Tax refund anticipation loans are costly: (Southtown Star)

For Hybrid Borrowers, Fed Cut May Not Be Much Help (American Banker)

US lenders cut deals to avoid crisis (Daily News)

The question of bailouts begins to hit home ( The Orlando Sentinel)

Countrywide continues slide as foreclosures rise (Chicago Tribune)

How CUs Serve Members Is Examined (Credit Union Journal)

One in Five Expect to Borrow to Heat Homes This Winter (CreditCards.com)

In Minneapolis, A Block Transformed (New York Times)

Systematic mortgage restructuring plan promises modest but worthwhile impact

Foreclosing on dream (Chicago Sun-Times)

Mortgage freeze a fix for some; Others left out (Chicago Sun-Times)

Mortgage rescue for some (Chicago Tribune)

Bailout not for all (Chicago Sun-Times)

Officials Warn Against Payday Loans (Chicago WBBM)

The Best Little Deal in Banking (Money)

The credit crunch moves dramatically beyond Wall Street (Chicago Lawyer)

Did special service area lead to foreclosures in Round Lake? (Daily Herald)

Tracking the course of a new plague (Detroit Free Press)

Spreading the Misery (New York Times)

The Nightly Business Report (The Nightly Business Report)