The pace of housing rescue efforts slowed in the first quarter of the year, according to a new report, while the number of people losing their homes to foreclosure skyrocketed during the same period.More than a half million at-risk home owners had their loans reworked during the first three months of the year, according to [...]
Entries from April 2008
Critics: Hope Now Program Not Doing Enough
April 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Avoiding Foreclosure · Foreclosure Information
The trillion-dollar mortgage time bomb
April 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Risks are rising that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may need a government bailout that could cost far more than previous rescues.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Among the nightmares lurking around the corner for the already battered housing and credit markets would be a meltdown at mortgage financing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Although few are [...]
Tags: Foreclosure Statistics · Mortgage Notes
Mortgage Mess to Continue For A Few More Years
April 16th, 2008 · No Comments
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco said Wednesday the mortgage crisis and financial services turmoil are likely to be a “major drag” on the national economy through 2009.Janet Yellen told a conference of local business leaders that because of those issues, she expects little or no growth in the national U.S. [...]
Tags: Foreclosure Statistics · Mortgage Notes