AP - When the government took over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, taxpayers inherited more than just bad debts. They're also potentially on the hook for tens of millions of dollars in legal fees for the executives at the center of the housing market's collapse.

Reuters - Finance company GMAC LLC lost $2.52 billion in the third quarter, hurt by slumps in the housing and auto markets, and said its Residential Capital LLC mortgage unit may fail.

Reuters - Corporate results and outlooks darkened on Monday, and automotive companies from Japan to Italy to Detroit said October sales were the weakest in about 20 years as economies weakened and consumer credit dried up.

Reuters - Corporate results and outlooks worsened on Monday, and automotive companies from Japan to Italy to Detroit said October sales were the weakest in about 20 years as economies continued to weaken and consumer credit, and available cash, dried up.

AFP - Britain confirmed Saturday it is in talks with a Scottish businessman over a possible rival bid for HBOS, the British banking group hit hard by the subprime crisis.

AFP - British ministers will hold talks with a leading Scottish businessman over a possible rival bid for mortgage lender HBOS, which has been hit hard by the subprime crisis, the government confirmed Saturday.

Reuters - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that U.S. backing for the debt issued by home mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in their current form must stand firm, even though it is appropriate to debate their future.