NY foreclosure rate dips in third quarter (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

NY foreclosure rate dips in third quarter (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
New figures show the rate of foreclosure-related activity in New York fell 10 percent from the second to third quarter this year, while the rate rose 3 percent nationwide.
Source: finance.yahoo.com

Officials Seek Solution to City's Foreclosure Woes (FOX 13 Memphis)
The two mayors joined forces to help homeowners and neighborhoods caught in the foreclosure crunch. Mayors Willie Herenton and A C Wharton met with other city leaders to try to come up with solutions.
Source: www.myfoxmemphis.com

Foreclosure Rescue Companies Accused Of Taking Money Upfront (WSOC-TV Charlotte)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper was in Charlotte on Thursday to announce three local foreclosure rescue companies are being sued for allegedly charging homeowners an upfront fee to help save their homes.
Source: www.wsoctv.com

Foreclosure rate in state declines (Staten Island Advance)
New figures show the rate of foreclosures in the third quarter fell 10 percent in New York while they rose 3 percent nationwide. The New York State Banking Department says there were 14,477 foreclosure filings for properties in the state…
Source: www.silive.com

Potential foreclosure plan still being debated (CNNMoney.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The government is expected to announce soon that it will devote up to $50 billion to directly address the source of the financial crisis: bad mortgages and millions of homeowners at risk of foreclosure.
Source: finance.yahoo.com

Foreclosure rescue companies sued (The Charlotte Observer)
(By Kirsten Valle, kvalle@charlotteobserver.com) The N.C. attorney general has filed lawsuits against three Charlotte-area foreclosure rescue companies, saying they charged high fees but failed to save their customers' homes. Attorney Gen. Roy Cooper filed lawsuits in Wake County Superior Court late Wednesday against Robert Cassell Jr. of American Mortgage Assistance in Fort Mill, S.C.; …
Source: www.charlotteobserver.com

New York foreclosure rate lower in third quarter (The Observer-Dispatch)
New York foreclosure filings fell 10 percent during the third quarter, reversing a yearlong trend, according to new figures.
Source: www.uticaod.com

3 million could avoid foreclosure (Chicago Sun-Times)
WASHINGTON — The government is considering a plan that would help around 3 million homeowners avoid foreclosure, sources briefed on the matter said.
Source: www.suntimes.com

Foreclosure rescue companies sued (The Charlotte Observer)
The N.C. attorney general has filed lawsuits against three Charlotte-area foreclosure rescue companies, saying they charged high fees but failed to save their customers' homes. Attorney Gen. Roy Cooper filed lawsuits in Wake County Superior Court late Wednesday against Robert Cassell Jr. of American Mortgage Assistance in Fort Mill, S.C.; Home Assure and its vice president, Michael Grieco, …
Source: www.charlotteobserver.com

Attorney General going after Charlotte foreclosure rescue scams (WBTV Charlotte)
(The following information is from the Office of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper.) CHARLOTTE, NC - Attorney General Roy Cooper is taking legal action to stop three Charlotte area foreclosure rescue companies from charging high fees but failing to save consumers' homes.
Source: www.wbtv.com