Foreclosure News

Roswell's 'Chicken Man' avoids foreclosure by burning down home

Roswell - A Georgia man has set his house on fire while still inside to avoid foreclosure and is now dead. After years of battling with the City of Roswell, he has taken a final step.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 4 comments

U.S. Banks uncooperative in foreclosure inquiry

Several major banks have had their foreclosure procedures investigated. They often refused to fully comply with the investigation.

In the Media by William Suphan

Occupy the Bank of America — 'Fight BAC' day 15 March 2012

Occupiers, who have lost their homes to the Bank of America decided it was time to move into the bank and set up their living room.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 3 comments

The 12-year-old who saved his grandmother from foreclosure

Noah Lamaide has saved his grandmother from foreclosure. The 12-year-old has been active in community service since the age of 9.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

Foreclosure firm's Halloween party mocks homeless

Buffalo - An Amherst, N.Y. law firm is currently experiencing some heat after a New York Times columnist ran an article about the company's 2010 Halloween party which reportedly had mocked people who lost their homes due to foreclosure.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 3 comments

Mistaken foreclosure costs Florida man his personal possessions

Tampa - A Florida man has filed a lawsuit after a company hired by Countrywide Home Loans, to clean a home in foreclosure and remove the belongings, mistakenly went to his home and emptied it of all his furniture and personal possessions.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman

Florida couple hire attorney to foreclose on a bank

Naples- Warren and Maureen Nyerges purchased a house in 2009 from Bank of America in Naples, Florida, which they paid cash for. You can imagine their surprise when the bank filed foreclosure papers on them.

In the Media by Cynthia Trowbridge - 18 comments

US home values keep falling, equal ‘darkest days’ of recession

Washington - Home prices across the country continue a downward skid, with first quarter values this year dropping by three percent in virtually every metro area, the largest quarterly drop since 2008, and experts suggest the trend will continue well into 2012.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 2 comments

Foreclosure blamed in California arson, murder-suicide

Santee - A California family's downward economic spiral took a deadly turn this weekend when a man allegedly set his home ablaze after shooting his wife and then himself in what appears to be a murder-suicide brought on by their financial ruin, police say.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 3 comments