Wasden: Cheated homeowners get $19K in settlement
Tuesday Dec 29 | via Today's 6
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden says Idaho homeowners who were duped into paying a New Jersey company to help them modify their mortgages will get more than $19,000 in a settlement. Comment?
Economic crisis tops among year's stories
Monday Dec 28 | via KMVT Twin Falls
The economic crisis touched nearly every aspect of life in Idaho, reaching into public school classrooms, local housing markets, the halls of the Statehouse and the courts to become the biggest news story of 2009. Comment?
Economic crisis tops Idaho news stories
Monday Dec 28 | via KBOI-AM Boise
More than 33,000 jobs were lost, millions of dollars cut from the state budget, and foreclosures peppered neighborhoods across the state as many Idaho residents spent 2009 hoping and praying for better times ahead. Comment?
Refunds Coming for Idaho Mortgage Modification Victims
Thursday Dec 24 | via Today's 6
Twelve Idaho homeowners who paid a Meridian man, Paul Clarence Aughtry, IV, for mortgage loan modifications will receive refunds totaling $12,400 as a result of settlement agreements with State Attorney General Lawrence Wasden and the Idaho Department of Finance. Comment?
Idaho joins "Operation Stolen Hope"
Thursday Dec 17 | via KIVI-TV Nampa
KIVI Today's Channel 6 News Idaho joins "Operation Stolen Hope" Attorney General Lawrence Wasden joined the Federal Trade Commission and 26 other state and federal regulatory agencies in "Operation Stolen Hope," a nationwide enforcement and consumer education effort to combat foreclosure rescue fraud. Comment?
Solano market mirrors nation, with a few exceptions
4 min ago | via The Reporter
To say that 2009 was a tough year for business would be an understatement. From the housing crash to unemployment rates and business closures, the economic situation had a broad impact on national and local business. Comment?
High schools, colleges try to fill financial literac...
6 min ago | via The News Tribune
Kelsey Steinke thought of herself as a fairly bright college student except when it came to managing personal finances. Comment?
Landmark Bank set to open in Hazleton
8 min ago | via Standard Speaker
ERIC CONOVER/Staff Photographer Landmark Community Bank will occupy this building on South Poplar Street that formerly housed a Bank of America branch. Comment?
Leave or stay, young Chinese struggle with high hous...
8 min ago | via People's Daily Online
After 10 years in Beijing where they attended college, fell in love, and got married, 30-year-old Xue Jinyong and his wife decided to leave the city as they are expecting their first child but cannot afford an apartment. Comment?
New rules ring in new power for consumers
26 min ago | via MiamiHerald.com
I'm happy to see the end of 2009. It was a tough year of unbelievably high unemployment and rising foreclosures and debt levels. Comment?