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The Obama administration has launched a new program that is designed to help homeowners in the foreclosure avoidance program. What do the new guidelines mean for you?

Foreclosures and mortgage defaults have been a major problem in this economy. Does the decrease in defaults throughout California signal a turnaround?

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was confirmed by the Senate for a second term by a 70 to 30 vote this evening.

Steve Jobs is the most brilliant manager ever, and the iPad is his way of celebrating his victory. Here is how he is doing it.

Regulators are hell-bent on getting taxpayer money back and preventing another financial crisis in the future. However, haggling about personal aircraft use and committee hearing agendas doesn't really solve the problem.

The hype meter on the iPad device got so high over the past few weeks that we expected the new device to surf the web, cook a meal, and do the laundry. Unfortunately, the device doesn't do any of that, or anything at all that would make it succeed where other tablet devices have failed.

Reliabank Dakota, a South Dakota based community bank is offering a nationally available rewards checking account that currently pays 4.07% APY.

Once again, municipals held on to low nominal yields; however, tax-exempts did lag the Wednesday and Thursday flight to safety rally in Treasuries last week. More muni participants are actively discussing the possibility of a correction in prices this week: a reasonable development noting moderate institutional gains taking on Friday and the potential for a stock market rebound early this week. If yields do rise, long bonds appear most vulnerable.