White House pushes investor protection

The Obama administration on Friday proposed legislation to strengthen the Securities and Exchange Commission’s investor protection authority, including the power to ban certain forms […]

Homeless families spike in the suburbs

Homeless families in suburban and rural areas jumped by 56% in 2008, according to a government report released Thursday.
Plus, the number of homeless individuals […]

Economic worries drag down mortgage rates again

Home mortgage rates fell for the third time in four weeks, with the 30-year fixed slipping to 5.59% from 5.7% the prior week, according […]

Biden: Hospitals ante up for health care

Vice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that a deal has been reached with hospitals to help fund health care reform.
Biden said the hospital industry […]

Jury rules for Greenberg in AIG legal battle

A company run by former AIG CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg did not breach a trust when it ended an executive retirement scheme at the […]

Taking a weed whacker to green shoots

It looks like someone may have sprayed a healthy dose of Ortho Weed B Gon on those economic green shoots.
So much for the notion […]

Battle lines over Obama consumer agency

In the debate over how to prevent the next financial crisis, the first fight has already erupted — and it’s over a proposal to […]