On the heels of the president’s NATO summit trip, two administration officials will make the news show rounds. Read more… View full post on All Stories

The Obama administration on will push Congress next year to move ahead on critical technology policies, the White House’s technology chief said on Thursday. View full post on All Stories

Computerworld – A report being prepared for the White House by the U.S. Department of Commerce calls on the Obama Administration to examine whether the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should be vested … View full post on All Stories

In its annual report to Congress, the Federal Housing Administration said loans involving seller-financed down-payment assistance have resulted in $6.6 billion in claims so far. Seller-paid DPA is no longer allowed on government-insured loans. FHA expects that such loans will ultimately cost $13.6 billion. View full post on All Stories

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–More than $50 million in U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance Loans have been approved for homeowners, renters and businesses in designated Illinois counties affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred on July 19 through Aug. 7, 2010. SBA issued more than 91,000 disaster loan applications, however only 11,500 have been returned. [...]

President Barack Obama’s upcoming trip to Asia will be focused on efforts to open up new markets for American goods and strengthen the U.S. economy, administration officials said on Monday. View full post on All Stories

Tom Ramstack – AHN News Correspondent Washington, D.C., United States (AHN) – A civil rights commission’s report that criticizes the Justice Department’s handling of a voter intimidation case was delayed Friday when one of the commissioners walked out of a meeting in protest. He called the commission’s planned vote on whether to approve the report [...]

The Federal Housing Administration reported that it endorsed 10 percent fewer loans during fiscal-year 2010 than in fiscal-year 2009. The housing agency fell short of its original projection of 1.9 million endorsements. Annual volume was dragged down by refinances and home-equity conversion mortgages. View full post on All Stories

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Obama administration cut taxes for middle-class Americans, expects to make a profit on the hundreds of billions of dollars spent to rescue Wall Street banks and has overseen an economy that has grown for the past four quarters. Most voters don’t believe it. A Bloomberg National Poll conducted Oct. 24-26 finds that [...]

Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. announced a new third-party origination program. The program is for loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration. According to the company, options available inlcude a referral relationship, traditional brokering and correspondent lending. View full post on All Stories

Anthony Jones – AHN Entertainment Reporter Los Angeles, CA, United States (AHN) – President Barack Obama submitted a video for the “It Gets Better” project, which has featured gay and gay-friendly celebrities speaking out to youths about the current bullying and gay suicide epidemic. President Obama wants to fight against discrimination, against LGBT Americans or [...]