Are Lenders Steering Minority Homebuyers Away from GSE Loans? (National Mortgage News)

Time grows between foreclosure, repossession in Illinois (Crain’s Chicago Business)

Report outlines racial disparities in mortgages here (Rochester Business Journal)

Report Raises Questions Over Racial Lending Disparities (Wall Street Journal)

Racial Disparities Persist In Mortgage Industry, Report Finds (Bloomberg)

Regulators pressed to eliminate disparate impact claims from fair lending cases (Housing Wire)

Happy birthday, CFPB: A look back at the year’s progress

Chicago picked for FHA foreclosure pilot (Chicago Tribune)

What we’re reading: Flip-flopping, cycling, and nature’s changes

Wells Fargo discrimination settlement brings justice to borrowers of color

Principal reductions increase due to robosigning settlement: May 2012 HAMP Analysis

A new proposal for Chicago’s vacant property woes (Chicago Reporter)

How can land banks help turn around Chicago area neighborhoods hit hard by foreclosure?

From the President: Arts & Culture Promote Economic Development in Low-wealth Communities

Decline in Foreclosures a Boon for Home Sellers (SmartMoney Magazine)

How do we make scattered site rental of distressed properties work?

Ask your Senators to support legislation helping underwater homeowners refinance

Cook County Commissioner Lays Out Plan For Vacant Properties (Progress Illinois)

Providing help in staving off foreclosure for Austin residents (Austin Weekly News)

Foreclosure Filings Jump In Illinois (Progress Illinois)