A ‘Little Judge’ Who Rejects Foreclosures, Brooklyn Style
Justice Arthur M. Schack has won a national reputation as Don Quixote tilting at the bankers and lawyers who file foreclosure motions by the bale.
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An I.C.U. for the Financially Ill
A mortgage foreclosure clinic at the Nassau County Bar Association in Mineola tries to help homeowners who have found themselves in trouble.
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Another Way to Lose the House
The federal government should take steps to reduce the risk of foreclosure from unpaid real estate taxes.
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The House of Your Dreams
The economic crisis is haunting many people, even in their sleep, as foreclosure, eviction and an uncertain real estate market provide material for disturbing dreams about home.
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Colonial BancGroup Files for Bankruptcy Protection
An aggressive foray into Florida left the Alabama-based bank exposed to many losses from construction loans and foreclosures.
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A Cul-de-Sac of Lost Dreams, and New Ones
The housing bust fundamentally changed a street with eight houses in Southern California.
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Past and Future Collide at a Yard Sale
The appearance of a new neighbor on a block hit hard by the economic downturn has made for some awkward moments at a yard sale.
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House Ethics Inquiry Has Roots in Untidy Yard
An untended lawn and a delinquent mortgage may have led to a Congressional ethics investigation of Representative Laura Richardson, Democrat of California.
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Banks Help Small Debt Become a Big One
If there is a story behind every foreclosure, Imar Hutchins’s could have been written by Kafka.
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