TAMPA - Wachovia Corp. has begun cutting home equity credit lines for a small percentage of its customers, the company said today.

For many homeowners, the bad news hit their mailboxes over the past few weeks. For others, the bad news is still to come. Big, well-known financial institutions including Bank of America, Washington Mutual, Morgan Stanley and others have recently blanketed customers with notices that their Home Equity ...

Gregory D. Brenneman had spent so much of his career working with private equity firms, it seems, that it made sense to take the final step and join one.

A growing number of U.S. adults are struggling to pay their medical bills, tapping into savings accounts, home equity and credit cards to cover health care costs, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

The Chronicle is looking for readers who have had their interest rates raised or credit limits cut on home equity loans, credit cards or other loan accounts. We also want to speak with people who have been denied credit or had lenders tighten loan terms....