How long do I have to wait to buy a house after filing bankruptcy?


by Heatherd on May 31, 2012

Over the course of my career as a bankruptcy attorney, I have learned that most of my clients think they will have to wait until the bankruptcy drops off their credit report...

05/16/11

WASHINGTON -- A set of confidential federal audits accuse the nation’s five largest mortgage companies of defrauding taxpayers in their handling of foreclosures on homes purchased with government-backed loans, four officials briefed on the findings told The Huffington Post....

Several business news articles I've read describe this foreclosure mess, robo-signers, forged documents, wrongful evictions as just the "tip of the iceberg" in uncovering a massive fraud committed by Banks against American homeowners.

Many investigations are happening in all...

URL - http://money.cnn.com/2008/06/13/real...ion=2008061308

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