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Readers Shine Light on Credit Crunch, Real Estate Woes
My inbox is overstuffed with comments and suggestions from readers. Here's an edited sample.

Lawsuit Paints Loan Crisis In Black, White and Brown
In what appears to be the first legal action of its kind, an association of community-based organizations has filed a federal civil rights complaint against two of the three largest Wall Street ratings agencies, charging that their inflated ratings on subprime mortgage bonds disproportionately ca...

A Fiancee's Unknown Obligations
Q: My fiancee has her name on three mortgages for two commercial buildings with her ex-husband. According to the divorce decree, her ex-husband has until August 2009 to refinance the mortgages.

Elizabeth Razzi's Local Address: A 10-Point Credit Checkup
Can you still count on the credit you thought you had? It's a fair question for everyone in this economy, including people who pride themselves on never missing a payment.

Demand Drives Home Green Technology
LOS ANGELES -- Robert Mechielsen's designs for environmentally friendly homes often include cutting-edge features such as high-efficiency heating and cooling systems and solar panels to convert sunshine into electricity.

In Va., Leafy Landscape Takes On Life of Its Own
An old white oak has become a focal point for the Black Oak Cluster neighborhood.

The Fine Print of the Foreclosure Fight
You may have read about the latest public and private efforts to help financially distressed homeowners cope with their mortgage payments. But you might not have caught key details that could have an effect on you or people you know -- now or in the months ahead.