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Who Benefits From the Bailout?

By | 09.08.08 | 8:45 am

So far it looks like shareholders, employees and, of course, taxpayers are the big losers in the unprecedented Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac government bailout just announced over the weekend.

But some people are going to come out of this mess just fine, The New York Times says. More…

Mortgage Workouts Not Solution

By | 09.08.08 | 6:00 am

When the foreclosure crisis began to heat up last fall, troubled borrowers got this advice: Call your lender and try to work things out. The Bush administration led the way on this, unveiling its Hope Now program — a hotline to connect borrowers with mortgage counselors More…

Real Reasons to Whine

By | 09.03.08 | 10:03 am

Maybe we’re whiners for a reason. Bankruptcy filings climbed again in August, providing more proof that people are feeling the strains of a softening economy, creditslips reports.

The August figures show bankruptcy filings have reached a post-2005 high of 4,476 filings per day, notes credit expert Robert Lawless, a More…