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• New Economic Fears Arise in Michigan

  The state, long entrenched in recession, is being hit hard by the economic crisis. Not even its lake resort towns are being spared. Posted Nov 23 2008, 10:48 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: United States Economy, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Michigan, Automobiles, Foreclosures, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• New Fears Arise in Michigan

  The state, long entrenched in recession, is being hit hard by the economic crisis. Not even its lake resort towns are being spared. Posted Nov 22 2008, 09:12 PM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home Filed under: United States Economy, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Michigan, Automobiles, Foreclosures, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Newest Veterans Hit Hard by Economic Crisis

  A combination of factors including unemployment and injury has forced many veterans into foreclosure. Posted Nov 17 2008, 11:13 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Foreclosures, Unemployment, Veterans, Disability Insurance

• The Reckoning: A Deregulator Looks Back, Unswayed

  Phil Gramm promoted policies that he says unshackled businesses from restraints but his critics charge contributed to the financial crisis. Posted Nov 16 2008, 09:20 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: United States Economy, Foreclosures, Regulation and Deregulation of Industry, Gramm, Phil, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• F.D.I.C. Offers Plan to Stem Foreclosures

  Breaking with the Bush administration’s position, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation proposed to use $24 billion in government financing to help 1.5 million households avoid foreclosure. Posted Nov 14 2008, 12:50 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Mortgages, Foreclosures, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Lawmakers Debate Pitfalls of Loan Modification

  At a hearing, legislators encouraged the financial industry to alter the terms of more mortgages. Posted Nov 12 2008, 11:45 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: House of Representatives, Foreclosures, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Your Money: Negotiating Better Terms for Mortgage

  Banks may be willing to negotiate with borrowers who are current with their payments, even if they aren’t promoting it aggressively. Posted Nov 12 2008, 06:25 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: Mortgages, Banks and Banking, Foreclosures, Personal Finances, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• A Town Drowns in Debt as Home Values Plunge

  A visit to Mountain House, Calif., shows how the housing crisis is contributing to a broad slowdown of the economy. Posted Nov 10 2008, 11:34 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: United States Economy, Layoffs and Job Reductions, Retail Stores and Trade, Housing, Foreclosures, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Citigroup Offers to Ease Mortgage Terms

  The bank joined a growing list of financial institutions which are offering a program to help thousands meet their monthly payments. Posted Nov 10 2008, 10:02 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Mortgages, Foreclosures, Citigroup Incorporated|C|NYSE, Subprime Mortgage Crisis

• Fair Game: Was There a Loan It Didn’t Like?

  A shareholder complaint depicts WaMu’s mortgage lending operation as a boiler room where volume was paramount and questionable loans were pushed through for profit. Posted Nov 01 2008, 10:04 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Mortgages, Suits and Litigation, Foreclosures, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Washington Mutual Inc

• Executive Pursuits: After a Life-Altering Event, Cleaning Out and Moving On

  In the throes of a divorce, Harry Hurt II is cleaning out and moving on and checking the Dumpster, too. Posted Oct 31 2008, 10:50 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Housing, Foreclosures, Waste Materials and Disposal, Moving Industry

• Talking Business: A Rescue Hindered by Politics

  There are serious, smart plans to help struggling homeowners. And yet one plan is still missing. Where, oh, where is the government’s plan? Posted Oct 31 2008, 10:49 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Mortgages, Housing, Foreclosures, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008)

• Banks Alter Loan Terms to Head Off Foreclosures

  JPMorgan Chase became the latest big bank to pledge to cut monthly payments, by lowering interest rates and temporarily reducing loan balances. Posted Oct 31 2008, 09:41 PM by NYT > Business Filed under: Banks and Banking, Morgan, J P, Chase & Co, Housing, Credit, Foreclosures

• Mortgage Plan May Irk Those It Doesn’t Help

  Experts say it is difficult to devise programs to aid distressed homeowners without giving everyone else a reason to mail the keys back to their lenders. Posted Oct 31 2008, 07:00 AM by NYT > Business Filed under: Mortgages, Housing, Foreclosures, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008)

• Mortgage Plan May Aid Many and Irk Others

  Experts say it is difficult to devise programs to aid distressed homeowners without giving everyone else a reason to mail the keys back to their lenders. Posted Oct 30 2008, 07:26 PM by NYT > NYTimes.com Home Filed under: Mortgages, Housing, Foreclosures, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (2008)