Housing experts identify Milwaukee as one Of America’s Worst “Hot-Spots” where homeowners & communities are still at-risk A new report by UC Berkeley’s Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive … [Read more...]
Advocates push to preserve foreclosure program
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist A broad coalition of state and national organizations is pushing to preserve a key federal program that has helped more than 1.1 million troubled homeowners and … [Read more...]
Stop Foreclosures & Evictions, Moratorium NOW Milwaukee meeting June 23
A Stop Foreclosures and Evictions, Moratorium NOW! public meeting will be held at the Amalgamated Transit Union hall, 734 N. 26th Street, Milwaukee on Saturday, June 23 beginning at 1 p.m. The event, … [Read more...]
Five largest mortgage servicers agree to $25B payout
Barrington M. Salmon, Staff writer special to the NNPA from the Washington Informer After more than a year of negotiations, five of the nation’s largest mortgage providers agreed last week to pay … [Read more...]
Objections grow over use of foreclosure funds
By Cassandra Lans Objections are continuing to grow over the State’s failure to direct all of the federal foreclosure settlement funds to victims who have lost homes, or facing the prospect of … [Read more...]
Walker and Van Hollen heist money for foreclosure victims
By Lynda Jones This week Milwaukee Inner City Congregatons Allied for Hope (MICAH) organized a press conference to demand that ALL $31.6 million Foreclosure Fraud Settlement dollars be directed … [Read more...]
Hundreds attend Mayor Barrett’s State of the City Address
Several references include encouraging plans for the African American community Before a crowd of more than 500 individuals, Mayor Barrett delivered his State of the City Address. His remarks … [Read more...]
Foreclosure prevention event offers options for troubled homeowners
With local foreclosure concerns, and rescue scams on the rise, more and more homeowners are looking for legitimate assistance and additional resources to help them avoid losing their homes. In … [Read more...]
$51.5 M to help unemployed homeowners to stay in their homes
Moore worked to include funding in Wall Street Reform Bill This week, U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (DMilwaukee) announced that Wisconsin will receive more than $51.5 million to help keep unemployed … [Read more...]
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Fields makes statement on mortgage loan modifications
Federal data shows when financial institutions work with homeowners to lower mortgage payments the default rate drops. A report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Office of … [Read more...]