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			<title><![CDATA[ A great burden grows ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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A year after the global economy teetered on the verge of collapse, a recession -- a lingering and unwelcome guest -- has settled in at dinner tables across the land.
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			<dc:creator>Susan Kinzie</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Color of Money: Money is tight; give wisely ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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There's no surprise that charitable giving is down this year. A recession can make even the most altruistic person pull back.
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Plan ahead on donations to be safe come tax time ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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If you've noticed a slightly more hysterical tone in the fund requests we all get from charities this time of year, there's a reason: Donors, hit by factors as varied as the Madoff scandal and the general economic downturn, have cut back while the charities are facing greater demand for their...
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			<dc:creator>Albert B. Crenshaw</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Real Estate Matters: There's more than the rate to consider in a refinance ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Mortgage interest rates below 5 percent, combined with the recent extension and expansion of the home-buyer tax credits, give buyers a unique opportunity to purchase a home. But if you have enough equity in your property, it may also be a great time to lock in a lower interest rate and refinance...
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			<dc:creator>Ilyce R. Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Strong banks, weak credit: Treasury rethinks TARP ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:24:16 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Big banks are roaring back. At crisis' edge last year, they are repaying billions of dollars dumped into their vaults to rescue them. Dividend checks are accumulating at the Treasury. Taxpayers won't recoup the full sum of the government's unprecedented infusion to the financial...
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			<dc:creator>JIM KUHNHENN</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ US-BUSINESS Summary ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:25:23 EST</pubDate>
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Dollar ticks up, Asia shares slip as risk shunned HONG KONG (Reuters) - The dollar recouped some of its overnight losses on Tuesday, while Asian shares slipped as investors shrugged off upbeat U.S. home sale data and took light profits on recent rallies. Financial bookmakers expected shares in...
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			<dc:creator>Reuters</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Economic recovery likely not quite that energetic ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:01:42 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Remember the economy's return to growth last quarter? Well, it probably wasn't as energetic as first thought.
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			<dc:creator>JEANNINE AVERSA</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ October home sales rise 10.1 pct from September ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:18:00 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Home sales surged for the second month in a row in October, climbing to the highest level in 2 1/2 years as first-time buyers rushed to take advantage of an expiring tax credit.
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			<dc:creator>ALAN ZIBEL</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Retirement readiness index says if you're on track ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:49:50 EST</pubDate>
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Are you going to be ready for retirement?
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			<dc:creator>DAVID TWIDDY</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ JAL seeks 40 percent pension payout cut for survival ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:34:43 EST</pubDate>
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Corp <9205.T> asked retirees and employees on Monday to accept an average 40 percent cut to their pension payouts and warned the struggling airline could face bankruptcy if an agreement could not be reached.
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			<dc:creator>Reuters</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Renters becoming latest victims as foreclosure crisis widens ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- A new wave of foreclosures stands to hurt people who may have never taken out a mortgage: renters. In cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, where many investors are carrying upside-down mortgages on large rental buildings, some tenants are watching their homes fall apart a...
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			<dc:creator>Robin Shulman</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Palestinians looking to American-style housing developments, financing ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The hills around this city have seen plenty of construction, often the distinctive red-roofed homes favored by Israeli settlers.
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			<dc:creator>Howard Schneider</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ It may not be the thought that counts ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Questions for Joel Waldfogel, a professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His book, "Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays," was published in October by Princeton University Press.
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			<dc:creator>Kiplinger's Personal Finance</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Don't trust the crowd if you value the truth ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Back when I was a newspaper editor in Rochester, N.Y., an investment club invited me to speak about small-company stocks, a subject I occasionally wrote about. Before the session, I talked with club members to learn more about how they picked stocks. They explained that they focused on a single...
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			<dc:creator>Bob Frick</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Your charity telemarketing cheat sheet ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Phone Rings. Caller: Good evening, Mr. Jones. I'm calling on behalf of ABC Charity. Would you like to give to help your community?
