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Banks must improve loan modifications

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and HUD secretary Shaun Donovan are urging some of the country's largest banks to step up their efforts to help homeowners modify their mortgages. Tamara Keith reports. (07/10/2009)

Reich and Zandi on how to fix housing

The Obama administration has tried a number of programs to slow the rate of foreclosure, but the housing market is still unstable. Commentators Robert Reich and Mark Zandi discuss other actions the government could take. (07/02/2009)

How to view the housing numbers

UCLA economics professor Edward Leamer talks with Bob Moon about whether we should view the latest housing numbers as the glass being half empty or half full. (07/01/2009)

Debt wasn't always the enemy

The subprime mortgage debacle has given debt a bad rap lately. But there was a time when borrowing money helped establish a strong middle class. Stephen Smith reports. (06/29/2009)

Foreclosures reach prime borrowers

The next surge in foreclosures has arrived. Borrowers with good credit are defaulting, and the latest wave of foreclosures is already lapping at the edge of communities all over America. Mitchell Hartman reports. (06/25/2009)

How we know we're reaching bottom

It's hard to tell where the bottom is when indicators are pointing in different directions. Steve Chiotakis asks economics correspondent Steve Farrell why he's able to look at the data and tell we're getting there. (06/25/2009)

How are homebuilders still in business?

With the way things are going in the housing market, some wonder how homebuilders manage to keep from filing bankruptcy. Bob Moon explores how it's been possible so far for no major U.S. homebuilders to have closed shop. (06/25/2009)

Financial reform plan misses the mark

The Obama administration wants to create a super-regulator and is calling for an independent financial products agency to regulate the financial system. Commentator David Frum says these reforms fail to get at the root of the problem. (06/24/2009)

Fed might stop the money pump

Federal Reserve officials wrap up a two-day meeting this afternoon, and analysts are predicting a roll-back of some credit-easing programs. But this could mean a slow recovery for the housing market. Jeremy Hobson reports. (06/24/2009)