More than half of mortgaged homes in St. Lucie, Martin are 'under water'
More than half of mortgaged residential properties in St. Lucie and Martin counties are “under water,” a recent report by a company that tracks home sales, price trends and foreclosures shows.The report by California-based First American CoreLogic found that 56 percent, or 62,696, of all residential properties with a mortgage in the Port St. Lucie Metropolitan Statistical Area were in a negative ...
Read more News Source - Indian River Press Journal
Publish date - 19:46:06 03/10/10

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To walk away or not to walk, is that the question?
Michael Keigans is “underwater” on his mortgage, owing $80,000 more than his Deerfield Beach house is worth.Keigans figures it could take a decade or two to recover the lost equity, so he’s tempted to walk away, even though he has the money to pay. “Why keep putting money into a house that’s going down in value?” he asks.It’s a question being debated in many households nationwide as the housing ...
Read more News Source - St. Lucie News Tribune
Publish date - 19:46:08 03/10/10

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Can't make your mortgage? Get an emergency loan
The jobless may not be getting much help from President Obama's loan modification program, but those in Pennsylvania have another place to turn.
Read more News Source - CNN Money
Publish date - 21:39:42 03/08/10

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Arizona official wants seniors safe from scams
By Dana Cole Herald/Review SIERRA VISTA — Seniors have become prime targets of identity theft, scam artists and other fraudulent schemes.  In an effort to help seniors protect themselves from becoming victims of scams, Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard will be in Sierra Vista on March 18 for a free series of workshops, “Senior Anti-Crime University.” “ Keeping Arizona seniors well informed ...
Read more News Source - The Sierra Vista Herald
Publish date - 06:36:11 03/08/10

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Lifelock to Pay $12M Over Misleading Ads
LifeLock, an Arizona-based identity theft protection service that promiseds "complete protection" against all types of identity theft, has been misleading consumers with its advertising, the state Attorney General's office claims.
Read more News Source - FOX News Chicago
Publish date - 19:16:15 03/09/10

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LifeLock to pay $11M in restitution
An Arizona-based identity theft protection provider will pay $11 million in restitution to consumers in connection...
Read more News Source - Boston Herald
Publish date - 23:46:06 03/09/10

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Lifelock to pay $11M in restitution
An Arizona-based identity theft protection provider will pay $11 million in restitution to consumers in connection with "misleading" advertising practices, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Tuesday.
Read more News Source - Belmont Citizen-Herald
Publish date - 01:08:36 03/10/10

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Utah foreclosures soar
  The pace of foreclosure-related filing nationally may finally be slowing down, but in Utah the rate continues to increase dramatically. RealtyTrac Inc.
Read more News Source - The Salt Lake Tribune
Publish date - 00:46:02 03/11/10

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Revisiting the role of math in the meltdown madness
The Wall Street masters in "The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Captured Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It," never seem to get enough risk taking or gambling.
Read more News Source - Las Vegas Business Press
Publish date - 00:59:23 03/11/10

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FTC, states settle with ID-theft company
BOSTON -- Todd Davis, CEO of LifeLock, advertises his company by putting his Social Security number on a billboard, daring thieves to steal it. But now LifeLock is on the wrong side of the law. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley joined the U.
Read more News Source - Lowell Sun
Publish date - 11:57:52 03/10/10

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