Bernanke Says Better Regulation Would Have Curbed U....
Sunday Jan 3 | via Bloomberg
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said low central bank interest rates didna t cause the housing bubble of the past decade and that better regulation would have been more effective in curbing the boom. Comment?
'Retired' attorney helps homeowner save her home in ...
Saturday Jan 2 | via KansasCity.com
Kyna Franklin thought she was handling her mortgage problems last March. She was negotiating with the lender to catch up on her overdue home loan. Comment?
Flashback: In middle of housing crisis, Blunt worrie...
Friday Jan 1 | via Fired Up! Missouri
Over at The Erstwhile Conservative , Duane Graham has found a really interesting article about a Roy Blunt trip to Joplin in March 2008 , printed ten days after the collapse of the subprime mortgage market brought down the fifth-largest Wall Street investment bank, Bear Stearns, foreshadowing the broader financial crisis. Comment?
Stifel Nicolaus reaches settlement on investments
Monday Dec 28 | via Myrtle Beach Online
Financial services firm Stifel Nicolaus & Co. has reached an agreement with Missouri and other states that will speed up the buyback of auction rate securities from individual investors. Comment?
Stone County finds septic tank solution
Sunday Dec 27 | via Springfield News Leader
There's only so much the Missouri Department of Natural Resources can do to prevent the flow of untreated sewage seeping into Missouri's lakes and riverways. Comment?
MPs' expenses reform plans oulined
2 min ago | via Louth Today
Westminster's new standards regulator will give details of proposals for reforming the discredited expenses system. Comment?
Arlington Epiphany: Why Dodd Called It Quits
3 min ago | via Hartford Courant
Sen. Chris Dodd, with his wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd, at his side at their home in East Haddam, announces Wednesday that he will not seek re-election this year. Comment?
4 min ago | via Connecticut Post
At least one homebuyer may strike gold at the expense of Glenn Beck , the host of Fox News' "Glenn Beck" program, who is selling his home on New Canaan's Ponus Ridge across the street from Laurel Reservoir. Comment?
Now That McKee Has His Money, City Should Slow McKee...
6 min ago | via Ecology of Absence
At the end of 2009, developer Paul J. McKee, Jr. received $19.62 million in Distressed Areas Land Assemblage Tax Credits. Comment?
Md. firm paying $25,000 predatory-lending fine
9 min ago | via Richmond Times-Dispatch
A Maryland mortgage firm is paying a $25,000 fine after allegedly violating Virginia's predatory-lending laws. Comment?