Plan would let government back loans for at-risk borrowers. Key lawmakers reach compromise: Taxpayers will not be on the hook if loans go bad.

Be warned! The squatters are moving into the foreclosed house and camp in. Some of them even start scams to pretend to be tenants and demand cash from banks; or pretend to be the landlord and rent the property out.

With the economy soft and thousands of Philadelphians delinquent on their mortgages, Sheriff Green this spring refused to hold a court-ordered foreclosure auction.
The sheriff first made his mark in the foreclosure issue in 2004, when he noticed a spike in the number of delinquent properties the court was ordering sold. He postponed one month's auction and then went to Judge Annette Rizzo of the ...

A new carmaker has a plan for cheap, environmentally friendly cars to be built all over the country in the U.S.

The federal government will soon launch a new plan to help to modify more delinquent loans and aid the homeowners who have the trouble making the payment.

So let me get this straight,
They started the mess;
They continue to make it worse;
And we rescue them?

Housing counselors and lenders both say Obama program is comprehensive approach that attacks root of economic crisis. But it won't help everyone.

The Obama administration kicked off a new program Wednesday that's designed to help up to 9 million borrowers stay in their homes through refinanced mortgages or loans that are modified to lower monthly payments.

It's every renter's worst nightmare: To move into a home or condominium with affordable rent only to find out that the owner has lost the property in foreclosure. The rent money and security deposit are gone, and chances are good that the bank that now owns the property will evict the tenant even if the rent has been paid.

President Obama has asked that all employers adjust their payroll systems by Wednesday so eligible workers can start receiving the new Making Work Pay tax credit through their paychecks. The credit, available for 2009 and 2010, was a part of the economic recovery package lawmakers passed in February.

While many 529 college savings plan investors know all too well that their investments can decline in value, 529 prepaid tuition plan holders may not be aware that their plans may be in trouble, too.