housing
New foreclosures down, repossessions rise in April
May 14, 2010With over 12 percent of current mortgages in danger of default - close to 7 million homes - foreclosure notices made a slight drop in April signaling a potential bottoming out of the housing crisis.
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Federal panel grills Greenspan, Citigroup on predatory lending
April 7, 2010The nation's subprime crisis will be in the news from Wednesday to Friday this week as the federal government's Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission begins a new round of hearings.
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City comptroller takes aim at developer abuse
February 19, 2010NEW YORK - Comptroller John Liu is setting up a task force to help protect communities from big developers and corruption.
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Latino children suffer most in foreclosure crisis, report says
February 17, 2010Latino children and families who lost their homes due to foreclosure suffer long-term psychological and social trauma, according to a new report.
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Bronx community takes on the real estate industry
December 24, 2009Who said you can't beat City Hall? In a predominantly Hispanic working-class New York neighborhood, people organized against powerful business interests allied with City Hall, and they won.
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