Oct 10th 2011 8:00AM
By Ryan J. Downey I made my last mortgage payment on Nov. 1, 2009. Bank of America changed the locks on my house on Sept. 29, 2011. I realize that my results may not be typical and that every situation is unique. But I'd like to provide people in a similar spot with something that wasn't readily available to me when I... Continue Reading »
May 11th 2011 1:30PM
Peter Safronoff drives a Hyundai and lives in a rental bungalow in Encinitas, Calif., a beach community north of San Diego. At 63, it's not the golden-years lifestyle the financial consultant planned on, but it's the one he has. "I live in a beautiful place, in more modest circumstances," he says, "but at least I know I... Continue Reading »
Apr 21st 2011 4:52PM
Think you know your neighbors? FICO Labs, a unit of the Fair Isaac Corp., is implementing a new technology that will measure the likelihood of a homeowner walking away from their mortgage, even when they can afford the payments. The concept is known as strategic default, and it has been difficult to predict in the past.... Continue Reading »
Feb 4th 2011 3:23PM
When Junaid Nazeer's wife, Neelofur, lost her job as a pathologist for a private medical lab her income plummeted from $400,000 to just about one-fifth of that. Now Neelofur is working through a fellowship to be a pathologist in a hospital environment. In November 2010, six months after she lost her job, the Chicago couple... Continue Reading »
Jan 21st 2011 10:26AM
Walking away from your mortgage has become a trend as more homeowners find themselves underwater -- that is, their home is worth less than their mortgage. But as Ann Brenoff explains, at our sister site, WalletPop.com, you need to know the consequences of strategically defaulting before making the leap. As home values... Continue Reading »