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			<dc:creator>Post</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A different sort of holiday cheer ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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This holiday season, some workplaces are trading Chardonnay for charity contributions and crepes for kindness.
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			<dc:creator>Vickie Elmer</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Condos' reserve funds deserve more scrutiny ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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If you plan to buy into a condominium association -- or if you already own and plan to refinance the mortgage -- you should be aware of the new rules published by the Federal Housing Administration.
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			<dc:creator>Benny L. Kass</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Expect tightening from the FHA ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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For the past several years, the Federal Housing Administration has been the go-to financing resource for cash-strapped home buyers who can't come up with a big down payment. It has zoomed from barely a 3 percent market share to nearly 30 percent of home-purchase loans. But now, wildly popular...
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			<dc:creator>Post</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Some Washington area homeowner groups struggling financially ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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As planned communities have grown in Washington's outer suburbs, some of their homeowners associations have evolved from groups that handle mundane tasks such as collecting trash and scolding the owners of unkempt lawns into quasi-governments that control multimillion-dollar budgets with little...
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			<dc:creator>Derek Kravitz</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Business Digest ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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CREDIT J.P. Morgan Chase said it is dropping a clause from its credit-card contracts that required disputes with customers to be handled through binding arbitration, a move that could open the door to consumers filing class-action and other lawsuits.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Ohio AG sues credit agencies for public pensions ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:21 EST</pubDate>
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The three major credit ratings agencies gave mortgage-backed securities unjustifiably high ratings in return for lucrative fees, losing at least $457 million for five Ohio public employee pension and retirement funds, the state's attorney general alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday.
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			<dc:creator>STEPHEN MAJORS</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Web sites cater to for-sale-by-owner home sellers ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:45:04 EST</pubDate>
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LOS ANGELES -- Selling a home without a real estate agent can save thousands of dollars in commission fees, but it can also be a painstaking, confusing task.
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			<dc:creator>ALEX VEIGA</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Young heirs grapple with wealth of ambivalence ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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One night in Adams Morgan, the sons and daughters of lawyers and corporate executives padded into a friend's rowhouse for a kind of group therapy session about their families' wealth.
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			<dc:creator>Ian Shapira</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ General Growth, lenders agree on mall debt rework ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:35 EST</pubDate>
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LOS ANGELES -- Mall operator General Growth Properties Inc., which filed the largest U.S. real estate bankruptcy case in history earlier this year, said Thursday its lenders have agreed to restructure some $8.9 billion in shopping mall mortgage loans.
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			<dc:creator>ALEX VEIGA</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:37:44 EST</pubDate>
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-- Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:
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			<dc:creator>The Associated Press</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Foreclosures hitting more people with good credit ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=f4fd8b1da68a4787b38a6faa0af1c34f</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:10:47 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- The foreclosure crisis likely will persist well into next year as high unemployment pushes more people out of homes, pulls down housing prices and raises concerns about the broader economic recovery.
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			<dc:creator>ALAN ZIBEL</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Color of Money Book Club ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosts a discussion with Lynn Jimenez, author of "¿Se Habla Dinero? The Everyday Guide to Financial Success," a personal finance book geared toward multigenerational Hispanic families.
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Rates on 30-year mortgages remain below 5 percent ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:50:33 EST</pubDate>
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McLEAN, Va. -- Rates on 30-year mortgages stayed below 5 percent this week but remained above the record set earlier this year, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fidelity: Staying the course worked for millions ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:44:48 EST</pubDate>
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- If you had a good mix of stocks and bonds in your retirement account and you left it alone through the market madness of the past year, more than likely you're in good shape now.
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			<dc:creator>DAVID PITT</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Personal Finance: I'll leggo my Eggo...for a price. ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:12:31 EST</pubDate>
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The ways people try to make money never cease to amaze me.
