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• Binghamton's former Masonic Temple again avoids foreclosure - Press & Sun-Bulletin June 17, 2013
  Binghamton's former Masonic Temple again avoids foreclosurePress & Sun-BulletinThe former Masonic building, a landmark six-story structure on the corner of Murray Street, has been deteriorating over the last decade, while the property faced foreclosure for unpaid taxes on four separate occasions. Each time, Binghamon Housing ... […]
• Bank Of America Paid Foreclosure Bonuses While Lying To Homeowners - ThinkProgress June 17, 2013
  Bank Of America Paid Foreclosure Bonuses While Lying To HomeownersThinkProgressThe latest of many civil suits over Bank of America's handling of foreclosures and mortgage modifications has produced affidavits from six former employees alleging the bank actively and systematically deceived homeowners and sought foreclosures over ...Ex-Workers: BofA Lied, […]
• Dallas-Fort Worth home foreclosures down again for July - Dallas Morning News (blog) June 17, 2013
  Dallas Morning News (blog)Dallas-Fort Worth home foreclosures down again for JulyDallas Morning News (blog)For next month's foreclosure auctions, 45 percent fewer homes are facing forced sales in the 4-county area, according to the latest statistics from Foreclosure Listing Service Inc. Home foreclosure totals in North Texas are headed for their lowest […]
• Years after foreclosures, lenders seeking debt from former homeowners - Bangor Daily News June 17, 2013
  Years after foreclosures, lenders seeking debt from former homeownersBangor Daily NewsArturo Ventura picks up his eight year old son Manuel Marquez Ventura from the school bus on March 15, 2013 in Washington. Ventura explains how the mortgage lender, who foreclosed on his Silver Spring, Md. condo, sued him for the outstanding balance ... […]
• Investigation Shows Politicians Profit off Foreclosure Sales - WNYC June 17, 2013
  Investigation Shows Politicians Profit off Foreclosure SalesWNYCWhen New York State Senator John Sampson was arrested last month for allegedly embezzling $440,000 from foreclosure sales, the curtain pulled back on a little known corner of the state's justice system – the job of foreclosure referee. These are the ...NY attorneys appointed to handle forec […]
• Michigan foreclosure bills would give banks the upper hand: Eric Schertzing - Detroit Free Press June 17, 2013
  Michigan foreclosure bills would give banks the upper hand: Eric SchertzingDetroit Free PressOn Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee passed a package of foreclosure bills that will set Michigan back decades in its efforts to prevent foreclosures and the damage they cause to families, neighborhoods, communities and our still ... […]
• RHONJ's Jacqueline Laurita Not Turning Into A Houseless Wife After ... - PerezHilton.com June 16, 2013
  TMZ.comRHONJ's Jacqueline Laurita Not Turning Into A Houseless Wife After ...PerezHilton.comRHONJ star Jacqueline Laurita has been facing foreclosure on her home ever since she missed a mortgage payment with a contract that allowed the bank to then demand the house's full payment. Hudson City Savings reportedly sued to foreclose on her ...Chris And […]
• Lenders seek court actions against homeowners years after foreclosure - Washington Post June 16, 2013
  Washington PostLenders seek court actions against homeowners years after foreclosureWashington PostCorrection: An earlier version of this story incorrectly attributed information provided by Evan Goitein, a foreclosure attorney, to Malloy Evans, Fannie Mae's Vice President for default management. Goitein, not Evans, made the point that most ...and more  […]
• Area foreclosures drop, but deserted homes hurt neighborhoods - Bloomington Pantagraph June 16, 2013
  Area foreclosures drop, but deserted homes hurt neighborhoodsBloomington Pantagraph“We're seeing continued improvement in the foreclosure situation in McLean County,” said Ken Springer, director of research and client services at the Economic Development Council of the Bloomington-Normal Area. “From a financial standpoint, growth in ...and more » […]
• Officials Celebrate 5th Anniversary Of Philadelphia's Mortgage Foreclosure ... - KYW Newsradio June 15, 2013
  Officials Celebrate 5th Anniversary Of Philadelphia's Mortgage Foreclosure ...KYW NewsradioBorn in the early days of the mortgage crisis created by the too big to fails, Philadelphia's Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program has staved off disaster for more than 5,700 homeowners; people like 58-year-old Fred Brinkley, who got jammed up after ...and […]