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  April 18, 2008 House Committee to Act Quickly on Housing Rescue Measures Members of the House Financial Services Committee introduced two pieces of legislation yesterday that focus on reversing the

  April 17, 2008 House Panel to Examine Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights The House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit will hold a hearing today on H.R

  April 16, 2008 Housing Crisis House Panel Looks to Mark Up Loan Servicer Legislation Despite reluctance from much of the housing-finance industry, the House Financial Services Committee is set to

  April 15, 2008 Retailing Chains Caught in a Wave of Bankruptcies The consumer spending slump and tightening credit markets are unleashing a widening wave of bankruptcies in American retailing

  April 14, 2008 Insurers Object to Congoleum’s Chapter 11 Exit Plan Insurance companies that have been battling Congoleum Corp. for years in bankruptcy court are objecting to the flooring maker's

  April 11, 2008 Airlines Frontier Airlines Files for Chapter 11 Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. and its subsidiaries filed for chapter 11 protection today, saying that an 'unexpected attempt' by its

  April 10, 2008 House Panel Votes to Protect Federal Student Loan Stability The House Education and Labor Committee approved a bill yesterday aimed at ensuring that the current turmoil in the nation

  April 9, 2008 Mortgage Lending Bush Administration to Expand Help on Mortgages The Bush administration plans to expand a government program that helps struggling borrowers keep their homes as it

  April 8, 2008 House Democrats to Offer Housing Stimulus Plan House Democrats are crafting a response to the nation's housing crisis that would offer tax breaks to homeowners, first-time homebuyers

April 4, 2008 Housing Crisis With Durbin Amendment Dead, Senate Housing Stimulus Package Expected to Pass The Senate is expected to clear its housing-stimulus package as early as next week after it