Articles in Category: 'Hardest Hit Fund'

New Programs Launched for Floridians Facing Mortgage Problems

By: Kevin Derby | Posted: April 6, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: David Westcott, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Hardest Hit Fund, mortgage, News, Rick Scott, Steve Auger, TARP, Unemployment Mortgage Assistance Program, Government

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Foreclosure Mediation Offers Alternative Path to Prevention

By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: March 7, 2011 3:55 AM

TAGS: Attorney General Pam Bondi, Collins Center for Public Policy, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, foreclosure, foreclosure mills, Hardest Hit Fund, Lee County, News, robo-signing, Government

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Foreclosures Still Plague Florida

By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: January 14, 2011 3:55 AM

Despite a drop in foreclosures at the end of the year, Florida was one of the most active states in 2010 for defaulting home loans, with the second-highest number of foreclosed homes and third-highest rate of foreclosure.

TAGS: David J. Stern, Florida Attorney General’s Office, Florida Default Law Group, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, foreclosure mills, Foreclosures, Hardest Hit Fund, Home Affordable Mortgage Program, Lee County, Marshall C. Watson, News, Realty Trac, robo-signing, Shapiro & Fishman, Government

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Lee County Foreclosure Prevention Program Going Statewide

By: Gray Rohrer | Posted: December 9, 2010 4:05 AM

A pilot program to prevent foreclosures in Lee County will get a statewide rollout in February, pending federal approval, state officials said Wednesday.

TAGS: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, Fannie Mae, Florida Housing Finance Corporation, Foreclosures, Freddie Mac, Hardest Hit Fund, Housing Finance Agency, Lee County, Miami-Dade County, News, Sen. Ronda Storms

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