Foreclosures

On the long list of those who profited from the misery of the Atlanta-area foreclosure crisis, you can add the name of Clifford Wayne Hill.

Amid tenant departures, ownership shifts, unpaid bills and litigation, the University Square shopping center in University Heights, Ohio, has been in limbo for more than three years.

A decade ago, a home in Connecticut could be sold to another party about 12 months after a borrower stopped paying a mortgage.

It took more than four years before David Bruns was caught stealing from the Montgomery County, Ohio, Prosecutor's office.

Higher interest rates have reduced prepayments to levels not seen since 2014.

U.S. foreclosure activity dropped to its lowest level in more than a decade in February, aided by a steady decline in foreclosure filings in Ohio at the state and local level.

In a move they say could help decrease homelessness, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to look into creating a legal defense program and providing financial assistance to help residents avoid eviction.

Foreclosures in Minnesota last year were about 26% lower than the year before, dropping to the lowest level in more than a decade.

A federal jury has convicted two businessmen on multiple bank fraud charges related to falsifying loan documents to postpone foreclosure on a parcel of land in Aurora, Ill., worth nearly $2 million.

The number of homes in foreclosure across Washington is down by nearly 40% compared with a year ago.