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CU Urges California Lawmakers To Protect Homeowners From Foreclosure Abuses

Key votes On “California Homeowner Bill of Rights” scheduled next week

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CFPB’s draft rules for mortgage servicers would help consumers avoid foreclosure

Rules for mortgage servicers would avoid foreclosure, cut through the clutter of mortgage statements

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$25 billion deal announced on foreclosure abuses

Settlement is a “down payment” on what’s needed to hold banks accountable and assist homeowners

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New details announced on Obama’s mortgage crisis investigation

In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, President Obama announced the creation of a special new joint federal-state Task Force charged with investigating the mortgage crisis and the resulting damage to homeowners and investors.  The Task Force is known as the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group.  President Obama announced that New York Attorney Continue Reading

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