On the day in June when her mortgage company finally agreed to lower her monthly payments, Yolanda Thomas felt a twinge of hope that she would hold on to her Queens apartment, the first home she had ever owned. Full Article at The New York Times

Chase Bank, also known as J.P Morgan Chase, is one of the strongest banks in the United States, having taken over Washington Mutual and Bank One. They have branches all over the United States and their selection of credit cards is hard to beat. Full Article at Associated Content

A California man was sentenced Friday to 7 years, 3 months in prison in U.S. District Court in Tacoma after pleading guilty to four Washington bank robberies, including one in Vancouver. Full Article at The Columbian

TACOMA, Wash. – A 43-year-old California man has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison after pleading guilty to several bank robberies in Washington state. Robert Vincent Mendez has also been indicted in four other bank robberies in Oregon. Full Article at The Olympian

A leading House Democrat plans to introduce Thursday a provision that would require those banks deemed "too big to fail" to fund their own insurance fund -- in response to concerns from economists who call the existing proposals that call for smaller... Full Article at Huffington Post

Actress Bette Davis once said that the key to a successful marriage was separate bathrooms. The Bellevue, Wash. , couple have both been working from home since March. She likes to listen to heavy metal music while working. He usually likes instrumentals. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment