Bo’s clips: In booming Midland, new class of homeless workers mass in camps with cars, trucks parked among tents
In this week’s Bo’s news clips: In booming Midland, a new class of homeless workers mass in camps where cars…
In this week’s Bo’s news clips: In booming Midland, a new class of homeless workers mass in camps where cars…
An updated metric for affordability by HUD and the U.S. DOT calculates the costs of commuting to jobs and services…
The housing industry’s spike in sales is largely fueled by speculating corporations with idyll bucks to invest. The typical deal…
As the ink dries on a $25 billion settlement with the government last year, big banks resume their sleazy mortgage…
While the housing industry slowly recovers, New York’ attorney general is suing big banks for continuing to scam borrowers. The…
Race continues to be a barrier to housing for people of color in the US with African-Americans encountering the greatest…
Ten major banks are settling with the Federal Reserve to repay bilked borrowers $5.2 billion in direct assistance. The settlement…
DOJ receives rare praise in financial crisis cases By Aruna Viswanatha Reuters May 25, 2012 One part of the Justice…
A settlement between big banks and the government is expected this week. Homeowners screwed by robo-signing and other sleazy scams…
Present negotiations with big banks over reconciliation of sleazy mortgages would turn much of the enforcement over to states. Thus…
As Congress finally acts, analysts are still pouring over the impacts of the debt-ceiling package — but a general belt-tightening…
Tuesday Report, Oct. 4, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service The federal program to rescue “underwater”…
Tuesday Report, Nov. 1, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service As retribution for sleazy mortgage deals,…
Tuesday Report, Dec. 27, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Corruption in the nation’s banking industry…
Anticipating a done-deal, government prosecutors are expanding an offer to banks to drop charges in exchange for billions of dollars…
Reporters snooping into Freddie Mac’s business dealings discover that the quasi-governmental organization makes money by screwing homeowners it’s supposed to…
A white paper released by the Fed that offered ways to revive the housing industry has drawn the ire of…
Tuesday Report, December 28, 2010 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service Housing sales are slightly up, prices…
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac undergo more scrutiny as it is discovered that almost 100 possible foreclosure fraud cases were…
Tuesday Report, July 12, 2011 Special to the Texas Low Income Housing Information Service More corporate sleaze oozed into the…
Mortgage companies are finding that sleazy habits are hard to break as robo-signings continue. Federal regulators have seen no change…