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Many Foreclosure Victims Making Speedy Return To Homeownership

Reuters | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Video, Foreclosure Crisis, Freddie Mac, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Federal Housing Agency, Great Recession, Homeownership, Reuters, Mortgage Crisis, Fannie Mae, Foreclosure, Forclosure, Housing Crisis, Business News

By Jilian Mincer NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - When Jennifer Anderson's family could no longer afford their mortgage an...

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Keeping a Roof Over Our Heads

Rep. Charles Rangel | Posted 05.07.2012

Congress must not let the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act expire at the end of the year. Today 12 million Americans are on the verge of losing their homes because they owe more money than their home is worth.

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"I Just Want a Job"

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Public Schools, College Students, U.S. Economy, Poverty, Economy, Budget, Eviction, Economic Crisis, Drugs, School, Working Poor, Child Poverty, Education, Hunger, Homelessness, College, Homeless, Poor, Poverty in America, Forclosure, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Safety Net, Tanf, Food Pantries, Employment, Jobs, Unemployment, Job, Food Pantry, Politics News

Anyone who thinks welfare recipients do nothing but sit around and cash their checks isn't familiar with the schedules of Tiffany and many others like her.

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Rescuing the American Dream

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Working Poor, U.S. Economy, Child Poverty, Hunger, Poverty, College, Budget, Economy, Economic Crisis, Homeless, American Promise, Poor, Higher Education, Poverty in America, School, American Dream, President Obama, Obama, State of the Union Address 2012, President, Obama State of the Union, State of the Union, Public Schools, College Students, Homless, Shelter, Addiction, Drugs, Teacher, Addiction & Recovery, High School Dropouts, Home Foreclosures, Education, Homelessness, Teachers, Forclosure, Politics News

For decades, the cornerstone of fulfilling the American dream has been getting a good education. But that cornerstone has crumbled for millions of America's children.

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Top New York Foreclosure Law Firm Held Costume Party Mocking Homeless

New York Times | JOE NOCERA | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Video, Homelessness, Homeless, Forclosure Banks, Banks, Big Banks, Forclosure Crisis, Forclosure, Forclosure Rate, Home Foreclosures, Business News

On Friday, the law firm of Steven J. Baum threw a Halloween party. The firm, which is located near Buffalo, is what is commonly referred to as a “fo...

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How We Can Really Help Families

Shaun Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosures, Foreclosure Crisis, Housing Crisis, Forclosure, Shaun Donovan, Politics News

The notion that many of the very same institutions that helped cause the current housing crisis may well be making it worse is not only frustrating -- it's shameful.

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Barack Hussein Obama: Tiger or Pussy Cat?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, President Ronald Reagan, Unemployment, Senator Edward Kennedy, Making College Affordable, President Roosevelt, Afordable Credit, President Obama, President Bush, Reformed Health-Care, Partisanship, Forclosure, Affordable Housing, Great Depression, Politics News

Anyone with ideas to the contrary learned this week that Barack Obama cannot walk on water. But even if he could, it would do no good, not so far as his opponents are concerned.

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Detroit: Banks Responsible For Maintenance Of Foreclosed Homes

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Unemployment, Detroit, Bearing Witness 2.0, Bearing Witness, Accidental-Entrepreneur, Forclosure, Home Repair, Vacant-Houses, Home Foreclosures, Home Foreclosure, Business News

As part of the Huffington Post's efforts to bear witness to the effects of the current economic environment on ordinary Americans, we're rounding up s...

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Thanks Glenn Beck -- This 'Socialism' Sounds Great!

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Housing Market, Amazing Grace, Rush Limbaugh, Carter, Laissez-Faire, Michael Steele, Glenn Beck, Socialism, Jfk, Capitalism, Health Care, Christian, Forclosure, Arianna Huffington, Fdr, Russia, Marx, Rasmussen-Reports, Norway, Sweden, Politics News

Capitalism has been given a pass while Americans struggle. When will capitalism be a word as dirty as socialism?

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Dispatches From The Displaced

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Short Sale, Foreclosure Crisis, Loan Modifications, Making Home Affordable, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Dispatches From the Displaced, Housing Crisis, Forclosure, Home Foreclosures, Eyes and Ears, Home News

Dispatches from the Displaced is a HuffPost Eyes&Ears series on the real-life effects of the housing crisis. We're collecting stories from HuffPost re...

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Dispatches from the Displaced: Los Angeles Couple Blogs Their Foreclosure

Huffington Post | Margo Irvin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreclosure Stories, Short Sale, Countrywide, Love in the Time of Foreclosure, Los Angeles-CA, Home Forclosure, Foreclosure, Dispatches From the Displaced, California-Foreclosures, Housing Crisis, Forclosure, Home Foreclosure, Ee, Business News

Are you facing foreclosure, or have you already lost your home? Share a story of how the housing crisis has affected you by emailing submissions+forec...

