NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- Credit card companies raised spending limits for U.S. consumers at unprecedented rates before the home equity bubble burst in the summer of 2007, reports show.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- The Republican Party appears to be changing its primary focus for the 2008 U.S. presidential election by moving away from social and religious issues.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- While the religious right and social conservatives are still an important part of the party, some see the focus for 2008 as national security and economics, The Washington Times reported Monday.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Army recruiters in three northeastern states have been caught on undercover news videotape lying to potential enlistees about the war in Iraq being over.

CHICAGO, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. credit unions are testing a 40-year mortgage in partnership with Fannie Mae, the Chicago Tribune reported Monday.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Federal Reserve figures show U.S. consumer debt has topped $2 trillion for the first time, continuing what debt experts call an alarming surge.