Financial 411: How the Nation's Banks are Faring

Home prices rose for the third month in a row in June, by more than 4 percent compared to a year ago, thanks in large part to the tax credit worth up to $8,000 for home buyers. The Standard & Poor's Case Shiller report found 17 cities out of 20 saw home prices increase, including here in New York City. But with recent sales down, the survey's directors worry prices could now be falling.