Study Links Lenders to Swift Foreclosures
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In New York City neighborhoods hit hard by the subprime  lending crisis, most loans that ended up in foreclosure came from three companies, according to a new report.
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As the appetite for home loans soared, the apparent inability of lenders to spot suspicious transactions is puzzling to some.
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Securities regulators are probing  several brokerage firms dealing with collateralized mortgage  obligations, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Black and Hispanic homeowners were more likely to receive refinancing loans aimed at borrowers with low credit ratings than were whites, according to a nationwide study released Wednesday by the Consumer Federation of America.
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The number of Americans who may lose their homes to foreclosure reached a record in the second quarter as late payments by subprime borrowers surged to one of every seven loans.
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The subprime mortgage mess has created a mixed blessing for potential homebuyers.
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Lenders launched foreclosure actions against more than one in every 200 U.S. mortgage borrowers in the fourth quarter of 2006, the biggest share of homes at the start of the repossession process on record.
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Business & money: Fresh evidence emerges over the depth of America's sub-prime mortgage crisis.
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Lenders hunting for delinquent homeowners are resorting to creative methods to track them down.
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Many U.S. banks have made it harder for creditworthy borrowers to get a mortgage, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Monday that underscored the spread of a painful credit crunch.
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Massachusetts experienced the second-biggest increase in foreclosure activity in the country last month, according to a report yesterday from a firm that tracks the housing market.
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As subprime borrowers began to default on their mortgages in rapidly growing numbers this year, credit card issuers increased their efforts to sign up such customers with tarnished financial histories, according to a market research firm.
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Troubles in mortgageland may get  worse before they get better, especially for the so-called  &quot;subprime&quot; borrowers whose spotty credit histories put them  into more costly loans.
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Late payments and foreclosures on U.S. homes rose in the fourth quarter, driven by subprime borrowers with weak credit and adjustable-rate mortgages that reset at higher interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association said on Tuesday.
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Danger lurks down the road for people with interest-only mortgages.
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The number of Americans who may lose their homes because of late mortgage payments rose to a record in the first quarter, led by subprime borrowers pinched in an economy that grew at the slowest pace in four years.
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Mortgage lending data show a sharp increase in the use of higher-priced ÂnonprimeÂ mortgages for home purchases in 2005 over a year earlier.