Archive for October 2011

The Real Cost of the Financial Crisis – Huffington Post

Hollywood Reporter The Real Cost of the Financial CrisisHuffington PostAnd, there are millions of foreclosures happening right now and millions more mortgages delinquent moving into foreclosure. The weekly paycheck, that job, is the thin, fragile line between almost everyone's current lifestyle and the slippery slope into …Top Foreclosure Firm's Homeless-Themed Halloween Party Pictures Spark …Hollywood [...]

Fed programs can not keep up with foreclosures – Historic City News

Fed programs can not keep up with foreclosuresHistoric City NewsFlorida's foreclosure epidemic continues to haunt the state, but federal programs designed to keep people in their homes are having a hard time trickling down to distressed homeowners. After a lull resulting from the “robo-signing” controversy last …and more » View full post on foreclosures – Google [...]

A foreclosure settlement that wouldn’t sting – eTaiwan News

A foreclosure settlement that wouldn't stingeTaiwan NewsAfter months of back and forth, a deal that is supposed to punish large financial institutions for foreclosure misconduct may be nigh. While the exact terms remain under wraps, some aspects of this agreement – between banks on one …Terms for Proposed Foreclosure Fraud Settlement Shock the ConscienceFiredoglakeDelaware Attorney [...]

Top Foreclosure Firm’s Homeless-Themed Halloween Party Pictures Spark … – Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Reporter Top Foreclosure Firm's Homeless-Themed Halloween Party Pictures Spark …Hollywood ReporterThe story goes like this: New York's largest foreclosure law firm, Steven J. Baum, held it's big annual Halloween party last year, as they do every year the Friday before October 31. Nearly a year later, a former employee sent photos from the party [...]

Top Foreclosure Firm’s Homeless-Themed Halloween Party Pics Spark Controversy … – Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood Reporter Top Foreclosure Firm's Homeless-Themed Halloween Party Pics Spark Controversy …Hollywood ReporterThe story goes like this: New York's largest foreclosure law firm, Steven J. Baum, held it's big annual Halloween party last year, as they do every year the Friday before October 31. Nearly a year later, a former employee sent photos from the [...]

Studies challenge wisdom of GOP candidates’ plans – The Associated Press

Austin American-Statesman Studies challenge wisdom of GOP candidates' plansThe Associated PressThe candidates have said little about another national problem: depressed home prices, as well as the high numbers of foreclosures and borrowers who owe more than their houses are worth. After the Oct. 18 GOP debate in Las Vegas, …Studies challenge wisdom of GOP candidates' [...]

Law firm says party was ‘poor taste’ – Buffalo News

Law firm says party was 'poor taste'Buffalo NewsAn Amherst law firm that specializes in foreclosures apologized Saturday for just-published photos of costumes worn by employees at a 2010 office Halloween party that were criticized as insensitive toward people who were losing their …and more » View full post on foreclosures – Google News

Romney, GOP fail to see Americans’ need for help in foreclosure crisis – Las Vegas Sun

Romney, GOP fail to see Americans' need for help in foreclosure crisisLas Vegas SunNevada has the highest foreclosure rate in the country, and Romney, a front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, showed little sense of compassion or desire to help ease the foreclosure crisis. In other words, Romney doesn't want the …Refinancing mortgages, buying votesLas [...]

Foreclosure Crisis On The Minds Of “Occupy” Protesters – NY1

NY1 Foreclosure Crisis On The Minds Of "Occupy" ProtestersNY1A little wintry weather was not expected to slow down Occupy Wall Street protesters Saturday as they prepared to head into Jamaica, Queens to voice their concerns on the issue of foreclosures. A rally was also planned later in the day at City Hall Park …and more » [...]

Cassidy: Foreclosure’s financial devastation is only the beginning of the pain – San Jose Mercury News

Cassidy: Foreclosure's financial devastation is only the beginning of the painSan Jose Mercury News"There are multiple crises going on at once," says Julia Lynch, an associate political science professor at the University of Pennsylvania who's been studying the health effects of foreclosure in recent years. Lynch is among those who have been …and more » View [...]