Unwary borrowers snared in U.S. housing "bloodbath"
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Renae Gorney sees the human side of the slumping U.S. housing market, the people whose homes are part of the $1 trillion worth of unconventional mortgages that are about to get more expensive.
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With the housing market in decline, financial predators are finding yet another way to take advantage of people who fall behind on their payments.
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Regulators are trying to punish Wall Street for mortgage finance practices that expanded home ownership and spread risk among a host of new players Â but also may have duped borrowers and investors who supplied cash to fuel a housing boom that's turned bust.
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This just in from London: the U.S.  subprime mortgage market is in a tizzy.
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High numbers of residents in foreclosure in these 50 counties owe more than what their homes are worth.
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Debt-ridden homeowners sell up to companies and rent their property back - but they can then face eviction.
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Creditors put more pressure on debt-soaked borrowers.
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Business & money: Analysts fear worse figures are on the way after lenders repossess 27,000 homes
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The Federal Trade Commission has warned more than 200 companies about "potentially deceptive" mortgage advertisements that could give borrowers false impressions of the cost of home loans.
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More than half of homeowners delinquent on their mortgages said they didn't know lenders could help them avoid foreclosure, according to a survey released on Thursday.
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The new rules are intended to protect would-be home buyers from unscrupulous lenders and, in a sense, from themselves.
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NEW YORK/LONDON  - New evidence of damage wrought by the U.S. mortgage sector surfaced in the United States and Europe on Wednesday while banks demanded a record amount of cash at a euro zone money market auction.
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Beware of interest-only mortgages and other extreme loans.
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Here's an uncomfortable housing scenario that's getting more common in this soft market: You put in a contract on a new house. You can't sell your old house. The sellers are getting pushy.
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Lenders hunting for delinquent homeowners are resorting to creative methods to track them down.
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Even borrowers with strong credit are feeling the pinch as home values fall and payments rise. Tuesday, several banks are expected to offer assistance to ease the burden.
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In the wake of the subprime mortgage meltdown, traditional financial institutions have tightened up on who gets to borrow money. But some people are still finding ways to borrow what they need, thanks to another area of lending that is booming.