Car repossession is every buyer's worst nightmare, but it's a reality that many will face. If it happens to you, this is what ...

Foreclosures are taking longer to complete, with the average time it takes a lender to repossess a home jumping to 477 days in the first quarter of this year compared to 414 days in the fourth quarter ...

Shortly after Orlando Eslava's bank started to push him through the foreclosure process last year, he got some good news: He was eligible for a government mortgage relief program that would lower his ...

Foreclosure activity continued to creep up across the country in the third quarter. Real estate repossessions increased 33%, and foreclosure starts increased 16% from the same period the previous year ...

Foreclosure filings climbed 22% in the first quarter compared to a year ago, analytics firm ATTOM said. Foreclosure activity has increased for 23 consecutive months after a federal moratorium was ...

Banks and mortgage lenders now own a million foreclosed properties, with another million on the verge of repossession this year, creating a drag on the real estate market that will only get bigger. In ...

Among the many harsh lessons for mortgage lenders in the housing bust is this one about evictions: Selling a house is far easier than taking it back. Clever opportunists and struggling families have ...

Montgomery County Recorder Stacey Benson-Taylor has faced a mortgage foreclosure, vehicle repossession case and wage garnishment in recent years as she manages a public office with a budget of more ...

Home foreclosures in November across North Carolina fell 13 percent from October and were down nearly 30 percent from a year ago, foreclosure tracking firm RealtyTrac reported Thursday. Nationally, ...