Correction: Fannie Mae penalties story (AP)

AP – In a June 23 story about a new policy from Fannie Mae regarding homeowners who walk away from mortgages, The Associated Press erroneously gave two conflicting prices for Fannie Mae stock. The company’s stock closed trading Wednesday at 41 cents, down 1 cent, not unchanged at 48 cents. That was the closing stock price for fellow government-sponsored mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.

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Correction: Fannie Mae penalties story (AP)

AP – In a June 23 story about a new policy from Fannie Mae regarding homeowners who walk away from mortgages, The Associated Press erroneously gave two conflicting prices for Fannie Mae stock. The company’s stock closed trading Wednesday at 41 cents, down 1 cent, not unchanged at 48 cents. That was the closing stock price for fellow government-sponsored mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.

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Correction: Fannie Mae penalties story (AP)

AP – In a June 23 story about a new policy from Fannie Mae regarding homeowners who walk away from mortgages, The Associated Press erroneously gave two conflicting prices for Fannie Mae stock. The company’s stock closed trading Wednesday at 41 cents, down 1 cent, not unchanged at 48 cents. That was the closing stock price for fellow government-sponsored mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.

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Correction: Last minute tax preparation story (AP)

AP – In an April 7 story about things to remember when preparing tax returns as the filing deadline approaches, The Associated Press erroneously identified a Baird Private Wealth Management financial planner. His name is Tim Steffen, not Steffan.

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Correction: Last minute tax preparation story (AP)

AP – In an April 7 story about things to remember when preparing tax returns as the filing deadline approaches, The Associated Press erroneously identified a Baird Private Wealth Management financial planner. His name is Tim Steffen, not Steffan.

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Correction: Last minute tax preparation story (AP)

AP – In an April 7 story about things to remember when preparing tax returns as the filing deadline approaches, The Associated Press erroneously identified a Baird Private Wealth Management financial planner. His name is Tim Steffen, not Steffan.

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Correction: Last minute tax preparation story (AP)

AP – In an April 7 story about things to remember when preparing tax returns as the filing deadline approaches, The Associated Press erroneously identified a Baird Private Wealth Management financial planner. His name is Tim Steffen, not Steffan.

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Behind the Buzz About Mint (BusinessWeek)

BusinessWeek – In Mint.com’s creation story, as recounted on its Web site, founder Aaron Patzer started the free online personal finance service after a tedious session with Intuit’s (NasdaqGS:INTU – News) Quicken budgeting software in 2005. It’s a measure of Mint’s success that any new complaints about Quicken should now be directed to Patzer himself. Tired of getting its clock cleaned by Mint, Intuit bought the site in 2009 and put Patzer in charge of its entire consumer finance operation. He must figure out how all the pieces will fit together — while rejuvenating Intuit’s aged Quicken franchise.

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Snoop Dogg in the IRS Doghouse (The Motley Fool)

The Motley Fool – The headline to this story practically writes itself, which makes it hard to pick just one. To sum up the latest celebrity financial foible, here are three other titles that didn’t quite make the cut:

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Correction: Clorox executive compensation story (AP)

AP – In an Oct. 14 story about Clorox Co.’s executive compensation, The Associated Press reported erroneously that CEO Don Knauss received more than $1 million under the company’s mortgage subsidy program over three fiscal years. The amount was slightly less than $1 million and reflected total relocation-related benefits, which included the mortgage subsidy program.

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