Consumer Law

Biden Didnt Disclose Sons Asbestos Work But Dont Blame Him For Bork
Joe Biden, front, with his son, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, at the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 25, 2008. (AP/Paul Sancya) We’ve mentioned Joe Biden’s tie to Mississippi’s legal community, in particular its famed plaintiffs lawyer Dickie Scruggs...

The Other Foreclosure Crisis
If you think the foreclosure crisis is about greedy home buyers stretching to buy a fancy house in California, you should read this article in the current issue of the Nation. It is one of the best accounts I have...

Times Editorial on the Need for Congressional Action in the Foreclosure Crisis
The Times editorializes here in today's paper about the importance of Congressional action on the foreclosure crisis. Some excerpts: By the time the Senate returns next Monday from its July 4 recess, some 55,000 more homes will have entered foreclosure...

Stubby, We Hardly Knew Ye
Luke Mullins of The Home Front tells the tragic tale of another victim of the foreclosure crisis that continues to plague this country like, well, a swarm of killer bees. The national foreclosure crisis has slashed home values, put families...

Times Pieces on Foreclosure Crisis, Predatory Lending, and Wachovia Telemarketing Case
Yesterday the Times published an editorial on the Bush administration response to the foreclosure crisis, with the noteworthy headline, "Saying No to Everything." An excerpt: Even before the House passed a new plan last week to prevent foreclosures, President Bush...

Mortgage Crisis Congressional Research Service Report
With concern rising over the recent crisis situation in the housing and mortgage markets this report provides a general analysis and overview of current foreclosure issues that may be addressed in bills currently before Congress...

How to Stop Home Foreclosure
Bankruptcy can Stop Foreclosure

GMAC Faces Class Action over Foreclosure Abuses
GMAC Faces Foreclosure Abuses Class Action

Bank of America Faces Class Action over Mortgage Foreclosure Practices
Bank of America Faces Class Action over Mortgage Foreclosure Practices

Class Action Filed Against Banks in Foreclosure Proceedings
Class Action Filed Against Banks in Foreclosure Proceedings

Countrywide Financial Corp.
allegedly charged borrowers improper foreclosure fees.