D.C. Area Asks for Stimulus Funds
Jul 20, 2009 | via NewsChannel 8
Officials from the D.C. region are asking for stimulus money to help neighborhoods that have been hit hard by foreclosures. Comment?
Friday Jan 1 | via The Independent
Charles County has the sober distinction of topping the state reassessment lists for highest percentage of homes that have lost value and the largest percentage drop in estimated price since 2007. Comment?
U.S. jury indicts 2 in Baltimore mortgage fraud scheme
Tuesday Dec 29 | via The Baltimore Sun
A federal grand jury indicted two Maryland residents, one of whom is in the country under asylum, on a dozen counts of wire fraud and identity theft this month in connection with a 2008 scheme that used Baltimore properties to swindle a Beltsville lender out of more than $664,000, authorities say. Comment?
Former Bank Employee Sentenced in Mortgage Fraud Scheme
Tuesday Dec 22 | via Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Jamilah Al-Bari, age 37, of District Heights, Maryland, today to a year and a day in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for mail fraud arising from the fraudulent purchase of properties in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia, announced United States Attorney for the ... Comment?
Prince George's braces for more foreclosures
Sunday Dec 20 | via The Washington Times
Four homes in pre-foreclosure, two bank-owned properties and one house up for auction in an eight-block stretch of 49th Street in Hyattsville highlight the lingering effects of predatory lending and questionable decisions by homebuyers in Prince George's County. Comment?
Wednesday Dec 16 | via The Independent
It will be a very merry Christmas indeed for one Southern Maryland family, thanks to a free mortgage payment, but only if friends act quickly. Comment?
UTA, UNT students save cash by renting textbooks
6 min ago | via Denton Record-Chronicle
You can rent an apartment, a car or a DVD. Now add college textbooks to the list expensive items that people are renting because they are short on cash or looking for a better deal. Comment?
Foreclosures weigh on home appraisals
8 min ago | via KJCT
It wasn't the first time that Katherine Scheri ruined a real estate agent's day with a low property appraisal. Comment?
Bernanke details Fed's missteps; blames poor regulation
9 min ago | via PittsburghLIVE.com
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank's low interest rates didn't cause the past decade's housing bubble and that better regulation would have been more effective in limiting the boom. Comment?
Popular myths about credit scores debunked
11 min ago | via PittsburghLIVE.com
By now, you're probably aware of the wide use of credit scores, and how this three-digit number can determine whether you get credit and under what terms. Comment?
How to stop the health care bill
13 min ago | via The Macon Telegraph
"We've affirmed that the ability to live a healthy life in this great country is a right, not a privilege." With those words, Sen. Comment?