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The Federal Trade Commission – the nation’s consumer protection agency against fraud – reported on Thursday that identity theft was the number one consumer complaint for the ninth year in a row. Of the 1,223,370…
It’s apparent that many factors contributed to the economic crisis, but one of the biggest problems “was that our economy was left exposed regulations that were out of date and regulators who weren’t minding the…
The $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009, signed into law last week by President Obama, provided $13.61 billion for projects and programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD…
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 – A breakdown of the stimulus package spending The $787 billion stimulus package signed into law by President Obama last week: Tax relief: $288 billion total, including $15 billion…
In his weekly address this morning, President Obama said that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will start to impact families “as soon as a few weeks from now” through the quickest and broadest tax…
The continuing slide on Wall Street reflects growing concerns that Obama’s $787 billion stimulus package, a $75 billion foreclosure prevention plan, and up to $2 trillion to stabilizing banks and to support lending just won’t…
President Obama has said that it will take a three-legged stool to fix the nation’s economic troubles. Last week, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner unveiled the Financial Stability Plan – a measure to prop up the…
The Securities and Exchange Commission reported Tuesday that it has charged Robert Allen Stanford from Texas and three of his companies for orchestrating a fraudulent scheme centering on an $8 billion CD program. The affiliate…
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 was passed by the House and Senate last Friday and President Obama will sign the legislation into law on Tuesday in Denver, Colorado. Governor Ritter said, “The decision…
The Federal Trade Commission reported on Wednesday that they’ve charged a mortgage foreclosure “rescue” operation with violating the FTC Act by falsely claiming that they would stop foreclosure or fully refund the consumer’s money. A…