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National foreclosure settlement rules tweaked amid complaints

December 24, 2018 at 4:45 a.m.

The $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement is getting tweaked, to address numerous complaints that mortgage servicers are falling short in their dealings with struggling borrowers. When it was announced...

Short-term shutdown will have little effect in Illinois, officials say

May 15, 2019 at 1:59 p.m.

Most Chicagoans won't notice a short-term federal government shutdown, but the effects could start to be felt by some if the stalemate lingers a few weeks, officials from Springfield to...

Short-term shutdown will have little effect in Illinois, officials say

May 23, 2019 at 4:20 p.m.

Most Chicagoans won't notice a short-term federal government shutdown, but the effects could start to be felt by some if the stalemate lingers a few weeks, officials from Springfield to...

Sweetening an offer with love letter to seller

August 24, 2021 at 3:43 p.m.

It's almost October, fewer properties are coming onto the market, and repeated efforts to purchase a home have been thwarted by higher bids. Maybe it's time to write a love...

Sweetening an offer with love letter to seller

May 23, 2019 at 9:29 a.m.

It's almost October, fewer properties are coming onto the market, and repeated efforts to purchase a home have been thwarted by higher bids. Maybe it's time to write a love...

Mortgage rates fall to 2-month low

September 8, 2018 at 6:44 a.m.

The average interest rate on the most popular mortgage for homebuyers fell to a low this week not seen since late July, pushed down by the Federal Reserve's announcement that...

11 Chicago-area residents indicted in mortgage fraud scheme

December 24, 2018 at 4:35 a.m.

Eleven residents of Chicago and its suburbs have been indicted in a $14.5 million mortgage fraud scheme that involved homes on the city's south and west sides. The Justice Department...

Bronzeville recognized as a top neighborhood by This Old House

December 24, 2018 at 4:36 a.m.

Bronzeville on Chicago's South Side has been named a best old-house neighborhood by the editors of This Old House. The editors noted the neighborhood's rich history and its rebirth that...

60,000 underwater borrowers in Chicago eligible for program

December 24, 2018 at 4:34 a.m.

More than four years after the Federal Housing Finance Agency established a mortgage refinancing program, the effort has been losing steam. Now the agency is looking for underwater but current...

State eyes more ways to support homeowners

August 24, 2021 at 3:29 p.m.

The state's hardest-hit program is winding down, and the Illinois Housing Development Authority is waiting for the last applications for funds that temporarily help unemployed and severely underemployed homeowners pay...

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