Bad Credit and Home Refinance (Benton Evening News)

Once you know which items to dispute, DO NOT complete the Dispute Forms that the Credit Bureaus included with copies of your credit file that they sent you. It's much more effective to easily follow the outlines of these sample letters.

Bad Credit and Home Refinance (Benton Evening News)

(ARA) - Mortgage rates are at historic lows, and it seems like everyone's jumping on the refinance bandwagon these days. But is it really a good idea for people with bad credit?

Tightening of standards squeezes some buyers out of market (East Valley Tribune)

The mortgage industry's tailspin from lofty heights has left potential Valley homebuyers scrambling to pick up the pieces of shattered deals, as lending standards tighten on a near-daily basis.

Displaced by foreclosure, family finds rental home (Baltimore Sun)

State program, Howard nonprofit, customers come to aid Kwaku Atta Poku, the Columbia taxi owner who lost his family's townhouse to foreclosure despite making every mortgage payment, is moving to a new rental home, thanks to help from a community group using a new state program to help them recover.

Opposition Response to Budget 2008 (The Trinidad Guardian)

After 5 â€º years of PNM governance, our country is precariously positioned on the edge of an abyss of social and economic disaster. This government has received the highest revenue levels in our nationÃs history and spent more than any other government in our nationÃs history.

Color of Money Live (Washington Post)

Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosted a free-for-all discussion about money matters.

A bridge or two fare well (Pawtucket Times)

The awful news from Minnesota has brought to light a way in which Rhode Island leads the nation: we have a higher proportion of "structurally deficient" bridges than any other state in the nation.

The other Buffett: Doris (Lincoln Journal Star)

One day last July, UPS delivered a large cardboard box to the doorstep of a condominium in Rockport, Maine. Inside were more than 1,400 letters. A New York state man wrote that he couldnâ€™t afford a new glass eye.

Blockbuster (Baltimore City Paper)

The story of Gary Waicker begins with this advertisement. These words, written in bold blue letters, hung on a sign outside Waicker's real-estate offices on Erdman Avenue in the Belair-Edison community for close to a decade.

PAHA seeks people who want homes (Port Arthur News)

Owning a home in Port Arthur can be attainable even for low income families. Port Arthur Housing Authority, along with its partners, are seeking qualified residents to participate in the Texas Boot Strap Program â€” one giant step towards home ownership.

Abuse victims find sanctuary in shelter (Merced Sun-Star)

www.mercedsun-star.com/awomansplace.