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It's not the HARP 3.0 rumored to be in the pipeline, but the Responsible Homeowners Refinancing Act of 2012 would give HARP 2.0 a boost and provide additional

People once applied for a mortgage at their friendly neighborhood bank or thrift. The bank would collect deposits from people and businesses in the community and lend money back

Credit scores can make or break a home-buying deal. Lenders know the higher your score, the lower their risk of you defaulting on your mortgage and zero in on

Your credit score is a numerical rendition of your credit report. The higher your score, the less risk you post to lenders when it comes to defaulting on your

It's not just the National Mortgage Settlement's promise of restitution for those abused by foreclosure tactics that's drawing swindlers out of the woodwork. Double-dealers trying to hustle already victimized

Remember way back when banks wanted to sell homes? It gave new meaning to "Be careful what you wish for." The conventional real estate industry was right to oppose it,

CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, on April 17, announced seven bills in the California Homeowner Bill of Rights to protect homeowners from unfair practices

In a second report this year charging mortgage lenders with committing foreclosure abuses during National Mortgage Settlement negotiations designed to stop those abuses, every housing counselor surveyed said

ASHLEY GORDON (CFPB) - Delinquencies. Defaults. Foreclosures. Let’s face it: before the housing crisis, these and many other terms were foreign to many of us. Since 2008, however, they’ve

(Update: NFHA, on April 10, filed discrimination charges against Wells Fargo with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.) The same kind of discrimination that saddled minorities with

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has sent a final rule to the Federal Register on private transfer fees. The final rule limits Fannie

Index rates are a key component of the interest rates you pay for adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs) used to finance or refinance a home, as well as home

Along with the relief it's supposed to bring to millions of Americans, last week's official court filing of the $25 billion National Mortgage Settlement came with controversy, scams

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The National Mortgage Settlement prompted California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris to call for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to temporarily suspend all foreclosure sales in California as

California's attorney general and a host of Golden State legislators are pushing to secure a Homeowner Bill of Rights designed to protect homeowners from abusive mortgage practices and

• On. Feb. 9, the day federal and state officials and banks signed off on the National Mortgage Settlement, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange and the state's Banking

Eligible consumers have an extra 90 days to seek a review of their foreclosure under a federal settlement that forces mortgage servicers to address institutionalized foreclosure abuses. The Office

California's $18 billion cut of the $25 billion national mortgage settlement beats a zero, but it's too small to change the landscape of the Golden State's housing crisis. The