The legislation effectively repeals ordinances that St. Louis and St. Louis County enacted within the past year.

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A state investigation found that HSBC has left homeowners languishing in foreclosure by failing to meet requirements for giving them an opportunity to negotiate loan modifications.

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Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, leader of a 50-state probe of foreclosure practices, said a settlement is “closer” and that state and federal officials want a monitor to ensure that banks keep their promises.

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In a foreclosure auction that drew a crowd of about 20 people on Friday afternoon, the Sevens Building in Clayton went back to its lender, General Electric Capital Corp., for $17.4 million.

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Kentucky homeowners dropped a possible class action suit in which Citigroup Inc. and Ally Financial Inc. units were accused of conspiring with Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. to falsely foreclose on loans.

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As yet another St. Charles County developer bites the dust, questions arise about the state of the commercial building and real estate market in 2010. Don Collier Jr., owner of the Collier Organization Inc. and Triad Development, is in the ...

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Foreclosure sales are becoming a more common occurrence these days. But anyone who has attended a foreclosure sale knows that true bargains can be hard to find. Global Hospitality may have found one in late December when it bought the ...

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Things aren’t looking too good for Wentzville-based US Fidelis. The extended auto warranty company announced last week that it has stopped selling service contracts, and the company’s headquarters at the old Belz Mall is facing foreclosure. The sale of the ...

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With the help of federal stimulus funds, St. Charles expects to start buying foreclosed houses inside the city’s limits in the next few weeks. Earlier this year the city received a $640,000 grant, funded by stimulus money, to buy the ...

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Stephen Baldwin, an actor in such films as “The Usual Suspects,” wants to hold discussions with lenders about foreclosure proceedings against his home, which forced him to seek bankruptcy protection. Baldwin filed a “loss mitigation” request to enter into talks ...

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Foreclosure filings in the U.S. climbed to a record for the third time in five months in July as falling home prices and the recession left more homeowners unable to keep up payments or refinance. A total of 360,149 properties ...

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