Underscoring the depth and breadth of the housing crisis and the risk it poses to financial markets and the economy, federal officials continued working furiously Monday on a dual track to prevent future abusive lending and to soothe current financial turmoil. For months now, you have been looking at houses and home brochures and you have finally found it - the house that's just right. So now, you're feeling anxious to buy your new home, move in, and get settled. But this is not where your search ends. You still have one more important task to do and that is getting a home mortgage.
