Record Jump in Foreclosure filings
Foreclosure filings in record jump
Hope Now reports a 20% increase in initial foreclosure filings during March. But there was a steep drop in bank repossessions.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Lenders continued to rewrite troubled mortgages at a fast clip during March, but the weakening economy still sent foreclosure starts soaring to a record high.
March mortgage workout results announced on Thursday by Hope Now – a coalition of mortgage lenders, servicers, investors and community groups put together to fight the foreclosure plague – were a decidedly mixed bag.