| Business spending steady on equipment, buildings U.S. businesses spent $1.38 trillion on new and used structures and equipment in 2008 — on par with 2007 numbers — according to the U.S. Census Bureau. bizjournals.com |
NAACP drops Wells Fargo subprime lawsuit The NAACP is ending its lawsuit against Wells Fargo that alleged the bank was forcing blacks into subprime mortgages while whites with identical qualifications got lower rates. Wells Fargo - Subprime lending - Business - Financial services - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Trees won't obscure views of western Md. lake Real-estate developers are the winners of a fight over homeowner views of Deep Creek Lake in the Western Maryland mountains. Biology - Dendrology - Botany - Gardens - Plants feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Foreclosure trims number of underwater homes Foreclosures are helping to thin the ranks of U.S. homes with mortgages that exceed what the properties are worth, new data shows. Foreclosure - Mortgage - United States - Real estate - Business pheedo.msnbc.msn.com |
Structural redesign THE FEDERAL regulator in charge of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has released staggering new estimates for the ongoing bailout of the mortgage-guarantee giants. In the likeliest scenario -- housing prices and the economy muddle along more or less as they are now -- the taxpayer will take a net hit of... feeds.washingtonpost.com |