New York's AG Takes on the BanksTuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 7:30PMThe Nation -- The most powerful Wall Street banks are used to getting their own way, especially with politicians, but New York’s attorney general is trying to turn the tables on them. Eric Schneiderman is digging into the accumulating evidence of massive fraud and false documentation revealed by the foreclosure mess and asks a potentially explosive question: How bad is it?
Loss of HUD funds raises concerns about servicesMonday, April 18, 2011 @ 9:20PMFunding cut also means charges for services that have been mostly free Housing agencies in Chicago and across the country find themselves scrambling to determine how they will serve their communities with dwindling resources after $88 million in housing counseling funds was eliminated from the federal budget.
Workshop Offers Mortgage Advice, SolutionsTuesday, September 28, 2010 @ 8:05AMKeeping people in their homes was the goal of a workshop from 1-7:30pm Tuesday in Grand Rapids.
ClearPoint Mobilizes Foreclosure Prevention Effort in California’s Hardest-Hit CommunitiesTuesday, September 28, 2010 @ 7:11AMFRESNO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ClearPoint and Wells Fargo to hear from homeowners and community stakeholders in the Central Valley at a foreclosure prevention summit.
ClearPoint Mobilizes Foreclosure Prevention Effort in California's Hardest-Hit CommunitiesTuesday, September 28, 2010 @ 7:00AMFRESNO, Calif.----Homeowners in the Central Valley who are facing financial difficulties may find solutions through a new effort announced today to help 1,000 California families to stay in their homes.
Neighbors Help Neighbors During AZ Housing CrisisTuesday, September 14, 2010 @ 2:00AMIt has been two years since the Valley's red-hot housing market froze. Many Arizonans lost their jobs, their homes and their life savings. It can be a depressing time, but it's not getting everyone down. Neighbors are Paying It Forward to others in these tough economic times.
Richard Gaudreau: Are Loan Modifications Causing Foreclosures?Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 10:23AMNot only is HAMP helping far fewer homeowners than promised, there's evidence that HAMP may be leaving more homeowners worse off than if they never had entered the "loan mod" program in the first place.
$3 billion allocated for jobless homeownersWednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:10PMOne program assists 17 states with higher than average unemployment, along with Washington, D.C. A second program provides interest-free loans to homeowners at risk of foreclosure. The Obama administration announced Wednesday that as part of an effort to stabilize housing markets it will send a $3-billion lifeline to jobless homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments.
Aid coming to homeowners without jobsWednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 11:09PMWASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced Wednesday that as part of an ongoing effort to stabilize housing markets, it will send a $3 billion lifeline to jobless homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments.