Some states are diverting their share of $2.5 billion they were awarded in a mortgage settlement, money intended to help homeowners and mitigate the effects of foreclosures.
Marijuana growers are shifting to the suburbs from rural and commercial areas, helped by a housing crisis that created a glut of affordable houses for indoor farming.
Pilot programs to reduce mortgage principal were ended abruptly by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to the documents released on Tuesday.
An alert from the Federal Trade Commission warns against so-called mass joinder lawsuits from businesses purporting to be law firms.
Changes the Treasury has made in mortgage modification programs for people facing foreclosure impose enormous marginal tax rates, an economist writes.