Settlement for Countrywide Financial ID Theft Victim...
6 hrs ago | via Insurance Journal West
A federal judge in Kentucky has given preliminary approval to a settlement between Countrywide Financial Corp., and millions of customers whose detailed financial information was exposed in a security breach. Comment?
News briefs from around Kentucky at 4:58 a.m. EST
Friday Dec 25 | via Clover Herald
Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning was the only senator to miss the Senate's historic Christmas Eve vote on health care legislation. Comment?
Ed Hatchett recommended for KACo post
Wednesday Dec 23 | via Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow, KY
Barren County native Edward B. Hatchett is being recommended by a search committee to be the next executive director of the Kentucky Association of Counties. Comment?
Sunday Dec 20 | via Examiner.com
In Issues Brief - 12/04/09 I discussed the fallout from the credit crunch weasels, the original pigs at the trough. Comment?
Foreclosure numbers fall again in November
Friday Dec 11 | via Kentucky.com
The number of homeowners on the brink of foreclosure fell in November, the fourth straight monthly decline. Comment?
Book review: 'Mobs, Messiahs and Markets', by Willia...
5 min ago | via The Independent
The recent market turmoil stemming from concerns about loans in the so-called subprime mortgage market in the United States makes this book extremely timely. Comment?
8 min ago | via North Jersey Media Group
Robert Reich is a professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley. Comment?
1 hr ago | via Inman Real Estate News
Our family has it backwards. Every year, about the time the mall queues its first seasonal song track -- the one about the being home for the holidays -- we start plotting our exit strategy. Comment?
12 min ago | via Nikki's Nest
CROSS POSTED FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES Op-Ed Columnist The Big Zero By PAUL KRUGMAN Maybe we knew, at some unconscious, instinctive level, that it would be an era best forgotten. Comment?
Treasurys come off lows following auction
18 min ago | via KIFI Idaho Falls
Interest rates rose moderately Monday, but were down from their highest levels following a decent auction of two-year notes. Comment?