Foreclosures

New Calif. coalition formed to blunt foreclosure crisis

March 18, 2011

If the state's foreclosure rate continues unchecked, the combined costs to homeowners, the property tax base, and local governments could reach $1 trillion.

Heartbreak at Bank of America

February 17, 2011 By Joelle Fishman

Bank of America got a Valentine's Day surprise with a picket line protesting the bank's receiving "unrequited love" in the form of tax breaks from the community.

J .P. Morgan Chase forecloses on active duty troops

February 10, 2011 By Joe Sims

The banking industry showed its callous disregard for working families when J.P. Morgan Chase foreclosed on and overcharged thousands of troops on active duty.

Republicans set to kill mortgage assistance programs

February 3, 2011 By Joe Sims

Republican members of Congress have set their sight on gutting assistance to troubled homeowners at risk of foreclosure.

Lawmaker panel faults “reckless” banks as causing great recession

January 27, 2011 By Joe Sims

According to a federal panel, "reckless" banks and faulty regulators were the chief source of the recent crisis.