UPDATE 2-Southern California home sales rise 31.4 pct in April - Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, May 19 (Reuters) - Buyers in the market for foreclosed homes in Southern California, a market at the center of the housing crisis, purchased more than half of the region's resale homes in April and pushed its total home sales up 31.4 ..., more 
and Senate Approves Bill to Overhaul Credit Card Industry - FOX News  The Senate voted on Tuesday to prohibit credit card companies from arbitrarily raising a person's interest rate and charging many of the exorbitant fees that have become customary -- and crippling -- to cash-strapped consumers. The overwhelming ..., more 
and Senate passes credit card reform bill - MSNBC     Housing construction fell to a record low in April as a steep drop in apartment building offset a rebound in single-family construction. WASHINGTON - The Senate voted on Tuesday to prohibit credit card companies from arbitrarily raising a person ..., more