Headline News Archive

2011

May

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  • FHA down payments could go up. A Republican-led proposal circulated Monday would boost the down payment requirement for mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration, a move some industry experts said
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  • Pace of foreclosures slows down. Foreclosures are taking weeks longer to complete than a year ago and many now last 13 months or more. Nationwide, foreclosures in the first quarter took
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  • Foes revise plan to curb new consumer agency. After losing a contentious battle last year over creating an agency to protect consumers against deceptive financial products, Republicans are fighting the battle again, determined
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  • Five biggest auto insurance myths. No one likes to buy auto insurance. It’s complicated. It’s expensive. And who understands how the premiums are determined? Maybe that’s why
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April

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  • Data thieves target e-mail addresses. In the past four months, caches of customer e-mail addresses, not banking and credit card information, have become the key target of data thieves. The
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  • Big changes proposed for Medicare. When House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan announced his plan to redefine Medicare, as part of a broader Republican budget proposal, he did not sketch in
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March

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  • You insured for the 'big one'?. The massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan will cost insurance companies billions of dollars. In seismically active California, though, just 12% of homes with fire
  • GOP's plan to wind down Fannie, Freddie. A month-and-a-half after the White House announced its plan to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, House Republicans on Tuesday plan to introduce their
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  • Free job-loss insurance, anyone?. Homebuilders are offering it to new buyers, and some of the country’s largest banks and mortgage lenders think it’s a win-win idea for
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  • Consumer bureau foes should look at banks. Elizabeth Warren, the Obama administration adviser assigned to set up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said lawmakers looking to limit the agency’s authority should
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