http://mortgagedefaultinformation.com/topic/united-states2011-12-22T04:30:19Z2011-12-22T04:30:19ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-12-22:/special-report-watchdogs-didnt-bark-4880999a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Four years after the banking system nearly collapsed from reckless mortgage lending, federal prosecutors have stayed on the sidelines, even as judges around the country are pointing fingers at possible wrongdoing.</p><p>The federal government, as has been widely noted, has pressed few criminal cases against major lenders or senior executives for the events that led to the meltdown of 2007. Finding ...

2011-12-21T07:30:21ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-12-21:/home-foreclosures-jump-quarterreport-4880367a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The number of new home foreclosures jumped by more than 21 percent in the third quarter as banks moved more aggressively after a pause that began late last year, according to a report released by a bank regulator on Wednesday.</p><p>In the final months of 2010 some big lenders, including <span><a title="Bank of America Corporation" href="/topic/Bank+of+America+Corporation" >Bank of America Corp</a>...

2011-12-01T10:30:12ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-12-01:/mass-ag-hits-big-banks-foreclosure-lawsuit-4867579a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <span>Massachusetts</span> attorney general has filed a lawsuit against five large <span>U.S.</span> banks accusing them of deceptive foreclosure practices, a signal of ebbing confidence that a multi-state agreement can be worked out.</p><p>The lawsuit was filed in state court in <span>Boston</span> on Thursday against <span><a title="Bank of America Corporation" href="/topic/Bank+of+America+Co...

2011-11-01T02:30:51ZLas Vegas Suntag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-11-01:/helping-homeowners-4850363a/

<div id="subtitle">Romney, <a title="U.S. Republican Party" href="/topic/U.S.+Republican+Party" >GOP</a> fail to see Americans' need for help in foreclosure crisis</div><div><p>Former <span><a title="Mitt Romney" href="/topic/Mitt+Romney" >Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney</a></span> got in trouble recently when he came to <span><a title="Nevada" href="/topic/Nevada" >Nevada</a></span> and started talking about housing. Nevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the country, and Romney, a front-run...

2011-10-20T14:30:18ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-10-20:/higher-rates-depression-linked-mortgage-woesstudy-4846768a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Adults who have fallen behind on mortgage payments exhibited higher rates of depression and are skipping meals and medications because they cannot pay the bills, a study published on Thursday found.</p><p>More than 20 percent of adults over age 50 who were delinquent on a mortgage developed elevated depression symptoms compared to 3 percent of non-delinquent peers, the study published in the <span ...

2011-10-20T02:33:12ZLas Vegas Suntag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-10-20:/elephant-room-4846487a/

<div id="subtitle">No one in the Republican field is talking about the housing crisis</div><div><p>When the Republican presidential field debated economic policy in <span><a title="New Hampshire" href="/topic/New+Hampshire" >New Hampshire</a></span> last week, the word "foreclosure" was uttered once. One time.</p><p>And that lone mention by former <span><a title="Jon Huntsman" href="/topic/Jon+Huntsman" >Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman</a></span> accompanied no prescription for the crisis that has reache...

2011-10-19T09:02:22ZReuters US Online Report Top Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-10-19:/foreclosure-deal-banks-win-immunity-4845961a/

<div><p><span>WASHINGTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Talks between <span>U.S.</span> states and top banks over mortgage abuses are nearing agreement on a major sticking point that has bogged down settlement negotiations for more than a year.</p><p>A deal could be reached by the end of the month, according to three people familiar with the talks.</p><p>Under the proposed terms of the settlement -- which could total $25 billion ...

2011-10-19T08:30:28ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-10-19:/states-foreclosure-deal-banks-4845805a/

<div><p><span>WASHINGTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Talks between states and top banks over mortgage abuses are nearing agreement on resolving a major sticking point that has bogged down settlement negotiations for more than a year.</p><p>A deal could be reached by the end of the month, according to three people familiar with the talks.</p><p>Under the proposed terms of the settlement -- which could total $25 billion -- banks...

