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Jeff Ackerman: Searching for answers to our health care conundrum
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My friends are mostly conservative. They are, by and large, business people who have a far different view of government and government entitlement than those who've never signed the front of a paycheck. Comment?
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Dodd says new regulations could prevent econ crash
... signed on. Among the top points of contention is Dodd's desire to create a new agency to protect consumers taking out home loans or using credit cards against predatory lending and surprise interest rate hikes. Republicans counter that creating ... Comment?
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The Washington Follies: Stocks soar, unemployment passes 10 percent and the dollar slumps
... by slap-dash appraisals and slick Wall Street financial engineering. Ultimately, homeowners defaulted on mortgages, home prices tanked, banks failed, retail sales collapsed, and layoffs soared. President Bush and the Federal Reserve rescued the ... Comment?
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Only 5% Americans Plan To Buy Homes In 2010
Just one in twenty Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next year, and they're most likely to be 34 years old or younger and living in the South or West, according to a survey released Wednesday. Comment?
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Baltimore-area home sales jump 36%
... record 36 percent increase economists attributed to a mad rush to get an $8,000 federal tax credit. In September, area home sales had risen about 10 percent over the previous year. The tax credit, aimed at first-time buyers, was due to expire at the ... Comment?
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... Dackman got a $200,000 house for $122,000. Almalene Wade, another Baltimore borrower featured in Casino , lost a home she had inherited from her mother over a $28,000 Wells Fargo loan. That loan featured an adjustable rate and a prepayment penalty, ... Comment?
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Madoff's pad: Only $8.9M
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... this year. You can now get Bernie Madoff 's seized penthouse for a steal. The convicted Ponzi scum's three-bedroom home on E. 64th St. is now $8.9 million - $1 million cheaper than when first listed two months ago. A listing on StreetEasy.com ... Comment?
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Take one nationally recognized, award-winning chef touting an upscale home-style menu heavy on local, seasonal, and eco-conscious ingredients. Comment?
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Home loans level off, lenders say
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The recent rise in mortgage lending to house buyers has levelled off, the Council of Mortgage Lenders says. Comment?
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Tax credit boosts home sales in Orlando area
Existing-home sales for the Orlando area increased 80 percent last month compared with a year ago, and the median price of the houses sold posted its biggest month-to-month increase in 16 months, according to the October report released Tuesday by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association. Comment?
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Sesame Street, iconic TV show, celebrates 40 years
The legendary educational puppet program "Sesame Street," home of Big Bird and Elmo, celebrated its 40th anniversary Tuesday as the longest running children's show on US television. Comment?
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Senate Plan Would Expand Regulation of Risky Lending
The chairman of the Senate banking committee proposed a financial overhaul on Tuesday that included consolidating bank regulators, creating a consumer financial protection agency and imposing new restraints on exotic financial instruments and credit rating agencies. Comment?
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Toronto-Dominion Bank is actively scouting for potential acquisition opportunities in the United States, particularly deals that are being brokered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., says its chief financial officer. Comment?
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... up from 15 percent at the end of July. In California, about 130,000 homeowners have been enrolled in the "Making Home Affordable" loan modification plan, which President Barack Obama unveiled in February. That works out to about 19 percent of the ... Comment?
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ING returns to profit in 3rd quarter after a year of heavy losses
ING Groep NV, the bailed-out Dutch financial services company, said Wednesday it made a profit in the third quarter, ending a year of heavy losses, as financial market conditions recovered. Comment?
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Only 5% Americans Plan To Buy Homes In 2010 29 min ago
Just one in twenty Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next year, and they're most likely to be 34 years old or younger and living in the South or West, according to a survey released Wednesday. Comment?
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Keeping an eye on credit card chang.....
Rules are changing for the credit card industry. More regulations for interest fees, annual fees and others are prompting credit card companies to revise their business models, which means consumers need to be aware. Comment?
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Red army of cute furry things that went bump in the night
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Our story-teller was quite taken with the red squirrels for a while, watching them fearlessly hurl themselves down the sheer stone walls into the moat below... It didn't last. Comment?
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Foreclosure aid program reaches nearly 1 in 5 Nevada borrowers
... up from 15 percent at the end of July. In Nevada, 18 percent of eligible homeowners have been enrolled in the "Making Home Affordable" loan modification plan, which President Barack Obama unveiled in February. To be eligible, homeowners had to be ... Comment?
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Planning for Spring Landscaping and Gardening
I'm trying to figure out how to make my soil drain better. My yard turns into a spongy swamp every time it rains. Comment?
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