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Mortgage relief plan advances
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersSenate Democratic and Republican leaders reached agreement Wednesday on a multibillion-dollar package to address rampant foreclosures and other problems stemming from what may be the worst housing slump since the Great Depression. The compromise measure,...Tags: Finance, House Building, Christopher Dodd, Politics, Financially Distressed Companies
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What to do with Fannie and Freddie?
What's the right role and structure for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? How about the Federal Housing Administration? Previously, Abromowitz and Mitchell discussed John McCain’s proposal for the government to buy bad mortgages, the biggest players in...Tags: Christopher Dodd, Government, Hugo Chavez, Economy, Business and Finance, Fannie Mae
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Inflating the bubble?
Today, Furman and Landsburg discuss unemployment and the mortgage crisis. Previously, they debated whether the stimulus package would work and assessed the government's ability to mitigate economic downturns given its record deficit spending. Later in the...Tags: Death, Economy, Business and Finance, Fannie Mae, Unemployment, Freddie Mac
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Fed looks to rein in lenders
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe Federal Reserve on Tuesday proposed new mortgage lending rules to protect consumers against fraud and deception, but consumer advocates said lenders would still have the ability to make the kinds of bad loans that triggered the sub-prime lending...Tags: Christopher Dodd, Regional Authority, Politics, Death, Government
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BoA's Ken Lewis: More pain and time
Bank of America Chief Executive Ken Lewis stopped by The Times this week to discuss with editors and reporters his company's approach to the housing crisis and its takeover of troubled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. Here are some highlights....Tags: Christopher Dodd, Politics, Regional Authority, Government, Nevada
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Whither President Bush?
Today's question: Why did President Bush wait so long to take a public leadership role on the credit crisis? Does he deserve any of the blame directed at him by the candidates? Previously, Kuttner and Foster debated what Washington should do , the...Tags: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Executive Branch, Finance, Christopher Dodd, Sarah Palin
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Internet gambling: Push to legalize online gambling has powerful backing
Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Backed by a powerful House member, the online gambling industry is waging a campaign in Congress to legalize Internet betting, saying it will continue regardless of its legal status and can be regulated and taxed if not outlawed. Opponents...Tags: Travel, Republican Party, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics, Arts and Culture
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Does Antonin Scalia hate gays?
Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has been widely criticized for referring in a recent interview to "that homophobe Antonin Scalia," an injudicious exercise in name-calling that obscures Frank's larger and more valid point: that the opinions of the tart-tongued...Tags: Texas, Colorado, Politics, Local Government, Minority Groups
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Asset protection patchwork of laws
Sun reporterMillions of Americans rely on Social Security benefits, and they've been able to count on those dollars being safe from debt collectors under federal law. A creditor or debt collector can't garnish your future Social Security benefits. And even when...Tags: Tuition Planning Services, Continuing Education, Financially Distressed Companies, Retirement, Education
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House OKs bar to Web gaming
Bloomberg NewsThe House approved yesterday a measure to stifle online gambling in the United States by restricting the flow of money to illegal Internet gaming sites. Under the bill, credit-card companies would be forbidden to collect payments for Internet casinos....Tags: Finance, Travel, Republican Party, Casino and Gambling Industry, Court Preliminary
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Fannie and Freddie, hardball experts
The Swampby Frank James If you want to read a disturbing tale of how Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac used their clout in Washington to try to brush back their critics like pitchers throwing at the heads of batters, check out......Tags: Cliff Stearns, Politics, Accounting and Auditing, Economy, Business and Finance, Fannie Mae
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