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Let's Learn How to Help Americans KEEP Their Homes

Short Sales Are Not the Route to Financial Redemption for Homeowners

Mar 3, 2008 4:12:00 AM
Categorized in Foreclosures
Increasing numbers of real estate professionals are jumping on the "short sale" bandwagon. This approach does not serve consumers well and homeowners are sacrificing their equity to banks and investors.

ACORN Housing Launches Non-Profit Mortgage Brokerage

Major Lenders Partner With Leading Consumer Advocate to Reach Homebuyers

Feb 29, 2008 6:30:00 AM
Categorized in Foreclosures
ACORN Housing Corporation launches non-profit mortgage brokerage with CitiMortgage, Bank of America, First American Title Insurance Company, and Fannie Mae to help low- and moderate-income families find safe, affordable mortgages in Florida.

Foreclosure Activity Up 57% from January 2007

Numbers Increase 8% in January; Bank Reposessions Up 90% Year Over Year

Feb 26, 2008 3:01:00 AM
Categorized in Foreclosures
Foreclosure trend increases with Nevada, California, and Florida posting top rates. Other top ten contenders include Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, Georgia, Connecticut, Ohio, and Michigan.

Mortgage Insiders Change Sides, Help Consumers Fight Foreclosures

Mortgage Help Now Aids Homeowners At Risk of Losing Their Homes

Feb 22, 2008 11:05:00 AM
Categorized in Foreclosures
A group of mortgage industry executives and lawyers have formed a new company to offer assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure due to the mortgage industry collapse. Using their knowledge of mortgages and their relationship with lenders they are helping borrowers keep their homes, and work out new loan arrangements to avoid foreclosure, bankruptcy and financial ruin.

NAR Pushes for Homeownership Protection for Older Americans

National Assn. of REALTORS Urges End to Abusive Lending

Feb 18, 2008 6:19:00 AM
Categorized in Foreclosures
REALTORS testify before Congress and push to curb predatory lending practices that put Seniors at risk of foreclosure.

Blogger Offers Foreclosure Help - 19 Homeowners Save Homes

Grassroots Forum For Homeowners Is FREE Mortgage Workout Primer

Feb 14, 2008 9:10:00 AM
Categorized in Foreclosures
Blogging at his laptop computer, Moe Bedard offers free foreclosure help online and coaches 1,000 homeowners racing an obstacle course to save their homes from foreclosure. They have joined Bedard's Internet site, www.LoanSafe.org, a grass-roots forum for homeowners who face the prospect of losing their homes to skyrocketing adjustable mortgages. "I think people can help each other through the foreclosure process. There don't have to be so many foreclosures," Bedard said.

Hightest Metro Foreclosure Rates: Detroit, Stockton, Las Vegas

California, Ohio, Florida, Michigan Account for 15 of Top 20 Metro Rates

Feb 13, 2008 10:15:00 AM
Categorized in Foreclosures
RealtyTrac's "Year-End 2007 Metropolitan Foreclosure Reports" lists foreclosure rates among the nation's 100 largest metro areas during the year.

Does Mortgage Industry Still Have Double Standards & 'Kickbacks'?

Consumer Group Assails Lawmaker Reluctance to Tackle Lending Disclosure

Feb 11, 2008 9:39:00 AM
Categorized in Foreclosures
As Congress considers mortgage reform, America's Watchdog and its National Mortgage Complaint Center are demanding that mortgage bankers and banks be required by Congress to disclose a huge mortgage kickback called a "yield spread premium." The problem: the biggest campaign donations to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate Banking Committees, come from banks, mortgage bankers and home builders acting as mortgage lenders.

FHA Reaches Out to 850,000 At-Risk Homeowners

Letter Campaign Targets Households at Risk for Foreclosure

Feb 11, 2008 6:07:00 AM
Categorized in Foreclosures
The Federal Housing Administratation has sent out the first round of 280,000 letters urging homeowners to consider safer, more affordable FHA-backed mortgages.

New Legislation Would Save 600,000 Homes from Foreclosure

Bill Will Cost U.S. Treasury Nothing, Protect Famlies from Loss of Home

Feb 8, 2008 10:07:00 AM
Categorized in Foreclosures
Current bankruptcy laws offer more protection to yacht owners than to homeowners. Congress has an opportunity to help more than half a million homeowners avoid foreclosure.
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