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Questions loom as a federal panel examining the financial crisis prepares to look at the credit rating industry.

The Federal Housing Administration plays a key role in todays housing market, but changes are necessary to support recovery in the real estate market and general economy.

The next few weeks are crucial for home buyers who need to close on a house before the end of June to claim the federal home-buyer tax credit. A hiccup during the next month could cost a buyer thousands of dollars.

May 31 — Zambia, which plans to sell $1 billion of bonds this year in its first international debt issue, is unlikely to get a higher credit rating than the B+ assigned to Angola earlier this month, analysts say.

A home for sale in Sierra Vista is shown. By Derek Jordan Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA Sierra Vista home values are holding ground, despite recently released figures that show Arizona home values have dropped more in the past year than any other state

A home for sale in Sierra Vista is shown. By Derek Jordan Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA Sierra Vista home values are holding ground, despite recently released figures that show Arizona home values have dropped more in the past year than any other state. According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the average home price in Arizona dropped 13 percent below what they …

Even as the economic recovery plods ahead, many American consumers are refusing to come along.

Even as the economic recovery plods ahead, many American consumers are refusing to come along.

Maria Del Carmen Del Toro couldn’t access her husband Israel’s bank account for more than four months while he lay comatose after a roadside bomb attack in Afghanistan.