Latest news from http://www.mortgagebiznews.com http://www.mortgagebiznews.com http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGs3HQNaR99-rk-bVNB3OeEXlyp0A&url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-06/american-foreclosure-hits-bottom-with-tower-auction-in-atlanta-mortgages.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:22:21 -0500 BloombergAmerican Foreclosure Bottoms at Atlanta Tower AuctionBloombergEnlarge image American Foreclosure Bottoms at Atlanta Tower Auction American Foreclosure Bottoms at Atlanta Tower Auction Louie Favorite/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta. The US foreclosure crisis has risen to new heights.American Foreclosure Bottoms at Atlanta Tower Auction: MortgagesSan Francisco Chronicleall 5 news articles » tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-02-06/american-foreclosure-hits-bottom-with-tower-auction-in-atlanta-mortgages.html 33.8 -84.35 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFxLtbM9uvcNeIer2Ys3few4-hnsg&url=http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/06/foreclosure-deal-deadline-arrives-not-all-states-are-yet-on-board/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:20:54 -0500 Daily CallerForeclosure deal deadline arrives, not all states yet on boardDaily Caller6 (Bloomberg) — States that balked at bank liability releases in a proposed $25 billion nationwide settlement over foreclosure practices must decide by today whether its mortgage relief and reforms are worth the legal claims they'll give up. tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/06/foreclosure-deal-deadline-arrives-not-all-states-are-yet-on-board/ http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE_8s5VJB9aCwunb0k1ZoxPIFn3zw&url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/pb-foreclosure-mills-20120206,0,5384436.story Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:50:43 -0500 Attempt to subpoena foreclosure mills stallsSun-SentinelBy Kimberly Miller, Palm Beach Post Florida's once-heralded foreclosure mill investigations have fizzled as the attorney general's office has failed to find the right strategy to continue its pursuit and three law firms call for the cases to be ... tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/pb-foreclosure-mills-20120206,0,5384436.story http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG5mc7_mFAuBQJXDiryfEh4bCcAFw&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/foreclosure-deal-deadline-arrives-not-all-states-are-yet-on-board/2012/02/06/gIQAWAfdtQ_story.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:24:14 -0500 Chicago TribuneForeclosure deal deadline arrives, not all states are yet on boardWashington Post6 (Bloomberg) -- States that balked at bank liability releases in a proposed $25 billion nationwide settlement over foreclosure practices must decide by today whether its mortgage relief and reforms are worth the legal claims they'll give up.Deal Is Closer for a US Plan on Mortgage ReliefNew York TimesStates to make decision on agreement with banks that would settle foreclosure ...Fox... tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/foreclosure-deal-deadline-arrives-not-all-states-are-yet-on-board/2012/02/06/gIQAWAfdtQ_story.html 41.83 -87.64 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEQwj00CihqY9bVCy_qlhpW7EYMFA&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120206/NEWS0107/202060345/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:07:28 -0500 Los Angeles TimesAn unlikely sleuth tried to tell Fannie Mae to shape upBend BulletinBy Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times News Service Years before the housing bust — before all those home loans turned sour and millions of Americans faced foreclosure — a wealthy businessman in Florida set out to blow the whistle on the mortgage game.A Mortgage Tornado Warning, UnheededNew York TimesThe man who compiled a damning dossier on Fannie Mae in 2006, but says it ...Daily MailForeclosure To Rentals?... tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120206/NEWS0107/202060345/ 34 -118.25 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEQwj00CihqY9bVCy_qlhpW7EYMFA&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120206/NEWS0107/202060345/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:07:28 -0500 Los Angeles TimesAn unlikely sleuth tried to tell Fannie Mae to shape upBend BulletinBy Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times News Service Years before the housing bust — before all those home loans turned sour and millions of Americans faced foreclosure — a wealthy businessman in Florida set out to blow the whistle on the mortgage game.A Mortgage Tornado Warning, UnheededNew York TimesThe man who compiled a damning dossier on Fannie Mae in 2006, but says it ...Daily MailForeclosure To Rentals?... tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.bendbulletin.com/article/20120206/NEWS0107/202060345/ 40.75 -74.1 http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNFePhyHgYDqRgy7GiKTke2aqijjrQ&url=http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2012/February/05/WC_forcl_down-06Feb12.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:32:31 -0500 Foreclosure filings, judgments down in WestchesterMid-Hudson NewsWHITE PLAINS – Homeowner foreclosure filings and judgments were down in 2011 in Westchester County. Judgments dropped from 600 in 2010 to 177 last year. Filings fell from 2485 in 2010 to 1655 in 2011. “While the rate at which foreclosures are entering ...and more » tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2012/February/05/WC_forcl_down-06Feb12.html http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHVQ07XyIwnbLtBordoyMxFoe_kDQ&url=http://helenair.com/news/local/facing-foreclosure-some-montanans-turn-to-courts/article_5fd24b96-508b-11e1-9393-0019bb2963f4.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:05:23 -0500 Facing foreclosure, some Montanans turn to courtsHelena Independent RecordIn June 2009, she contacted Bank of America seeking a loan modification, she said. “They were very sympathetic,” she said Friday. They verbally offered her a reduction of an interest rate to just 2 percent — but that she needed to be in default of her ...and more » tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://helenair.com/news/local/facing-foreclosure-some-montanans-turn-to-courts/article_5fd24b96-508b-11e1-9393-0019bb2963f4.html http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNE98eAL_T0Lr8hYmUFB4AsnoKCd6Q&url=http://helenair.com/news/local/averting-foreclosure/article_72418e5e-508b-11e1-9515-0019bb2963f4.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:51:31 -0500 Averting foreclosureHelena Independent RecordIn some cases, Munson said, people are told by the loan servicer that they may qualify for a loan modification, but only if they withhold payments. But once the homeowner defaults, his or her credit score suffers and the process toward foreclosure ... tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://helenair.com/news/local/averting-foreclosure/article_72418e5e-508b-11e1-9515-0019bb2963f4.html http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEf_gLoD8llU5OSoDJ1OSNA4iDsYw&url=http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2012/02/05/mers_lawsuit/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:06:38 -0500 CNBC.comAG Sues Banks Over MERS Foreclosure RegistryNorth Country GazetteOnce the mortgages went sour, these same banks brought foreclosure proceedings en masse based on deceptive and fraudulent court submissions, seeking to take homes away from people with little regard for basic legal requirements or the rule of law,” ...Foreclosure Settlement Will Settle NothingTheStreet.comHUD Secretary Expects “Substantial” Payment of Foreclosure Fraud Settlement ...FiredoglakeBanks to take a hit on US... tag:news.google.com,2005:cluster=http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2012/02/05/mers_lawsuit/