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Feds: Mortgage Companies Still Violating Military Families' Rights

Mortgage servicing companies regularly deny requests for help from military families, a violation of federal rules, according to a recent …

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Foreclosure Filings Spiked in August

Another day, another reminder that the foreclosure crisis is far from over. The number of foreclosures jumped 7 percent in …

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Propublica's FAQ on the Foreclosure Reviews

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica, Nov. 4, 2011

As we reported today, federal banking regulators have launched a foreclosure review process. …

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Watchdog Unveils Simplified Mortgage Forms

If you’ve ever gotten a mortgage, you know that the forms that came with it are basically impossible to read. …

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Report: Home Values May Be Bottoming Out

Home prices may finally be stabilizing after five years of free fall, according to a new report by Zillow.com. The …

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Expert: The Double-Dip Housing Recession Has Begun

The number of people falling behind on their mortgages increased over the last quarter for the first time since 2009, …

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Report: Underwater Homeowners Pay More in Interest

If your mortgage is higher than the actual value of your home, chances are that you’re paying extra money on …

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Will The President's New Debt Relief Programs Help You?

President Barack Obama has announced two plans to offer relief for borrowers overwhelmed with debt. The first, an expansion of …

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Delaware AG Sues Mortgage Registry

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden today filed suit against Merscorp, Inc., overseer of a national mortgage database used by banks …

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Current on the Mortgage, but Delinquent on Property Taxes

One question we hear from time to time at Credit.com and elsewhere is what happens to a homeowner who is …

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