Capital levels too low at some credit unions (BizJournals)
While many Twin Cities credit unions are in strong financial shape, some of them are struggling to cope with rising levels of bad debt.

The right time to tap into home equity to pay bills (ABC 2 Baltimore)
Our Smart Money expert, syndicated radio host Bruce Williams, weighs the good and the bad with tapping into home equity to pay other debts.

Reverse mortgages a lifeline for seniors (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Seniors traditionally have used reverse mortgages to maintain their standard of living in retirement by tapping into their home equity, but older homeowners increasingly are using the loans to avoid sliding into foreclosure.

How To Cope With The Flood Of Foreclosures? (Forbes)
While Wharton profs agree this is the central question of the financial crisis, the answers are still cloudy.

The most important company you've never heard of(Daily Telegraph)
The villagers living near Jim Ratcliffe's home in Hampshire rarely catch a glimpse of the billionaire businessmen.