Foreclosure News

Editor's note: Robert Hickey is a senior research associate at the Center for Housing Policy, the research division of the National Housing Conference , a nonprofit that provides ideas and solutions for America's housing challenges.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau introduced new mortgage rules to prevent irresponsible lending and the foreclosures that happened as a result.

Residential foreclosure activity in the Charlotte market declined to 1.28 percent in February from 2.67 percent a year earlier, according to data firm CoreLogic Inc. That's better than the national foreclosure rate of 1.93 percent for the month, but worse than North Carolina's rate of 1.1 percent, the Irvine, Calif.-based data firm says.

Not all foreclosures are owned by bank or lenders. Fannie Mae, the government sponsored entity which securitizes home mortgages, also has foreclosures listed for sale.

Sacramento-area foreclosures fell far below long-term averages in the first few months of this year, continuing to decrease as the housing and job markets recovered, DataQuick reported Tuesday.

The foreclosure rate in metro Orlando continued its downward trend in February, but still remains higher than the national average, according to the latest data from CoreLogic .

Foreclosure rates in the St. Louis metro area dropped to 0.86 percent for February, down 0.44 percent from the rate of 1.3 percent for February 2013.

According to Corelogix, in February, about 2% of the homes i n our city were in some form of foreclosure.

Todd Chrisley 's legal problems are now affecting his mother, and she is in danger of losing her home.

Foreclosures are down in the Louisville area. A new housing report from Corelogic shows foreclosure rates in February at just over 1.5 percent.

Her colleagues agree and on Tuesday, the board took a step to either get these properties repaired or torn down.

A research firm says California home foreclosure starts increased from January through March after plunging to an eight-year low in the previous quarter.

With banks and other lenders frequently unwilling or incapable of providing real solutions such as principal reductions to keep homeowners in their homes, more and more families are faced with foreclosure.

A 'For Sale' sign stands outside a home in Princeton, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014.

Less than five years after Jose and Mary Guadalupe lost their longtime family home to foreclosure, the south Orange County couple were able to buy back their house.

Marin foreclosures plummeted 60 percent in the first three months of 2014 compared with the same time period last year, and fewer homeowners here fell behind on their mortgages, according to figures released Tuesday.

A research firm says California home foreclosure starts increased from January through March after plunging to an eight-year low in the previous quarter.

Foreclosure activity in Greater Boston fell in February to their lowest levels in more than five years amid a strengthening real estate market, according to newly released data from CoreLogic, the California-based property information tracker.

Residential sales were down 8 percent in the first quarter compared to last year although more homes are being listed for sale.

Learn about this year's finalists and see who won the 2013 MT Award. Charlie Keating, who died on March 31, epitomized an era today's mortgage lenders would do well to remember as low-yielding portfolio assets tempt them to take bigger risks.