Homeowner Bill of Rights Provides Hope for Homeowners
SB321 no longer allows the foreclosure process to continue while an application for a foreclosure prevention alternative is pending or while the borrower is current on his or her obligation under a...
View ArticleForeclosure sales drop in Bay Area in May
By Pete Carey pcarey@mercurynews.com mercurynews.com Posted: 06/12/2013 01:56:21 PM PDT June 12, 2013 9:15 PM GMTUpdated: 06/12/2013 02:15:50 PM PDT Real Estate Sign up for our real estate e-mail...
View ArticleRealtyTrac: Florida leads nation in foreclosures
Florida and South Florida returned to the top of the nation’s foreclosure rankings in May, but that probably isn’t as bad as it sounds, RealtyTrac Inc. says. “These are inevitable foreclosures that...
View ArticleCity's lauded foreclosure-prevention program marks its fifth birthday
Gallery: City's lauded foreclosure-prevention program marks its fifth birthday Travel Deals $59 -- Orlando: Newly Renovated Resort incl. Weekends See all travel deals » Alan J. Heavens, Inquirer...
View ArticleWould removing minimum-bid requirement help sell foreclosures?
Related Items When a two-bedroom condominium on the Far North Side was offered recently at a Franklin County sheriff’s sale, silence filled the room. “Going once; going twice,” declared the auctioneer...
View ArticleDelinquent homeowners to get more time under state Senate bill
LANSING — Foreclosure rules giving delinquent homeowners extra time to get up to date with their mortgages passed the state Senate Tuesday without...
View ArticleForeclosure package sent to state House
Gary Heinlein | Detroit News Lansing Bureau Comments Lansing A committee sent legislation retaining Michigans six-month foreclosure redemption rule to the full House for consideration Wednesday,...
View ArticleState Senate OKs foreclosure package, redemption period unchanged
Gary Heinlein | Detroit News Lansing Bureau Comments Lansing The state Senate approved a foreclosure legislation package Tuesday that doesnt shorten the redemption period from six months to 60...
View ArticleState AG’s suit claims HSBC failing to set foreclosure settlement...
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s attorney general is suing HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Mortgage Corp., claiming they’re failing to set timely foreclosure settlement conferences required by state law. The law says...
View ArticleNancy Kaffer: Federal money meant for mortgage relief becomes demolition...
That Michigan will be able to repurpose about $100 million in federal money to demolish blighted structures is (mostly) good news. The money was originally earmarked for mortgage relief under the...
View ArticleKey foreclosure prevention program extended
The Obama administration announced Thursday it is extending its key foreclosure prevention program through December 2015. The Making Home Affordable Program, created in 2009, has helped 112,804...
View ArticleNew York AG to Sue HSBC Over Foreclosures
The state of New York plans to sue HSBC Holdings for allegedly ignoring a law designed to protect struggling homeowners from being thrown into foreclosure without getting a chance to renegotiate their...
View ArticleFederal mortgage aid programs extended
WASHINGTON - Despite signs of revival in housing, the Obama administration announced on Thursday an extension of its principal program for helping distressed homeowners to get mortgage modifications...
View ArticleHSBC hit by New York state suit over alleged failure to protect homeowners
Attorney general says homeowners 'stuck in a legal limbo' thanks to bank's failure to give chances for loan modifications A HSBC branch in midtown Manhattan. Photograph: Mike Segar/Reuters HSBC...
View ArticleForeclosure sales tumble in first quarter: RealtyTrac
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sales of U.S. homes in foreclosure fell in the first quarter, a report from RealtyTrac showed on Thursday, the latest data to suggest the housing market is on the mend. There were...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-HSBC to be sued by New York over foreclosure abuses
* NY says HSBC ignored law designed to protect homeowners * Bank declines to comment NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) - The state of New York plans to sue HSBC Holdings Plc for ignoring a law designed to...
View ArticleHSBC To Be Sued By New York Over Foreclosure Abuses
* NY says HSBC ignored law designed to protect homeowners * Bank declines to comment NEW YORK, June 4 (Reuters) - The state of New York plans to sue HSBC Holdings Plc for ignoring a law designed to...
View ArticleWells Fargo to spend more than $40 million to settle fair-housing complaint
One of the nation's largest banks will spend $27 million to help minority communities that have been especially hard-hit by home foreclosures — including some around Orlando — in a deal announced...
View ArticleHSBC Sued by New York Over Alleged Foreclosure Violations
HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) was sued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who accused Europe’s largest bank of breaking state foreclosure law and putting homeowners at greater risk of losing...
View ArticleIs your HOA becoming a community of foreclosed homes?
The Florida legislature has had a tough time trying to make sense of the mess created by the housing slump, but has been busy in 2013 trying to come up with laws that may or may not ease the problems...
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