Roger Altman Leading Candidate to Replace Summers

Roger Altman, former deputy treasury secretary and founder of Evercore Partners Inc., is a top candidate to replace Lawrence Summers as director of President Obama’s National Economic Council, Bloomberg News said.

Altman, 64, met with Obama Tuesday t…

Foreclosure Chaos Could Hurt Banks, Housing Market

Flawed foreclosure paperwork could inflict huge losses on the nation’s top banks and spread chaos through the housing market, according to a congressional report.

Accusations that major mortgage lenders including Bank of America Corp. (BAC), used fla…