Independent Monitor Releases 1st Report on the Bank’s Compliance with the National Mortgage Settlement
This report provides tons of accessible information, lots of clear graphics. Includes a detailed timetable, and state-by-state compliance data.
The Costs and Benefits of Surrendering Collateral in Chapter 13
Chapter 13 buys you flexibility when you want to keep your home or vehicle, but might need to surrender it after all. But it’ll cost you.
Federal Law Protects Renters from Turning into Collateral Damage from Foreclosures against their Landlords
A temporary federal law gives renters some protections against getting evicted from their homes when a bank forecloses on their landlord. The “Protecting Tenants at
Residential Income Segregation Varies Widely Across the U.S.
Increasingly, the rich live among the rich, and the poor among the poor. Especially in the big cities of Texas. Less so in Miami, Cincinnati, Boston, Sacramento, and Portland.
Rich Supporters for Increasing Taxes on the Rich
Not only do the majority of the wealthy believe that they should be taxed more, so do a majority of Republicans. These are the surprising
Power to Keep Your Vehicle, Appliances, and Other Collateral
If you want to hold onto your vehicle, or other collateral, Chapter 13 makes it happen.