Democrats call for ‘mortgage czar' to tackle sub-prime crisis (The Hill)
Standing alongside senior Democratic lawmakers, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) attacked the Bush administration on Wednesday for a sluggish and feeble response to the sub-prime mortgage crisis, likening it to a nationwide Hurricane Katrina that Republicans could have averted.

Economist: Texas won't escape mortgage woes 2:17 PM CT (Dallas Morning News)
While Texas has so far escaped the worst ravages of the housing bust, the state won't be totally unscathed by mortgage problems and overbuilding, a top economist warns.

Refinance Your Auto Loan and Ease a Tight Budget (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Living from paycheck to paycheck can be very stressful when unexpected emergency situations happen. You have to squeeze some extra money out of your budget, but where is it going to come from?

No tax deduction if you don't pay the mortgage (Reno Gazette-Journal)
DEAR BOB: I am planning on selling my home and buying another. My daughter is willing to move in with me. I would like to add her name to the deed so she can deduct half of the home's mortgage interest and property taxes on her income tax each year. Can this be done if I add her to the deed but not to the mortgage? -- Shirley McW.

Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabral Remarks Before the Eastern Regional Conference on Reaching Unbanked People (United States Department of the Treasury)
Thank you for that introduction. I'm pleased to be here this morning and to welcome all of you to the Eastern Regional Conference on Reaching Unbanked People. I want to recognize our many partners who have helped organize this conference.