A Home Wrongfully Foreclosed In this case, the homeowners owned their house outright. They paid cash and never took a mortgage. However, Bank of America claimed the homeowners still owed money. Based on incorrect records, the bank moved forward with foreclosure and seized the home. The homeowners spent thousands of dollars and endured years of […]

$88 million cut in housing counseling has consumer advocates concerned Federal Housing Counseling Funding Cut On April 25, 2011, MarketWatch.com reported major cuts to federal housing counseling funds. The government reduced millions of dollars from programs that support housing counseling services. These funds paid for HUD-approved counselors across the country. These counselors help first-time homebuyers, […]

Paying More but Getting Less Food The economy already feels tough. Paying more money for less food only makes it worse. Many shoppers notice that grocery items no longer last as long as they used to. The amount of food inside packages keeps shrinking, even though prices stay the same. How Food Packages Are Getting […]