Sheila Bair: We Need Foreclosure Mitigation Now
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- December 19, 2008
FDIC chairman discusses her plan to keep struggling borrowers in their homes.
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Citigroup Receives Latest Government Bailout to Protect Troubled Lending Market
By Amanda Ruggeri -
Nation & World
- November 24, 2008
The Bush administration announced its plan to help the giant bank over the weekend.
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New Anti-Foreclosure Plan Moving Forward
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- October 30, 2008
Program was discussed at a recent Capitol Hill hearing.
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FDIC: Use IndyMac Model to Prevent Foreclosures
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- October 23, 2008
Chairman outlines how the agency has worked to limit foreclosures.
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A Bailout for Small Business?
By Matthew Bandyk -
Risky Business
- October 15, 2008
The FDIC's bold new move.
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Senate Passes the Bailout Bill
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- October 2, 2008
The legislation is now more than 400 pages long.
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William Isaac: Confidence Is Key
By Kimberly Palmer -
Alpha Consumer
- October 1, 2008
Former head of FDIC opposes the bailout.
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The Financial Crisis—How'd We Get Here, and What's Next?
By Vernon Hill -
Opinion
- October 1, 2008
The resolution of the banking crisis could be back to the future, Vernon Hill writes.
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Bailout Plan: Paulson Wins, but Does America?
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- October 1, 2008
The bill will get passed, but it could have been so much better.
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FDIC Deposit Insurance Limits Could Increase
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- September 30, 2008
The government might expand its safety net for bank deposits.
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Bailout, Take II: What the Feds Do Next
By Rick Newman -
FlowChart
- September 29, 2008
Without a megabailout, regulators return to piecemeal solutions.
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How the Washington Mutual Takeover Will Affect Consumers
By Emily Brandon -
Planning to Retire
- September 26, 2008
Customers can still get their cash—and still have to pay their mortgage.
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What the Buyout Means for WaMu Shareholders
By Katy Marquardt -
New Money
- September 26, 2008
Stockholders will get nothing, while secured debt holders will get 27 cents per dollar.
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A New Direction on Wall Street
By Rick Newman -
Money & Business
- September 19, 2008
The feds take unprecedented actions to save the financial system.
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Should You Be Worried About Bank Failures?
By Luke Mullins and Kimberly Palmer -
Money & Business
- July 15, 2008
Even after the third-largest failure in history, most consumers will not be affected.
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Today in History: The Army Corps of Engineers, Bloomsday, and the First Woman in Space
Nation & World
- June 16, 2008
1903— The Ford Motor Company is founded in Dearborn, Michigan.
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FDIC Chief Calls for a Housing Rescue
By Luke Mullins -
Money & Business
- April 9, 2008
Sheila Bair says government intervention is needed—soon.
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Bank Failures: Should You Be Worried?
By Luke Mullins and Kimberly Palmer -
Money & Business
- March 3, 2008
Bernanke says some smaller banks could go under. What happens if yours is among them?
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