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Fellow Democrats yesterday began trashing President-elect Barack Obama's plan for tax cuts, even while the president-elect was urging Congress to work "day and night, on weekends if necessary," to pass his $800 billion stimulus program quickly ...

DEMS SMACK O'S TAX WHACKS - New York Post

The economic turmoil of 2008 has left few bright spots, but here's one: Mortgage rates have plummeted. Rates on 30-year, fixed loans are hovering around 5 percent - the lowest level since Freddie Mac began tracking rates in 1971. Some economists ...

As loan rates fall, homeowners consider refinancing - Record Searchlight

Patience Iweta's council tax arrears of less than £2,000 escalated to a debt of more than £20,000 when she was forced to take out a huge loan to avoid losing her home. Ms Iweta, 44, of New Cross, southeast London, lived in constant fear of having ...

2,000 debt nearly cost me my home' - Times Online

Mortgage rates are at their lowest level in decades, but thousands of Silicon Valley residents are discovering that qualifying for a loan is tougher than it has been in years. Banks are reluctant to lend at favorable rates to all but the most bullet ...

Rates are low, but loans difficult to get - San Jose Mercury News

I think we need traffic cops in the parking lots of grocery stores and strip shopping plazas here. Clearly they are among the most dangerous places to move one’s car around, at least for non-fatal accidents. It is skull-and-crossbones territory, a ...

Farmer File: Parking Lot Peril - Naples Daily News

WRY smiles on the faces of youngsters returning home betray worries about the loss of jobs or of plummeting salaries and perks. The IT geeks, BPO boys (and girls), admen (and women), executives at various levels, mainly in the service sector, those ...

MAHENDRA VED: In India, it's time for 'no pain, no gain' optimism - New Straits Times

The safety net is almost gone, the nest egg is cracking. Many Americans have recently found themselves changing retirement plans after losing a substantial amount of home equity as the housing market and the overall U.S. economy struggle. These folks ...

Plan B for retirees who counted on home equity - Buffalo News

NEW YORK (Reuters) - GMAC LLC, the finance company, on Thursday expressed support for its money-losing Residential Capital LLC mortgage unit, though it stopped short of a commitment to keep the big home loan provider in business. Responding in a U.S ...

GMAC says backs ResCap, without committing to it - Reuters

So begins a new year in the Sacramento real estate market, remarkably making its case as the fourth straight year of a downturn. A slump that began with nervous whispers in the summer of 2005 has escalated into a prolonged economic crisis that ...

Home Front: Sacramento-area real estate market befuddled the experts - Sacramento Bee

When discussing the current economic meltdown, I frequently hear the lament that it’s all Bush’s fault because of the war, banking regulations, Federal Reserve policies, etc. Now, I’m no defender of the president, and when it comes to arrogance ...