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Bank Files Foreclosure Suit Against Arkansas Lieutenant Governor

A bank is suing to foreclose on the Springdale, Ark., home of Lt. Gov. Mark Darr, who says he didn’t realize how far behind he was on the payments. Darr won the lieutenant governor’s post in 2010. He is a …

Delaware Weighs Mortgage Assistance Plans for Struggling Homeowners

Members of Delaware legislature’s budget committee are wrestling with competing proposals from the governor and attorney general on how to help struggling homeowners. Delaware is slated to get about $46 million in a nationwide mortgage foreclosure settlement. Roughly $35 million …

N.Y. Attorney General Warns Homeowners About New Mortgage Scams

New York’s attorney general is warning homeowners to be alert for phone calls from people posing as bank or government officials to get personal information through bogus offers of help with their mortgages. Eric Schneiderman says the calls are connected …

N.Y. Financial Services Staff Visit Neighborhoods Hit by Foreclosures

Mortgage foreclosure prevention specialists from New York State Department of Financial Services will visit a New York City neighborhood that has been hard-hit by a spate of home foreclosures. The prevention specialists and the department’s Mobile Command Center, a 36-foot …