Headline News Archive

2012

February

07
  • How U. of Charleston cut tuition 22%. After seeing enrollment decline for the first time in a decade, the University of Charleston, in West Virginia, slashed tuition by 22% for the upcoming…
  • Foreclosure deal doesn’t go far enough. As state and federal officials near completion of a settlement with banks over shoddy foreclosure practices, a question that has loomed over the talks for…
02
  • Obama announces home refinancing plan. President Obama on Wednesday made his latest pitch to lift the nation’s beleaguered housing market, unveiling a series of proposals to help struggling borrowers reduce…
01

January

31
30
  • Freddie Mac bets against homeowners. Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-owned mortgage giant, has placed multibillion-dollar bets that pay off if homeowners stay trapped in expensive mortgages with interest rates well above…
26
  • FAQ: What is Google collecting?. Google announced Tuesday that it will integrate users’ information across Gmail, YouTube, search and 57 other Google services. Google privacy director Alma Whitten, who explained…
25
24
  • Europe weighs tough online privacy law. Europe is considering a sweeping new law that would force Internet companies like Amazon.com and Facebook to obtain explicit consent from consumers about the use…
  • Change.org emerges as influential advocate. Ben Rattray knows that revolution does not always happen spontaneously. The 31-year-old entrepreneur rattles off a list of populist actions over the past year: the…
  • Settlement with mortgage lenders "inadequate". As Obama administration officials pushed Monday toward finalizing a deal with the nation’s largest banks over widespread foreclosure abuses, they encountered a fresh wave of…
 

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