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Credit Crunch

Fallout Begins

Easy Money, Lifeblood of Economy, Drying Up

The mortgage-related losses over the summer raise banks' concern and interest rates, tightening credit lines.

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How Debt Bites Back

How the failure of bonds backed by home mortgages has a ripple effect on lending.

Analysis

Fannie, Freddie Face Conflicting Demands

Federally chartered home mortgage investors must help homeowners avert foreclosure while trying to deliver shareholder profit.

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Geithner Pushes Derivatives Plan
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner urged lawmakers yesterday to pass the Obama administration's plan to regulate derivatives, the exotic financial instruments that exacerbated the financial crisis.
 

From Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

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Economy: The Fed Steps In
Alice Rivlin, economist, former director of the Office of Management and Budget and founding director of the Congressional Budget Office, was online March 17, 2008 to discuss the Federal Reserve bail out of the Bear Stearns investment bank and what effect it will have on the economy.
Real Estate Matters: Should You Refinance? See if You Can Hit the Trifecta. (Post, July 11, 2009)
 
Fed Role Protecting Consumers Debated: Expertise Lies Elsewhere, Ex-Officials Say (Post, July 10, 2009)
 
Treasury Works on 'Plan C' To Fend Off Lingering Threats: Troubling Issues in Lending Could Still Disrupt Economy (Post, July 8, 2009)
 
Industry Takes Aim at Plan to Create Financial Protection Agency (Post, July 7, 2009)
 
Scams Add Peril to Hard Times (Post, July 5, 2009)
 
Housing Counsel: Shop Around for That Refinance, but Don't Delay (By Benny L. Kass, July 4, 2009)
 
Real Estate Matters: In a Time of Change, Keys to a Successful Purchase Remain the Same (Post, July 4, 2009)
 
Obama Presents Bill to Create Consumer-Finance Watchdog: New Agency's Broad Scope Draws Stiff Industry Resistance (Post, July 1, 2009)
 
Column: The Right Direction Starts With the Right Decisions (By Michelle Singletary, June 28, 2009)
 
For Sale, Still: Grand Homes In Gracious Neighborhoods: Down Market Leaves Area Sellers in Lurch (Post, June 27, 2009)
 
Real Estate Matters: Need to Sell? Think Outside the Box. (Post, June 27, 2009)
 
The Mortgage Professor: Difficult Choices on Getting the Debt Paid (Post, June 27, 2009)
 
On Promise Of Upswing, Fed Holds Rate Steady (Post, June 25, 2009)
 
Stocks Flat Despite Rise in Home Sales (Post, June 23, 2009; 4:26 PM)
 
AIG Trading Partners Got Funds Before Bailout (Post, June 23, 2009)
 
Credit Score Shell Game: As High Scores Vanish, Borrowers' Luck Runs Out (Post, June 21, 2009)
 
Yesterday's Wisdom, Revisited: In Today's Slump, Popular Market Advice Can Often Use a New Perspective (Post, June 20, 2009)
 
The Nation's Housing: Getting Transferred? Securing a Mortgage Could Be Harder. (By Kenneth R. Harney, June 20, 2009)
 
The Mortgage Professor: A Safe Investment in a Rocky Market: Repaying Your Home Loan (Post, June 20, 2009)
 
Real Estate Matters: Serial Refinancer Might Have Had Loan Paid Off by Now (Post, June 20, 2009)
 
THE FED: Lawmakers Balk As Administration Tries to Redefine Central Bank's Role (Post, June 19, 2009)
 
Obama Blueprint Deepens Federal Role in Markets: Plan to Overhaul Financial Regulation Focuses on Consumer Protection, Risk (Post, June 17, 2009)
 
Regulatory Revamp Targets Securities at Heart of Crisis: Sellers of Mortgage Loans to Share In Losses Under White House Plan (Post, June 16, 2009)
 
Waiting for Work (By Michelle Singletary, June 14, 2009)
 
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