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Government Pans Its Own Housing Program


TheStreet.com - Brian O'Connell 
... efforts during the past few years, focused mainly on the government's signature housing relief program, the Home Affordable Modification Program. ...
Gov't Housing Program Offers Little Relief, Report Says MainStreet

 

A Bitter Pill for Mortgage Borrowers

TheStreet.com 
"We have been writing off foreclosures that are delayed because of HAMP," said Dimon, referring to the government's Home Affordable Modification Program, ...

 

Court Shuts Down California Debt Collectors


Credit.com News (blog) - Christopher Maag 
A federal court has halted the operation of seven debt collection companies in California accused of illegally lying to ...

How Will Foreclosure Effect Credit Scores?

Realtor.com 
The amount of damage to a credit score caused by foreclosure, deed in lieu or a short sale during 2008 and 2009 may be mitigated by the slower economic times, say some credit and legal experts, ...

Reluctant Realtors: Fannie, Freddie

Wall Street Journal
... that the home is vacant or once they have exhausted foreclosure alternatives, such as modifications. Mortgage servicers, which collect fees from Fannie

'Short Sales: Buyer's Basics

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)
In my experience many buyers are interested in short sales because of attractive pricing, but they may not know all of the issues surrounding short sales...

Business expansion, city revitalization stymied

Freep.com 
Michigan's economy is in the midst of another crisis, one that doesn't generate many headlines but is just as threatening, ...

3 Words Might Keep Your Home Out Of Foreclosure

MSNBC 
Ultimately, if the bank can't provide the proof, then there may not be a foreclosure. The judge may throw it out of court. At the very least, ...

US Sets Big Incentives to Head Off Foreclosures

New York Times 
Administration officials estimate that the plan will help as many as four million people avoid foreclosure, at a cost to taxpayers of about $75 billion. ...
Economy Falling Years Behind Full Speed
The New York Times
As the recession grinds on, more and more of the nation’s means of production — its workers, its factories, its retail outlets, its freight lines, its bank lending, even its new inventions — are being mothballed, ...
Homeowners Come Up Empty in Bailout
The Washington Independent, DC -
As foreclosures mount, the bill’s provision calling for more loan modifications will have only a modest effect, considering that subprime mortgages have ...
"Short sales" not easy transactions
Seattle Times, United States -
Short sales are a financial tactic that appears only in real-estate downturns. Such sales are supposed to be a win-win that gets the seller. ...