Since 2000, the middle class has shrunk in size, fallen backward in income and wealth and shed some — but by no means all — …
“When asked about the discrepancy between the banks’ public image and their positive Fannie Mae evaluation, David Berenbaum, chief program officer of the National Community …
For RNC week: No more eviction notices TAMPA — With the Republican National Convention coming and Tropical Storm Isaac right behind, who has time for …
Second Studio City neighbor gets West Nile virus, blames swampy pool at foreclosed house A second case of West Nile virus was confirmed Friday near …
Joshua Goodman Harvard University – Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Adam J. Levitin Georgetown University Law Center August 2012 HKS Working Paper No. RWP12-037 Georgetown Law …
What’s A Crony? In an economically free society, the role of business is to create value for society by producing products and services that their …
Hammond orders demolition of cockroach-infested house HAMMOND | An emergency demolition order was issued Thursday for an empty East Hammond house that neighbors claim is …
When Is It Acceptable to Profit From Death? ProPublica Couples, families, businesses and even the government deal with the financial details of death every day. …
Bankstas in the Age of Money The government’s attitude toward different professions is striking. With sports scandals, it zeros in on individuals. But when it …
Payday lenders use courts to create modern debtors’ prison Wakita Shaw’s troubles started with a $425 payday loan, the kind of high-interest, short-term debt that …
Studies find home prices and crime rates not greatly impacted by foreclosures Several studies published in the September issue of Social Science Quarterly found only …
“I woke up one Friday morning with constables in front of my home and with strangers bringing out my stuff in front of my home.” …
Iceland Shows the Way Nobel prize winning economist Joe Stiglitz notes: What Iceland did was right. It would have been wrong to burden future generations …
“The Wraiths, also built by United Drones, have the capability of carrying surveillance cameras and even lethal and non-lethal weapons.” ~ Drones to patrol skies …
FHFA’s Certifications for the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements The FHFA’s Office of Inspector General has issued a report assessing whether the FHFA has fulfilled its …
