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Foreclosure News

• 15 Lakewood Properties in Foreclosure at Sheriff's Sale in May - Patch.com May 23, 2013
  15 Lakewood Properties in Foreclosure at Sheriff's Sale in MayPatch.comIf you're reading this on mobile — and you want to see the interactive map — switch to desktop view. Fifteen Lakewood properties in foreclosure have gone — or are headed — to sheriff's sale in May, according to the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's website. […]
• Foreclosure of Brennan's restaurant in the French Quarter is temporarily ... - NOLA.com May 23, 2013
  Foreclosure of Brennan's restaurant in the French Quarter is temporarily ...NOLA.comBrennan's restaurant in the French Quarter has been pulled off the auction block after a judge on Wednesday called for a temporary halt to foreclosure proceedings against the beleaguered Royal Street eatery. Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge ...and more » […]
• Wasted wealth – The ongoing foreclosure crisis that never had to happen - The Hill (blog) May 23, 2013
  Wasted wealth – The ongoing foreclosure crisis that never had to happenThe Hill (blog)Communities of color were targeted for subprime and riskier products, and as a result have seen higher rates of foreclosure in their neighborhoods. Data show that people of color tend to hold more of their equity in real estate, adding to the impact ... […]
• Denver judge closes foreclosure; law's fate rests in federal court - Denver Post May 22, 2013
  Denver judge closes foreclosure; law's fate rests in federal courtDenver PostA Denver judge on Tuesday rescinded his order authorizing the county foreclosure auction of an Aurora woman's house, paving the way for the banks she sued in federal court to press for its dismissal. The legal maneuver to end a specific type of ... […]
• Foreclosure Victims Protesting Wall Street Impunity Outside DOJ Arrested, Tasered - Truth-Out May 22, 2013
  Foreclosure Victims Protesting Wall Street Impunity Outside DOJ Arrested, TaseredTruth-OutHundreds of foreclosed homeowners and housing rights activists rallied outside the Justice Department on Monday, May 20, to demand that Attorney General Eric Holder prosecute the Wall Street bankers responsible for the financial collapse and ... […]
• Oregon House approves foreclosure mediation expansion; bill headed to Gov ... - OregonLive.com May 22, 2013
  San Francisco ChronicleOregon House approves foreclosure mediation expansion; bill headed to Gov ...OregonLive.comThe shift to the courts occurred shortly after the bill took effect, driven also by an Oregon Court of Appeals ruling that lenders weren't meeting documentation the requirements for foreclosure outside court supervision. That case is now on […]
• Survey: The Number of Americans in Foreclosure Down 25 Percent - U.S. News & World Report (blog) May 22, 2013
  U.S. News & World Report (blog)Survey: The Number of Americans in Foreclosure Down 25 PercentU.S. News & World Report (blog)The number of Americans in the foreclosure process has fallen by nearly 25 percent in the past year. As home prices rise and sales pick up, the housing crisis is increasingly becoming a distant memory as the United States recove […]
• Mountain Law: Case questions foreclosure law - Summit Daily News May 22, 2013
  Mountain Law: Case questions foreclosure lawSummit Daily NewsA lawsuit from Aurora is garnering attention for successfully questioning the constitutionality of Colorado's foreclosure law. But before discussing it, let's briefly consider Colorado's public trustee foreclosure system. Public trustee foreclosure is ... […]
• Dallas-Fort Worth home foreclosure postings down almost 40 percent this year - Dallas Morning News May 22, 2013
  Dallas Morning NewsDallas-Fort Worth home foreclosure postings down almost 40 percent this yearDallas Morning NewsSo far in 2013, Dallas-Fort Worth area home foreclosure filings have dropped almost 40 percent from the first six months of 2012. And the number of homes threatened for forced sale by lenders next month is 43 percent below levels from a year ago. […]
• Homeowners receive nearly $2B in foreclosure settlement - Chicago Sun-Times May 21, 2013
  Wall Street JournalHomeowners receive nearly $2B in foreclosure settlementChicago Sun-TimesLast year, the Attorney General's office participated in a $25 billion nationwide settlement to address “allegations of widespread robo-signing” of foreclosure documents and “other fraudulent practices banks employed while servicing loans of struggling ...AG Kilma […]