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<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/07/news/economy/FDIC_fee.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008100711">FDIC to boost deposit insurance fees</a>

As you may know (or at least expected), <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/03/news/economy/house_friday_bailout/index.htm?postversion=2008100315">President Bush signed the bailout bill</a>. It's now law. Here's a link to the <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/01/news/pdf/">final...

<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/03/news/economy/house_friday_bailout/index.htm?postversion=2008100309">House passes bailout</a>

<a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/01/news/economy/senate_rescuebill2/index.htm?postversion=2008100121">Senate Passes Bailout</a>

Interesting article in The New York Times: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/business/26bailout.html">Talks Implode During Day of Chaos; Fate of Bailout Plan Remains Unresolved</a> My favorite quote: ?If money isn?t loosened up, this sucker could go down.? President Bush, Sept...

<a href="http://lansner.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/19/foreclosures-slice-of-home-sales-soars-5-fold/">Foreclosures? slice of home sales soars 5-fold</a> Not really "news" to those visiting the IHB, but it's nice to know the MSM is getting the word out.

<a href="http://mortgage.freedomblogging.com/2008/09/18/oc-folks-pay-credit-cards-skip-mortgage-payments/">O.C. folks pay credit cards, skip mortgage payments</a>

<strong>Merrill: No longer in denial</strong> <blockquote>When Merrill Lynch (MER, Fortune 500) on Monday sold a $30.6 billion portfolio of risky mortgage debt for 22 cents on the dollar, it took a big - though by no means final - step toward providing the sort of transparency that will...

Does anyone know if 43 Shade Tree sold at auction yesterday? If it sold, do you know how much it went for? Thanks!

I'm looking to rent a SFR while I wait out the market and need some advice. (1) Does a $5,500 deposit (including a $1,000 pet deposit for two dogs) sound high for a property that rents out for $3,600 per month? My experience has always been that a normal security is equal to one month's...

<p><strong>Senate reaches foreclosure relief compromise</strong></p> <p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/01/real_estate/foreclosure_relief.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008040115">http://money.cnn.com/2008/04/01/real_estate/foreclosure_relief.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008040115</a></p>

<p><strong>New $20B subprime bailout on the table</strong></p> <p>A proposal to bail out subprime mortgage borrowers who are at risk of foreclosure was floated at a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday. </p> <p>Senator Chris Dodd, the committee chair, said he is working to create a Home...

Bond giant's $8.1 billion surprise "Just hours after dodging a potentially devastating downgrade from ratings agency S&P, bond insurance giant MBIA disclosed late Wednesday a massive $8.1 billion exposure to the same risky investments that have been wreaking havoc on Wall Street in recent...