September 4, 2010
The workshop will cover financial literacy, bank-owned property assessments, short sale assessments, the process of buying homes, and federal and local ...
How Ruthless Banks Gutted the Black Middle Class and Got Away With It - AlterNet
September 3, 2010
The $163 million resort along the Lower Dells of the Wisconsin River never got off the ground, and the bank filed for foreclosure in Columbia County Circuit ...
- Housing Wire - Jacob Gaffney -Regulators are provided stronger powers under the recently-passed Dodd Frank reform to shut down any financial firm deemed to be too big or too risky; an option they will not hesitate to use, a congressional-appointed committee heard today.
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A very common tradition on Labor day weekend happens to be furniture sales. With the economy greatly struggle many consumers want to save as much as possible when buying furniture in 2010. Some of the companies that are having sales this weekend include Rooms to Go, Pottery Barn, Crate and Barrel and Ashley Furniture.
The amount of money that can be saved at each location will be dependent on the sales and...News of the criminal charges was applauded by some investors who believe they were victims in the mortgage fraud scheme. “I'm happy he is indicted,'' David ...
- That ominous shadow inventory of distressed homes that's been hanging over the industry was cut back in July, according to Barclays Capital. It marked the fifth straight month that the company has recorded a decline in the shadow supply. Barclays says it shrank 1.2 percent, to 3.92 million homes. At the same time, the firm's assessment of the nation's REO inventory ticked up 0.2 percent to 538,000 properties. The distressed share of home sales rose sharply in July, and Barclays says this...
Reverse mortgages can be a great way to eliminate mortgage payments and possibly give you access to the equity in your home without the risk of ever having ...
- The three versions of the homebuyer tax credit are expected to result in revenue losses to the federal government of about $22 billion, according to estimates from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). According to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) filings through July 3, homebuyers so far have claimed $23.5 billion under the housing stimulus provisions. California ranks first among the states, with the most homebuyer tax credit dollars claimed.
By Tom harvey A federal grand jury has indicted a Midvale man on 10 charges for allegedly conducting a mortgage-fraud operation that included straw buyers, ...
Midvale man charged in mortgage fraud scheme - Deseret News