Home Foreclosure

Gabriel Lerner

The Marine vs. Freddie Mac: Winner Takes Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Gabriel Lerner | Posted 02.27.2012

Almost a week after they were scheduled to be evicted forcibly from their home, the De Los Santos family is still living in the Riverside house they b...

Independent Foreclosure Review: Is It the Real Deal?

Anna Cuevas | Posted 01.22.2012

Anna Cuevas

While I agree wholeheartedly with an independent review of foreclosures in an effort to right the wrongs that may have been committed by lenders, I also am skeptical.

Are the Banks Still Coming for Your House?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 01.06.2012

Daniel Cubias

Depending on whom you ask, the housing crisis is over, still going on, or entering a new and far more sinister phase.

They Can Take That Away From You!

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 11.26.2011

Lita Smith-Mines

Sometimes the numbers make sense for a refinance, but it's rarely ever solely about numbers, and it's never a "no-brainer."

The Way Out

Murray Fromson | Posted 09.01.2011

Murray Fromson

Americans are desperate for change. They hunger for their imagination to be aroused and their can-do energy to find its way back into the country's bloodstream. If anyone can do that, it would seem to be Barack Obama.

How Bad Stem Cell Policies Can Increase Suffering, Bankruptcies, Foreclosures, Unemploymen and the National Debt

Don C. Reed | Posted 05.25.2011

Don C. Reed

If we care about home foreclosures, bankruptcies, the national debt, unemployment and human suffering, we should care about stem cell research. All these problems are significantly worsened by chronic (incurable) disease.

Arthur Delaney

2,500 Homeowners Put In Foreclosure While Awaiting Mortgage Modifications: Attorneys

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

Banks have started foreclosures on more than 2,500 homeowners still in the process of applying for mortgage modifications, according to a new survey o...

Foreclosure King Faces Growing List Of Legal Issues

Posted 05.25.2011

By Scot J. Paltrow JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Lender Processing Services is riding the waves of foreclosures sweeping the United States,...

Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable

William K. Black | Posted 05.25.2011

William K. Black

The "too big to fail" doctrine has always been unproven, dangerous, and counter to the law. An institution that is not permitted to fail or be resolved by the government faces obvious adverse incentive problems.

Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 1: Put Bank of America in Receivership

William K. Black | Posted 05.25.2011

William K. Black

If the government does not hold the fraudulent CEOs responsible, who is supposed to stop the epidemic of elite financial fraud? The Obama administration's answer is the fraudulent CEOs themselves. You can't make this stuff up.

Evicted Homeowner Stole Doors, Lights, Toilets Before Leaving

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

One former Homewood homeowner thought he found away to recoup at least some value from his shuttered home at 19161 Crawford St. after he was evicted b...

The Anatomy of a Foreclosure

Matthew Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Matthew Anderson

The Obama administration could learn much more about civic first aid. As for me, sadly, it will be too late to save our home and legacy but then again, so much for the audacity of hope.

Pity the Poor House Seller

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011

Lita Smith-Mines

If you thought the recent real estate market was unattractive, you'd better look away. Pressed to their walls by their inability to pay their mortgages, scores of home sellers are listing their houses as "short sales."

Detroit: Banks Responsible For Maintenance Of Foreclosed Homes

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

Homeowners Facing Foreclosure Can't Find Lawyers

Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- The nation's foreclosure crisis has swamped lawyers for the poor, leaving thousands of low-income homeowners across the country without ...

Dispatches from the Displaced: Los Angeles Couple Blogs Their Foreclosure

Huffington Post | Margo Irvin | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

Your Voices: Obama's Speech Just Miles From Home Of HuffPost Reader Facing Foreclosure

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

With 10,000 Americans going into foreclosure everyday, the housing crisis has produced millions of heartbreaking stories across the country. Earlier t...

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

The Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

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

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

Dispatches From The Displaced: Unpaid Katrina Worker Loses Farm

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

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

Huffington Post | Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

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

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 05.25.2011

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

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

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

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

Katie Saddlemire | Posted 05.25.2011

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...

Bankruptcy Relief for Homeowners at Risk of Foreclosure

Joe Keefe | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Keefe

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.