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Bankers poised to help China's richest invest $7.6 trln: group ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:12:19 EST</pubDate>
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BEIJING (Reuters) - The number of U.S.-dollar millionaires in China is expected to nearly double in five years, luring private bankers eager to help them invest an expected combined wealth over $7.6 trillion by 2013, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) said on Thursday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ US-BUSINESS Summary ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:55:01 EST</pubDate>
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Asian Stocks ease, dollar up as risk shunned HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks eased on doubts about the pace of economic recovery, while the Indonesian rupiah and the Indian rupee fell on concerns over official steps to curb capital flows after Brazil's latest move to limit the rise of its...
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			<title><![CDATA[ Loudoun Home Sales for Nov. 19, 2009 ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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These sales were recorded in Loudoun County and supplied to The Washington Post by the Loudoun County Assessment Office. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Loudoun and other Washington areas, visit www.washingtonpost.com/realestate .
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			<title><![CDATA[ Wells Fargo to repay $1.3 billion in auction-rate pact ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:49:58 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo Investments LLC has agreed to repay about $1.3 billion to clients whose funds were frozen in the auction-rate securities market in the latest of a series of settlements with state securities regulators.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Wells Fargo to repay $1.3 billion in auction-rate pact ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:28:47 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo Investments LLC will repay about $1.3 billion to clients whose funds were frozen in the auction-rate securities market in the latest of a series of settlements with state securities regulators, an industry association said on Wednesday.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Geithner: Tight small business credit hurts recovery ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:35:22 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Wednesday called on banks to "get back to the business of lending" and said a tough credit environment for small businesses will slow economic recovery.
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			<dc:creator>David Lawder</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ MUFG results upbeat, scales back Morgan plan ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:29:49 EST</pubDate>
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group <8306.T> became the third major Japanese bank to post upbeat results, underscoring the improving outlook for the sector, and said it would raise $11 billion to meet stricter capital rules.
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			<dc:creator>David Dolan</dc:creator>
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			<category><![CDATA[results]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[upbeat,]]></category>
			<category><![CDATA[scales]]></category>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Small firms scrapping, scaling back health plans ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=570d8a3bd193cb3f755cf1cfad35d4aa</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:25:48 EST</pubDate>
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Faced with high health insurance costs, a North Carolina brokerage passed the buck on to its employees, a Texas public relations firm switched from group insurance to stipends, and a Missouri travel agency let its workers walk away instead paying for insurance.
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			<dc:creator>DAVID A. LIEB</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:25:48 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Goldman Sachs, Buffett to help small businesses ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=9c8bb88bbfc924d092c17db88a8f41bc</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:57:48 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is teaming with billionaire investor Warren Buffett to invest $500 million to provide thousands of small business owners across America with college scholarships and boost their access to capital.
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			<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Tax credit to steady, not rescue, shaky U.S. housing ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=4c4141978a1c4208eb0aee3729adba83</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:26:50 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Don't expect the expanded home buyer tax credit to be a permanent cure for the U.S. housing market. It won't.
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			<dc:creator>Lynn Adler</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ US-BUSINESS Summary ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=2eed18f7e334407aaa3ae5d800a8bd3a</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:26:04 EST</pubDate>
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Asia shares, gold, oil ease as dollar in focus SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares, gold and oil eased on Tuesday as investors locked in recent gains while keeping an eye on the ailing dollar, which was pinned near 15-month lows on expectations that U.S. interest rates will stay extremely low for...
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			<dc:creator>Reuters</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Millions will have to repay part of tax credit ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=8c985c15104a8f5a61de22a4b3a576b6</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:04:23 EST</pubDate>
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-- WASHINGTON - More than 15 million taxpayers may owe the government $250 or more because of how the IRS last spring set up President Barack Obama's tax break that was designed to help consumers spend the U.S. economy out of recession.
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			<dc:creator>STEPHEN OHLEMACHER</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Frank floats loan plan for unemployed homeowners ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=590277a950d1e278c93dac1820b69f0a</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:21:25 EST</pubDate>
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FALL RIVER, Mass. -- Rep. Barney Frank said Monday he is pushing a proposal to use some of the interest the government collects from the financial industry bailout to give loans to unemployed homeowners struggling to pay the mortgage.
