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Mortgage hurricane warning from Florida businessman went unheeded - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Mortgage hurricane warning from Florida businessman went unheeded Sarasota Herald-Tribune After his own experience dealing with a mortgage mess, Nye Lavalle set out to learn all he could about the mortgage industry, traveling nationwide to dig into records. In 2003, he compiled a dossier of practices at Fannie Mae. and more »

A Mortgage Tornado Warning, Unheeded - New York Times

New York Times

A Mortgage Tornado Warning, Unheeded New York Times YEARS before the housing bust — before all those home loans turned sour and millions of Americans faced foreclosure — a wealthy businessman in Florida set out to blow the whistle on the mortgage game. His name is Nye Lavalle, and he first came to ... Halfway homeWashington Post Why Fannie and Freddie Are Hesitating to Help HomeownersUK Progressive Magazine On the TrailCharlotte Observer Examiner.com -Credit Union Times -89.3 KPCC all 44 news articles »

Obama Says Home-Mortgage Relief Plan Will Eliminate US's 'Biggest Drag' - Bloomberg

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Obama Says Home-Mortgage Relief Plan Will Eliminate US's 'Biggest Drag' Bloomberg “Right now, there are more than 10 million homeowners in this country who, because of a decline in home prices that is no fault of their own, owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth,” Obama said. It is “wrong for anyone to suggest that ... Obama pressures Congress on mortgage refinance programFox News Obama: Push for mortgage reformPolitico (blog) Obama: Let's fix the housing crisisNew York Daily News Detroit Free Press -USA TODAY -MyFox Houston all 514 news articles »

Mortgage Deal Reached In 2008 Shows Pitfalls To Avoid In Current Settlement - Huffington Post

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Mortgage Deal Reached In 2008 Shows Pitfalls To Avoid In Current Settlement Huffington Post As states gear up to finalize a national mortgage servicing settlement, some are looking to avoid the painful lessons of a 2008 mortgage deal that failed to deliver the help promised to desperate homeowners. Nearly four years ago, 11 states settled ... HUD Secretary Expects “Substantial” Payment of Foreclosure Fraud Settlement ...Firedoglake Foreclosure Accord Said to Ensure Same Terms for All 50 StatesBusinessWeek Finally, A Foreclosure Settlement (Maybe)KCCI Des Moines PW-Philadelphia Weekly (blog) -eCreditDaily.com -Business Insider all 41 news articles »

New York Sues 3 Big Banks Over Mortgage Database - New York Times

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New York Sues 3 Big Banks Over Mortgage Database New York Times Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York sued three major banks on Friday, accusing them of fraud in their use of an electronic mortgage database that he said resulted in deceptive and illegal practices, including false documents in ... Mortgage fraud unit co-chair sues biggest banksUSA TODAY JPMorgan, BofA Sued by New York Over Use of Mortgage DatabaseBusinessWeek New York sues 3 big banks over use of mortgage registry databaseLos Angeles Times Reuters -Wall Street Journal -Washington Post all 359 news articles »

Refinancing: Time to Act? - Wall Street Journal

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Refinancing: Time to Act? Wall Street Journal By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG Mortgage rates have been hovering at historical lows for months—but some homeowners are waiting for even better deals before they take the plunge and refinance. Associated Press Townhouses in Beaverton, Ore. Mortgage Rates New Record Low Attracts Attention From Consumers According To ...San Francisco Chronicle (press release) Mortgage rate falls to record 3.87 percentChicago Sun-Times Mortgage rates: new record lows. Again.Christian Science Monitor MonitorBankRates.com -Bloomberg -BusinessWeek all 370 news articles »

Homeowners struggle to get mortgage relief - Tulsa World

Homeowners struggle to get mortgage relief Tulsa World By OMER GILLHAM World Staff Writer While the government has taken measures to bolster its mortgage-relief program, local homeowners are still ensnared in red tape with lenders attempting to foreclose on their homes. The Tulsa World interviewed several ... and more »