With Credit Tight, Microlending Blossoms

After banks refused loan requests, some small businesses in the United States turned to microloans like those offered in the third world.

Education: Seattle Public School's fiscal rating, Race to the Top and Initiative 1098

This is in response to Seattle Public Schools flunks fiscal discipline [Opinion, July 28]. All the numbers are provided, but to formulate an opinion few readers will do the math rather than relying on the headline.

Local homeowners unable to take advantage of low mortgage rates

Local homeowners unable to take advantage of low mortgage rates

Slow growth at condos: Housing swoon forces three downtown projects to drop prices

Three years ago, Marlene Proulx and her husband downsized homes, selling a spacious house in North Oaks to move into a newly built condo at the Lofts of Stillwater on Main Street.

County foreclosure trend far-reaching

(Editor's note: The legal notice section of the News-Bulletin recently carried 41 foreclosure or foreclosure sale notices on one day. This article, the first in a two-part series, looks at what's behind the foreclosure rate and factors that influence it. A sidebar looks at steps homeowners can take to deal with the prospect of foreclosure. On Saturday, Part 2 in the series examines personal ...