Obama loan program turns a profit An Obama administration lending program set up to funnel cash to small banks was expected to cost taxpayers $1.3 billion. Instead, it will turn a profit of $80 million.
Charity on the campaign trail President Barack Obama and Oval Office hopefuls Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney have all released at least one year of tax returns. And they all gave big money to charity.
Government assistance expands More than one in three Americans lived in households that received Medicaid, food stamps or other means-based government assistance, according to a new report.
Foreclosure deal has 40 states, but others balk More than 40 states have signed on to a draft deal settling claims of improper mortgage servicing that's aimed at relieving homeowners struggling with loans bigger than their home's value.