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Dispatches From The Displaced: Housing Crisis Is Healthcare Crisis For Many

The Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Huffposters, Eyesandears, Home Forclosure, Dispatches From the Displaced, Forclosure, Housing Crisis, Health Care Crisis, Offthebus, Home Foreclosure, Politics News

This is our third installment of Dispatches from the Displaced, in which just one of the 10,000 people who lose the their house each weekday shares hi...

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Dispatches From The Displaced: Increased Interest Renders Couple Unable to Make Payments

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eyesandears, Huffposters, Home Forclosure, Dispatches From the Displaced, Health Care Crisis, Housing Crisis, Forclosure, Offthebus, Home Foreclosure, Politics News

Are you facing foreclosure, or have you already lost your home? Share a story of how the housing crisis has affected you by emailing submissions+forec...

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Dispatches From The Displaced: Unpaid Katrina Worker Loses Farm

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eyesandears, Huffposters, Home Forclosure, Hurricane Katrina, Dispatches From the Displaced, Housing Crisis, Forclosure, Offthebus, Home Foreclosure, Business News

Are you facing foreclosure, or have you already lost your home? Share a story of how the housing crisis has affected you by emailing submissions+forec...

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Dispatches From The Displaced: Retiree Loses $1 Million By Helping Tenants

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eyesandears, Huffposters, Hurricane Katrina, Home Forclosure, Foreclosure, Dispatches From the Displaced, Forclosure, Housing Crisis, Home Foreclosure, Offthebus, Politics News

Are you facing foreclosure, or have you already lost your home? Share a story of how the housing crisis has affected you by emailing submissions+forec...

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Dispatches From The Displaced: Mortgage Company Instructions Put Couple In Foreclosure

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics News, Eyesandears, Huffposters, Home Loan, Home Forclosure, Foreclosure, Dispatches From the Displaced, Forclosure, Housing Crisis, Offthebus, Home Foreclosure, Business News

Are you facing foreclosure, or have you already lost your home? Share a story of how the housing crisis has affected you by emailing ...

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Dispatches From The Displaced: Inability to Negotiate with Bank Leaves Homeowner $11,000 Behind Payment

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eyesandears, Huffposters, Home Loan, Home Forclosure, Foreclosure, Dispatches From the Displaced, Housing Crisis, Forclosure, Offthebus, Home Foreclosure, Business News

Are you facing foreclosure, or have you already lost your home? Share a story of how the housing crisis has affected you by emailing submissions+forec...

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Dispatches From The Displaced: A Short Sale Realtor Sheds Light On The Housing Crisis

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Eyesandears, Huffposters, Realtor, Home Forclosure, Foreclosure, Real Estate, Dispatches From the Displaced, Housing Crisis, Forclosure, Offthebus, Home Foreclosure, Business News

Are you facing foreclosure, or have you already lost your home? Share a story of how the housing crisis has affected you by emailing submissions+forec...

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Bankruptcy Relief for Homeowners at Risk of Foreclosure

Joe Keefe | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Subprime Mortgages, Mortgage Cram-Down, Bankruptcy, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Sustainable Investing, Mortgage-Cram-Down, Forclosure, Home Foreclosures, Home Foreclosure, Politics News

A strong housing bill is essential if economic recovery is to proceed. The Senate needs to resist ever more short-term thinking from the banking industry, and embrace court-supervised workouts.

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"Republicants" Deny the Sky is Falling

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Institute for America?S Future, Gop, Usw, Mortgage Delinquency, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Demos, Michael P. Brown, U.S. Senate, Unemployment, Credit Default Swap, American Conservative Union, Hurricane Katrina, Paul Krugman, Grover Norquist, Arlen Specter, Bill Clinton, Congressman Jerry Lewis, Olympia Snowe, Carl Rove, $700 Billion Bank Bailout, United Steelworkers, Economic Policy Institute, Barack Obama, American Prospect, James Lee Witt, Susan Collins, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Wall Street, U.S. House, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, New York Times, Thinking Big Thinking Forward, Forclosure, Americans for Tax Reform, Stimulus Package, Politics News

Republicans are terrified of the stimulus because if it works, then Americans will think good thoughts about government action and spending.

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Why McCain's Wealth Matters

Jared Bernstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Phil Gramm, Economy, John Mccain's Houses, Housing Crisis, Home Ownership, John McCain, Income Inequality, Forclosure, Mccain's Wealth, John Mccain and Wealth, Mccain's Homes, Politics News

It's not just that McCain can't relate to have nots, it's that he doesn't really want to. He wants to pull the levers that Phil Gramm and others tell him work best, and he lacks the motivation to question whether these levers actually work.

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