Don't waste money on a fix companyBoston Globe - Every day, consumers pay untold sums to companies that promise a quick credit fix. Most of the time, that money is wasted. I understand why these offers might seem so enticing. Good credit can get you much better rates for a car or home loan. A bad Source: www.boston.comIndustry in peril? Time to pick up a bucketSt. Petersburg Times - e_SBlt In the 1980s, most of the savings and student loan loan industry collapsed from free-wheeling re

Lots of housing news, coverage
Housing and mortgage stories are all over the place this morning, so let me see if I can touch on a few of them: * The New York Times, in a piece titled "Reports Suggest Broader Losses From Mortgages," leads off with this zinger: "Every time economists and Wall Street executives think they have acknowledged the full extent of the losses from the meltdown in real estate mortgages, more bad news turns up." It then goes on to note some statistics about the extent and cost of the housing crisis: -