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Crafty decorators share big ideas for small change |
08-13-09 |
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Short on budget but desperate for a home makeover? Crafty amateur home decorators share their tips on how a little effort can make a big change:
— Think outside the product package. Sherry... |
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Lawsuit seeks to block home foreclosures in Minn. |
08-13-09 |
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| MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A group seeking to stop home foreclosures in Minnesota sued the federal government Tuesday, saying a program meant to help struggling homeowners refinance their mortgages f... |
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Timeshares offer benefits, but not as investments |
08-10-09 |
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| The promise of a free meal, a $100 gift card or even a few nights gratis lodging may pull you into the sales presentation at a timeshare resort. The question of whether it makes sense to invest ten... |
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Panel: Senators' VIP loans broke no ethics rules |
08-10-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate ethics panel cleared Sens. Chris Dodd and Kent Conrad Friday of breaking rules by getting mortgages through a VIP program, but scolded them for not being more car... |
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Critical need for affordable senior housing |
08-10-09 |
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| The Bart Harvey is just a building, but it rescued Felicity Morrison from a homeless shelter.
Morrison, 63, lived in a Seattle shelter for a year after losing her job and being evicted. It was a p... |
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Freddie Mac's loss narrows, eschews federal aid |
08-10-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Freddie Mac escaped the second fiscal quarter without asking the government for any new financial aid, but still expects to need more federal help in the future.
The govern... |
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Fannie Mae seeks $10.7B in US aid after 2Q loss |
08-10-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — Fannie Mae plans to tap $11 billion in new government aid after posting another massive quarterly loss as the taxpayer bill from the housing market bust keeps growing.
The ... |
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FHFA names interim replacement for Lockhart |
08-06-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency that regulates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac named Thursday an interim replacement for its director, who is stepping down at the end of the month.
Edward De... |
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Lawsuit links NJ borrower and SoCal consultant |
08-06-09 |
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| When Lisandra Laboy's property title research work dried up last fall and she couldn't afford the $2,200 monthly mortgage on her New Jersey home, she called for help from a California company that ... |
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Housing agency chief Lockhart to step down |
08-06-09 |
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| WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the federal agency that regulates mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is planning to step down by the end of the month.
A replacement hasn't b... |
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