When you own a home, you're building equity. And a lot of people use that equity as collateral to borrow money. Especially when you're borrowing for a big purchase.

Automaker, Chrysler, is set to meet the goals set by its private equity owner Cerberus Capital Management this year.

Lindy Vivas knows about operating in attack mode. Almost from the moment she stepped onto Fresno State's campus in 1991, she was engaged in a battle over one thing or another. To produce winning women's volleyball teams. To achieve gender equity in the

NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Capella Education Co. reported first-quarter net income of $5.5 million, or 31 cents a share, up from $3.8 million, or 23 cents a share, in the same period a year ago.

The story of CIT illustrates the perils awaiting any firm that jumps into seemingly lucrative new arenas at the expense of focusing on markets that it knows and understands best.