President Bush on Wednesday signed a massive housing bill intended to provide mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners and stabilize financial markets.
Bush signed the bill without any fanfare or signing ceremony, affixing his signature to the measure he once threatened to veto, in the Oval Office in the early morning hours. He was surrounded by […]
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Bush signs housing bill to provide mortgage relief
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Avoiding Foreclosure · Mortgage Legislation
Mortgage Bailout to Help All Homeowners
July 28th, 2008 · No Comments
If you are ignoring the housing bailout bill because you think it benefits only troubled homeowners, you may miss out on a windfall. The bill, expected to be passed by the Senate in the next few days and then signed by President Bush, does offer incentives to certain overextended borrowers and their mortgage lenders.
But it […]
Tags: Avoiding Foreclosure · Foreclosure Information · Military and Veteran Mortgages · Mortgage Legislation
The Foreclosure Machine: Who’s Profiting from It All?
March 29th, 2008 · No Comments
NOBODY wins when a home enters foreclosure — neither the borrower, who is evicted, nor the lender, who takes a loss when the home is resold. That’s the conventional wisdom, anyway.
The reality is very different. Behind the scenes in these dramas, a small army of law firms and default servicing companies, who represent mortgage lenders, […]
Tags: Mortgage Legislation · Mortgage Litigation · Mortgage Scams