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			<dc:creator>MICHELLE R. SMITH</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Developers Diversified ends CMBS drought ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=890e6ddef0b17236d72b52b171ed65a1</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:04:12 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. mall owner Developers Diversified Realty Corp <DDR.N> snapped a dry spell of nearly a year and a half by selling $400 million of new commercial mortgage bonds on Monday, with help from an emergency Federal Reserve lending program.
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			<dc:creator>Nancy Leinfuss</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ CIT's bankruptcy raises new questions about bailout ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=85974e4f2bc10aae496fd459155142e4</link>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- A year ago, the financial system was tottering and government officials arranged a $2.3 billion emergency cash infusion into CIT Group, a troubled lender to small businesses.
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			<dc:creator>Tomoeh Murakami Tse</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Overdraft fees: Finally, fair warning ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=032fc81ca77b765c249d897e0a8d85af</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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It only took a deep recession but finally the need to protect consumers is outweighing the almighty concern for business to make a buck.
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Research pays before you lay money down ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=7f42a013d5ce0ce3ee9df8608d93f093</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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With each tick higher in the market, more and more investors are working up the courage to get back in. But that's been hard for some who, burned by big losses and rattled by so many reports of financial scandal, still struggle with fundamental questions:
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			<dc:creator>Jonathan Starkey</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ That upward stock market arrow may be about to burst your balloon ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=590e05eaf76824be8573a3a1b5a16d34</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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With a close over 10,270 on Friday, the Dow Jones industrial average had its best showing of 2009. Like the day a few weeks earlier when it broke the five-figure mark for the first time since October 2008, the market's achievement was greeted not by champagne and celebration, but by introspection...
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			<dc:creator>Martha C. White</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hybrid retirement plan in the works ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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During the past year, it's become abundantly clear that the stock market can devastate even seemingly healthy retirement accounts. Even so, with the guaranteed income of traditional pensions disappearing, most investors have little choice.
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			<dc:creator>David Pitt</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ How market contrarians win their bets ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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In his classic book "The Money Masters," John Train recounts how just after the start of World War II, a young John Templeton placed an order to buy $100 worth of every stock that traded on a U.S. exchange for $1 per share or less. After the broker reported that he'd bought every such stock except...
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			<dc:creator>Whitney Tilson and John Heins</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Get creative to land a holiday job ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Q: How can I find a job for the holidays, and when and where should I start looking?
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			<dc:creator>Kimberly Lankford</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Strict refund policies may offend but are ethical ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Q: Recently I tried to get a refund on some merchandise for which I no longer had the sales receipt. But I was told that I was out of luck and that I couldn't even get a store credit. I was offended. Do you think this policy is ethical?
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			<dc:creator>Knight Kiplinger</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 30-year mortgage rates fall to 4.91% ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Rates for 30-year home loans stayed below 5 percent for the second week in a row.
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			<dc:creator>from News Services</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ A lifeline after foreclosure ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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There is new vocabulary in mortgage lending: D4L. In order to be eligible for a D4L, or Deed for Lease, you must go through a DIL, short for a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
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			<dc:creator>Benny L. Kass</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Real Estate Matters: The headache of a low appraisal ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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I applied for a refinance with my current lender. I did my application over the phone and was then told the rates and options. I was told I would most likely not need an appraisal, but if I did need one, the lender would pay for it.
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			<dc:creator>Ilyce R. Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Deficit doubles for government pension insurer ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:39:21 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- The government-chartered company that insures the pensions of one in seven Americans said Friday that its deficit this year nearly doubled to $22 billion.
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			<dc:creator>DANIEL WAGNER</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Insurer Woodmen files $30M lawsuit against US Bank ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:05:15 EST</pubDate>
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OMAHA, Neb. -- Woodmen of the World wants U.S. Bank to pay nearly $30 million for investing some of the insurer's assets in risky mortgage-backed securities that plummeted in value instead of the conservative investments the bank promised.
