underwater mortgage
Bank of America throws homeowners new lifeline
Friday, March 23, 2012
Bank of America starts a foreclosure-prevention program that lets borrowers give up ownership of their home but stay on rent-paying tenants.
Bank settlement to bail out some underwater homeowners
Friday, February 10, 2012
Yesterday's $25 billion agreement between five big U.S. banks and state attorneys general could help some three million homeowners who owe more than their homes are currently worth.
Some banks offer extra incentive to short sell homes
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Bloomberg News reports a case of a J.P. Morgan Chase letter to a homeowner that said "you could sell your home, owe nothing more on the mortgage, and get $30,000."
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11 million homeowners underwater
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Over a quarter of Americans owe more than their homes are worth, but does the U.S. government have the political will to help?
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Getting Personal: Underwater - should you swim away?
Friday, January 13, 2012
L.A. Times consumer columnist David Lazarus joins Tess to answer questions about debt mediation services and how to cope with the bank when your home is underwater.
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America Underwater: The mortgage crisis in data
Friday, November 11, 2011
This week, Marketplace Money and The New York Times team up to tell the story of home ownership in America three years after the housing bubble. View our interactive map and listen to our special podcast.
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