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Judge says lawsuit alleging botched mortgage modification can proceed

May 23, 2019 at 9:17 a.m.

A Yorkville homeowner's lawsuit alleging that her lender botched her efforts to modify her mortgage will be allowed to proceed and she can seek class-action status, a federal court judge...

Judge advances suit over botched mortgage modifications

December 24, 2018 at 10:51 p.m.

A Yorkville homeowner's lawsuit alleging that her lender botched her efforts to modify her mortgage will be allowed to proceed and seek class-action status, a federal court judge ruled this...

Fair housing group adds Chicago to foreclosure double-standard complaint against Bank of America

May 23, 2019 at 9:17 a.m.

A national fair housing group has added Chicago and two other cities to its complaint charging that Bank of America Corp. takes better care of foreclosed properties in white communities...

Bank of America accused of favoring white neighborhoods in Chicago

December 24, 2018 at 10:44 p.m.

A national fair housing group has added Chicago and two other cities to its complaint charging that Bank of America Corp. takes better care of foreclosed properties in white communities...

Study: Most housing markets worse off than at last election

December 24, 2018 at 10:24 p.m.

The housing sector is in worse shape in 65 percent of local markets than it was four years ago, based on factors like average home prices, foreclosures and unemployment rates,...

Reports nationally of suspicious foreclosure activity could end up being 70 percent higher this year over last.

Foreclosure rescue scams add insult to injury

November 3, 2021 at 4:05 p.m.

In the three-month period that ended in September, mortgage foreclosure activity in Illinois rose 31 percent from its year-earlier level, jeopardizing homeowners, tenants and neighborhoods. The trouble that communities face...

Female veterans’ housing planned for South Side

December 24, 2018 at 9:49 p.m.

A nonprofit group is proposing a 73-unit subsidized housing development in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood that could become a model for efforts to assist veterans, particularly women with children. Plans for...

Foreclosure rescue scams add insult to injury

May 23, 2019 at 9:17 a.m.

In the three-month period that ended in September, mortgage foreclosure activity in Illinois rose 31 percent from its year-earlier level, jeopardizing homeowners, tenants and neighborhoods. The trouble that communities face...

Fannie, Freddie pushed to better pursue strategic defaulters

December 24, 2018 at 12:07 p.m.

Efforts by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to recover money from strategic defaulters have yielded paltry results, prompting the investigator for their overseer to recommend more be done to recoup...

Ravenswood Manor top haunt for local trick-or-treaters

December 24, 2018 at 9:10 p.m.

Chicago's Gold Coast has lost its cachet, at least when it comes to the best city neighborhoods for Halloween revelers looking to load their pillowcases and plastic pumpkins. Ravenswood Manor...

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