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Commentary: Be honest, we all wish to be VIPsupdated: Wed Jun 18 2008 07:49:00

Be honest: How many of you are really shocked to find out that a bunch of Washington insiders were part of a VIP program coordinated by mortgage giant Countrywide Financial?

Time.com: Bush Chooses New HUD Chiefupdated: Fri Apr 18 2008 18:00:00

President Bush on Friday chose SBA Administrator Steve Preston to lead the government's housing agency at a time of crisis in the industry, praising him as a skilled manager

CNNMoney: Stocks up day, down quarterupdated: Mon Mar 31 2008 17:55:00

Falling oil prices helped lift stocks Monday, at the end of an otherwise abysmal quarter on Wall Street, marred by fears of a recession amid the housing crisis and credit market fallout.

HUD chief resigns amid ethics investigationsupdated: Mon Mar 31 2008 13:42:00

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned Monday, amid multiple ethics investigations and criticism from top lawmakers.

HUD secretary resignsupdated: Mon Mar 31 2008 13:42:00

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson announces his resignation amid ethics investigations.

CNNMoney: High-cost mortgages just got cheaperupdated: Fri Mar 07 2008 12:23:00

Mortgage costs just got cheaper for buyers in high-cost areas.

CNNMoney: Major lenders put freeze on foreclosuresupdated: Tue Feb 12 2008 16:46:00

Six of the nation's largest mortgage lenders, in a joint effort to cool the raging foreclosure crisis, have agreed to temporarily stop foreclosure proceedings on homeowners who have fallen seriously behind in their house payments.

Oops: Impostor scams Louisiana officialsupdated: Mon Aug 28 2006 15:24:00

A man who pulled a hoax on Louisiana officials and 1,000 contractors by presenting himself as a federal housing official said Monday he intended to focus attention on a lack of affordable housing.

HUD chief denies spiking Bush critic's contractupdated: Wed May 10 2006 19:18:00

Housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson apologized Wednesday for telling a business forum in Dallas, Texas, he had spiked a contract bid of a critic of President Bush.

CNNMoney: Builders to fight Bush's low-income planupdated: Thu Jun 17 2004 11:02:00

Home builders, realtors and others are preparing to fight a Bush administration plan that would require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase financing of homes for low-income people, a home builder group said Thursday.

Senate approves housing secretaryupdated: Thu Apr 01 2004 13:08:00

The Senate has approved President Bush's nominee for housing secretary, Alphonso Jackson, despite threats from Democrats to block the nomination in protest of White House appointments of federal judges while Congress is out of session.

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