1.0 link 107081 <![CDATA[US Foreclosure Filings Surge 48 Percent In May]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/13/us-foreclosure-filings-su_n_107081.html WASHINGTON &mdash; Soaring foreclosures are continuing to raise questions about the mortgage industry's claims that they are making a dent in the housing crisis.

Foreclosure filings last month were up nearly 50 percent compared with a year earlier. Nationwide, 261,255 homes received at least one foreclosure-related filing in May, up 48 percent from 176,137 in the same month last year and up 7 percent from April, foreclosure listing service RealtyTrac Inc. said Friday.

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