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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  TransUnion: Improving housing market helps lower rate of late payments on US mortgages in first quarter

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Updated with video; Attorney, and former Dougherty County DA, Ken Hodges spoke to the county commission Monday about participating in the filing of a class action lawsuit against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Friday, November 11, 2011  Updated with video; For people looking to purchase a home, real estate brokers say now is the time to do it.

Thursday, August 18, 2011  Report: Justice Department investigating Standard and Poor's mortgage securities ratings

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  Updated with video; The stock market recently took a big hit and if you have a 401K, it affects you.

Monday, December 27, 2010  The first baby boomers get set to turn 65 with their retirement security in jeopardy.

Thursday, December 09, 2010  Rates on fixed mortgages rise for 4th straight week, could dampen refinancings and home sales.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010  The pace of U.S. home foreclosures may not be slowing down much after all.

Thursday, September 16, 2010  US home repossessions spike in August to highest level since start of mortgage crisis

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  The rate at which U.S. homeowners fell behind on their mortgage payments remained stubbornly elevated in the second quarter

Tuesday, August 17, 2010  It won't happen any time soon, but a conference Tuesday at the Treasury Department is the first of many steps toward restructuring the nearly $11 trillion mortgage market.

Friday, July 16, 2010  Resolving a high-profile government case linked to the mortgage meltdown, Goldman Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay a record $550 million to settle civil fraud charges that it misled buyers of complex investments.

Thursday, July 15, 2010  UPDATED 7:45 a.m. CDT. More than 1 million American households are likely to lose their homes to foreclosure this year, as lenders work their way through a huge backlog of borrowers who have fallen behind on their loans.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010  Residents came out to learn about loan modifications, refinancing for underwater mortgages, and foreclosure prevention tools. If you want to attend a meeting, they are held the last Tuesday of each month at the Microbusiness Enterprise center.

Friday, April 16, 2010  SEC accuses Goldman Sachs of fraud in failing to disclose conflict in mortgage securities