Oklahoma Senate Democrats are charging that Republicans are taking the side of insurance companies over the needs of their constituents.

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 27 (UPI) — A Houston company lured hundreds of older Texans into investing about $30 million in a fraudulent life insurance scheme, state officials say.

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — Private mortgage insurance defaults increased last month, according to the Mortgage Insurance Companies of America’s monthly report.

BRATTLEBORO — Financial software developed in Putney is giving industry biggie Quicken a run for its money.

Here are the six biggest pain points, care of a new study sponsored by Siemens.

COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! The government today decided to ensure Mahatma Gandhi’s personal belongings, including his famous metal rimmed glasses, do not go under the hammer in the United States next month and bring them back to the country.

There are five personal belongings of Gandhi in the list of auction proposed to be held on March 4-5 at the Antiquorum Auctioneers in New York including sandals, a pocket watch and some utensils.

While traditional media were overwhelmingly focused on the economy last week, bloggers and social media were much less single minded.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of SLM Corp. and other student lenders plunged Thursday after President Barack Obama proposed eliminating the role of private industry in the federal government’s college loan program.

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