NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Some prominent bears are turning into bulls. A choice few mutual-fund and hedge-fund managers who correctly predicted torment for financial stocks and mortgage-related securities apparently think we’re close to a bottom, and those managers are starting to reverse course.

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Some prominent bears are turning into bulls. A choice few mutual-fund and hedge-fund managers who correctly predicted torment for financial stocks and mortgage-related securities apparently think we’re close to a bottom, and those managers are starting to reverse course.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. House panel on Tuesday approved legislation to avert an Oct. 1 ban on seller-funded downpayment assistance programs for federally-insured mortgages.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. House panel on Tuesday approved legislation to avert an Oct. 1 ban on seller-funded downpayment assistance programs for federally-insured mortgages.

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A U.S. House panel on Tuesday approved legislation to avert an Oct. 1 ban on seller-funded downpayment assistance programs for federally-insured mortgages.