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Good news for borrowers

…payments are current, the home-equity lender is effectively powerless to collect the debt. But here’s the best part: Unfortunately for home-equity lenders, many borrowers understand that pecking order, concluding there…

The contrarian addiction

…protects the public from food-borne illnesses. It issues nutritional advice and drug labeling guidelines. It polices false medical claims on packaging and in advertisements. It safeguards about one in every…

Health Care Hardball II

…This includes premia are a function of age and residence only. The bill can be very brief (most of the pages of the current bills modify the taxe code and…

Geithner’s Thoughts About Asset Prices

…or a negative shock to credibility. We live with considerable uncertainty about the sustainability of the pattern of relatively low risk premia and reduction in the cost of insurance against…