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• More Homeowners are Opting for 'Strategic Defaults'
  
  More Homeowners are Opting for 'Strategic Defaults' March 17, 2010, Los Angeles Times Nearly one-quarter of U.S. mortgages, or about 11 million loans, are "underwater," i.e. the houses are worth less than the balance of their loans.( Tags: Federal Reserve Strategic Defaults home builders read more ).
  Foreclosure Pulse - Wednesday, March 17, 2010
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• Federal foreclosure prevention program is struggling
  
  Federal foreclosure prevention program is struggling August 21, 2010 — Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington — Just as the housing market recovery has stalled, so has the Obama administration's main program to ease home foreclosures.( read more
  Foreclosure Pulse - Monday, August 23, 2010
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• Debtor's Dilemma: Pay the Mortgage or Walk Away
  
  That is the question more Americans are asking as the housing market continues to drag. In good times, it would have been unthinkable.( Tags: Bank-Owned/REOs Federal Reserve foreclosure Debtor's Dilemma: Pay the Mortgage or Walk Away December 17, 2009, Wall Street Journal Should I stay or should I go? read more ).
  Foreclosure Pulse - Thursday, December 17, 2009
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• F.H.A. Audit Sees Possible Bailout Need
  
  Audit Sees Possible Bailout Need By Annie Lowrey, New York Times, Nov. 15, 2011 Chances are nearly 50 percent that the Federal Housing Administration will need a bailout next year if the housing market deteriorates further, the agency’s independent.( F.H.A. read more ). FHA guidelines
  Foreclosure Pulse - Wednesday, November 16, 2011
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• FTC hopes to fight mortgage fraud
  
  10, 2010 — Chicago Sun-Times To combat fraud, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission seeks to ban foreclosure rescue and mortgage-modification-services companies from charging upfront fees. Spec Houses Rise as Builders.( FTC hopes to fight mortgage fraud Feb. read more
  Foreclosure Pulse - Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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• How to Buy HUD Home Foreclosures - RealtyTrac
  
  Department of Housing and Urban Development (a HUD home) so long as they either have the cash in hand or can qualify for a loan to finance the purchase. Like the lenders it insures against borrower default, HUD (aka the federal government) does not want to become a property owner. How Can I Buy HUD Home Foreclosures? What county?
  www.realtytrac.com - Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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• Are We Headed For A New Real Estate Decline?
  
  The federal government's tax credit for first-time homebuyers is now over and done. The result is that a housing market that had begun to stabilize will now be set back as demand wanes
  RealtyTrac Article Library - Thursday, April 29, 2010
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• Economic Data Offers a Balm as Fed Meet
  
  Economic Data Offers a Balm as Fed Meets The New York Times An unexpected rise in housing starts and a more moderate increase in wholesale prices offered some brighter economic news on Tuesday as the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee met to.( read more
  Foreclosure Pulse - Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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• U.S. Likely to Keep the Reins on Fannie and Freddie
  
  Likely to Keep the Reins on Fannie and Freddie The New York Times. It's central to the administration's efforts to unglue credit markets, alongside a Federal Reserve program aimed at spurring consumer lending in areas such as credit cards and home loans that will be officially launched Tuesday. Associated Press, Google News.
  Foreclosure Pulse - Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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• Chief of Freddie Mac Resigns
  
  The New York Times. The board, in a statement, said it was working with its regulatory overseer, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to find a successor. How Washington can prevent ‘zombie banks’ James Baker, Financial Times. Chief of Freddie Mac Resigns. Moffett, had resigned effective March 12. Alan J.
  Foreclosure Pulse - Monday, March 2, 2009
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