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Of Course You Qualify!new
Foreclosure is the tragic end of predatory lending, lax regulations, and fraud on the part of some brokers and lenders, as well as ignorance, self-delusion, and misplaced trust on the part of many buyers.
San Diego Reader |
Thomas Larson |
09-11-2007 |
Economy
Paradise Lostnew
Squabbling, bad management and development threaten to destroy Cassadaga, the one place in Central Florida that doesn't look like every other place.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
09-06-2007 |
Economy
Let's Foreclose on the Gold Domenew
Legislators created the misery for thousands of Georgians who are losing their homes -- it's time to throw the bastards out!
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
John Sugg |
08-30-2007 |
Economy
Mortgage Crisis: Nothing Out of Nothingnew
Why is anybody at all surprised about the collapse of companies that treated debts as assets?
Tucson Weekly |
Connie Tuttle |
08-29-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Show Me the Moneynew
Although I have three Columbia University degrees, I'm working during the day managing an office and stay up all night writing freelance articles, since writing has always been my ultimate career goal.
New York Press |
Gerry Visco |
08-23-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Virginia Mortgage Foreclosures Increasenew
Charlottesville area has nation's worst racial discrepancy in high-cost lending.
C-Ville Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
08-22-2007 |
Economy
You May Already Be a Losernew
David Lee Edwards won the Powerball lottery -- then his number came up.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
08-21-2007 |
Economy
Steal a Pig? No, Steal Bignew
The Securities and Exchange Commission is supposed to police capital markets, but it actually protects corporate bigwigs and Wall Street moguls who fleece the lambs and pluck the geese.
San Diego Reader |
Don Bauder |
08-17-2007 |
Economy
Getting Punished for Earning Morenew
Tax and benefit policies make climbing out of poverty difficult.
Shepherd Express |
Dennis A. Shook |
08-13-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Bubble Trouble
The mortgage crisis is bringing America's faith-based economy closer to judgment day.
The Inlander |
Ted S. McGregor Jr. |
08-10-2007 |
Economy
Inside Florida's Mortgage Foreclosure Crisisnew
A recent survey listed 33160 -- which includes all of Sunny Isles and Golden Beach, and small parts of Aventura and North Miami Beach -- as the area with the most foreclosures in Florida, second only to Atlanta in the southeastern United States.
Miami New Times |
Frank Houston |
08-06-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Hundred Bucks a Barrel? How 'Bout $200?new
Nine of the last 10 serious downturns in the world economy followed a spike in the price of oil -- and we are heading for another spike.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-06-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
Dead on the Vine: California's Produce Industrynew
As imports of foreign produce increase, farmers are losing their place at the table.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
William J. Kelly |
08-03-2007 |
Economy
Tags: Economic Issues
The Apple Pie Mutual Fundnew
As Louisiana moves towards becoming the first state to push its retirement savings into a self-styled "terror-free index," money managers warn the financial losses could outweigh the moral message.
Tags: Economic Issues
Option One and NovaStar Create Empty Nestsnew
How these Kansas City companies helped kill the American Dream with subprime lending.
Tags: Economic Issues
