SIGTARP

Despite government efforts to keep people in their homes and record-low interest rates, the homeownership rate remains stuck at 1999 levels, according to the latest figures from the Census Bureau.

Tired of TARP? It doesn't sound like it's going away just yet. The Treasury Secretary gave Congress a strong signal that the $700 billion bailout fund will survive beyond its initial expiration date on Dec. 31. The government "is actually close to the point" where the program can end, but not there yet.

It is bad enough that most people in the U.S. now know that TARP stands for Troubled Asset Relief Program. Of course, TARP has not really relieved anyone of their troubled assets but it has paid for billions in bonuses and precious few loans. But that has not stopped the U.S. from creating an even...