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Andy Buman has been financially responsible, and invested wisely in two rental properties and a home of his own in the Omaha, Neb., area. His small real estate empire is doing well, and he has saved an extra $20,000. His question for DailyFinance's Laura Rowley: Which loan should he apply it to for the best return?

Investors have hit Goldman Sachs with a class-action lawsuit for allegedly failing to disclose that it would benefit if its debt products lost value. The investment bank -- and several others -- say more lawsuits are likely on the way.

News that business inventories and industrial production are rising suggests the U.S. economic recovery is on track. But unlike previous recessions, there are five potential "potholes" in the road ahead. Declining employment and increasing commercial real estate foreclosures are two possible biggies.

Premature withdrawal could prove painful -- to your pocket. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is apparently set to stop the central bank's purchase of mortgage-backed securities in a few months, which could contribute to a full percentage point increase in the rates of 30-year mortgages. Talk...

President Barack Obama's proposal for a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency met with fast disapproval from Federal Reserve officials, who don't want to lose control of writing the rules on lending and disclosure practices on mortgages and credit cards. But their opposition won't find many...