Finance & Law for Not-So-Dummies

My mortgage modification clients often ask about the class actions or Attorney Generals actions against mortgage companies, lenders, and ser...

Bankruptcy is rising but filings are falling! Why? Simple answer: People do not have money to file for protection under the Bankruptcy Code ...

The latest news and business reports say that "the economy is improving. All economic indicators show..." If that is true, and not...

You are a tenant in a multi-family or single family house that has just gone through foreclosure. Can you be just "kicked-out" by...

It is unfortunate but we must deal with the economics of keeping versus "walking away from" your house. Housing values have fallen...

The money supply to Banks is there. Interest rates for Bank borrowing is still near 0%. But, homeowners are now subject to much tighter rule...

(THIS IS A RE-POSTING FROM AUGUST 12, 2009) Bankruptcy is a good option if you are facing foreclosure and cannot get the lender to accept re...

The Obama administration's Making Home Affordable program, you know the one to stop foreclosures on millions of homes, is missing the ma...

Currently, in the City of Pittsfield, MA , there are 190 properties in some stage of foreclosure ; 69 are currently in default, 30 are Bank...

In a report released by the "Making Homes Affordable Program", only 9% of those mortgages eligible (estimated) for a modification ...

With the rise in foreclosures and the resultant drop in real estate prices, coupled with the lower interest rates available for "qualif...

We finally have the basics of the Mortgage Bailout for Homeowners -at least for some homeowners. The Administration crafted a plan, touted i...

FORECLOSURE - MORTGAGE CRISIS - SUBPRIME - PREDATORY - MORTGAGE You have fallen behind in your mortgage payments and you wonder how long it...