Justice unit to probe mortgage-backed securities

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55 prosecutors and investigators, to root out wrongdoing in the market for residential mortgage-backed securities...

Evicted 101-year-old Detroit woman can't go home

theGrio

DETROIT (AP) - The federal government now says a 101-year-old Detroit woman it promised could move back into her foreclosed home four months ago can't return because the building's unsanitary and unsafe...

How to hold subprime lenders accountable

Eric Holder & Shaun Donovan

OPINION - Since President Obama took office, this administration has worked to tackle the foreclosures that are harming families and devastating our communities...

Hundreds line up in Atlanta for mortgage help

theGrio

Hundreds of people lined up outside the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta early Tuesday morning in hopes of getting help paying their mortgages...

11/21/11 - the Grio and CNBC Market Update

Shartia Brantley

VIDEO - In September sales declined 3 percent and housing inventory increased to 8 and half months of supply as foreclosures continue to weigh on the housing market...

Ohio’s housing crisis: From foreclosure to break-ins

Raqiyah Mays

theGRIO REPORT - According to crime statistics released this October by the FBI, Ohio's violent crime rate saw a decline, while property crimes increased by 1.1 percent...