Read more repossessions stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/24307/repossessions.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:36:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70644/dont-hate-me-im-just-here-to-clean-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCindy Reid doesn’t want you to think she and her boss—and boyfriend—are the “bad guys.” But it is difficult when her man is the one “you never want to see pull up to your house. He has eyes that go flat when you offer excuses,” because he doesn’t...http://www.newser.com/story/70644/dont-hate-me-im-just-here-to-clean-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 12:07:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61159/death-defying-adventure-normal-for-super-repo-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNo one told Nick Popovich there’d be an army of neo-Nazis guarding the plane he’d been hired to grab. But when they put a gun to his temple, he didn’t flinch. “You better go ahead and shoot,” he said, “cause I’m grabbing that plane.” He didn’t even look at the...http://www.newser.com/story/61159/death-defying-adventure-normal-for-super-repo-man.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 06 Jun 2009 16:42:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56028/foreclosures-draw-eager-buyers-but-banks-drag-feet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBargain hunters are turning to foreclosed homes for deals, but many are finding that buying repossessed properties from banks is a bureaucratic nightmare, the Washington Post reports. Though the housing market cannot stabilize until the unprecedented volume of foreclosures is sold off, banks are sluggish to act and fraught with...http://www.newser.com/story/56028/foreclosures-draw-eager-buyers-but-banks-drag-feet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53788/fannie-maes-task-sell-65k-homes-in-buyers-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s no secret that for US homeowners, it’s not a seller’s market. But imagine having 65,000 properties to sell. That’s the task ahead of Fannie Mae, NPR reports, as its volume of repossessed homes grows by the day. The guarantor of a third of all loans, Fannie is charged...http://www.newser.com/story/53788/fannie-maes-task-sell-65k-homes-in-buyers-market.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Mar 2009 9:38:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52892/think-repo-men-like-recession-think-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRepossession agents must thrive on recession, right? Wrong, reports the Wall Street Journal . “People are doing everything they can now to hold onto what they’ve got,” says the owner of an auto-recovery business, whose revenue plunged 23% in 2008. “Do you think they’re going to wait (around) to give up...http://www.newser.com/story/52892/think-repo-men-like-recession-think-again.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Mar 2009 9:51:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28809/suv-credit-crunch-rolls-over-ford.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFord's plans to get back in the black are being forced off the road by woes at its lending arm, the Wall Street Journal reports. The auto giant made a lot of cut-rate loans on trucks and SUVs in recent years and has been unable to recoup losses on bad...http://www.newser.com/story/28809/suv-credit-crunch-rolls-over-ford.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 May 2008 10:18:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22816/agents-use-cash-for-keys-to-stem-owner-vandalism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBanks and mortgage companies are hoping a “cash for keys” policy will stem a growing problem for lenders taking possession of foreclosed homes: dispossessed homeowners trashing their houses on the way out the door. Cheaper and faster than eviction proceedings, the policy is "win-win for both parties," an agent who...http://www.newser.com/story/22816/agents-use-cash-for-keys-to-stem-owner-vandalism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Mar 2008 10:23:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/20079/home-seizures-by-banks-jump-90-in-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBanks seized more than 45,000 homes in January, nearly double the number from a year ago and up 8% from December, Bloomberg reports. Rising adjustable-rate mortgage payments were the culprit. Total foreclosure filings, which include default and auction notices in addition to seizures, increased 57% to 233,001, the...http://www.newser.com/story/20079/home-seizures-by-banks-jump-90-in-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 Feb 2008 14:00:00 CST