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			<dc:creator>JOSH FUNK</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:05:15 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Real Estate Live ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Post Real Estate columnist Elizabeth Razzi discussed the local housing market -- from condos and investment properties to contracts and mortgages on Friday, November 13, at 1 p.m. ET.
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			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Razzi</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Banks borrow less from emergency Fed program ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:55:21 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Banks borrowed slightly less from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week, and reduced their use of other credit programs designed to ease the financial crisis.
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			<dc:creator>DANIEL WAGNER</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Housing agency's financial cushion sinks ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:02:58 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Housing Administration's financial cushion has fallen to a dangerously low level, but government officials maintain the agency should avoid a taxpayer bailout under "most economic scenarios."
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			<dc:creator>ALAN ZIBEL</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Pace of mortgage help rising but still slow ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:59:41 EST</pubDate>
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PLANO, Texas -- Shontaye Edwards spends her day in a gray cubicle at a Bank of America call center in this Dallas suburb. On the other end of the phone line are homeowners - tense, exasperated and looking for help.
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			<dc:creator>ALAN ZIBEL</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Rates on 30-year loans remain below 5 percent ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:30:15 EST</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON -- Rates this week for 30-year home loans stayed below 5 percent for the second week in a row.
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			<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Abortion and health-care reform: Explaining Stupak, what's next and more ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=41bdaf311ea756956b39bad4966f3892</link>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Confused about the Stupak amendment to the House health-care bill, its impact on funding for abortion, and what is likely to happen with the bill in the Senate? Post staff writer Lori Montgomery takes your questions.
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			<dc:creator>Lori Montgomery</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Personal Finance: College and Credit Cards ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:38:53 EST</pubDate>
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I'm always so sorry I can't get to all the questions that are submitted to my online discussion, so here are a few left over from the last chat.
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Utah audit: Ban state workers from double-dipping ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:46:37 EST</pubDate>
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Retired state employees who return to government work are costing Utah hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits at a time the state retirement system is facing a $6.5 billion shortfall, a legislative audit released Wednesday said.
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			<dc:creator>BROCK VERGAKIS</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 5 pct. of Americans plan to buy a home next year ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:32:26 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- Just one in 20 Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next year, and they're most likely to be 34 years old or younger and living in the South or West, according to a survey released Wednesday.
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			<dc:creator>J.W. ELPHINSTONE</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 5 pct. of Americans plan to buy a home next year ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:01:37 EST</pubDate>
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NEW YORK -- Just one in 20 Americans say they plan to buy a home within the next year, and they're most likely to be 34 years old or younger and living in the South or West, according to a survey released Wednesday.
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			<dc:creator>J.W. ELPHINSTONE</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ U.S. foreclosure program helping more people, but how much still unclear ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=7271e193aca8c515ae56341cd2e7fa52</link>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The number of homeowners getting help from the government's massive foreclosure program is growing, according to data released Tuesday, but it is unclear how many of these borrowers might still lose their homes.
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			<dc:creator>Renae Merle</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The retirement problem ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:58:58 EST</pubDate>
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Recent volatility in the stock market (the S&amp;P 500 Index losing almost 50 percent of its value between September and March) has led some to question the wisdom of relying on 401(k) and other defined-contribution plans, invested largely in the stock market, for our nation's retirement security...
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			<dc:creator>Simon Johnson and James Kwak</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Business Highlights ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:59 EST</pubDate>
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-- Senate Dems move to curb Fed's powers WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed stripping the Federal Reserve of its supervisory powers and creating instead three new federal agencies to police banks, protect consumers and dismantle failing institutions.
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			<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:52:59 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ FHA's reserve fund hits 7-year low ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Federal Housing Administration, which has played a crucial role supporting American home buyers after the collapse of the mortgage market, has burned through a huge cash reserve in less than a decade and could soon wind up with what amounts to an automatic taxpayer bailout if the agency's for...