2011-10-05T13:30:21ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-10-05:/massachusetts-preparing-file-foreclosure-lawsuits-4840430a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="Massachusetts" href="/topic/Massachusetts" >Massachusetts</a> on Wednesday said it is preparing to sue big banks related to unlawful foreclosures, dealing another blow to the multi-state talks aimed at resolving those investigations on a national scale.</p><p>"I have lost confidence that the banks will bring to the table an agreement that properly holds them accountable for wrongful forec...

2011-07-25T15:00:06ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-07-25:/massachusetts-investigate-mortgage-registry-4811080a/

<div><p><span>BOSTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span>Massachusetts <a title="Martha Coakley" href="/topic/Martha+Coakley" >Attorney General Martha Coakley</a></span> will investigate <span><a title="Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc." href="/topic/Mortgage+Electronic+Registration+Systems+Inc." >Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems</a></span>, a key player in the U.S. mortgage system, over its possible role in ...

2011-07-18T21:00:19ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-07-18:/special-report-banks-continue-robosigning-4808335a/

<div><p>NEW YORK/IMMOKALEE, <span>Florida</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - America's leading mortgage lenders vowed in March to end the dubious foreclosure practices that caused a bruising scandal last year.</p><p>But a Reuters investigation finds that many are still taking the same shortcuts they promised to shun, from sketchy paperwork to the use of "robo-signers."</p><p>In its effort to seize the two-bedroom ranch house of 87-ye...

2011-07-06T02:30:36ZLas Vegas Suntag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-07-06:/ranking-4803014a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Nevada" href="/topic/Nevada" >Nevada</a>'s business environment takes a punch in new <a title="CNBC Inc." href="/topic/CNBC+Inc." >CNBC</a> survey</div><div><p>When glamorous resorts opened on the Strip and housing subdivisions sprouted from the desert, the national and international media swarmed into town in droves, eager to write the latest cover story on the magnificence of <span><a title="Las Vegas" href="/topic/Las+Vegas" >Las Vegas</a></span>. There was more t...

2011-05-25T21:30:06ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-05-25:/distressed-home-sales-fall-q1-realtytrac-4785542a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Sales of distressed <span>U.S.</span> homes fell in the first quarter as demand remained weak, but they still made up about 28 percent of total sales, the highest amount in a year, a <span><a title="RealtyTrac Inc." href="/topic/RealtyTrac+Inc." >RealtyTrac</a></span> report said on Thursday.</p><p>Sales of homes owned by banks or in some stage of foreclosure totaled 158,434, ...

2011-05-11T21:30:09ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-05-11:/foreclosures-fall-april-paperwork-issues-4779549a/

<div><p><span>WASHINGTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The number of Americans who lost their homes to the bank fell in April as faulty paperwork continued to slow foreclosure activity, which fell to a more than three-year low, a closely watched survey said on Thursday.</p><p>Banks seized about 69,532 homes in April, down 8.6 percent from March and a drop of more than a third from a year earlier, real estate data firm <span><a t...

2011-05-10T19:30:32ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-05-10:/banks-float-5-billion-deal-settle-foreclosure-probe-report-4778961a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Major banks are willing to pay as much as $5 billion to settle claims by federal and state officials of improper mortgage foreclosure practices, the <span><a title="The Wall Street Journal" href="/topic/The+Wall+Street+Journal" >Wall Street Journal</a></span> reported, citing people familiar with the situation.</p><p>The banks' offer comes as mortgage companies and state and federal officials conti...

2011-05-06T08:00:17ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-05-06:/wells-warns-higher-foreclosure-suit-costs-4777149a/

<div><p><span>CHARLOTTE</span>, <span><a title="North Carolina" href="/topic/North+Carolina" >North Carolina</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="Wells Fargo & Company" href="/topic/Wells+Fargo+%26+Company" >Wells Fargo</a> &amp; Co <WFC.N> on Friday raised its worst-case estimate for litigation losses by 42 percent to $1.7 billion because of its exposure to foreclosure-related legal issues.</p><p>The <span><a title="San ...

2011-03-29T02:30:34ZLas Vegas Suntag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-03-29:/questions-economist-delves-foreclosure-fallout-4760098a/

<div id="subtitle">Economist delves into foreclosure fallout</div><div><p><span>Nasser Daneshvary</span> took a roundabout route to <span><a title="Las Vegas" href="/topic/Las+Vegas" >Las Vegas</a></span> real estate expertise. </p><p> He left <span><a title="Iran" href="/topic/Iran" >Iran</a></span> more than 35 years ago to pursue a degree in economics in the <span><a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >United States</a></span> with the intention of returning to teach there. </p...

