More trouble brewing with HAMP

From the President: Brave Chicago man spurs change in national bank fee policy for customers with disabilities

Changes to HAMP could improve program, but Chicago growth is still slow: March HAMP Analysis

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BofA to donate abandoned homes to Chicago nonprofit for rehab and demolition

Legislation to hamstring Consumer Financial Protection Bureau up for consideration today

This week: What’s next for housing finance?

The Challenges Facing Communities of Color

In the wake of the recession, bankruptcies hit women, communities of color hard

A chart can be worth a thousand words (or at least 300)

As housing counseling resources are threatened, advocates look for solutions

Completed foreclosures in Cook County rise from end of 2010, says new analysis

From the president: We must restore funding for foreclosure counseling and homebuyer education at time of desperate need—and banks should step up to the plate, too

Fighting for housing counseling and connecting with partners at the 2011 NCRC Annual Conference

On principal writedowns and moral hazard: do we want to put out the fire or not?

What we’re reading: Dying industries, dissecting failure and bankruptcies, house of the future

We need your support: Key foreclosure and vacant property reforms up for consideration in Illinois House Housing Committee

Wealth gap challenges women’s economic security while incomes don’t keep pace, says Wider Opportunities for Women

‘Dual system’: Minorities lose financial ground, critics say (USA Today)

State-Wide Launch of “Illinois Saves” Financial Literacy Program Brings Financial Benefits to Families (Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation)