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Legislating Lower Foreclosure Rates?
An Illinois law intended to help reduce foreclosures is drawing cries of discrimination from some of the people it is trying to protect, according to the Chicago Defender newspaper. “Nearly 60 days after Illinois House Bill 4050 went into effect to supposedly protect consumers from predatory lenders, a coalition of Black and Latino city residents say the new law is actually destroying property values in select minority communities.” The law is a pilot program that is being applied in 10 Chicago zip codes chosen for their high foreclosure rates, among other factors.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Credit Card and Mortgage Debt Fuels Foreclosure
Among the hardest-hit states were California, Florida, Texas, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. Rising interest rates have caught many homeowners in a “can’t pay, can’t sell, can’t refinance” vise, in which their ARM payments are outpacing their incomes and their homes have not appreciated enough to help cover the cost of a refinanced mortgage or to allow them to sell and walk away. Considering that the housing market is expected to continue to be slow through 2007, there could be increases Debt! No word better describes why millions of Americans are now facing foreclosure.
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Governor Suspends Controversial Law Affecting Investors
Responding to the public outcry of legislative redlining, equal protection violations, and racial discrimination against minority residents living in certain Chicagoland areas, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich suspended the law on January 19, 2007. For legitimate investors looking to help homeowners in distress, the law’s suspension is welcome news. It was controversial when it took effect, and it remained controversial until public officials decided enough was enough – roughly a little more than a year later. But House Bill 4050 (renamed Public Act 94-280) is now null and void,
www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Legislating Lower Foreclosure Rates?
    An Illinois law intended to help reduce foreclosures is drawing cries of discrimination from some of the people it is trying to protect, according to the Chicago Defender newspaper. “Nearly 60 days after Illinois House Bill 4050 went into effect to supposedly protect consumers from predatory lenders, a coalition of Black and Latino city residents say the new law is actually destroying property values in select minority communities.” The law is a pilot program that is being applied in 10 Chicago zip codes chosen for their high foreclosure rates, among other factors.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Governor Suspends Controversial Law Affecting Investors
    Responding to the public outcry of legislative redlining, equal protection violations, and racial discrimination against minority residents living in certain Chicagoland areas, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich suspended the law on January 19, 2007. For legitimate investors looking to help homeowners in distress, the law’s suspension is welcome news. It was controversial when it took effect, and it remained controversial until public officials decided enough was enough – roughly a little more than a year later. But House Bill 4050 (renamed Public Act 94-280) is now null and void,
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Credit Card and Mortgage Debt Fuels Foreclosure
    Among the hardest-hit states were California, Florida, Texas, Michigan, Illinois and Ohio. Rising interest rates have caught many homeowners in a “can’t pay, can’t sell, can’t refinance” vise, in which their ARM payments are outpacing their incomes and their homes have not appreciated enough to help cover the cost of a refinanced mortgage or to allow them to sell and walk away. Considering that the housing market is expected to continue to be slow through 2007, there could be increases Debt! No word better describes why millions of Americans are now facing foreclosure.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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  • Now Homebuilders Face Foreclosure
    For millions of Americans facing foreclosure, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut this week was welcome news that could possibly help save thousands of homeowners from default by giving them the opportunity to refinance their adjustable-rate loan into a fixed-rate mortgage with a lower interest rate. in Illinois. “We’re in the worst housing recession in modern history,” Antonio B. But for many U.S. homebuilders the risk of foreclosure through bankruptcy has sharply risen under the pressure of the grim housing market.
    www.foreclosurepulse.com - Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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