2011-02-25T18:30:10ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-02-25:/bofa-wells-citi-foreclosure-probe-fines-4747214a/

<div><p><span>CHARLOTTE</span>, N.C./NEW YORK (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="Bank of America Corporation" href="/topic/Bank+of+America+Corporation" >Bank of America</a>, <span><a title="Citigroup Inc." href="/topic/Citigroup+Inc." >Citigroup</a></span> and <span><a title="Wells Fargo & Company" href="/topic/Wells+Fargo+%26+Company" >Wells Fargo</a></span> -- three of the biggest banks in the <span><a title="United States" href...

2011-02-25T16:00:08ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-02-25:/wells-fargo-bofa-expect-foreclosure-probe-fines-4747167a/

<div><p><span>CHARLOTTE</span>, <span><a title="North Carolina" href="/topic/North+Carolina" >North Carolina</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="Wells Fargo & Company" href="/topic/Wells+Fargo+%26+Company" >Wells Fargo</a> &amp; Co <WFC.N>, the largest <span>U.S.</span> mortgage lender, said it is likely to face fines from regulators and other government agencies as a result of a probe into the industry's foreclosure pra...

2011-02-24T09:30:12ZReuters US Online Report Top Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-02-24:/foreclosure-deal-slowed-infighting-sources-4746474a/

<div><p><span>CHARLOTTE</span>, N.C./WASHINGTON (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >U.S.</a> regulators' efforts to settle with banks over improper mortgage foreclosures are being hampered by infighting among the groups involved in the talks, and a settlement may take a while, according to sources familiar with the matter.</p><p>Banking regulators, a coalition of state attorneys general, ...

2011-02-09T21:30:06ZReuters US Online Report Top Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-02-09:/home-foreclosures-rise-january-4740534a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >U.S.</a> home foreclosures jumped 12 percent last month, but the sharp divide between states suggests the industry remains backlogged by investigations into the foreclosure process.</p><p>According to a report from real estate data firm <span><a title="RealtyTrac Inc." href="/topic/RealtyTrac+Inc." >RealtyTrac</a></span>, l...

2011-01-13T04:30:31ZAFP American Editiontag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-01-13:/foreclosures-hit-record-29-mn-2010-analyst-4728890a/

<div><p>Banks moved to repossess a record 2.87 million <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >US</a> homes in 2010 as the two-year-old mortgage crisis continued to weigh heavily on the economy, foreclosure specialist <a title="RealtyTrac Inc." href="/topic/RealtyTrac+Inc." >RealtyTrac</a> said.</p><p>Foreclosures hit 2.23 percent of all housing units in the country, or one out of 45, an increase from 2.21 percent in 2009, RealtyTrac said in its 2010 report.</p><p>But the pace of f...

2011-01-12T21:30:05ZReuters US Online Report Top Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-01-12:/2010-home-foreclosures-top-1-million-time-4728811a/

<div><p><span>WASHINGTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Banks seized more than a million <span>U.S.</span> homes in one year for the first time last year, despite a slowdown in the last few months as questions around foreclosure processing arose, a leading firm said on Thursday.</p><p>Banks foreclosed on 69,847 properties in December, bringing the year's total to 1.05 million, topping the prior record of 918,000 homes seized in 2...

2011-01-07T12:00:24ZReuters US Online Report Top Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-01-07:/banks-lose-key-foreclosure-case-top-mass-court-4726520a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - In a decision that may affect foreclosures nationwide, <span>Massachusetts</span>' highest court voided the seizure of two homes by <a title="Wells Fargo & Company" href="/topic/Wells+Fargo+%26+Company" >Wells Fargo</a> &amp; Co and <span><a title="U.S. Bancorp" href="/topic/U.S.+Bancorp" >U.S. Bancorp</a></span> after the banks failed to show they held the mortgages at the ti...

