www.usatoday.com - NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase (JPM) said Friday that it is expanding its program to modify mortgages to try to avoid foreclosures on up to $70 billion in loans.The loan-modification program will also be offered to customers with loans held by Wash... (Read More)

voices.washingtonpost.com - The financial crisis appears to be spreading to the credit-card business.Credit card companies say that their charge-offs of delinquent debt from card-holders have spiked to 5.5 percent, and could jump to 8 percent in coming months, a level not seen ... (Read More)