Singletary: Despite lenders’ spin, plan on breaking chains of mortgage debt (The Clarion-Ledger)
Even before the recent economic mudslide, the inbox for my regular online chat filled up with questions from people wondering how to get out of debt or seeking assurances that they weren’t the crazy ones in trying to pay off loans aggressively.
Wall Street drives White House campaign cash flow (Washington Post)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight of the 10 largest donors so far to the U.S. presidential campaigns are Wall Street banks, led by Goldman Sachs, according to research on Thursday from a political watchdog group.