August 23, 2012 By Christie J. McCravy We all know that many in our community were affected by the housing crisis. Foreclosures affected households from the West Louisville to Lake Forest. But did you know that there is a federal … Continue reading
The Boston Globe August 21, 2012|Paul McMorrow Earlier this year, five of the country’s biggest banks agreed to cough up $25 billion because they’d routinely fleeced their own customers and wreaked tremendous economic havoc along the way. The nationwide foreclosure … Continue reading
(Source: By Kimberly Miller, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. (MCT) Florida residents who believe they have been wrongfully foreclosed on have until the end of the year to ask for a free review of their case after a September deadline … Continue reading
iRealtytimes.com August 22, 2012 5:21 PM EDT Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has signed into law a so-called “new Foreclosure Prevention Law” this week. The law will make significant changes to existing foreclosure procedures-a flawed system that we’ve covered before-and also … Continue reading
ECrdeditDaily.com The Obama Administration’s bailouts of the banking and auto industries are well documented and by some measures successful, but that cannot be said of the president’s handling of the foreclosure crisis. Since 2009, the administration was slow to respond … Continue reading
By, Natalie Dolce IRVINE, CA-Those who follow @GlobeStcom on Twitter and @GlobeStLIVE may have seen a post teasing the announcement, but GlobeSt.com has learned that according to a midyear foreclosure report from RealtyTrac, foreclosure activity in the first half of … Continue reading
By Pete Carey MercuryNews.com Despite a monthly bump in foreclosures, fewer Bay Area homeowners fell into default in July, according to a report Tuesday. And foreclosure sales were roughly half what they were in July 2011 in the four counties … Continue reading
AP - ATLANTA - Lenders seeking to foreclose on a home must provide better disclosure on who owns the mortgage and list the contact information for people who can negotiate with borrowers under a recent ruling by the Georgia Court … Continue reading
DSNews.com By: Esther Cho Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts signed into law a bill Friday that will require lenders to first determine the value of modifying a loan before foreclosing on a home. If a modification will bring in a … Continue reading
The Miami Herald - 8/7/2012 Florida attorney general Pam Bondi clarified Tuesday that she was not feuding with the Legislature over how to spend $300 million in cash earmarked for Florida as part of a $25 billion national foreclosure settlement.But … Continue reading