2011-01-07T09:01:35ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-01-07:/top-massachusetts-court-rules-foreclosing-banks-4726466a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span>Massachusetts</span>' highest court voided foreclosures on two homes because the banks that tried to take title failed to show they held the mortgages at the time of foreclosure.</p><p>The ruling by the Supreme Judicial Court on Friday upheld a lower court ruling against <span><a title="U.S. Bancorp" href="/topic/U.S.+Bancorp" >U.S. Bancorp</a></span> and <a title="Well...

2010-12-29T08:30:17ZReuters US Online Report Top Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-12-29:/home-foreclosures-jump-3rd-quarter-regulators-4721477a/

<div><p><span>WASHINGTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span>U.S.</span> home foreclosures jumped in the third quarter and banks' efforts to keep borrowers in their homes dropped as the housing market continues to struggle, <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >U.S.</a> bank regulators said on Wednesday.</p><p>The regulators said one reason for the increase in foreclosures is that banks have "exhausted" options f...

2010-12-20T15:30:38ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-12-20:/mortgage-lenders-ordered-nj-court-4716996a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="New Jersey" href="/topic/New+Jersey" >New Jersey</a> orders 6 mortgage lenders into court over charges of foreclosure irregularities</div><div><p>Six lenders who have combined to file nearly 30,000 foreclosure actions in New Jersey this year face the possible suspension of their operations next month under a court order announced Monday by state <span>Supreme Court <a title="Stuart Rabner" href="/topic/Stuart+Rabner" >Chief Justice Stuart Rabner</a></span>.</p><p>The...

2010-12-20T14:30:39ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-12-20:/expects-foreclosure-probe-results-month-4716928a/

<div><p><span>WASHINGTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - An <span><a title="Barack Obama" href="/topic/Barack+Obama" >Obama administration</a></span> task force examining allegations of fraud in the mortgage foreclosure process will deliver its findings next month, two top officials said on Monday.</p><p>"We expect the results of the investigations will be presented to us next month," <span><a title="Timothy Geithner" href="/topic...

2010-12-17T15:00:17ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-12-17:/states-sue-bank-america-mortgage-servicing-4715399a/

<div><p><span><a title="San Francisco" href="/topic/San+Francisco" >SAN FRANCISCO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The states of <span><a title="Arizona" href="/topic/Arizona" >Arizona</a></span> and <span><a title="Nevada" href="/topic/Nevada" >Nevada</a></span> sued <a title="Bank of America Corporation" href="/topic/Bank+of+America+Corporation" >Bank of America Corp</a> on Friday, accusing the largest <span>U.S.</span> bank ...

2010-12-17T10:00:38ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-12-17:/arizona-sues-bank-america-mortgage-servicing-4715152a/

<div><p><span><a title="San Francisco" href="/topic/San+Francisco" >SAN FRANCISCO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The state of <a title="Arizona" href="/topic/Arizona" >Arizona</a> has sued <a title="Bank of America Corporation" href="/topic/Bank+of+America+Corporation" >Bank of America Corp</a> alleging the lender consistently misled consumers about its home loan modification process, a source familiar with the situation said...

2010-12-15T22:00:15ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-12-15:/number-homes-lenders-tumbles-4714010a/

<div id="subtitle">Foreclosure-document flaws lead to sharp drop in homes taken back by lenders in November</div><div><p>The number of <span>U.S.</span> homes taken back by lenders dropped to the lowest level in 18 months in November, the result of foreclosure freezes enacted by several banks following allegations that evictions were handled improperly.</p><p>Home repossessions dropped 28 percent from October and 12 percent from November last year, foreclosure listing firm <span><a title="Realty...

2010-12-07T21:30:11ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-12-07:/report-tough-times-states-4708518a/

<div id="subtitle">Report: Tough budget times are far from over for many states, may last another 3 years</div><div><p>Lawmakers have reduced spending for parks, health care for low-income children and some state-funded medical transplants. Still, the tough times are far from over.</p><p>A report by the <span><a title="National Conference of State Legislatures" href="/topic/National+Conference+of+State+Legislatures" >National Conference of State Legislatures</a></span> to be released Wednesday s...

2010-12-06T10:30:18ZReuters US Online Report Top Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-12-06:/special-report-legal-woes-mount-foreclosure-kingpin-4707165a/

<div><p><span><a title="Jacksonville (Florida)" href="/topic/Jacksonville+(Florida)" >JACKSONVILLE, Florida</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Lender Processing Services Inc." href="/topic/Lender+Processing+Services+Inc." >Lender Processing Services</a></span> is riding the waves of foreclosures sweeping the <span><a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >United States</a></span>, but in late October i...

2010-12-02T10:00:42ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-12-02:/thirdquarter-demand-foreclosed-homes-plummets-survey-4704447a/

<div><p><span>WASHINGTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Buyers looking to purchase a foreclosed home saw the largest price discounts in almost five years as demand for foreclosed homes plummeted in the third quarter, a closely watched industry survey said on Thursday.</p><p>Real estate data company <span><a title="RealtyTrac Inc." href="/topic/RealtyTrac+Inc." >RealtyTrac</a></span> said foreclosed homes, which made up about 1 in...

2010-12-01T21:30:20ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-12-01:/foreclosures-25-pct-home-sales-3q-4704227a/

<div id="subtitle">Report: <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >US</a> foreclosure sales fell, discounts rose in 3rd-qtr; further slowing likely in 4Q</div><div><p>The worst summer for home sales in decades also put a chill on foreclosure sales, even as the average discounts on the distressed properties got bigger compared with other types of homes.</p><p>Foreclosure sales plunged 25 percent in the July-September quarter versus the April-June period and tumbled 31 percent from t...

2010-11-30T15:01:28ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-30:/fannie-freddie-regulator-backs-twotrack-process-4703031a/

<div><p><span>WASHINGTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The regulator for <span><a title="Fannie Mae" href="/topic/Fannie+Mae" >Fannie Mae</a></span> <FNMA.OB> and <span><a title="Freddie Mac Holdings" href="/topic/Freddie+Mac+Holdings" >Freddie Mac</a></span> <FMCC.OB> on Tuesday backed mortgage servicers going ahead with foreclosure proceedings even as they negotiate possible loan modifications aimed at keeping struggling borro...

2010-11-29T14:41:39ZForbestag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-29:/maine-homeowners-facing-foreclosures-time-4421569a/

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2010-11-21T21:30:22ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-21:/3rdqtr-mortgage-delinquency-jumps-northeast-4386592a/

<div id="subtitle">Late mortgage payments rise sharply in 3rd qtr in Northeast; nationwide rate increase slows</div><div><p>Late mortgage payments jumped sharply in several Northeastern states during the third quarter, while the national delinquency rate rose at a far slower pace.</p><p>The rate of borrowers who were 60 days or more past due on their home loans jumped sharply in <span>New York</span>, <span><a title="New Jersey" href="/topic/New+Jersey" >New Jersey</a></span>, <span>Maine</span>...

2010-11-29T14:33:39ZBUILDER Onlinetag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-29:/2010-proves-record-year-foreclosure-filings-dallasfort-worth-4401953a/

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2010-11-29T14:33:39ZBUILDER Onlinetag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-29:/ohioans-home-payments-4401957a/

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2010-11-18T15:14:32ZKiplinger.comtag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-18:/housing-outlook-2011-home-prices-head-4384130a/

<div id="subtitle">Property values are still drifting down, but look for relief at the end of 2011.</div><div><p>Property values are still drifting down, but look for relief at the end of 2011.</p><p>The lowest mortgage interest rates in almost 60 years, plus affordable homes in cities where buyers had been priced out for years, should be turning the housing market around. But the market also labors under some heavy burdens: a glut of foreclosures that are dragging down home prices, high unemplo...

2010-11-17T09:31:25ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-17:/jpmorgan-foreclosure-problem-fixed-quickly-4383206a/

<div><p><span>CHARLOTTE</span>, <span><a title="North Carolina" href="/topic/North+Carolina" >North Carolina</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="JPMorgan Chase & Co." href="/topic/JPMorgan+Chase+%26+Co." >JPMorgan Chase</a> &amp; Co's <JPM.N> chief financial officer on Wednesday joined a growing chorus of industry executives calling for a speedy resolution of the probes into the industry's foreclosure practices as a sett...

