May 8th, 2013

FICO and Experian Renew Agreement to Provide FICO® Scores to North American Financial

Long term agreement facilitates expanded analytics for risk management

SAN JOSE and COSTA MESA, Calif. – May 8, 2013 – FICO (NYSE: FICO), a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, and Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced that they have agreed to extend their long-standing... [Read More >>]

18 April 2013 Last updated at 18:15 ET

Ireland overhauls insolvency rules
By Diarmaid Fleming
BBC News, Dublin

Many people are finding it difficult to cope with paying their mortgage

New plans to deal with personal debt have been announced by the Irish government.

A new state insolvency service has been set up to try to broker deals between debtors and lenders.

That could force those in mortgage trouble to... [Read More >>]

Nov. 12 201

Update: On Jan. 7, 2013, banking regulators announced the Independent Foreclosure Review would end for 10 banks and be replaced by a $3.3 billion settlement. See our report for the initial rundown. We will update this FAQ when the settlement is finalized and the details are available.

Update: This post was revised Oct. 1, 2012, to include information about the mailing of claim forms to homeowners eligible for the National Mortgage Settlement.

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March 28, 2013 4:59 PM ET

By Barbara Liston

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A national survey found 301,874 "zombie" properties dotting the U.S. landscape in which homeowners in foreclosure have moved out, leaving vacant property susceptible to vandalism and degradation.

Florida tops the list of zombie properties with 90,556 vacant homes in foreclosure, according to a foreclosure inventory released on Thursday by RealtyTrac, a real estate... [Read More >>]