Some Tampa Bay homeowners now have a place to go to meet face-to-face with a loan counselor. The Chase Homeownership Center opens today and will serve those with loans owned or serviced by Chase, Washington Mutual or EMC, all of which are now part of JPMorgan Chase. ...more

March 26, 2009

Every once in awhile I like to get up on the proverbial soapbox and preach against or for some of the things that are going on around me. I don't expect to change anything all that much, but maybe someday when I have something to say, someone who has the say-so at changing things will pay attention and do something. ...more

March 26, 2009

Rafael and Tina Castillo thought their mortgage lender must have made a mistake when it sent them their loan modification paperwork this month. ...more

March 22, 2009

Money is already tight at The Wilshire Condominium, and new lending rules threaten to make life even more difficult for it and other condos across the country. ...more

March 21, 2009

With foreclosures threatening to put more families on the streets, community leaders have been working on a long-range plan to curb homelessness. ...more

March 11, 2009

Mark Huba is one of numerous Capital One cardholders who pays his bills on time and hasn't missed any payments - yet has just been notified that his interest rate is soaring to almost 18 percent. Capital One's rate hikes are the latest example of how the credit card industry is turning the screws on customers even as many of those same lenders receive billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded bailouts. ...more

March 7, 2009

Without Walls International Church has signed a modified loan agreement with its lender and no longer faces foreclosure proceedings. ...more

March 5, 2009

Without Walls International Church has signed a modified loan agreement with its lender and is no longer in foreclosure proceedings. ...more

March 4, 2009

With foreclosures threatening to throw still more families out onto the streets, Pasco leaders opened the door this week on a long-range plan to end the homeless problem. As a first step, a Florida Housing Help Workshop on March 14 will reach out to residents facing foreclosure, the Rev. Dan Campbell, president of the Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County, told county commissioners. With a foreclosure rate of about 9 percent and other factors, Pasco meets the definition of a distressed county, Campbell, pastor of Community United Methodist Church of Holiday, said. ...more

March 4, 2009

A local company is sponsoring workshops for troubled homeowners to teach them how to modify their home loans and save their houses from foreclosure. ...more

February 15, 2009