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Shooting for the stars, learning to manage debt
Tess Vigeland Mar 23, 2012
A Seattle family learns the hard way how to manage its finances.
Wall Street firms may rent out Fannie foreclosures
Stacey Vanek Smith Mar 19, 2012
Some of Wall Street's biggest firms want to bid on pools of foreclosed properties being sold by Fannie Mae to rent them out. What does that mean for investors and how might it affect homeowners?
Mortgage settlement to be closely policed
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Mar 12, 2012
The $25 billion settlement announced last month finally details all the different types of relief for borrowers. But it sure took a long time.
Recognizing and addressing the problems of steep rent
Kai Ryssdal Mar 6, 2012
The cost of rent in cities like L.A. or New York stands in the way of many people earning higher wages. Author Matthew Yglesias says the issue could be solved if cities loosen building regulations.
U.S. homeowners to get a few new lifelines
Bob Moon Mar 6, 2012
President Obama reportedly plans to announce some new help for hurting homeowners. There's word one part of the plan would make it cheaper to refinance mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration.
The allure of homeownership
Chris Farrell Feb 13, 2012
My husband and I are both church pastors. We have been married for a year and half and we both work full time. Our gross income is about $84,000 and we tithe 10 percent to our churches and charities, which we will continue to do. We are trying to decide whether or not to purchase a home, and whether we are saving money in the proper places.... Is this a good time to buy a home? What if we needed to sell it in four years? Should we be putting less money into savings and more into the Roth IRA's? Thank you for your help! Emma, Beverly Hills, MI
Who benefits from the national mortgage settlement?
Adriene Hill Feb 13, 2012
The settlement between states and banks is worth $250 billion, but few homeowners benefit.
Healing in a new home
Jen Miller Feb 10, 2012
When commentator Jen Miller's love hit the rocks, she did something unusual -- she called a mortgage broker. But she didn't lose her head.
Deal reached over abusive foreclosure practices
Jeremy Hobson Feb 9, 2012
Nearly all the states and the federal government, and five of the nation's largest banks, have reportedly reached a $25 billion settlement over abusive foreclosure practices. Around 750,000 victims of foreclosure fraud will get checks for just about $1,800.
Banks to dole out compensation to homeowners
David Gura Feb 13, 2012
A settlement has been reached between state attorneys general and five major banks, but the problems of the housing market in the U.S. are far from over.
