Home buyers turn to private lenders - San Jose Mercury News
It can be tough to get a mortgage these days. Banks want hefty down payments and their lending guidelines are constantly changing. So where do some Bay Area residents hoping to close their deals or refinance go? Private money lenders. Private money

TEXT-Fitch release on Northeast Utilities, subs - Reuters UK
Aug 8 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Northeast Utilities (NU) and its subsidiaries, Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P), Public Service Co. of New Hampshire (PSNH), and Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (WMECO) as follows: Northeast

Shifting into reverse at 60 mph damages van - Charleston Post & Courier
Q I accidentally shifted my 1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager (SE six-cylinder) into neutral while the car was in motion at 60 mph. I put it back into gear and heard a loud noise, and the car bucked like I had rolled over something. I know, not good. I

Does God Want You To Be Poor? - Washington Post
Resize Op-Ed Columnist Michael Gerson attacks the prosperity gospel movement in his column this week Faith’s Real Riches . Gerson says prosperity gospel is “religiously infantile.” His comments come as some ministers living extremely well are being

Housing chief quits over city payments to mom - Courier-Journal
Kimberly Bunton, the head of Louisville’s Housing and Family Services Department, resigned yesterday after a Courier-Journal investigation raised questions about more than $2,000 in low-income assistance her mother had received from the city. With

LIUNA labor union zeroes in on Buckeye subdivision in warning of ARM - Phoenix Business Journal
Half-million U.S. construction jobs lost since 2007 [Albuquerque] Squeezed builders see opponents thwarting bid to improve liquidity [Columbus] Beazer may be forced to reveal more on proxy [South Florida] The Laborers’ International Union of North