Sen. Elizabeth Warren is seeking records to determine whether major banks violated the National Mortgage Settlement by selling supposedly extinguished second mortgages that later resurfaced as “zombie” debts leading to foreclosures
Tagged: Foreclosures
ATTOM’s latest breakdown shows foreclosure activity rising for the ninth straight month year-over-year, with 35,651 properties reporting a foreclosure filing
Mortgage fraud risk increased 8.2% year-over-year in Q3, with an estimated one in 118 applications showing indications of fraud
ATTOM’s fourth-quarter 2025 analysis found that 1.32% of U.S. residential properties were vacant, down slightly from 1.33% in Q3, with the share of zombie foreclosures also sliding, dropping seven basis points in Q4
A Hunterbrook investigation found LGI buyers were 4X more likely to lose their homes than FHA borrowers
About 63% of unoccupied houses in U.S. owned by investors
Of the 24.9 million investor-owned homes nationwide, 3.6% were vacant.
Kerr County homeowners among hardest hit in disaster that’s claimed more than 100 lives
Most homes left vacant to enter foreclosure seen in specific Kansas, Illinois, Ohio cities, ATTOM’s 2Q 2025 report finds
Prepayments spike, foreclosure activity up, inventory closing gap to pre-pandemic levels, HELOC opportunities growing, and more