Despite the economic downtown and talk of a credit crunch, college students in the Kansas City metropolitan area say they are still able to get college loans and salespeople say car buyers are still able to finance cars.

WASHINGTON — Working to relieve stressed credit markets, the Federal Reserve has auctioned another $75 billion in loans to squeezed banks, bringing the total to $510 billion since December.

European leaders have agreed to ask for the early release of 32 billion euros in European funds to help small businesses weather the global finance crisis, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Saturday.

Adding to their woes, mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are facing a federal grand jury investigation into their accounting practices.

Thieves get sent to prison. What about investment advisers, who serve the interests of the investment banks that employ them, asked Avishay Braverman, chairman of the Knesset Finance Committee, yesterday.