Lawmakers target mortgage lenders

Mortgage Modifications Won't Benefit Everyone
With millions facing foreclosure, there's more pressure on mortgage lenders to cut deals with troubled borrowers. One of the toughest challenges is...

212,000 borrowers avoid foreclosure in Sept.
Mortgage lenders have helped nearly 2.5 million troubled homeowners avoid foreclosure since the mortgage meltdown began in the summer of 2007.

Help May Be On The Way For Homeowners
Many lawmakers who approved the $700 billion bailout for the financial industry are wondering if it does too much for banks and too little for...

Here comes stimulus - question is how
The drumbeat for lawmakers to do more to boost the economy is growing louder. And the chances have increased that Congress could pass a second...

Oil rebounds from bailout failure
Oil bounced back above $100 a barrel Tuesday, a day after Congress' failure to pass a $700 billion economic rescue plan sent prices plummeting, as...