2010-11-30T13:51:33ZMahalotag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-30:/foreclosure-radar-4694639a/

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2010-11-14T08:30:16ZReuters US Online Report Politics Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-14:/lenders-face-lawmaker-wrath-foreclosures-4380839a/

<div><p>WASHINGTON/CHARLOTTE, <span><a title="North Carolina" href="/topic/North+Carolina" >North Carolina</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Banks under fire over their foreclosure practices face twin hearings in Congress this week, at which they will come under renewed pressure to find ways to keep borrowers in their homes.</p><p>The hearings on Tuesday and Thursday will include the first appearances by executives from major le...

2010-11-29T14:33:38ZBUILDER Onlinetag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-29:/housing-market-remained-bleak-october-4401898a/

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2010-11-12T10:00:59ZReuters US Online Report Top Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-12:/october-foreclosures-fall-processing-stalls-4379010a/

<div><p><span>WASHINGTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The number of <span>U.S.</span> homes taken over by banks fell 9 percent in October as foreclosure processing was stalled by questionable paperwork, real estate data company <span><a title="RealtyTrac Inc." href="/topic/RealtyTrac+Inc." >RealtyTrac</a></span> said on Thursday.</p><p>Banks foreclosed on 93,236 properties in October, sharply lower than September's record high ...

2010-11-29T14:33:38ZBUILDER Onlinetag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-29:/foreclosure-filings-decrease-425-october-4401913a/

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2010-11-10T21:30:19ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-10:/homes-lost-foreclosure-drops-9-pct-oct-4378635a/

<div id="subtitle">US home repossessions slow in October as lenders grapple with allegations of document flaws</div><div><p>The number of <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >U.S.</a> homes repossessed by lenders last month fell by the sharpest margin this year, as several major lenders temporarily halted most or all of their foreclosures amid allegations thousands of foreclosures were handled improperly.</p><p>Home repossessions dropped 9 percent from September to October, fore...

2010-11-09T08:00:31ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-09:/goldman-suspends-foreclosures-states-filing-4377077a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Goldman Sachs Group Inc." href="/topic/Goldman+Sachs+Group+Inc." >Goldman Sachs Group Inc</a></span>'s <GS.N> mortgage servicing unit has suspended evictions and foreclosures in some states, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday.</p><p>Goldman has been reviewing the practices of its <span><a title="Litton Loan Servicing LP" href="/topic/Litton+Loan+Servic...

2010-11-09T03:30:54ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-09:/ap-analysis-economic-stress-dips-16month-4376937a/

<div id="subtitle">Economic pain dips to a 16-month low as more regions strengthen, AP stress map shows</div><div><p>The nation's economic stress fell in September to a 16-month low, thanks to more hiring in <span><a title="New England States" href="/topic/New+England+States" >New England</a></span>, fewer foreclosures in the mid-Atlantic and declining bankruptcy filings in the Southeast, according to <span><a title="The Associated Press" href="/topic/The+Associated+Press" >The Associated Press<...

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2010-11-30T13:15:26ZMahalotag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-30:/find-rhode-island-homes-sale-4660548a/

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2010-11-30T13:20:41ZMahalotag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-30:/july-foreclosure-filings-4665618a/

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2010-11-05T13:30:11ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-05:/bofa-citi-wells-warn-mortgage-lawsuits-4371591a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Bank of America Corporation" href="/topic/Bank+of+America+Corporation" >Bank of America</a>, Citi, Wells warn of costs related to mortgage lawsuits</div><div><p>Large <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >U.S.</a> banks are saying they could face rising costs related to litigation related to mortgage loans.</p><p>In regulatory filings Friday, Bank of America Corp., <span><a title="Citigroup Inc." href="/topic/Citigroup+Inc." >Citigroup Inc.</a></span>...

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2010-11-05T06:51:28ZBUILDER Onlinetag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-05:/fbi-examining-foreclosure-mess-4275062a/

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2010-11-05T06:51:28ZBUILDER Onlinetag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-05:/homeowners-cases-bring-foreclosure-irregularities-light-4275059a/

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2010-11-29T14:28:59ZAbout.comtag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-29:/foreclosure-free-rent-4391961a/

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2010-11-29T14:48:52ZSeekingAlphatag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-29:/foreclosure-defects-prolong-housing-correction-4438578a/

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2010-11-03T16:52:22ZBUILDER Onlinetag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-03:/paperwork-woes-plague-south-carolina-foreclosures-4159425a/

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2010-10-29T11:00:30ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-29:/hamp-smoke-new-housing-plan-3483536a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >U.S.</a> government's main anti-foreclosure program isn't winning many friends these days because of its poor track record in getting banks to modify mortgages for cash-strapped borrowers.</p><p>Of the roughly 1.4 million borrowers who entered the loan modification program, about half were kicked out and did not get the...

