mortgages
Would It Be Better if You Needed a Huge Down Payment to Buy a House?
Hamilton Nolan · 10/29/14 10:27AMRussian Bank Will Give You a Free Cat With Your Mortgage
Adam Weinstein · 08/27/14 01:20PMThinking of buying a new home in Moscow Oblast, but still on the fence? Perhaps a cat will convince you. Sign the promissory, take the cat. Look, cute cat! Это красивая кошка! Just hold him for a sec. Awwwwwwwww. Now, do you want a fixed-rate or a 5/1 ARM?
Popular Tax Break Just Helps Wealthy People Buy Bigger Houses
Hamilton Nolan · 03/24/14 09:33AMAwful Homelessness-Mocking Foreclosure Firm Closes
Adrian Chen · 11/21/11 03:52PMTop Foreclosure Firm Threw Homeless-Themed Halloween Bash
Max Read · 10/29/11 02:50PMIf you're one of the nation's top "foreclosure mill" law firms—representing Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo in their attempts to foreclose on homes and evict homeowners—what better way to celebrate Halloween than by throwing a party where everyone comes as a dirty, homeless victim of your practice?
All the Powerful People Really Hate New York AG Eric Schneiderman
Jim Newell · 08/24/11 04:27PMThings are going about as expected for New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman when he decided to take on the full brunt of the White House and the largest megabanks in the country by trying to investigate the full load of their mortgage-related crimes over the past decade: Somewhat difficultly.
It Is So Unfortunate That You Took Out That Second Mortgage
Hamilton Nolan · 06/07/11 04:59PMCouple Attempts to Seize Bank of America's Furniture, Computers
Max Read · 06/04/11 12:55PMFlorida homeowners Maurenn Nyergers and her husband paid for their home in cash, and never took out a mortgage, so when Bank of America filed foreclosure papers on the house, they took the bank to court, and won. And when Bank of America wouldn't pay their legal fees — as it was ordered to by the court — their attorney, Todd Allen, decided to seize its assets, in person, with movers and sheriff's deputies in tow.