Obama promises lower mortgage costs, new loans

President Barack Obama promises to lower mortgage costs, offer job-creating loans for small businesses, get credit flowing and rein in free-spending executives as he readies a new road map for spending billions from the second installment of the financial rescue plan. Republicans also offer a plan to set up fixed-rate 4% loans designed to increase housing demands and lending.

You can read the complete article online:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-01-31-obama-economy_N.htm