<![CDATA[Foreclosures Rise 15 Percent In First Half Of 2009]]>

1.0 link 234860 <![CDATA[Foreclosures Rise 15 Percent In First Half Of 2009]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/16/foreclosures-rise-15-perc_0_n_234860.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of U.S. households on the verge of losing their homes soared by nearly 15 percent in the first half of the year as more people lost their jobs and were unable to pay their monthly mortgage bills.

he mushrooming foreclosure crisis affected more than 1.5 million homes in the first six months of the year, according to a report released Thursday by foreclosure listing service RealtyTrac Inc.

The data show that, despite the Obama administration's plan to...

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