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Foreclosure Prevention Workshop In Arlington
A free workshop on foreclosure prevention will be held in Arlington Saturday. It will begin at 9 a.m. at the Junior League of Arlington's Center for Community Service off Pioneer Parkway and Park Springs Boulevard. There will be a presentation on foreclosure...
Foreclosure Filings Spike In Dallas/Fort Worth
Foreclosure filings rose to a record high in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex as moratoriums imposed by lenders are ending. A report in the Dallas Morning News states that over 5,500 homes face sale on courthouse steps across the area in May. Experts tie the spike in...
Parks And Hulen Malls Owner Files For Bankruptcy
General Growth Properties, owner of The Parks Mall in Arlington and Hulen Mall in Fort Worth, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this morning. The Chicago-based company, which is the second largest mall operator in the United States behind only Simon...
“Tea Party” Protests Take Aim At Obama’s Stimulus
Conservatives across the country will use Wednesday, April 15, to protest the unprecedented spending increases that have been used by both George W. Bush and President Barack Obama . Activists are using the protest to highligh the governments growing debt levels that...
Texas Attorney General Accuses Debt Settlement Firm Of Fraud
A Richardson-based debt settlement company faces a lawsuit, filed last week by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, which alleges that it defrauded Texas consumers by failing to negotiate settlements with the customers' creditors as promised. A story in the Dallas...
Texas Teacher Retirement System Seeks Control Of Bank Of America Lawsuit
The Teacher Retirement System (TRS) of Texas has asked to be the lead plaintiff in a federal class-action lawsuit against Bank of America Corp. Plaintiffs allege in the lawsuit, filed in January, that Bank of America made "untrue statements" and withheld crucial...
Senate’s Delay In Bankruptcy Reform Could Bring More Changes
A report on USA Today's Web site written by Christine Dugas shows that the U.S. Senate's delay in changing bankruptcy law to allow judges to change the terms and interest rates on mortgages may bring even more changes to the law regarding credit cards. Dugas...
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