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Even After Foreclosure, Texas Company Pursue Second Mortgages

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Debt Collector, Foreclosure Crisis, Borrower, Video, Lender, Heritage Pacific Financial, Debt Collection, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Fraud, Ahmed Abdelfattah, Foreclosure, Second Mortgages, Business News

If there’s any upside to foreclosure it’s the relief that comes with no longer being in debt. But one Texas company seems to be testing even that ...

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Moody's Downgrades BofA's Debt Rating

Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Citigroup Inc, Credit Downgrade, Lender, Reuters, Credit Rating Agencies, Bofa, Credit Rating, Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo & Coforeclosure Crisis, Moody's, Business News

Moody's Corp on Wednesday cut the debt ratings of Bank of America Corp, Wells Fargo & Co and Citigroup Inc, three of the largest U.S. banks, on w...

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Foreclosure Victims Take Protests To The Streets Of Major U.S. Cities

AOL Real Estate | Ann Brenoff | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Demonstrations, The New Bottom Line, Bankruptcy, Lender, Protests, Mortgage Crisis, Banks, Foreclosure, Mortgage Loan, Housing Crisis, Business News

Victims of the foreclosure mess and housing crisis are taking to the streets -- literally. Street demonstrations are being planned in 10 cities, and i...

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When You Don't Have To Pay Your Mortgage

Peter G. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Electronic Transfer, Calls, Loan, Payment, Fee, Mortgage, Late, Lender, Identity Theft, Bank, Grace Period, Business News
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If you've been getting strange calls from your mortgage lender demanding payment, don't be so quick to reach for your checkbook -- such calls could be...

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Why Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Continue To Cost US Taxpayers Billions

Huffington Post Investigative Fund | Ben Protess | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tarp, Congress, Timothy Geithner, Cbo, Lending, Mortgage Servicers, Aig, Obama, Recession, House, Senate, Mortgage, Subprime Mortgages, Bailout, Barack Obama, Federal Government, Lender, Financial Crisis, Banks, Housing Crisis, Wall Street, Business News

Of all the companies bailed out by the federal government, mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are shaping up as the deepest money pits...

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Judges Siding With Some Homeowners In Mortgage Court Fights

New York Times | GRETCHEN MORGENSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Court, Debt, Judges, Economy, Real Estate, Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Lender, Homelessness, Note, Homeless, Banks, Foreclosure, Housing Crisis, Bankruptcy Court, Business News

FOR decades, when troubled homeowners and banks battled over delinquent mortgages, it wasn't a contest. Homes went into foreclosure, and lenders took ...

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