFGate
United Commercial Bank of San Francisco liked to boast that it was the first U.S. bank to buy a bank in China. Comment?