If there was a question about whether we're headed for a second housing shock, that was settled last week with news that home prices have fallen a sixth consecutive month. Values are nearly back to ...

So paperwork flaws can be let off the hook, it seems. We had earlier been worried that the chaos in foreclosure documentation would lead to lower home sales. Data brought out by RealtyTrac, the ...

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Widespread problems in how U.S. lenders documented foreclosures could spark a wave of legal challenges resulting in massive losses to banks and serious new troubles for the housing market, a federal ...

The foreclosure mess would probably cast a long shadow on the U.S. housing. One of the important approaches of the upcoming settlement is that major lenders would contribute money into a fund that ...

Homeowners who lost their homes because of the “robo-signing” paperwork mess could be getting some hopeful news. A report in Wednesday’s Washington Post says banks and lenders are in negotiations with ...