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One Homeowner's Uphill Battle with Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs Shows How Badly The Courts are Stacked Against Ordinary People

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. May 27, 2012.

Mary Glover is taking on Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo--but a court decision could leave her and thousands of other homeowners without a hope of justice.

7 Foreclosure Horror Stories (And One Possible Win)

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. May 9, 2012.

Around the country, families are being tossed out of their homes with astonishing regularity, with local law enforcement enlisted to do the bidding of big banks.

Dozens of Police Evict Georgia Family at Gunpoint at 3am

Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. May 5, 2012.

The eviction might have been another anonymous descent into poverty were it not for Occupy Atlanta activists who tried to help the family stay.

Detroit Union Applies its Radical History to Fighting Foreclosures with Direct Action

Roger Bybee, In These Times. April 22, 2012.

Working closely with local groups and Occupy, United Auto Workers Local 600 has been an integral part of actions that have succeeded in blocking evictions.

4 Ways the Big Banks are Still Screwing Homeowners — And How They're Fighting Back

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 10, 2012.

Here's how the banks are still doing exactly as they please when it comes to homes. But there's hope.

Fighting Over the American Home: Handcuffs versus Hope and Change

Matt Stoller, Naked Capitalism . April 5, 2012.

Two schools of thought dominate the debate over the housing finance mess. Are the needs of ordinary people getting left out?

84 Percent of San Francisco Foreclosures Fraudulent--Why are Bankers Still Getting Away with Crimes?

Kai Wright, ColorLines. February 19, 2012.

Someone broke the financial system, and evidence that the break was willful is now piled as high as banking execs’ bonuses.

The Next Frontier for Occupy: Protesters Take Over Vacant Homes, Rally to Protect Those Facing Eviction and Foreclosure

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. December 6, 2011.

Occupiers rallied with homeowners facing foreclosure or eviction, interrupted housing auctions, protested at banks, and took over vacant properties to move homeless families in.

Occupy Our Homes: From the Streets to Foreclosed Homes, OWS Finds a New Frontier

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. December 5, 2011.

As occupiers prepare to take over foreclosed homes, an exciting new phase of action on behalf of the 99 percent begins.

5,000 Military Families Illegally Foreclosed On -- How We Can Prosecute Bank Crimes

Dylan Ratigan, Dylan Ratigan. November 30, 2011.

Why is no one going after banks for foreclosing on active duty troops?

A Realistic Fix for the Mortgage Crisis

Elyse Cherry, LA Times. November 1, 2011.

Here is a program that is not a bailout or charity but a sustainable model that big lenders could employ.

10.4 Million American Families Slide Toward Losing Their Homes -- Is It Time for Debt Forgiveness?

William Greider, The Nation. October 28, 2011.

Wages are stagnant or falling. Foreclosures are tearing through communities, and falling home prices are destroying family equity. It's like a reverse New Deal.

92% of Foreclosures in New York Lack Proper Documents -- Banks Booting People Without Proof?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. August 15, 2011.

There's a staggering amount of bad paperwork in citywide foreclosures -- not just in New York, but around the country.

How Predatory Lenders Are Leaving Veterans Homeless, Broke and In Debt

s.e. smith, AlterNet. August 4, 2011.

Highly decorated veterans die in the streets because America tolerates a financial system that preys on vets.

Make Wall St. Pay for the Catastrophe They Caused: New Bill Would Fine Banks $20,000 for Each Forclosure

Peter Dreier, AlterNet. May 1, 2011.

Wall Street's predatory lending practices are responsible for the mess we're now in. Why make severe cuts to state budgets even as Wall Street keeps making bank?

Vision: How We Can Turn Foreclosed Strip Malls and Parking Lots into Parks

Jonathan Lerner, Miller-McCune.com. January 13, 2011.

Turning foreclosed commercial properties into park networks could put people to work, raise real estate values and promote wise redevelopment.

Wall Street Is the New Tax Collector? Governments Relinquish Taxation Powers to Big Banks

Fred Schulte, Ben Protess, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. October 18, 2010.

Wall Street titans have found a new way to screw over the poor and middle class -- as surrogate tax collectors.

Could a Legal Technicality Prevent Banks from Having the Right to Foreclose on 62 Million Homes?

Ellen Brown, YES! Magazine. August 20, 2010.

A judge recently held that banks' electronic shortcut for recording mortgage information makes it impossible for banks to establish their rights to ownership.

Woman Sees Her Home Confiscated Over a Water Bill

Fred Schulte, Ben Protess, Lagan Sebert, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. June 6, 2010.

Vicki Valentine lost the two-story brick row home after the city sold her debt to investors through a contentious and byzantine legal process called a "tax sale."

Consumer Complaints Soar on Mortgage 'Rescue' Schemes

Ben Protess, Lagan Sebert, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. February 26, 2010.

Companies offering mortgage modifications or foreclosure relief programs generated nearly 8,000 complaints in 2009. FTC consumer chief to fraudsters: 'I want to put you in jail.'

The word not spoken by Obama last night: Foreclosure

emptywheel, Firedoglake January 28, 2010.


Fighting on Frontlines of the Foreclosure Crisis: Citizens Take on the Monster Banks

Steven Wishnia, AlterNet. January 28, 2010.

Combining grassroots organizing, legal action, pressure on the banks and eviction-day sit-ins, activists in East Boston are winning the fight to keep people in their homes.

Obama's Mortgage Program: FAIL?

Obama's Mortgage Program: FAIL?

Paul Kiel, ProPublica. December 24, 2009.

Confusion and delays have plagued the administration's loan modification program, causing homeowners to fall behind on mortgage payments, risking foreclosure.

Obama's Plan to Help Homeowners Is a Bust

Zach Carter, Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. August 7, 2009.

It can't keep pace with the rate of foreclosures -- not even close. Why was the industry allowed to police itself?

Foreclosure Fiasco Continues: The Bush-Obama Strategy of Throwing Billions at Banks Doesn't Work

Robert Scheer, Truthdig. June 27, 2009.

Americans are now $14 trillion poorer. Many who thought they were middle class have now joined the ranks of the poor.

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