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Connecticut Mandates Mediation to Prevent Foreclosures

Connecticut Mandates Mediation to Prevent Foreclosures

John Evan Miller / June 9th, 2009

Starting July 1, Connecticut's voluntary mediation program to prevent foreclosures will become mandatory after the state General Assembly passed a bill making foreclosure mediations … More >>

Ex-Countrywide Executives: Helping Reduce REO Properties

Ex-Countrywide Executives: Helping Reduce REO Properties

John Evan Miller / June 2nd, 2009

A company, run by former executives of Countrywide Financial, will try to clean up the housing mess which the lender helped create by purchasing and modifying loans to reduce the number of … More >>

Homeowners Rise and Get Foreclosure Help to Save Their Homes

Homeowners Rise and Get Foreclosure Help to Save Their Homes

John Evan Miller / May 26th, 2009

A rising number of the more than two million American homeowners threatened with foreclosure in 2009 are actively finding foreclosure help and fighting their lenders to save their homes. More >>

Campaign to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosed Homes HUD

Campaign to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosed Homes HUD

John Evan Miller / May 25th, 2009

Direct-to-consumer Federal Housing Administration (FHA) lender, Lend America has launched the first phase of its national advertising campaign designed to educate troubled homeowners … More >>

Residents Get Help to Avoid Foreclosed Homes Foreclosure

Residents Get Help to Avoid Foreclosed Homes Foreclosure

John Evan Miller / May 18th, 2009

Chicago, Illinois-based troubled borrowers who want information on how to avoid foreclosed homes foreclosure may have another venue to go. Citibank and Westside Ministers Coalition have … More >>

Citigroup Uses $45 Billion to Cut Down Foreclosures Houses

Citigroup Uses $45 Billion to Cut Down Foreclosures Houses

John Evan Miller / May 15th, 2009

Citigroup, one of the country's largest banks, has increased its lending programs for state governments, municipalities, educational institutions and nonprofit hospitals so that they … More >>

$532 Million Allocated to Fight Forclosed Houses Fraud

$532 Million Allocated to Fight Forclosed Houses Fraud

John Evan Miller / May 11th, 2009

The U.S. Congress has passed a bill that will allocate $532 million for the fight against forclosed houses and securities fraud. The bill has been sent to President Barack Obama for … More >>

Foreclosed Home Prevention Scheme Attracts Scammers

Foreclosed Home Prevention Scheme Attracts Scammers

John Evan Miller / May 11th, 2009

In February of this year, President Barack Obama announced a federal housing rescue plan with loan modification as the core tool to stop the increase in the number of foreclosed home. … More >>

TALF: Help Consumers, Businesses Hit by Foreclosed Homes

TALF: Help Consumers, Businesses Hit by Foreclosed Homes

John Evan Miller / May 8th, 2009

The capability of federal government programs to help Americans recover from the devastating claws of foreclosed houses is not yet clear, according to Elizabeth Warren, chairperson of the … More >>

Bills to Help Cardholders and Help Reduce Foreclosed Homes

Bills to Help Cardholders and Help Reduce Foreclosed Homes

John Evan Miller / May 4th, 2009

As times get more financially difficult for many Americans because of mass layoffs and foreclosure homes, the Senate and the House passed separate bills aimed at helping consumers manage … More >>