Treasure Valley home foreclosure filings declined in 2011 – Idaho Statesman

Good news: The latest report on Treasure Valley home foreclosures shows the problem is diminishing, and an expert expects the improvement to persist in 2012. Filings falling: Foreclosure filings, including initial foreclosure notices and …


Treasure Valley home foreclosure filings declined in 2011

Good news The latest report on Treasure Valley home foreclosures shows the problem is diminishing, and an expert expects the improvement to persist in 2012.


Wall Street Split Over Bank Foreclosure Deal – Bloomberg

All 50 states announced an investigation into foreclosure practices in 2010 following disclosures that servicers were using flawed documents in seizing homes. A group of state attorneys general and federal officials has since negotiated terms of …


Tracy Morgan – Tracy Morgan’s Mum Facing Home Foreclosure – Contactmusic.com

Funnyman Tracy Morgan’s estranged mum is facing foreclosure on her home after failing to make $25,000 (£15,625) in mortgage payments. Alicia Warden, 61, lost her job in Ohio last year (11) and she has since fallen on hard times. The 30 Rock star’s sister …


Bank Foreclosure Agreement Deadline for States Set for Feb. 3 – Bloomberg

State and federal officials have been negotiating an agreement with the largest mortgage servicers that would set standards for how banks conduct home foreclosures while providing mortgage relief to borrowers. Any accord would be separate from a …


Homeowner wins back her house after fighting foreclosure

Karen Mena managed to get a foreclosure on her San Bernardino home rescinded. But she continues to negotiate with Bank of America over loan terms and could still lose the house. Foreclosure commonly represents the end of a struggle. A borrower can’t pay a mortgage, loses a home and moves on.


Two Obama initiatives to address foreclosure crisis face hurdles

The president’s proposals include an expanded refinancing plan for struggling homeowners and a new, aggressive probe of financial firms’ mortgage practices. Two new initiatives from President Obama to address the foreclosure crisis — more help for struggling homeowners and aggressive investigations of financial firms — face significant hurdles as the nation’s real estate troubles linger [...]


Initial foreclosure filings fall 11.9% in fourth quarter – Los Angeles Times

Fewer California borrowers entered foreclosure during the final three months of the year, according to new data. But the holiday respite, coming after a sharp summer increase in new defaults, may not last. The number of California homes entering …


Initial foreclosure filings fall 11.9% in fourth quarter

Fewer California borrowers entered foreclosure during the final three months of the year, according to new data. But the holiday respite, coming after a sharp summer increase in new defaults, may not last.


Douglas County No. 4 in state foreclosure rates – Douglas County Sentinel

Douglas County home foreclosures were down 17.11 percent last year from 2011, but the drop was most likely due to legal issues slowing down bank filings. The county saw 2,607 foreclosures last year, representing 5.24 percent of housing units, or 1 in every 19 homes.