It is time to revive the fight to open the courthouse door to bankrupt homeowners.

You get a call from a firm that wants to help you. For a small fee, it will get you the money you owe for the late payments, pay off some debts and give you a little extra money to tide you over this rough financial period. DON’T DO THIS.

The law requires that a homestead filing service handle the entire task of completing and filing the homestead declaration, including payment of all notary and recording fees. The law states that the declaration of homestead must be recorded in the appropriate county within 10 days after it is signed before a notary public.

HUD has announced important changes to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP)

Second loans represent a lot of risk which is why lenders get higher interest rates for making them. The Oregon proposal makes that financial exposure real, a reckoning many would argue is only fair and appropriate.

A subsidiary of a company that is a top provider of the documentation used by banks in the foreclosure process is under investigation by federal prosecutors.