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WASHINGTON – The trade group representing U.S. real estate brokers could face a lawsuit over an industry rule antitrust authorities fear could hurt online competitors and stifle commission discounts, a source familiar with the matter said Monday. Lawyers from the Justice Department (search) and the National Association of Realtors (search) …

WASHINGTON – Securities and Exchange Commission (search) Enforcement Director Stephen Cutler (search), 43, will step down in a month to return to private practice as a lawyer, the SEC said on Thursday. Cutler has headed the SEC unit that brings civil actions against fraudsters and other securities law violators since …

WASHINGTON – A crucial deadline looms a half-year away for thousands of anxious Americans weighed down by credit card and other debt following congressional passage of a measure making it tougher to erase obligations in bankruptcy. The most sweeping rewrite of U.S. bankruptcy laws (search) in a quarter-century, pushed for …