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Tag Archives: housing-crisis
Jed Kolko: The Robo-Signing Settlement: Breaking the Usual Rules of Housing Policy
The robo-signing settlement is the latest — and potentially the largest — piece in the U.S. housing policy puzzle Continue reading →
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Neediest Homeowners May Not Get Help Under Proposed Mortgage Deal
Mortgage lenders would be encouraged to provide greater relief to borrowers who are in less need of help while offering scant assistance to the most t… Read more: Foreclosures , Housing Market , Foreclosure Crisis , Subprime Mortgages , Mortgage Settlement , Robo-Signing , President Barack Obama , Mortgage Fraud , Obama , Barack Obama , Housing Crisis , Business News Continue reading →
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Most Americans Want The Government To Combat Foreclosures: Poll
With no end in sight to the foreclosure crisis, a majority of Americans are calling on the government to do something about it. Continue reading →
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New Report: Federal Prosecution Of Financial Fraud Falls To 20-Year Low
Public mistrust for banks may be at an all-time high, but federal prosecution for certain financial crimes is down to a 20-year low. Continue reading →
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Mike Lux: The Worst Deal They Could Cut
With its latest sweetheart deal for Wall Street, the Obama administration is choosing a path which will be devastating both economically and for them politically in 2012. Read more: Timothy Geithner , Wall Street , Housing Crisis , Barack Obama , Business News Continue reading →
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Voters With Housing Woes Giving Up On Politicians
MESA, Ariz. — Like just about everyone in the Phoenix area, Jen Pollock has lost several neighbors to foreclosure and short sales. And, like hundreds.. Continue reading →
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Hoyt Hilsman: Can America Afford Equality?
If we as Americans accept the idea that the only hope for our future rests with the rich and the multinationals, and that we must abandon the fundamental principle of equality of opportunity, then perhaps we need to take another look at the American Dream. Read more: Citigroup , Debt , Wealthy , Global Economy , Economy , Middle Class , High-Tech , Government Spending , Jobs , Obama , Rich , American Dream , America , Recession , Global Recession , Deficit , Unemployment , Conservatives , Great Recession , Tax Cuts , Housing Crisis , Foreclosure , Poor , Gdp , Republicans , Tea Party , Hoyt Hilsman , 19 Angels , Homeless , Politics News Continue reading →
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Obama’s Job-Creation Plan Ignores Housing Woes
More than four years after the sector’s initial collapse, housing has become the economy’s silent killer. But Obama, in unveiling his proposed $447-bi… Read more: Barack Obama , Housing , President Obama , Mortgage Crisis , Financial Crisis , Obama Job Creation Plan , Business , U.S Continue reading →
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Democratic Senator Demands Action From Obama On Foreclosures
WASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Tuesday urging him to address the nation’s devastating foreclosure… Read more: Foreclosures , Politics , Merkley , Economy , Mortgage Crisis , Jobs , Obama , Housing Crisis , Dean Baker , Politics News Continue reading →
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Fannie, Freddie Completing Fewer Mortgage Modifications
WASHINGTON – The number of loan modifications and mortgage repayment plans completed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac declined in the first quarter of 2011 as fewer borrowers were eligible for help, their federal regulator said on Monday. The mortgage buyers’ foreclosure prevention actions, which also include completing sales of homes below market value, fell to 171,531 from 208,416 in the previous quarter. Many borrowers in the pipeline for aid are now severely delinquent and therefore do not qualify Continue reading →
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