Top Stories + Real Estate Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

August 3, 2009

MADIGAN SUES WELLS FARGO FOR DISCRIMINATORY AND DECEPTIVE MORTGAGE LENDING PRACTICES – Illinois Attorney General Alleges Lender Steered African-Americans, Latinos Into Subprime Loans

March 24, 2009

American International Group (AIG) ignited a national firestorm of rage when it shelled out at least $165 million in bonuses to its tainted executives. But what has gotten almost no attention is a big reason that AIG had to stiff the government and everyone else. That’s the role that the company played in the subprime loan racket – a racket that hurt tens of thousands of black and Latino would-be homeowners.

January 28, 2009

Latino, black homeownership rates falling

January 21, 2009

Could programs intended to help Hispanic homeowners actually hurt them?

October 28, 2008

Study Notes Fewer Loans to Hispanics and Blacks – The number of new mortgages to blacks and Hispanics fell sharply in New York City in 2007, while staying flat for white borrowers and — surprisingly — rising for Asian-Americans

October 8, 2008

Illegal residents but responsible homeowners – Undocumented immigrants who own homes have a lower rate of delinquencies than U.S. citizens, according to various real estate sources.

September 11, 2008

San Francisco Latinos Pick Up Pieces After Foreclosure

June 17, 2008

Hard times for Merco Group – South Florida’s real estate boom ends in a tangle of litigation and financial demands for a family-owned development enterprise. – the Meruelo family

June 11, 2008

How Desperate Homeowners Got Caught Up in an Alleged Scam – California

June 4, 2008

Massachusetts sues H & R Block over its mortgage unit’s lending practices – The complaint alleges that the sub-prime division discriminated against black and Latino borrowers.

April 22, 2008

Housing woes rough on Latino immigrants in North Carolina

April 21, 2008

Lehman sued for charging minority homeowners more – (by a Hispanic)

April 9, 2008

Realty tightens standards for its Hispanic customers

March 24, 2008

Latino homebuyers face uphill battle in effort to keep homes

January 15, 2008

Study: Minorities’ ’dream’ foreclosed – The subprime-mortgage crisis will cost black and Hispanic homeowners up to $256 billion – the worst financial hit for minorities in modern U.S. history, a new study finds.

October 14, 2007

Mortgage crisis has hit Latinos especially hard

October 9, 2007

Despite the downturn of the mortgage market, a type of home loan has remained surprisingly sturdy: one extended to illegal immigrants.

October 8, 2007

Immigrant policies could hurt housing market – In Prince William County, some Hispanic families have been walking away from their homes.

October 1, 2007

Latino Families Scramble to Save Homes

August 9, 2007

Real estate titan pins its hopes on Hispanics – Century 21 Casa Real Latino

June 13, 2007

Regulators Quiet as Lenders `Targeted’ Minorities

April 13, 2007

Foreclosure Wave Said to Hit Latinos Hard

April 5, 2007

Forclosure protection sought for those with high-risk loans

March 30, 2007

Mortgage defaults force out immigrant families

March 26, 2007

Foreclosure Wave Bears Down on Immigrants

March 18, 2007

Subprime markets decline puts thousands of Massachusetts homes at risk

Hispanics American dream hit by mortgage crisis

March 14, 2007

Los Angeles Landlords Brag About Evicting Latino Families

March 9, 2007

Hispanic home sellers to back tougher loan standards

January 25, 2007

Study: Wealthier minorities get high-cost loans – Massachusetts – (this is unacceptable and wrong!)

December 20, 2006

Study Predicts Foreclosure for 1 in 5 Subprime Loans

June 4, 2006

Decline in Latino home buying seen as effect of new state law. Georgia

December 9, 2005

U.S. Hispanic: Homeowners, Business Owners by Roger Selbert, Ph.D.