Freddie Mac, mortgage fiasco - 2003-11-21
Two months late and $5 billion long, Freddie Mac's accounting restatement is just the first of many steps in righting the ship at the mortgage finance giant.

As expected on Friday morning, the McLean, Va.-based company said it had understated earnings between 2000 and 2002 by $4.4 billion and found an additional $600 million in earnings not reported from prior periods.
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Do I Require Mortgage Life Insurance? - 2003-11-21
QUESTION: My wife and I own a home with a mortgage. At times, we receive offers in the mail to buy mortgage-protection insurance. The offers say that upon the death or disability of either spouse, the insurance will pay for the mortgage. Is this worth the money?

ANSWER: Mortgage-protection insurance, also known as mortgage life insurance or mortgage disability insurance, is designed to pay off the balance on your mortgage if you die or become disabled, respectively.
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