Banks offer savings lures to penny-pinching Americans
Wednesday Nov 18 | via Belleville News-Democrat
For years during the boom, the nation's big banks pushed loans - from home equity lines of credit to credit cards - like they were selling fast food at a stadium concession stand. Comment?
Tuesday Nov 17 | via Star Tribune
For years during the boom, the nation's big banks pushed loans -- from home equity lines of credit to credit cards -- like they were selling fast food at a stadium concession stand. Comment?
V oices: Continental Congress 2009
Sunday Nov 15 | via Joplin Globe
Bailouts, layoffs, foreclosures, social decay, family destruction and endless wars. Comment?
World Bank warns unemployment threatens US economy
Wednesday Nov 11 | via Joplin Globe
Stubbornly high joblessness threatens to trigger loan defaults and drag on consumption next year, hobbling a U.S. economy struggling to rebound from recession, World Bank President Robert Zoellick said Wednesday. Comment?
Today's Talker: Housing regs to add protections for ...
Oct 22, 2009 | via Joplin Globe
Federal housing officials said Wednesday they're developing regulations to ensure that gays and lesbians aren't denied access to federally subsidized housing based on their sexual orientation. Comment?
Plan would boost home ownership, energy efficiency
Yesterday | via Suntimes News
Gov. Jay Nixon and State Treasurer Clint Zweifel, chairman of the Missouri Housing Development Commission , today announced a proposal to pay the first year of property taxes for income-eligible Missourians who buy a new or existing Missouri home after Jan. Comment?
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon proposes waiving propert...
Tuesday | via KSDK NewsChannel 5
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon and State Treasurer Clint Zweifel, chairman of the Missouri Housing Development Commission , announced a proposal to pay the first year of property taxes for income-eligible Missourians who buy a new or existing Missouri home after Jan. Comment?
Photographer gets her clicks on Route 66
Sunday Nov 22 | via Canada.com
A symbol based on the original Route 66 road signs is seen painted on the highway near an abandoned gas station and Cafe in Ludlow, California. Comment?
The Commons at Brighton Crossing: Another phase begi...
Saturday Nov 21 | via Kansas City Star
The Commons at Brighton Crossing, a popular McBride & Son Homes Northland community, is now in its newest phase. Comment?
Marine Corps veteran Bill Twyman fights bank to keep...
Friday Nov 20 | via KSDK NewsChannel 5
A 21-year Marine Corps veteran is bankrupt because the Marines fouled up his pay for months and his bank would not work with him on a foreclosure. Comment?
Task force taking down mortgage scammers, one at a time
6 min ago | via Las Vegs Sun
Senior FBI agent Michael Rawlins is on the Mortgage Fraud Task Force. His office has generated 40 criminal cases since March 2008, with all but one resulting in guilty pleas. Comment?
Oregon real estate agent robbed at model home
14 min ago | via NWCN.com
Sheriff's deputies say a real estate agent working late in the model home of a subdivision in Aloha was tied up and robbed of her ATM card. Comment?
11 min ago | via CNN
In March, CNNMoney profiled people making personal sacrifices to help others during the recession. Comment?
Fallen Gen Y tycoon fights for sale cash
13 min ago | via News.com.au
FALLEN IT baron Daniel Tzvetkoff is fighting to stop a Caribbean poker company getting its hands on the sale proceeds from his "Millionaires Row" mega-mansion on the Gold Coast. Comment?
Tower enjoy 23 percent profit rise
18 min ago | via Scoop
Friday, 27 November 2009, 8:15am Source: TV3 Insurance and financial services company Tower is feeling flush after a 23 percent rise in annual profit to $50 million. Comment?