Did God want you to get that mortgage?

Has the so-called Prosperity gospel turned its followers into some of the most willing participants — and hence, victims — of the current financial crisis?

That’s what a scholar of the fast-growing brand of Pentecostal Christianity believes.

Historic $700 billion bailout deal reached

In the short run, congressional leaders have achieved their goal of producing an agreement Sunday on a federal bailout of banks and other financial institutions holding bad mortgage debts before the world’s stock markets reopened.

Need a mortgage? Know your credit score!

Your credit score determines whether or not you qualify for a mortgage — and if so, how much it is going to cost you.