Predatory practices charged (Reg Req’d)
An alleged predatory-lending scheme first disclosed in the Daily News more than four years ago is now the subject of a federal grand jury indictment.
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Put a Lid on Rising Mortgage Payments (Ridgecrest Daily Independent) (ARA) - Do you have a balloon mortgage that is coming due or an adjustable rate mortgage payment that has been steadily creeping up as interest rates change?read more...
HOME & DECOR: New designer, new client Christine Zirges and designer, Callin Bell, talk about how much she likes his transformation of her home decor. read more...
Interested in Interest-Only? My Foolish colleagues Selena Maranjian and Chris Mallon have written more than once to warn homebuyers about the perils of interest-only home mortgages.via
Beyond Repair On past home improvement projects, Honey Levitzky couldn't be rid of her contractors soon enough. Sometimes drunk, almost always disorganized, they made the already disruptive experience more difficult. He
Tough economic times named top story of the year Photo illustration by Kevin J. Martin Traditional manufacturing jobs continued to disappear in 2006 as the economy soured.Commentread more...
Mortgage crisis hits cultural institutions (Los Angeles Times) Soaring costs of bonds lead to big losses at the Getty, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Orange County Performing Artscenter, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and