Fed study rejects standard explanations for housing bubble - NewsChannel5.com

Fed study rejects standard explanations for housing bubble NewsChannel5.com What kind of credit score do you need to qualify for a mortgage? A new survey of bank executives by the Federal Reserve provides some answers.more>> Home improvement projects are popular these days, but getting financing for them can be difficult. and more »

Key steps to getting the best home loan - Salt Lake Tribune

Key steps to getting the best home loan Salt Lake Tribune You better know your score — your credit score, that is. Now, more than ever, that three-digit number affects what you'll pay to finance your home purchase. The higher your score, the lower the mortgage rate — and monthly payment — you'll pay.

AP exam flap baffles Chatsworth High students - Los Angeles Times

AP exam flap baffles Chatsworth High students Los Angeles Times Chatsworth High Principal Tim Guy's explanation was more prosaic: The school came up short a few test booklets, and no one knows how or why it happened. That discovery invalidated scores for the students who took that psychology exam and complicated ... and more »

Report Finds Improvement in Credit Scores - New York Times (blog)

New York Times (blog)

Report Finds Improvement in Credit Scores New York Times (blog) One likely explanation, Ms. Bell said, is that lenders have written off bad debt and closed their riskiest credit accounts. Negative items carry less weight in a credit score as time passes, she said, so credit scores will move up for consumers who had ... and more »

A few words on the bullpen after tonights SF Giants win, plus notes - San Francisco Chronicle (blog)

A few words on the bullpen after tonights SF Giants win, plus notes San Francisco Chronicle (blog) The Giants still are not a power team even if they scored all four of their runs tonight on homers by their catchers. They are not going to win many games this way, and until Hector Sanchez went deep in the 14th you could look at the lineup on the big ... and more »