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Posts Tagged mortgage loans

Elizabeth Warren Debuts

By | 09.22.10 | 12:00 pm

Yesterday, Elizabeth Warren, newly named as an adviser to the White House and Treasury Department on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, made her debut. She spoke at a forum on mortgage reform — on making information given to loan applicants cleaner and clearer, so that consumers more easily understand the More…

A Possible Breakthrough on Bankruptcy Modification

By | 01.08.09 | 4:01 pm

Housing advocates have been pushing for years, without success, for changes in federal law to allow bankruptcy judges to modify mortgages. The idea was a non-starter during the Bush Administration, since lenders strongly opposed it. But American Banker (subscription required) reports today that lawmakers may have reached a comprise More…