2010-11-03T10:21:22ZhubPagetag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-03:/foreclosuregate-dummies-4153195a/

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2010-10-28T09:00:17ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-28:/wells-fargo-amend-55000-foreclosures-3482753a/

<div><p><span>CHARLOTTE</span>, N.C./<span><a title="San Francisco" href="/topic/San+Francisco" >SAN FRANCISCO</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="Wells Fargo & Company" href="/topic/Wells+Fargo+%26+Company" >Wells Fargo</a> &amp; Co. said on Wednesday it will re-file documents on 55,000 foreclosures, drawing immediate fire from one of the state attorneys general most critical of banks in the continuing home foreclosure ...

2010-10-27T21:30:23ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-27:/foreclosure-activity-metro-areas-3482511a/

<div id="subtitle">Report: Most large <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >US</a> metro areas saw rise in foreclosure warnings between July-September</div><div><p>The foreclosure crisis intensified across a majority of large U.S. metropolitan areas this summer, with <span><a title="Chicago" href="/topic/Chicago" >Chicago</a></span> and <span><a title="Seattle" href="/topic/Seattle" >Seattle</a></span> &#8212; cities outside of the states that have shouldered the worst of the hou...

2010-10-27T12:00:40ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-27:/treasury-foreclosure-woes-systemic-threat-3482182a/

<div><p><span>WASHINGTON</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The Treasury does not see a systemic financial threat from the risk that banks will be forced to buy back mortgage securities due to faulty foreclosure documents, a senior Treasury official said on Wednesday.</p><p>But the foreclosure controversy could put downward pressure on home prices by delaying the sale of thousands of distressed properties, <span>Phyllis Caldwell</spa...

2010-10-26T10:07:01ZBUILDER Onlinetag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-26:/broward-county-home-prices-rise-september-3222602a/

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2010-10-26T02:30:35ZLas Vegas Suntag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-26:/fighting-foreclosure-paperwork-3215561a/

<div id="subtitle">Nevadans in default</div><div><p>Many times a lender's representative shows up at a home foreclosure mediation hearing with the wrong documents, a homeowners' lawyer says. Not true, a banking executive counters: The percentage of foreclosures based on flawed paperwork is virtually nil. </p><p> The wide gulf between these observations shows how hard it will be for the <span><a title="Nevada" href="/topic/Nevada" >Nevada</a></span> attorney general's office to determine whether ...

2010-10-26T09:58:50ZSeekingAlphatag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-26:/waiting-economy-recovery-housing-3215921a/

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2010-10-22T18:33:42ZReuters US Online Report Business Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-22:/foreclosure-mess-chills-investors-clouds-market-2876771a/

<div><p><span>NEW YORK</span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Investors who have been snapping up foreclosed homes are backing off in the wake of the <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >U.S.</a> foreclosure fiasco, driven by sagging inventory and fears over legal title, and some economists say the trend could hurt the overall housing market.</p><p>With foreclosed properties accounting for a large portion of housing sale...

2010-10-22T06:00:16ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-22:/socal-home-sales-surge-foreclosures-2482570a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="California" href="/topic/California" >Southern California</a> home sales surge as bargain-hunters jump on foreclosed properties</div><div><p>Southern California home sales surged to a 16-month high in July as prices kept falling and bargain-hunters snapped up foreclosed properties, a research firm said Monday.</p><p>A total of 20,329 homes and condos &#8212; including new and existing models &#8212; were sold during July in the six-county region, up 13.8 percent from...

2010-10-21T22:30:16ZAFP Global Editiontag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-21:/gamble-lost-oncebooming-las-vegas-2482349a/

<div><p>The rest of her neighbors have seen their homes repossessed by lenders, and she's already behind two months on her mortgage after her husband lost his job with a local construction company.</p><p>"I think we may need to move back to <span>Denver</span>," said Howard, 42, who uprooted to <a title="Las Vegas" href="/topic/Las+Vegas" >Las Vegas</a> in 2005 because jobs were plentiful here then. "This city is not in good shape. Not at all."</p><p>Howard lives in the epicenter of America's pr...

