CHARLOTTE, N.C. — “The lot hereby conveyed shall be used for residential purposes only and shall be owned and occupied by people of the Caucasian race.”

A bald man with a gray beard and tired eyes is sitting in his oversize Washington office, talking about the economy.

The new Cuyahoga County land bank and Fannie Mae have forged a unique agreement that could be a milestone for a region battered by the foreclosure crisis.

McDonald’s will soon offer free wireless Internet access at its U.S. restaurants.