April 11, 2012 - For anyone hoping that a fractious, election-bound Congress can manage to extend a law that is crucial to the housing recovery — the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act — here’s a little good news: Before heading home for the Easter holiday recess, key members of the House and Senate tax-writing committees introduced bills that would keep the law alive through 2014.

April 5, 2012 - Delinquencies are lower in all 11 consumer loan categories tracked by the American Bankers Assn., a rare occurrence that reflects the nation’s improving jobs picture and the progress that consumers and banks have made in cleaning up their respective financial problems.

April 5, 2012 – Renting used to be cheaper than buying. But in many U.S. cities that’s no longer the case, as rents continue to climb and home prices stagnate.

April 4, 2012 - A consumer-advocate group said in a report Wednesday that a study of foreclosed properties found that banks have higher standards for properties they own in wealthy, predominantly white, neighborhoods than low-income ones, raising a new civil-rights challenge against the mortgage industry.

March 29, 2012 – The typical rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 4% again, according to a widely watched weekly report from home-loan giant Freddie Mac.

March 8, 2012 – Fewer homeowners have been falling behind on their mortgage payments over the last two years, yet even with the improvement, a significant number still are delinquent or in foreclosure.

March 9, 2012 – Bank of America said Friday it would reduce by about $100,000 the amount owed by as many as 200,000 underwater homeowners as part of the recently announced government foreclosure settlement with top mortgage servicers.