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Subprime Mortgages

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''States Battle Mortgage Foreclosure Threat''

Media Coverage
  • Jul 18, 2008
  • USA Today

"Frustrated by the slow pace of federal relief, states around the country are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into their own programs to stem the rising tide of home foreclosures."

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''Foreclosure-Related Filings Up in Nassau, Suffolk''

Media Coverage
  • Jul 11, 2008
  • Newsday

Foreclosure-related filings for June jumped 72 percent in Suffolk and 2 percent in Nassau from the previous month, according to RealtyTrac, an online foreclosure marketplace.

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''S.C. Slow to Help in Home Crunch''

Media Coverage
  • Apr 29, 2008
  • The Post and Courier

State lawmakers are pushing a measure that would protect future homebuyers from risky and high-cost mortgages. But their proposal doesn't address the thousands of South Carolina homeowners who are struggling to make monthly payments right now.

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''America's Foreclosure Crisis''

Opinion

"CNN's Lou Dobbs reports on the foreclosure crisis, including commentary by Susan Urahn, Managing Director of the Pew Center on the States."

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1 in 33 Homeowners Projected to be in Foreclosure Within the Next Two Years

Press Release
  • Apr 16, 2008

One in 33 homeowners is projected to be in foreclosure primarily over the next two years, as a result of subprime loans made in 2005 and 2006, according to a new report released today by The Pew Charitable Trusts. 

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Pew Announces New Investment to Prevent Irresponsible Subprime Mortgage Practices

Press Release
  • Jun 26, 2007

The Pew Charitable Trusts announced a new effort today to protect American families from dangerous “exploding” subprime mortgages linked to the current record number of home foreclosures.

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