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			<dc:creator>Dina ElBoghdady</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Color of Money: MoneyGram settles charges of abetting fraud ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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In one of the largest consumer payouts of its type, MoneyGram International has agreed to fork over $18 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that it knowingly allowed con artists to use its operation to swindle U.S. consumers out of millions of dollars.
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Limit loss by studying up on volatility ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Want to avoid big fund losses the next time the stock market falls on its keister? Spend a few minutes learning about the concept of volatility.
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			<dc:creator>Steven Goldberg</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Investing books that just keep paying dividends ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Boost your investor IQ with a good book. Here are five to check out:
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			<dc:creator>Laura Cohn</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Don't wire money to . . . ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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-- A stranger -- in this country or anywhere else.
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			<dc:creator>Post</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Credit card reforms mean mailings to consumers may include big change ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Clear out the holiday catalogues, the Christmas cards and the coupons, and your mailbox may look less than festive. Now that the credit card industry is required to warn you about any changes they're planning, you should be scrutinizing what you think is only junk mail.
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			<dc:creator>Ylan Q. Mui</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ What is the true value of the United States' gold? ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Buried in the Treasury's International Reserve Position report is an intriguing bit of math. The document details the total amount, by weight, of the Treasury's gold reserves, plus a dollar value for said metal. But some fast division reveals something interesting: The Treasury marks the value of...
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			<dc:creator>Martha C. White</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ 30-year rates fall back below 5 percent ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Mortgage rates for 30-year, fixed-rate home loans fell for the first time in a month this week as the Federal Reserve pledged to keep its benchmark rate near zero.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Real Estate Matters: Eight years later, bankruptcy still on lenders' minds ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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I am buying a house as a co-borrower. I declared Chapter 7 bankruptcy more than eight years ago. I have provided my lender with a copy of the petition and the discharge, along with every other document he requested.
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			<dc:creator>Ilyce R. Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Putting 'good faith' back in closing ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Remember the bad old days of 11th-hour mortgage settlement cost shocks and mystery junk fees? Remember when the "good-faith estimates" your lender gave you upfront said closing costs would be about $2,000, but somehow they ballooned to $3,500 on the final settlement sheet?
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			<dc:creator>Kenneth R. Harney</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Hit by huge loss, Fannie Mae seeks more federal aid ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Fannie Mae, the federally controlled mortgage finance giant, said Thursday it lost $19 billion in the third quarter and had submitted a request to the Treasury Department for $15 billion in more aid to stay afloat.
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			<dc:creator>Zachary A. Goldfarb</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Color of Money Live ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary answers your personal finance questions and discusses other money matters.
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Personal Finance: To board or not to board? ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:31:14 EST</pubDate>
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I really want to know what you think of a recent Post story, Private school families say boarding makes sense in Washington region (Nov. 3).
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Business Digest: Verizon Wireless to double its cancellation fees ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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With a whole new line of smart phones coming onto the market, Verizon Wireless said that starting November 15 it is doubling to $350 the penalty fees for subscribers who leave their contracts early.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Fed stands by rock-bottom interest rates for near future ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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Federal Reserve leaders are sticking with their policy of very low interest rates for some time to come, they indicated Wednesday, but gave new details of the factors they will use to decide when to change course.
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			<dc:creator>Neil Irwin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Pearlstein: Business v. labor story is getting old ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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The Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein discusses the relationship between unions and big business.
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			<dc:creator>Steven Pearlstein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Color of Money: The bilingual language of personal finance ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=d11b808fb74dfc2eb7cf4c4b2883c5f2</link>
			<pheedo:origLink>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/30/AR2009103004227.html?wprss=rss_business/personalfinance</pheedo:origLink>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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No es facil hablar de dinero. In English: It's not easy to talk about money. For many people, speaking the language of money is like trying to learn a foreign tongue. It can be frustrating. Many books seek to help you learn the language. And every month, I search for those I find useful or unique...
