by Paul Kiel , ProPublica Pamela Jeter of Atlanta, Ga., has been trying to get a mortgage modification for more than two years. She seems like an ideal candidate. She has shown she can stay current with a reduction in her monthly mortgage payments. Everybody would seem to win. Even the investors who ultimately […]
How to Get Pre-Approved for Your Home Loan
A preliminary mortgage approval is a fundamental step in the home buying process. Real estate agents as well as sellers usually require proof of a buyer’s ability to get a mortgage and make offers for a house. As the U.S. economy has steadily recovered from the recession, many people are searching to buy a house […]
West Africa Single Currency: The Lesson To Learn From European Single Currency By Dr. Mehenou Amouzou
(1888 PressRelease) Before talking about a single currency or economic association between the states members, we need to examine the current political structure that allows a single faction to confiscate power for twenty years or more. Western Africa states which are represented by Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a commission comprised of countries […]
Banks Still Dual-Tracking in California
California has long been considered the epicenter of the nation’s worst housing crises in generations. In order to stem the tide of foreclosures, last year Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Homeowner Bill of Rights. The Homeowners Bill of Rights is essentially a series of related bills meant to protect homeowners from some of […]
Meet the Likely House Committee Chairs-Who Promise to Roll Back ‘Job-Killing’ Regs
by Marian Wang, ProPublica, Nov. 4, 2010, 10:11 a.m. Earlier this week, we highlighted a few ways that midterm elections could affect some of the issues we’ve dogged in the past few months—the foreclosure scandal, financial reform, healthcare reform, among others. Impending Republican control of the House means there will be new leaders on powerful […]
The New America: From South Of Chile To The Tip Of Alaska
Do you really want to know how bad it has now become? After watching the devastation in the Southwestern State of Arizona, my home for the past 45 years, and suffering several economic losses due to illegal immigrant thefts, and finally losing my home during the mortgage crisis due to escalating costs of ownership of […]