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Foreclosure Prevention seminar available for homeowners
August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The seminar is being presented by MSHDA-certified housing counselors. Homeowners will also have the opportunity to work one-on-one with a housing counselor after completion of the seminar. Macomb MSUE is also a Dep...
YONKERS MAYOR SPANO CALLS ON VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST SENIORS WITH FORECLOSURE PREVENTION
YONKERS, NY - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano is calling upon volunteers in Yonkers and the Westchester County area to assist seniors with foreclosure prevention. Yonkers Office for the Aging and Westchester Residential O...
MBA Survey: Delinquencies Improve but Homeowners Still Drowning
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The latest Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) survey shows positive trends in the housing market, with delinquencies and foreclosures down from last year. However, the millions of foreclosures st...
Obama Administration hosts 75th Outreach Event for Struggling Homeowners Today in Maryland
WASHINGTON, DC - August 8, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are hosting the Obama administration’s 75th free event for struggling homeowners at the Show Pla...
Pennsylvanians not taking advantage of foreclosure review?
WASHINGTON, DC - August 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) alerted Pennsylvanians who may have wrongfully lost their homes that they could qualify for financial compensation via the Independent Foreclosure Review process. The pr...
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION RELEASES JULY HOUSING SCORECARD
WASHINGTON, DC - August 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury today released the July edition of the Obama Administration's Housing Scorecard – a comprehensive...
Congresswoman Corrine Brown Proud to Announce Extension of Deadline to Apply for Compensation for...
August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Corrine Brown praised the announcement by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Bank of an extension of the deadline to apply for cash or other compensation for faulty f...
Attorney General Bondi’s Office Obtains $462,500 to Provide Legal Aid to Low-Income Individuals Facing...
TALLAHASSEE, FlL - August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Pam Bondi today announced that ProVest, LLC, one of Florida’s largest service processing firms, has agreed to pay $462,500 to the Florida Bar Foundation to continue the legal ai...
State of Michigan Schedules Auctions for Tax-Foreclosed Properties
August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- More than 700 properties, in five Lower Michigan counties and seven Northern Michigan counties, will be auctioned off during a State of Michigan Tax-Foreclosed, Real Property Auctions on August 14th and 15th. Regist...
Two Individuals Convicted in Florida in Foresclosure Rescue Scheme
WASHINGTON, DC - August 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Justice today convicted two defendants for their roles in a South Florida mortgage fraud scheme that took advantage of homeowners on the brink of foreclosure and left many without ...
HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR VIRGINIA STORM VICTIMS
WASHINGTON, DC - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of Minnesota and provide support to homeowners and low-income rente...
HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STORM VICTIMS
WASHINGTON, DC - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the District of Columbia and provide support to homeowners and low-income ren...
Decision by FHFA to Forbid Principal Reductions Leaves Hundreds of Thousands of Families Facing...
Washington, DC - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman John Tierney today released the following statement in response to the decision by Federal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Ed DeMarco to forbid Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from red...
The Lawyers’ Committee Applauds the CFPB’s Recent Foreclosure Rescue Fraud Case, its First-Ever Civil...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, as a leader of the Loan Modification Scam Prevention Network (the Network), applauds the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for its enfo...
FHFA Misses Opportunity to Help Housing Market and Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Restoring the US housing market is critical to our nation’s economic recovery. That is why we are disappointed with the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) announcement today that it will ...
With Deployed Servicemembers Facing Illegal Foreclosures, Employment Difficulties, And Challenges To Voting Rights, Brown...
DAYTON, OH - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- In advance of forum at Wright Patterson Air Force Base today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced a new effort to ensure our nation’s servicemembers’ and their families’ rights are protected.
With a Sept. 30th Deadline Looming, Brown Alerts Ohioans Who May Have Wrongfully Lost...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 26, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Only 6,000 of the 140,000 eligible Ohioans have initiated a foreclosure review process which could put as much as $125,000 in their pockets. During a news conference call today, U.S. Sen. Sherrod B...
Alabama Real Estate Investor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracies to Rig Bids and Commit Mail...
WASHINGTON, DC - July 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- An Alabama real estate investor pleaded guilty today for his role in conspiracies to rig bids and commit mail fraud at public real estate foreclosure auctions in southern Alabama, the Department of J...
Congressman Miller Questions Fed Chairman on Fannie Mae Property Bulk Sale
Washington, DC - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Click here for entire Capitol Connection Newsletter During Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, Congressman Miller express...
Balancing the Scales Amid Foreclosure Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On February 9, 2012, the Justice Department announced that the federal government and 49 state attorneys general reached a $25 billion agreement with the five largest mortgage servicers in America,...
HUD SECRETARY ANNOUNCES DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR NEW JERSEY STORM VICTIMS
WASHINGTON, DC - July 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced HUD will speed federal disaster assistance to the State of New Jersey and provide support to homeowners and low-income rente...
McNerney On A Mission To Help Area Homeowners
Washington, D.C. - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Stockton) introduced the Fast Help For Homeowners (FHFH) Act, H.R. 6153, to help speed up the short sale process, a necessary step to addressing the housing crisis. ...
Governor Quinn Encourages Attendance at Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Network Event
O’FALLON, IL - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of his commitment to affordable housing and foreclosure prevention, Governor Pat Quinn today encouraged Illinois families facing foreclosure to attend the Illinois Foreclosure Prevention Netw...
Schuette Praises Governor And Legislature On $97.2 Million Fund To Help Troubled Homeowners
LANSING - July 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Bill Schuette today praised Governor Rick Snyder and GOP legislative leaders for passing legislation that largely follows his recommendations to strengthen Michigan's economy and bring reli...
Serious Flaws in Servicers’ Program Threaten Help for Borrowers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on the Independent Foreclosure Review (IFR) process reveals serious flaws that threaten to undermine the program’s success. The IFR is int...
HUD ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR ENTITIES TO PURCHASE TROUBLED MORTGAGES, OFFER CHANCE TO AVOID COSTLY...
WASHINGTON, DC - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Qualified entities interested in purchasing pools of severely distressed loans formerly insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) can now submit applications for the Distressed Asset Stabil...
MADIGAN ANNOUNCES $3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR FORECLOSURE MEDIATION PROGRAMS
Chicago, IL - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced that up to $3 million in funding from the national foreclosure settlement reached this year will be used to fund new mortgage foreclosure mediation programs in Il...
Attorney General Jim Hood Announces Formation of the Mississippi Foreclosure Prevention Consortium
Jackson, MS - July 17, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Attorney General Jim Hood today announced that his office has created the “Mississippi Foreclosure Prevention Consortium” to assist homeowners who are struggling as a result of the foreclosure crisi...
SATURDAY, JULY 21st: Office of Congressman Cardoza to Host Free Foreclosure Assistance and Recovery...
WASHINGTON, DC - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Saturday July 21st, Congressman Dennis Cardoza (D-Merced), the California Partnership for San Joaquin Valley, and the San Joaquin Valley Housing Collaborative will be hosting a free foreclosure an...
Pelosi Statement on Signing of California Homeowner Bill of Rights
Washington, D.C. - July 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement after California Governor Jerry Brown, joined by Attorney General Kamala Harris, signed the California Homeowner Bill of Rights into ...
