Fed chief: Mortgage giants are sound (The News & Observer)
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are in “no danger of failing.”
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Fannie Mae Faces Work After Restatement Mortgage giant Fannie Mae has taken a significant stride in its march out of a accounting scandal by completing a restatement of past earnings but still faces tough work to
After 'Bumfights,' a second chance Bonanza Apartments manager Michael Staley, right, talks to Ron Button about renting an apartment.Commentread more...
E-Trade Sells $3B Mortgage-Backed Debt (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Troubled discount brokerage E-Trade Financial Corp. said Wednesday it sold about $3 billion of mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds in addition to the November sale of its $3 billion
Smith, Top Bond Forecaster, Says Treasury Yields Signal a 2007 Recession Jan. 2 -- The U.S. bond market's most accurate forecaster, who plies his trade 500 miles from Wall Street on Tobacco Road, says yields are sending ominous signs about the
Mortgage leader blames some lenders for meltdown (Orange County Register) John Robbins, chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association, says "a few unethical actors" have caused problems for the industry.read more...
Bend building boom widespread, growing As the construction industry in Central Oregon has boomed, plenty of related industries in the fast-growing area are reaping the rewards.via