2010-10-21T02:59:58ZLas Vegas Suntag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-10-21:/integrity-question-2233802a/

<div id="subtitle">Lenders need to address allegations of flawed foreclosure paperwork</div><div><p>When the housing market heated up in the middle of the past decade, mortgage lenders had no problem finding the time and staffing to issue risky loans to seemingly anyone who walked through their doors. The nation paid a terrible price for this reckless lending with the collapse of the housing market, as Southern Nevadans know all too well. Many homeowners clearly got in over their heads financial...

2010-11-03T03:44:48ZhubPagetag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2010-11-03:/new-bank-rules-regulations-middle-class-woes-4043837a/

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2011-01-05T01:31:08ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-01-05:/photo/south-korea-koreas-clash-2406227p/

South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, right, shakes hands with <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >U.S.</a> special envoy on <a title="North Korea" href="/topic/North+Korea" >North Korea</a>, <a title="Stephen Bosworth" href="/topic/Stephen+Bosworth" >Stephen Bosworth</a> before their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in <a title="Seoul" href="/topic/Seoul" >Seoul</a> Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Jung Yeon-je, Pool)<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2011&#16...

2011-01-04T22:01:19ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-01-04:/photo/hawks-kings-basketball-2406196p/

<a title="Sacramento Kings" href="/topic/Sacramento+Kings" >Sacramento Kings</a> forward <a title="Carl Landry" href="/topic/Carl+Landry" >Carl Landry</a>, center, goes to the basket against <a title="Atlanta Hawks" href="/topic/Atlanta+Hawks" >Atlanta Hawks</a> forward <a title="Al Horford" href="/topic/Al+Horford" >Al Horford</a>, right, as Hawks center <a title="Zaza Pachulia" href="/topic/Zaza+Pachulia" >Zaza Pachulia</a>, left, of <a title="Republic of Georgia" href="/topic/Republic+of+Geor...

2011-01-04T21:01:31ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-01-04:/photo/blue-jackets-coyotes-hockey-2406172p/

<a title="Columbus Blue Jackets" href="/topic/Columbus+Blue+Jackets" >Columbus Blue Jackets</a>' <a title="R.J. Umberger" href="/topic/R.J.+Umberger" >R.J. Umberger</a> (18) scores a goal against <a title="Phoenix Coyotes" href="/topic/Phoenix+Coyotes" >Phoenix Coyotes</a>' <a title="Ilya Bryzgalov" href="/topic/Ilya+Bryzgalov" >Ilya Bryzgalov</a>, of <a title="Russia" href="/topic/Russia" >Russia</a>, during the second period of an <a title="National Hockey League" href="/topic/National+Hockey+...

2011-01-04T20:31:37ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-01-04:/photo/ohio-st-iowa-basketball-2406157p/

<a title="Ohio State Buckeyes (Basketball)" href="/topic/Ohio+State+Buckeyes+(Basketball)" >Ohio State</a> forward <a title="Jared Sullinger" href="/topic/Jared+Sullinger" >Jared Sullinger</a>, left, shoots over <a title="Iowa" href="/topic/Iowa" >Iowa</a> forward <a title="Andrew Brommer" href="/topic/Andrew+Brommer" >Andrew Brommer</a> during the first half of an <a title="National Collegiate Athletic Association" href="/topic/National+Collegiate+Athletic+Association" >NCAA</a> college basketb...

2011-01-04T16:30:52ZAP Newstag:mortgagedefaultinformation.com,2011-01-04:/photo/archdiocese-bankruptcy-2406091p/

<a title="Jerome Listecki" href="/topic/Jerome+Listecki" >Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki</a> answers questions at a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, in St. Francis, <a title="Wisconsin" href="/topic/Wisconsin" >Wis.</a> Listecki said the <a title="Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee" href="/topic/Catholic+Archdiocese+of+Milwaukee" >Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee</a> is directing its attorneys to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, saying that pending sexual-abuse lawsuits have left it w...