On AlterNet: homeowners

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "homeowners"

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.

OWS and Unions: How to Defend People About to Lose Their Homes

Peter Olney, AlterNet. November 7, 2011.

"They got bailed out, we got thrown out!" rang through the streets as we marched to two of the fourteen houses on the same street being foreclosed.

Real Rich: Banks Blame Homeowners for Failure of Mortgage-Relief Plan

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. December 9, 2009.

A mere 5 percent of those who applied for mortgage refinancing under the administration's mortgage-relief plan have received permanent loan modifications.

Not One More Tax Dollar For the Banks

Dean Baker, Comment Is Free. November 30, 2009.

The millions of American families struggling to keep up with their bubble-era mortgages are the ones who deserve help.

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?

Fighting for Our Homes: Will the Senate Side with Homeowners or Banks?

Staff, Brave New Films. March 7, 2009.

The Senate must quickly take up bankruptcy reform legislation and pass it.

Mortgage Brokers Who Got Us Into This Mess Are Making a Killing with the Obama Bailout

Alyssa Katz, Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute. March 5, 2009.

Obama is banking on "loan modifications" to help struggling homeowners -- but mortgage brokers are the real winners.

One Million Homes Lost and Counting: How to End the Foreclosure Crisis Now

Fred Moseley, Dollars and Sense. August 2, 2008.

The government should be working to protect homeowners, not the lenders that got us into this mess.