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Retirement can be only as secure as your retirement home ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=234c0e302f9901c697c66eabdadb93dc</link>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Is your retirement secure? For some people who thought they had taken care of everything, the answer may be riding on another question: Is your retirement community secure?
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			<dc:creator>David S. Hilzenrath</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ As the dollar sags, diversify your portfolio by going global ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=1bed301b27e9fea33e83f2f3d94a2f37</link>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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In some ways, global markets are beginning to feel as they did in the first half of 2008. The dollar is sagging, oil and other commodity prices are climbing (in terms of the U.S. dollar), and gold prices are spiking into uncharted territory. Add to the mix the enormous challenges facing the U.S....
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			<dc:creator>Andrew Tanzer</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Keep pet expenses on a short leash ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Pet owners spent $43.2 billion on their animals in 2008, according to the American Pet Products Association. This year, despite the recession, they are expected to spend 5 percent more. But your furry (or scaly, slimy or feathery) loved one's health and happiness doesn't have to cost a fortune.
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			<dc:creator>Stacy Rapacon</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Mortgage rates rise for third week ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Rates for 30-year home loans climbed to 5.03 percent this week, the third consecutive weekly increase.
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			<dc:creator>From News Services</dc:creator>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Foreclosed home can still have liens ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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I am in the process of buying a new home. It's a foreclosure. The lender foreclosed on the developer. In doing my due diligence on the purchase, I noticed that some contractors were not paid. Will these contractors be able to put liens on the house after I close?
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			<dc:creator>Ilyce R. Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Home appraisal system could be rehauled soon ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Could the controversial appraisal system imposed nationwide by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in May -- and now tied to lowball property valuations, busted home sale transactions and higher fees to consumers -- be on its way out?
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			<dc:creator>Kenneth R. Harney</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Real Estate Live ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=94bdf07bcec01e1189db41a26c352d45</link>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Post Real Estate columnist Elizabeth Razzi discussed the local housing market -- from condos and investment properties to contracts and mortgages on Friday, October 30, at 1 p.m. ET.
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			<dc:creator>Elizabeth Razzi</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Move From Tenant to Owner ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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You've probably seen the headlines touting the demise of commercial real estate--it's the next bubble due to burst.
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			<dc:creator>Entrepreneur</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Higher Education Advice ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:10:04 EDT</pubDate>
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If you're having trouble finding work, perhaps the answer is more training. Career expert Vickie Elmer says additional education can help the transition from prolonged joblessness to steady work or can assist with lateral career moves. Check out Go back to school to smooth career changes (Oct. 25).
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The Color of Money: Report on debt collectors calls for reform ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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People dread getting calls from bill collectors. And it's not always because they can't pay. It can be a degrading experience, especially with third-party collectors who are overly aggressive, even threatening.
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			<dc:creator>Michelle Singletary</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Credit-rating bill clears committee ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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A House panel on Wednesday voted to tighten controls on credit-rating firms in response to complaints that the firms misjudged the risks of many of the mortgage-related securities that sank financial markets last year.
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			<dc:creator>Zachary A. Goldfarb</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Pearlstein: The White House must stop pretending that health reform will be a win for everyone ]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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The Washington Post's Steven Pearlstein discusses why it's time for the White House to stop pretending that health reform will be a winning proposition for everyone and that it will keep everything about the current system people like while getting rid of all the things they don't.
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			<dc:creator>Steven Pearlstein</dc:creator>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The home-buyer tax credit: Throwing good money after bad ]]></title>
			<link>http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=26dc6a1b0941e70feb072d6cbe99a9e4</link>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:20:01 EDT</pubDate>
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Congress and the administration seem likely to extend the first-time-home-buyer tax credit. Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid wants to extend it through December 2010 but phase out the amount over time; Republican Senator Johnny Isakson, a former real estate agent, wants to extend it through J...
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			<dc:creator>Simon Johnson and James Kwak</dc:creator>
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