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Treasury Dept. anti-foreclosure program "abysmal," says watchdog

By David Heath

Desperate homeowners beware: Getting help from the federal government to lower your monthly mortgage bill may actually force you into forec

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Where’s the HAMP loan data?

By Julie Vorman

Obama's new plan for underwater mortgages may be too little too late

By Michael Hudson

Will Washington pull the plug on HAMP?

By Michael Hudson

Data confirms that securitized mortgages less likely to be modified

By Amy Biegelsen

Boiler rooms, foreclosure mills: The story of America’s mortgage industry

By Michael Hudson

The news about the nation’s foreclosure scandal has been coming fast and furious, driven by tales of backdated documents, false affidavits a

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Wells Fargo to pay $175M in lending settlement

By The Associated Press

Raging against the foreclosure machine

The Financial Meltdown: A Glossary

By Kat Aaron

The roots of the financial crisis: Who is to blame?

By John Dunbar and David Donald

Lawsuit settlement will allow consolidation of Indian lands

By Laurel Adams

Divided Indian land presents problems for both Native Americans and the federal government—land plots become so tiny that productivity is li

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Stimulus watchdog says combining data from 25-30 government contract agencies could save millions

By Peter H. Stone

Interior Department still struggling to collect oil and gas revenues in aftermath of Gulf spill

By Laurel Adams

Scandal, incompetence at Minerals Management Service

By The Center for Public Integrity

“Go tell a Republican,” Rep. Frank says to complaints that Congress has failed to curb foreclosures

By Julie Vorman

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Loan servicers should notify neighborhoods when abandoning a foreclosure, report says

By Laurel Adams

To prevent the detrimental effects of abandoned home foreclosures, the Federal Reserve and the Office of Comptroller of the Currency should

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Big banks can fund mortgage aid programs If government won't, says Democrat

By Julie Vorman

Treasury Dept. anti-foreclosure program "abysmal," says watchdog

By David Heath

The appraisal bubble

By Joe Eaton

Major developer faces foreclosure or bankruptcy

By Dusty Smith and Joe Eaton

With development pressure off, townships and open spacers flex their dollars

By Joe Eaton

With development pressure off, townships and open spacers flex their dollars

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Wall Street quietly creates a new way to profit from homeowner distress

By Fred Schulte

Report: Some lose homes over as little as $400

By The Associated Press

Obama housing plan gets faint praise

Follow-up: Baltimore lawmakers seek overhaul of tax lien sale

By Fred Schulte, Lagan Sebert and Ben Protess

The 'curative challenge'

By Joe Eaton

The curative challenge

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Government layoffs spark debate over zoning, development

By Dick Cooper

Parts of Pa. law favored by frackers overturned

By Alice Su

Major developer faces foreclosure or bankruptcy

By Dusty Smith and Joe Eaton

IMPACT: Maryland bill would protect homeowners from investors buying debt

By Fred Schulte

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Obama won't sign notary bill that might speed home foreclosures

By Michael Hudson

The White House announced this afternoon that President Barack Obama would not sign a bill to ease restrictions on interstate commerce, whic

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'Occupy Wall Street' aims ire at foreclosures

By Michael Hudson

As housing crisis festers, mortgage servicers spend $8 million on political contributions

By Michael Hudson and Aaron Mehta

Major developer faces foreclosure or bankruptcy

By Dusty Smith and Joe Eaton

Obama housing plan gets faint praise

Massachusetts foreclosure law firm latest in investigator crosshairs

A law firm with connections to the attorney at the center of a Florida foreclosure scandal is under investigation by the Massachusetts attor

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Obama won't sign notary bill that might speed home foreclosures

By Michael Hudson

'Occupy Wall Street' aims ire at foreclosures

By Michael Hudson

“Go tell a Republican,” Rep. Frank says to complaints that Congress has failed to curb foreclosures

By Julie Vorman

Obama housing plan gets faint praise

Big banks can fund mortgage aid programs If government won't, says Democrat

By Julie Vorman

As budget-conscious House Republicans try to kill a $1 billion program to help unemployed Americans avoid foreclosure, Democrat Barney Frank

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The appraisal bubble

By Joe Eaton

Loan servicers should notify neighborhoods when abandoning a foreclosure, report says

By Laurel Adams

Treasury Department holding back on details of mortgage modification program

Consumer complaints soar on mortgage 'rescue' schemes

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

Witness says he rigged bids in property tax lien auctions in Maryland

By Fred Schulte and Scott Calvert

A Baltimore lawyer admits rigging bids in property tax lien auctions on behalf of Florida bank and other companies....

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Wall Street quietly creates a new way to profit from homeowner distress

By Fred Schulte

Wall Street quietly creates a new way to profit from homeowner distress

By Fred Schulte

The other foreclosure menace

By Fred Schulte, Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

Follow-up: Baltimore lawmakers seek overhaul of tax lien sale

By Fred Schulte, Lagan Sebert and Ben Protess

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