The rent is too damn high-so each year Congress appropriates billions of dollars to address the nation's collective housing needs. The programs vary from loans to tax credits to straight-up subsidies, but a common feature is that federal taxpayers pony up the dough and then a motley collection of state-level politicians, financing agencies, and housing […]
With a businessman turned politician now in the Oval Office, a small but growing number of bankers and Wall Street financiers across the United States have set their sights on politics. In New Jersey, Connecticut and California, former bankers, hedge fund managers and private equity executives have either announced bids for legislative and gubernatorial seats, […]
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If you have an FHA loan in process this month. you were “given a gift” only to have it “taken away” nine days later. Foreclosure News
Senator Elizabeth Warren and 24 other senators sent a letter to Finance Committee Chairman Orin Hatch on Friday calling for the hearing of Secretary of the Treasury nominee Steve Mnuchin to include outside witnesses who can provide the Committees with context on his character and business practices. “Mr. Mnuchin led the bank OneWest for six […]
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On the one hand, gasoline was cheap and unemployment was low. Real estate values were rising, helping average homeowners build wealth. Foreclosure News
This week, we have two really good, in-depth discussions of very different topics. First up, we speak with journalist David Dayen about his new book, Chain of Title: How Three Ordinary Americans Uncovered Wall Street's Great Foreclosure Fraud . Foreclosure News
It was Monday evening and the phone rang – again. It was probably the fifth time in two hours. Foreclosure News
The Washington Post’s editorial board sees a connection between life tenure for Supreme Court justices and the “dysfunctional politics of judicial nominations.” In an… ABA Journal Daily News