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Tax lien sale - news and investigations

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

By Fred Schulte

December 9, 2010

Gladys Walker, a retiree on Social Security, owed less than $1,000 in overdue property taxes on her modest Florida home. So why did Bank of

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

By Fred Schulte

December 9, 2010

The other foreclosure menace

By Fred Schulte, Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

May 18, 2010

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

By Fred Schulte, Lagan Sebert and Ben Protess

July 7, 2010

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

By Fred Schulte and Scott Calvert

March 4, 2011

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

By Fred Schulte

December 9, 2010

Large bank, hedge fund bundle small tax debts into private investments

Related to this story

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

By Fred Schulte

December 9, 2010

The other foreclosure menace

By Fred Schulte, Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

May 18, 2010

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

By Fred Schulte, Lagan Sebert and Ben Protess

July 7, 2010

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

By Fred Schulte and Scott Calvert

March 4, 2011

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