Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Announces Second Quarter 2007 Operating Highlights and Third Quarter 2007 Dividend ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, as well as dividend guidance for the third quarter of 2007.

PNC Bank commits $1 billion for home and business loans (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
PNC Bank on Thursday announced it would provide at least $1 billion to low- and moderate-income New Jersey residents and business owners over the next three years to encourage community development.

PNC Bank commits $1B for N.J. home, business loans (Daily Record)
NEWARK -- PNC Bank on Thursday announced it would provide at least $1 billion to low- and moderate-income New Jersey residents and business owners during the next three years to encourage community development.

Wall Street Wants Rate Cut -- Now (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Financial markets to Federal Reserve: Cut rates ... now. With worries about credit taking the Dow Jones industrials down by sometimes hundreds of points a day the past few weeks, investors seem to be trying to force the Fed into giving them the interest rate cut they want -- and well ahead of the Fed's next meeting Sept. 18.

Cost of buying home going up (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Finding a mortgage in the Louisville area is getting tougher, and more expensive. In the past week or so, mortgage brokers and bankers say lending standards have tightened dramatically, making it more difficult for those with patchy credit to buy a new home or take out an equity loan on their current residence.

European Stocks Retreat; Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, BHP Fall (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks dropped the most in 4 1/2 years on concern a global credit crunch will sap earnings and erode economic growth. Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's largest bank, and BNP Paribas SA of France paced declines.

European Stocks Retreat; Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, BHP Fall (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks sank as concern deepened that a global credit crunch will sap earnings and erode economic growth. Deutsche Bank AG, Germany's largest bank, and BNP Paribas SA of France paced declines.

One Family's Journey Into a Subprime Trap (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)
The Montes family bet that the housing boom would continue. Now, with their subprime loan rate set to jump, they face foreclosure on a house worth less than their mortgage balance.

Your Money Matters: Say 'I Do' to Home Buying (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Getting married marks a huge milestone for many people who have spent years dreaming about being a husband or wife. Another major milestone that often follows marriage is the first "big" purchase, which is typically buying a home.

Color of Money Live (Washington Post)
Need advice about how to handle your personal finances? Whether the struggle is saving for retirement, organizing your bank files, talking about money responsibility with your spouse or loved one, Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your tough questions.