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March 11 (Bloomberg) — Rick Sharga, executive vice president for marketing at realtytrac Inc., talks with Bloomberg’s Lori Rothman and Mark Crumpton about US foreclosure filings, which rose at the slowest pace in four years in February. Sharga also discusses the outlook for the US housing market. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Here is a phone conversation I had today, October 6, 2009, with US Bank representative, Leann (California), regarding the foreclosure and auction, on October 21, 2009, of my home of 14 years in Colorado. I begged US Bank to work with me, and offered to pay them 00.00 today and 00.00 for the next 6 months, so that I may bring my default current, but Leann wanted 000.00 today. I did not initially advise Leann of the recording because the content of this call is not confidential; my foreclosure is public record.

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Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — US Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan talks with Bloomberg’s Peter Cook about President Barack Obama’s foreclosure-prevention initiative. Donovan said the .5 billion initiative targets the housing markets that need it most and additional programs may be created. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Foreclosure Sweet Home: Collective Journalism

by Tony on February 17, 2010

Across the US, the number of forclosures has skyrocketed. This Collective Journalism group investigation puts a human face on those affected by the housing crisis.

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Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — US foreclosure filings rose 15 percent in January from a year earlier and exceeded 300000 for the 11th consecutive month as modification programs failed to keep delinquent borrowers in their homes, realtytrac Inc. said. Bloomberg's Su Keenan reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Scams – Documentary Video We Stop Foreclosure Rescue Scams (2008) by Kyra Olds This is a documentary about mortgage foreclosure rescue scams that are occurring across the country in light of the growing foreclosures. The movie describes common scam tactics and how distressed homeowners fall for these scams. The movie concludes with what lawyers can do to challenge these scams in court and the Washington State Legislature’s response to try to to stop these scams by …

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Many poorer homeowners face loosing their homes in the global credit crunch, as variable mortgage rates soar. Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman met one home owner who faces foreclosure.

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The US housing crisis lies at the heart of the current recession, with a wave of forclosures sending Wall Street into a free fall as lenders were hit by hundred of billions of dollars in losses. A few months on, and the rate of foreclosures shows no signs of slowing down. In the town of Boise in Idaho, even some people with the most affordable housing are being forced to relocate, as Al Jazeera’s Tom Ackerman reports.

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