A Flood of Money Slow to Fix New Orleans Schools

This week, The Washington Independent is featuring a series of investigative stories on the rebuilding of New Orleans, five years after Hurricane Katrina. Find all of them here.

After Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, the federal government began the most expensive long-term rebuilding project in American history. The More…

The Mortgage Crisis and the Trouble With the FHA

The Mortgage Bankers Association recently joined the chorus of those worried about the Federal Housing Administration’s growing role in the housing market, the Orange County Register’s Mortgage Insider reports. Due to the mortgage meltdown and the demise of subprime lenders, the FHA’s share of the housing market already has More…