The five states hardest hit by the foreclosure crisis - including Florida - have been given only weeks to plan how to spend $1.5 billion in federal funding announced by the Obama administration last month. Florida is getting the second-largest share at $418 million. ...more

March 14, 2010

The number of borrowers falling behind on their mortgage payments dropped sharply at the end of last year, a sign the foreclosure crisis is beginning to ebb. ...more

February 20, 2010

Amid criticism that loan modification programs aren't working, the federal government is pushing lenders to streamline efforts to lower mortgage payments for troubled borrowers. ...more

February 12, 2010

The government is cracking down on companies that advertise help for troubled homeowners but often turn out to be scam artists. ...more

February 5, 2010

Amid criticism that loan modification programs aren't working, the federal government is pushing lenders to streamline efforts to lower mortgage payments for troubled borrowers. ...more

February 4, 2010

On the day President Bush took office the national debt stood at $5.7 trillion. By the end of his two terms in office (yeah!) it had reached more than $9.8 trillion, a 70 percent increase. But this isn't about Bush-bashing - it's about The Clock. ...more

February 3, 2010

After five months of seeking a mortgage loan modification, Jeffery Feig's approval package arrived in March. His payment was cut in half. ...more

January 31, 2010

Although it's unusual for a lender to approve a modification only to cancel it later, recent Treasury Department reports show that many lenders aren't approving as many applications as the government anticipated. ...more

January 29, 2010

When times are tough, con artists are always ready to prey on the desperate fears of residents in a panic over losing their homes. ...more

January 16, 2010

Deputy gets poked with needle during pat down. ...more

January 6, 2010