Mary Ellen Podmolik

The Federal Housing Administration is temporarily easing its lending requirements for condominiums, in a bid to help the battered housing market."It was determined that certain policy adjustments were needed to...

The restaurant chain Leona's Pizzeria Inc., hit with an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging that it reneged on a discrimination settlement, said Friday night that it wants to resolve...

Illinois has received more than $600,000 as part of a multi-state settlement with Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America related to the company's fixed annuity products. Altogether, Allianz agreed...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Leona's Pizzeria Inc., alleging that the restaurant chain failed to abide by an agreement resolving employment discrimination claims. According...

Tenneco Inc. announced plans Thursday to shutter its Vittaryd, Sweden plant that makes emission control products, in response to weak European market conditions. The Lake Forest-based maker of emission control...

The nation's mortgage market, like much of the nation, is waiting to see whether the Federal Reserve offers additional monetary easing, so mortgage interest rates held steady this week.Freddie Mac...

Illinois posted the highest foreclosure rate in the nation in August, with one of every 298 homes receiving a foreclosure notice, according to a report issued Thursday. It was the...