Subscribe to this tag Fed Attacks Mortgage Rates: 4 Things to Know
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 25, 2008
New program aims to make home loans cheaper for prospective buyers.
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Citigroup’s (Second) Bailout: 7 Things to Know
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Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 24, 2008
The feds will put $20 billion more into the struggling financial giant.
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Financial Crisis: Terms You Need to Know
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Kirk Shinkle
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The Ticker - November 21, 2008
A guide to the lexicon of market turmoil.
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Money Talk: Economic Lexicon
Money - November 21, 2008
Definitios of common economic terms to help wade through talk surrounding the financial crisis.
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Credit Contraction: How it Became Scarce and the Plan to Revive it - US News and World Report
Money - November 21, 2008
3 Quick Steps For the Economy
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Mortimer Zuckerman
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Opinion - November 21, 2008
How we got here, and what we need to do—now—to start to turn this crisis around.
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Are Bailout Funds for Foreclosure Mitigation? Frank Vs. Paulson
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Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 19, 2008
The two disagree about whether TARP cash should be used to keep distressed borrowers in their homes.
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Bush Team Reportedly Won’t Request More Bailout Cash
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 17, 2008
The development puts the issue in Barack Obama’s hands
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Lawmaker Pushing to Freeze Remaining Bailout Funds
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 17, 2008
Senator Inhofe wants financial rescue payments halted
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FDIC Chief Sheila Bair on Her New Anti-Foreclosure Plan
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 17, 2008
Agency chairman discusses the program she detailed last week
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Freddie Mac May Need $50 Billion From Feds Next Year
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Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 17, 2008
Earnings losses could reach $40 billion in 2009, analyst says
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Detroit Bailout? Barney Frank Vs. Richard Shelby
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 17, 2008
Leading Congressmen take opposing sides of the debate
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Has Wall Street Hit Rock Bottom Yet?
By
Bonnie Erbe
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Bonnie Erbe - November 17, 2008
But how will Wall Street react to the news?
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Why Sheila Bair is Showing Up Hank Paulson
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 14, 2008
FDIC head has released the details of her foreclosure plan even though Treasury doesn’t support it
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Freddie Mac to Hank Paulson: $14 Billion Please…
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 14, 2008
Mortgage finance giant is asking for government cash as its net worth goes negative
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Will the Financial Crisis Get Worse?
By
Bonnie Erbe
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Bonnie Erbe - November 13, 2008
Nouriel Roubini says the worst is yet to come.
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How Much Bailout Cash has Been Spoken for So Far?
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Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 13, 2008
Merrill Lynch economists outline how much of the $700 billion has been allocated
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The Top 10 Foreclosure States (as of October)
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Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 13, 2008
Nevada, Arizona at the Top of the List
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3 Reasons Behind Hank Paulson’s Bailout Flip-Flop
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 12, 2008
Treasury secretary outlines a much different agenda for the $700 billion than the one he sold to Congress
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Holes in the New Fannie/Freddie Loan Mod Plan
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 12, 2008
Felix Salmon says the new program is ‘not particularly exciting’
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AIG Responds to ‘Luxury Resort’ Reports
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 11, 2008
CEO says the media ‘grossly mischaracterized’ the event
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Where Fannie and Freddie’s Loan Mod Plan Falls Short
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Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 11, 2008
The program will be helpful to some, but does not target the securitized loans at the heart of the crisis.
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AIG Reportedly Sent Execs to Another Luxury Resort
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 11, 2008
The Feds recently boosted the bailout package for the struggling insurance giant
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Why AIG Is Devouring the Bailout Fund
By
Rick Newman
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Rick Newman - November 10, 2008
The huge insurer’s worsening problems reflect a threat to all consumers.
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Senators to Paulson: Bailout Funds Are For Lending
By
Luke Mullins
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The Home Front - November 10, 2008
Two senators say financial institutions should not use TARP funds to buy healthy banks
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