Tending to her health needs, Whitney Houston was spotted leaving a doctor’s office in Beverly Hills, CA on Thursday (February 2). The “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” smiled and waved for the on-hand photogs, but looked a tad exhausted as she hopped into her chauffeured vehicle with the help of a bodyguard. Meanwhile, Ms Houston met up with ex-husband, Bobbi Brown, for dinner in Beverly Hills earlier this week

Reuters - Goldman Sachs Group Inc was ordered by a federal judge to face a securities class-action lawsuit accusing it of defrauding investors about a 2006 offering of securities backed by risky mortgage loans from a now-defunct lender.

Reuters - Despite the determination of President Obama to take Wall Street to court for the financial crisis, prosecutors face an uphill struggle to win more convictions like the two they scored on Wednesday against former Credit Suisse Group AG mortgage traders.

Reuters - A former foreclosure counselor who gambled away more than $300,000 she stole from her upstate New York clients was sentenced on Thursday to six years in federal prison.

AP - The CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest homebuilding companies say the housing market appears to have stabilized.

He’s in the midst of launching his H&M Bodywear range, and David Beckham pumped up his press efforts by taking over cover duties for the March 2012 issue of Men’s Health UK . The 36-year-old footballer brought his studly charm to the magazine in a Doug Inglish shot spread while discussing how he’s changed physically over the years and passing on the desire to win and compete to his three sons. Highlights from David’s in-depth interview are as follows

AP - The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to a record low, the ninth time that has happened in the last year. Even with the cheapest rates in history, the housing market remains depressed.

AP - The desire to fatten year-end bonuses motivated a Credit Suisse executive and two of his employees to conspire to hide the deteriorating condition of the U.S.

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Congress to approve a $5 billion to $10 billion effort to help U.S. homeowners refinance as part of a wider package of proposals to shore up the depressed housing market.

Reuters - A former Credit Suisse employee surrendered to the FBI on Wednesday on criminal charges, an FBI spokesman said, in a U.S. government probe on writedowns on subprime mortgage derivatives at the height of the financial crisis.